Program areas at Experience Columbus
Convention sales:site visits for meeting professionals, representing a total of 326,807 room nights in future business. Exhibited and/or participated in industry trade shows, events, and sales missions to generate leads for future business. The average daily rate (adr) for hotel citywide is up 6% yoy.
Sports marketing:hosted high-profile events including the ncaa di men's basketball tournament and di women's basketball tournament, premier lacross league, usa volleyball girls junior national championships and more. Booked or announced major events for future years including the 2024 u.s. Figure skating championships, 2024 mls all-star game and 2024 women's hockey ice breaker tournament. The Greater Columbus sports commission's community cup set a participation records with nearly 1,300 participants from 36 companies competing.
Marketingcommunicationsmarketingc... public relations hosted 35 writers and issued 23 press releases. 2.154 million total media clips for a total of 2.86 billion impression. Launched 3 campaigns launched and 3 seasonal gift guides 161,000 partner referrals from the blog. 31% 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 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $17,427,218 | $16,719,384 | 4.2% |
| Program services | $744,194 | $1,675,792 | -55.6% |
| Investment income and dividends | $30 | $0 | 999% |
| 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 | $21,555 | $-116,487 | 118.5% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $144,898 | $86,966 | 66.6% |
| Total revenues | $18,337,895 | $18,365,655 | -0.2% |
Organizations like Experience Columbus
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Atlanta, GA | $26,232,942 |
| Catch Des Moines | 501(c)(6) | Des Moines, IA | $7,616,613 |
| Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau (GLCVB) | 501(c)(6) | Lansing, MI | $6,700,594 |
| New York City Tourism Conventions | 501(c)(6) | New York, NY | $45,009,799 |
| Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau | 501(c)(6) | Nashville, TN | $44,006,602 |
| Visit Denver | 501(c)(6) | Denver, CO | $47,111,747 |
| San Francisco Travel Association | 501(c)(6) | San Francisco, CA | $29,866,275 |
| Destination DC | 501(c)(6) | Washington, DC | $38,544,978 |
| Visit Napa Valley | 501(c)(6) | Napa, CA | $9,780,442 |
| Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LATCB) | 501(c)(6) | Los Angeles, CA | $54,707,666 |
Data update history
January 15, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
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
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
- County
- Franklin County, 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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