2026-02-09T15:10:57-08:00 2025-05-31 202571677 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2024-06-01 561469109 Blue Ridge Parkway Association Inc BLUE 8286701924 PO Box 2136 Asheville NC 288022136 Lisa Bottomley Executive Director 8286701924 2026-02-09 true true Todd Oldenburg P02281691 8282360206 2026-02-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Lisa Bottomley PO Box 2136 Asheville NC 288022136 364162 false X www.blueridgeparkway.org X 1985 NC The mission of the Blue Ridge Parkway Association is to serve and promote the Blue Ridge Parkway. 18 18 2 18 0 0 87320 176934 54774 187224 4 1000 0 143094 364162 0 0 82474 103161 0 0 124455 204344 206929 307505 -63835 56657 76693 137849 4321 8820 72372 129029 The mission of the Blue Ridge Parkway Association is to serve and promote the Blue Ridge Parkway. false false The Blue Ridge Parkway Association promotes the Blue Ridge Parkway and Blue Ridge Parkway Association member businesses by creating information publications and brochures, digital travel tools, and making these available to the public and various organizations & businesses in the greater Blue Ridge Parkway region. Literature is distributed to clubs, groups, tour companies, visitor centers, other organizations, and individuals. The Blue Ridge Parkway Association prints and continues to distribute 100,000 Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Planners, 100,000 Blue Ridge Parkway maps, and promote the Blue Ridge Parkway region across the 3-state region of North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, and makes them available to the millions of visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway each year. BRPAs website, www.blueridgeparkway.org, is newly designed and currently sees more than 1.2 million visits and more than 3 million page views with an anticipated 3-5% increase over the next 2 years. The Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Planner mobile app for smartphones sees more than 35,000 downloads. In 2024-2025, Blue Ridge Parkway Association increased revenue from their printed materials of $27,000. Blue Ridge Parkway Association also implemented a new Destination Marketing Organization Partnership Program that is anticipated to contribute over $30,000 in revenue annually. false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X Lisa Bottomley 8286701924 1113 Smoky Park Hwy Candler NC 28715 Lisa Bottomley Executive Director 40.00 X 58333 0 0 Tracy Brown President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Helms President-Elect (resigned 1/15/25) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Harris Prevost Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 David Rotenizer Treasurer (resigned 11/24/24) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jessica Icenhour Roberts Immediate Past President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Pam Randolph Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shane Terry Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Leah Woody Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ashley Rice Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 Thomas Salley Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Nick Breedlove Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Candice Cook Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mary Massie Member 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Houchins Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 Khal Khoury Ex Officio Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 Tom Vick Ex Officio Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 Becky Nave Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 Wit Tuttell Member 0.25 X 0 0 0 58333 0 0 false false false 79249 97685 176934 Travel Planner Income 513140 91310 0 0 File Folder Income 513140 4226 0 0 Brochure Income 513140 63750 0 0 Co-Op Advertising 541800 12254 0 12254 Mobile App Advertising 541800 10684 0 10684 5000 0 5000 187224 4 0 4 364162 159286 0 27942 61000 42700 18300 0 34718 24303 10415 0 7443 5210 2233 0 7660 0 7660 0 8500 0 8500 0 6767 5823 944 0 9340 1396 7944 0 53935 43148 10787 0 13194 9236 3958 0 3458 2766 692 0 478 382 96 0 Travel Planner Expense 84447 84447 0 0 Info Pak Mailing 2800 2800 0 0 Mobile App Expense 8200 8200 0 0 Brochure Expense 5565 5565 0 0 307505 235976 71529 0 22339 105185 54354 32664 76693 137849 4321 8820 4321 8820 X 72372 129029 72372 129029 76693 137849 56657 X X true X false true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false Pt VI, Line 6 The organization has approximately 400 members & membership is open to the public. Pt VI, Line 7a Membership has limited voting rights, which include the ability to elect Board members at the Annual meeting out of of a pre-nominated pool of candidates screened by the existing Board of Directors and to vote on membership dues increases. Pt VI, Line 7b Other than membership dues increases, the decisions of the Board of Directors are not subject to membership approval. Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management, presented to the Executive Committee for review, and once it is approved, presented to the entire Board for final approval or proposed revision. Pt VI, Line 12c Any Board Member with a conflict of interest on any specific issue informs the Board and abstains from voting on the issue. Pt VI, Line 18 Forms 1024 and 990 are available upon request. The Form 990 is also available on the IRS website, and charity watchdog websites. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Pt XII, Line 1 The organization uses the cash basis of accounting, modified for depreciation of fixed assets, accounts payable, and payroll-related liabilities. The only accrual the organization does not make is for accounts receivable and membership income because its membership policies and procedures are more accurately reflected using the cash basis. Pt VI, Line 15a In the annual budgeting process, the Board approves a budget line for the Executive Directors and other personnels payroll expense.