Program areas at Meet Minneapolis
The integrated sales and marketing plan includes detailed initiatives, all designed to promote the Minneapolis Convention center and the city of Minneapolis overall. The Minneapolis Convention center is promoted as a venue for trade shows and conventions and the city of Minneapolis is marketed as both a Convention site as well as a desirable tourist destination. In 2022, 491,578 room nights were booked in the city, $16.2 million in revenue was generated for the Convention center including 220 events bringing in 478,781 attendees, 2.2 billion media impressions were achieved, and Meet Minneapolis appeared in 1,960 media stories. Major sporting events that Meet Minneapolis procured and/or executed in 2022 included the ncaa women's final four held at target center with attendance at 36,572 and the national hockey league winter classic at target field with 38,519 attendees.
Personnel at Meet Minneapolis
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Melvin Tennant | President and Chief Executive Officer , Board M | $351,847 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sandy Christensen | Vice President Finance and Administration | | 2023-05-17 |
| William Deef | Senior Vice President Public Affairs | $167,980 | 2022-12-31 |
| Brent Forester | Senior Vice President Destination Sales | $264,207 | 2022-12-31 |
| Courtney Ries | Senior Vice President Branding and Strategy | $225,048 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 10 more key personnel |
Financials for Meet Minneapolis
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $11,465,672 | $10,840,612 | 5.8% |
| Program services | $1,298,405 | $688,852 | 88.5% |
| Investment income and dividends | $442 | $402 | 10% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $-346 | -100% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $12,764,519 | $11,529,520 | 10.7% |
Organizations like Meet Minneapolis
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Greater Milwaukee Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Milwaukee, WI | $8,109,222 |
| Choose Chicago (CCTB) | 501(c)(6) | Chicago, IL | $32,848,040 |
| Loudoun Convention and Visitors Association Association | 501(c)(6) | Leesburg, VA | $3,900,857 |
| Greater Rochester Visitors Association (GRVA) | 501(c)(6) | Rochester, NY | $4,057,276 |
| Regional Office Sustainable Tourism | 501(c)(6) | Lake Placid, NY | $7,661,865 |
| Breckenridge Tourism Office | 501(c)(6) | Breckenridge, CO | $5,001,426 |
| VisitNorfolk | 501(c)(6) | Norfolk, VA | $5,731,785 |
| Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Duluth, GA | $27,687,150 |
| Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $32,584,814 |
| Destination DC | 501(c)(6) | Washington, DC | $26,967,687 |
Data update history
July 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
June 30, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
May 18, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 14 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureausHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Community improvementEconomic developmentBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
- Address
- 801 Marquette Ave 100
- Minneapolis, MN 55402
- Metro area
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Website URL
- minneapolis.org/Â
- Phone
- (612) 767-8090
- Facebook page
- meetminneapolisÂ
- Twitter profile
- @meetminneapolisÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 36-3568407
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1987
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- S30: Economic Development
- NAICS code, primary
- 561591: Convention and Visitors Bureaus
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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