Nonprofit · EIN 74-1265416
CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC
Tax-exempt · CORP CHRISTI, TX 78401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,484,008 | $1,700,282 | $783,726 | $6,012,145 | $1,579,897 | $4,432,248 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,669,494 | $7,072,142 | $597,352 | $4,528,961 | $880,439 | $3,648,522 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $7,858,884 | $7,471,459 | $387,425 | $4,103,812 | $1,052,642 | $3,051,170 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,358,567
- Investment income
- $44,463
- Other revenue
- $80,978
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $547,317
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $547,317
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $360
- Accounting fees
- $20,937
- Occupancy
- $53,301
- Travel
- $3,659
- Depreciation
- $21,850
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,528,961
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,012,145
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,579,897
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,432,248
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $247,987
- Gross receipts
- $2,484,008
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1956
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT OETTING | CEO Officer | 53 | $210,751 |
| DEVEN BHAKTA | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY GRANBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRYSTOF KUCEWIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HAMILTON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALEX HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD LOMAX | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE BANTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NATALIE VILLARREAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAULETTE GUAJARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ZACK JURASEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAM CANAVATI | CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER ZANONI | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LATOYA RODRIGUEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VELA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DERRICK MAJCHSZAK | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA HINOJOSA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE CULBERTSON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AL ARREOLA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE FLORES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDIE GONZALEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MELISE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRADY BALLARD | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GABRIEL DURAN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CASEY LAIN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICK PATEL | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT OETTING | CEO Officer | 53 | $232,225 |
| DEVEN BHAKTA | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY GRANBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| KRYSTOF KUCEWIZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HAMILTON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ALEX HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD LOMAX | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| STEVE BANTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NATALIE VILLARREAL | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAULETTE GUAJARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ZACK JURASEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAM CANAVATI | CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PETER ZANONI | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LATOYA RODRIGUEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VELA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DERRICK MAJCHSZAK | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA HINOJOSA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE CULBERTSON | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| AL ARREOLA | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE FLORES | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDIE GONZALEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MELISE | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRADY BALLARD | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GABRIEL DURAN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CASEY LAIN | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICK PATEL | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRETT OETTING | CEO Officer | 50 | $215,895 |
| DEVEN BHAKTA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| AMY GRANBERRY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LANCE HANCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| GABRIELE HILPOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD LOMAX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHNNY PHILIPELLO | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRASELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NATALIE VILLARREAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAULETTE GUAJARDO | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BRADY BALLARD | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SAM CANAVATI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PETER ZANONI | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DERRICK MAJCHSZAK | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA HINOJOSA | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MIKE CULBERTSON | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CINDIE GONZALEZ | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE FLORES | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MELISE | EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BLANCHE CANDELARIA-MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER VELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 400 MANN ST STE 1100, CORP CHRISTI, TX 78401-2050
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BROOK KAUFMAN, 400 MANN ST SUITE 1100, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78401
- Signed the 990
- BROOK KAUFMAN, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (361) 881-1888
- Website
- WWW.VISITCORPUSCHRISTI.COM
- Return prepared by
- ADAMSON & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE CVB IS TO DRIVE OVERNIGHT VISITORS TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI AREA AND PROVIDE A FULL SERVICE AREA TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTER. THE CVB PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH MARKETING SUPPORT FOR THE TOURISM, SPORTS AND CONVENTION INDUSTRIES.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROMOTE CONVENTION AND VISITOR ACTIVITY IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI BAY AREA.Expenses $1,301,353 · revenue $2,358,567
- N/A
- N/A
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 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1265416
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,012,145
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,484,008
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,484,008 | $1,700,282 | $6,012,145 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $7,669,494 | $7,072,142 | $4,528,961 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $7,858,884 | $7,471,459 | $4,103,812 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $7,303,382 | $6,352,921 | $3,298,383 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 74-1265416).
Questions about CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC
- What is the EIN of CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC is 74-1265416.
- Is CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1957.
- Are donations to CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC 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 CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC 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 CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC 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 CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BROOK KAUFMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $210,751 (BRETT OETTING, CEO).
- How much revenue does CORPUS CHRISTI AREA CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,484,008, expenses of $1,700,282 and total assets of $6,012,145 at year end.
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