EIN 85-0285280

Visit Albuquerque

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
29
Year formed
1980
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Visit Albuquerque promotes Albuquerque as a world-class leisure, meeting, convention and sports destination while enhancing its dynamic public image. Its primary directive is to increase tourism and visitation to the city through advertising, marketing, public relations, media relations and social media campaigns. It also sells memberships to Albuquerque businesses to promote growth and marketing of the city's goods and services. Visit Albuquerque promotes these businesses in visitor services.
Also known as...
Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau
Total revenues
$15,205,201
2023
Total expenses
$13,705,832
2023
Total assets
$7,681,296
2023
Num. employees
29
2023

Program areas at Visit Albuquerque

Convention sales, services and sports:primary directive is to sell and market Albuquerque as a destination by bringing conventions, meetings and sports events to Albuquerque. Includes servicing of those conventions and sports events.
Membership and development division:sells memberships (partnerships) and provides benefits to partners (Albuquerque businesses) toward growth/marketing of Albuquerque and the services/goods the city offers. Visit abq promotes these businesses in our visitor guide and online, as well as in other media.
Tourism, communications and visitor services:primary directive is to increase tourism and visitation to Albuquerque. Conducts advertising, marketing, public relations, media relations, and social media campaigns to promote Albuquerque as a destination. Includes supporting visitor questions/inquiries, operating visitor information centers and fulfillment of visitor guides.
The atmd is a business improvement district to promote the economic vitality of the district and the general welfare of the city of Albuquerque by providing specific benefits to payors, exclusively funding sales, marketing, communications, visitor services enhancements, and destination product development/partner grants programs for assessed lodging businesses.

Grants made by Visit Albuquerque

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Adelante Development CenterDurable Medical Equipment Rental Services To Promote Accessible Tourism in Albuquerque.$50,000
Mariachi Spectacular de AlbuquerqueEnhancements To Signature Event Mariachi Spectacular De Albuquerque the Premier Mariachi Conference and Concert Event in the Country.$25,000
The National Institute of Flamenco (NIF)Expansion of Their Signature Event, Albuquerque: Experience the Energy of Flamenco Featuring the 36th Annual Festival Flamenco Alburquerque (June 2023)$25,000
...and 6 more grants made

Personnel at Visit Albuquerque

NameTitleCompensation
Tania ArmentaPresident and Chief Executive Officer$166,777
William SchudlichVice President Finance and Operations$70,270
Ceela McElvenyVice President , Marketing and Communications$134,390
Kristin McGrathVice President of Sales / Vice President of Convention Sales , Services and Sports / Vice President Convention Sales , Services and Sports$44,487
Scott CraigheadVice President Sales , Services and Sports$44,742
...and 28 more key personnel

Financials for Visit Albuquerque

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$9,100,574
Program services$6,102,023
Investment income and dividends$2,604
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$15,205,201

Form 990s for Visit Albuquerque

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-02990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-03-23990View PDF
2020-062021-06-30990View PDF
2019-062020-10-02990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 12, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsConvention and visitors bureaus
Issues
Community improvementEconomic development
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelReceives government funding
General information
Address
20 First Plaza NW 601
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Metro area
Albuquerque, NM
County
Bernalillo County, NM
Website URL
visitalbuquerque.org/ 
Phone
(505) 842-9918
Facebook page
VisitABQ 
Twitter profile
@visitabq 
IRS details
EIN
85-0285280
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1980
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
Independent
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