Program areas at Experience Columbus
Convention sales:site visits for meeting professionals, representing a total of 231,653 room nights in future business. Exhibited and/or participated in ndustry trade shows, events, and sales missions to generate leads for future business. The average daily rate (adr) for hotel citywide is up 16.5% yoy
Sports marketing:hosted and booked many high-profile events, including the ncaa di women's volleyball championship, ncaa men's volleyball championship, nagaaa gay softball world series, us soccer men's world cup qualifier, usa volleyball and several ncaa regional events. The Greater Columbus sports commission's community cup bounced back with more than 600 participants from 26 companies competing in 14 events. The sports commission also created the community youth camp, focused on sports sampling for underserved children. More than 60 children with 80% on scholarship were introduced to 16 sports and life lessons over four days.
Marketingcommunicationsmarketingc... public relations hosted 14 writers and issued 8 press releases. 541 stories written for total of 708,120,837 impression. Created and launched new gift guide resultong in 165,000 unique Visitors to web pages as well as launced four new digital platforms, incuding digital hotel bookings. 57% increase yoy in social media impressions.
Who funds Experience Columbus
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Experience Columbus
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Brian Ross | President and Chief Executive Officer | $431,343 | 2023-11-08 |
| Sarah Townes | Chief Marketing Officer / Vice President , Marketing | $223,309 | 2022-12-31 |
| Jennifer McCallum | Chief People Officer | $159,863 | 2022-12-31 |
| Dan Williams | Chief Sales Officer / Vice President , Sales / Vice President Sales / Senior Director of Convention Sales / Director of Conv Sales | $236,772 | 2022-12-31 |
| Kari Kauffman | Chief Destination Experience Officer / Vice President , Tourism / Vice President Tourism | $175,886 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 4 more key personnel |
Financials for Experience Columbus
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $16,719,384 | $13,944,151 | 19.9% |
| Program services | $1,675,792 | $1,553,375 | 7.9% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-116,487 | $25,066 | -564.7% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $86,966 | $61,414 | 41.6% |
| Total revenues | $18,365,655 | $15,584,006 | 17.8% |
Organizations like Experience Columbus
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau (VSC) | 501(c)(6) | Sarasota, FL | $5,814,739 |
| NYC & Company | 501(c)(6) | New York, NY | $62,190,071 |
| Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $32,584,814 |
| Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (GLCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Lansing, MI | $5,862,903 |
| Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Atlanta, GA | $26,232,942 |
| Catch Des Moines | 501(c)(6) | Des Moines, IA | $5,930,534 |
| Visit Denver | 501(c)(6) | Denver, CO | $41,636,291 |
| San Francisco Travel Association | 501(c)(6) | San Francisco, CA | $21,568,933 |
| Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Miami, FL | $48,025,666 |
| Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB) | 501(c)(6) | Los Angeles, CA | $43,005,327 |
Data update history
January 21, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
December 31, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
July 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureausHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government funding
General information
- Address
- 277 W Nationwide Blvd 125
- Columbus, OH 43215
- Metro area
- Columbus, OH
- Website URL
- experiencecolumbus.com/Â
- Phone
- (614) 222-6109
- Facebook page
- ExperienceColumbusÂ
- Twitter profile
- @expcolsÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 31-4153118
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1941
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- S33: Visitors, Convention Bureau
- NAICS code, primary
- 561591: Convention and Visitors Bureaus
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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