Nonprofit · EIN 53-0231139
US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $36,450,538 | $33,423,668 | $3,026,870 | $45,926,845 | $30,210,001 | $15,716,844 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $33,420,504 | $32,085,710 | $1,334,794 | $30,169,630 | $15,623,646 | $14,545,984 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,508,098
- Program service revenue
- $33,025,345
- Investment income
- $917,051
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$177,473
- Other revenue
- $44
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $114,109
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,314,565
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,697,112
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,052,238
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $445,970
- Accounting fees
- $64,254
- Occupancy
- $2,036,241
- Travel
- $672,818
- Depreciation
- $371,575
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,169,630
- Total assets, end of year
- $45,926,845
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,210,001
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,716,844
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,649,271
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,728,559
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,557,760
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $159,084
- Gross receipts
- $84,788,067
- Employees
- 73
- Volunteers
- 187
- Year formed
- 1951
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFF FREEMAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $2,078,788 | $562,610 |
| VICTORIA BARNES | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $1,257,135 | $204,555 |
| ELLEN DAVIS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $797,188 | $156,767 |
| DELISA SELWITZ | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $428,234 | $62,402 |
| ERIK HANSEN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $411,240 | $62,248 |
| MALCOLM SMITH | FORMER SVP Former | 40 | $407,627 | $3,648 |
| DJENANE MARCHAND | FORMER SVP Former | 40 | $353,001 | $2,610 |
| CHARLES STALEY | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $319,744 | $33,217 |
| JOSHUA FRIEDLANDER | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $286,557 | $57,714 |
| NICOLE PORTER | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $275,505 | $37,022 |
| SUSAN SANDBERG | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $251,910 | $47,861 |
| CHRISTOPHER NASSETTA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE BETETA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MAPES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CASANDRA MATEJ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MASSARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| XIOMARA WILEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN TISCH | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA BASU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOREEN BURSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAMMY CANAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL CASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNIKA CHASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHIAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CRAIG DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT L FERGUSON II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA FROEHLICH FLOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NATE GATTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GLANZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VIC ISLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WALT LEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MAGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| OMAR MARCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACK MCNEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN REVETRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHILLIP A WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANA YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFF FREEMAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $1,556,987 | $558,358 |
| VICTORIA BARNES | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $1,114,116 | $200,987 |
| ADAM VANCE | FORMER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $787,668 | $6,000 |
| ELLEN DAVIS | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $612,326 | $50,066 |
| DELISA SELWITZ | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $516,152 | $58,150 |
| MALCOLM SMITH | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 11/2/23) Key employee | 40 | $439,912 | $34,797 |
| DJENANE MARCHAND | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 11/2/23) Key employee | 40 | $424,221 | $47,130 |
| ERIK HANSEN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $382,388 | $57,996 |
| LAURA HOLMBERG | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $348,101 | $58,746 |
| CHARLES STALEY | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $309,646 | $34,235 |
| ANGELA BRIGGS | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $293,199 | $32,529 |
| CONTINA DJAOUGA | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $267,699 | $57,306 |
| CHRISTOPHER NASSETTA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE BETETA | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MAPES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CASANDRA MATEJ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL MASSARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| XIOMARA WILEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN TISCH | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BASU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOREEN BURSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY CANAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL F CASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIKA CHASE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CHIAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE COKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOTT L FERGUSON II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA FROEHLICH FLOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATE GATTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GLANZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WALT LEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID LORENZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MAGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONYA MANDICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR MARCHI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK MCNEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN REVETRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP A WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1899 PENN AVE NW 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-3620
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GEOFFREY FREEMAN, 1899 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 1100, WASHINGTON, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- GEOFFREY FREEMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (202) 408-8422
- Website
- WWW.USTRAVEL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
THE ASSOCIATION IS ORGANIZED PRINCIPALLY TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE OF THE UNITED STATES TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND TO FACILITATE INCREASED TRAVEL TO AND WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TRADE EVENTS, ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, RESEARCH PROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS TO SERVICE THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT: DROVE $5.7B IN FUTURE TRAVEL TO THE U.S. AT IPW, THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY'S PREMIER INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE; CONVENED TRAVEL LEADERS FOR ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS CENTERED ON GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES, STRENGTHENING THE INDUSTRY'S STANDING AND IMPROVING THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE; BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 1,000 MARKETING PROFESSIONALS AT ESTO, THE PREMIER CONFERENCE FOR DESTINATION ORGANIZATION PROFESSIONALS, TO LEARN ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TO SHOWCASE DESTINATIONS.
- GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: LAUNCHED THE COMMISSION ON SEAMLESS AND SECURE TRAVEL TO BUILD A VISION FOR AN IMPROVED AIR TRAVEL EXPERIENCE AND GREATER U.S. COMPETITIVENESS; LED OVER 20 TRAVEL WORKS EVENTS UNITING LOCAL INDUSTRY LEADERS AND POLICYMAKERS TO SHOWCASE TRAVEL'S POSITIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES, JOBS, BUSINESSES AND THE ECONOMY; MOBILIZED MORE THAN 300 TRAVEL LEADERS FROM ALL 50 STATES FOR DESTINATION CAPITOL HILL, THE PREMIER ADVOCACY EVENT FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY, TO ADVOCATE FOR INDUSTRY PRIORITIES AND DEEPEN THE INDUSTRY'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 53-0231139
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $45,926,845
- Income (IRS master file)
- $84,788,067
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $36,450,538 | $33,423,668 | $45,926,845 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $33,420,504 | $32,085,710 | $30,169,630 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $29,239,507 | $31,358,824 | $29,227,648 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-0231139).
Questions about US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION is 53-0231139.
- Is US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1964.
- Are donations to US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GEOFFREY FREEMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 39 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $2,078,788 (GEOFF FREEMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $36,450,538, expenses of $33,423,668 and total assets of $45,926,845 at year end.
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