2024-09-30T09:13:39-05:00 2023-12-31 251408703 SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INC ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1700 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 990 2023-01-01 251361573 GREATER PITTSBURGH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC GREA 4123250301 5TH AVE PL 120 5TH AVE 2800 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 JERAD BACAHAR CEO 4123250301 2024-09-26 1 0 SARAH R PIOT P01358891 4122613644 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JERAD BACAHAR 5TH AVE PL 120 5TH AVE 2800 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 2011844 0 X N/A X 1979 PA TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE OVERALL PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HISTORICAL & CULTURAL ASPECTS OF PITTSBURGH AND SOUTHWESTERN PA. 5 5 0 5 0 0 3510 2003810 0 0 934 8034 0 0 4444 2011844 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26531 77834 26531 77834 -22087 1934010 311795 2295230 2550 51975 309245 2243255 TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE OVERALL PUBLIC CONCERNING THE HISTORICAL & CULTURAL ASPECTS OF PITTSBURGH AND SOUTHWESTERN PA. 0 0 68216 DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL MARKETING PROGRAMS FOR SOUTHWESTERN PA INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF OFFICE OF CULTURAL TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPIKE INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW. 68216 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 PA X KAREN H FISHER 4123250301 5TH AVE PL 120 5TH AVE 2800 PITTSBURGH PA 15222 MICHELE MELOY BURCHFIELD BOARD CHAIR 0.80 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH MEYER-GRELLI IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 0.80 0.50 X X 0 0 0 PERRY IVERY VICE CHAIRMAN 0.80 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TROY SCHOOLEY TREASURER 0.80 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON BAKER SECRETARY 0.80 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JERAD BACHAR CEO & PRESIDENT 8.00 40.00 X 0 437973 33929 0 437973 33929 0 0 1 0 0 2003810 2003810 8034 8034 2011844 0 0 8034 9550 9550 15 15 53 53 18216 18216 RESEARCH/SPECIAL PROJ. 50000 50000 77834 68216 9618 0 17255 11327 207254 2215288 150 270 358727 292357 84586 66370 2550 1975 311795 2295230 2550 51975 2550 51975 X 309245 2243255 0 0 309245 2243255 311795 2295230 1934010 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X X 1 GREATER PITTSBURGH CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU INC 250729260 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 1: THE GREATER PITTSBURGH CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU EDUCATION FOUNDATION ("FOUNDATION") QUALIFIES AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION BECAUSE THE GREATER PITTSBURGH CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ("BUREAU") SUPERVISES AND CONTROLS IT, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE EXTENSIVE POWERS THE BUREAU HOLDS OVER THE FOUNDATION. THOSE POWERS INCLUDE: 1. THE POWER TO ELECT ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.3 OF THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS 2. THE POWER TO REMOVE ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.15 OF THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS 3. THE POWER TO APPROVE ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS 4. THE POWER TO APPROVE ALL FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THE FOUNDATION 5. THE POWER TO APPROVE THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS 6. THE POWER TO AUTHORIZE UNBUDGETED OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING SPECIFIED THRESHOLDS. PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3B: THE FOUNDATION WAS STILL ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION SATISFIED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2) BY OBTAINING A COPY OF THE COMPUTATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT CALCULATION (SCHEDULE A) THAT THE TOTAL PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2023 WAS 98.79% PART IV, SECTION A, LINE 3C: THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION BECAUSE THE BUREAU SUPERVISES AND CONTROLS IT, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE EXTENSIVE POWERS THE BUREAU HOLDS OVER THE FOUNDATION. THOSE POWERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. THE POWER TO ELECT ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.3 OF THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS 2. THE POWER TO REMOVE ALL OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.15 OF THE FOUNDATION'S BYLAWS 3. THE POWER TO APPROVE ALL AMENDMENTS TO THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS 4. THE POWER TO APPORVE ALL FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THE FOUNDATION 5. THE POWER TO APPROVE THE FOUNDATION'S ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS 6. THE POWER TO AUTHORIZE UNBUDGETED OPERATING AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES EXCEEDING SPECIFIED THRESHOLDS RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 358727 292357 66370 66370 X 2018336 6492 6492 2011844 0 2011844 84326 6492 6492 77834 0 77834 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION IS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC ON INCOME TAXES CLARIFIES RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT, PRESENTATION, AND DISCLOSURE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FOUNDATION ELEVATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR RECOGNITION BY DETERMINING WHETHER EVIDENCE INDICATES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE FOUNDATION IS UNAWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURNS FOR YEARS 2020 AND BEYOND REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JERAD BACHAR CEO & PRESIDENT 0 331386 0 95523 0 11064 0 26400 0 7529 0 471902 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: JERARD BACHAR, MICHELE MELOY BURCHFIELD, MEREDITH MEYER-GRELLI, PERRY IVERY, TROY SCHOOLEY, AND SHANNON BAKER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND REGULAR REVIEW OF BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.