Nonprofit · EIN 84-0809343
COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80903
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,269,430 | $6,183,305 | $86,125 | $8,879,463 | $2,958,363 | $5,921,100 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,163,745 | $5,959,697 | $204,048 | $8,700,682 | $2,953,018 | $5,747,664 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,739,938 | $5,046,847 | $693,091 | $6,654,342 | $1,157,626 | $5,496,716 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $108,641
- of which government grants
- $65,000
- Program service revenue
- $5,976,434
- Investment income
- $177,954
- Net rental income
- -$20,704
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,090
- Other revenue
- $6,401
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $435,414
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $414,716
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,410,517
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,201,970
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $29,825
- Occupancy
- $415,434
- Travel
- $188,561
- Depreciation
- $152,039
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,700,682
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,879,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,958,363
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,921,100
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,961,425
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,981,282
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,921,100
- Gross unrelated business income
- $116,320
- Gross receipts
- $6,435,311
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Price | VCOS Staff - President/CEO Officer | 40 | $265,730 | $29,688 |
| Amy Long | VCOS Staff - Chief Innovation Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,924 | $24,587 |
| April Perez | VCOS Staff - Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $98,557 | $20,741 |
| Michelle Talarico | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gus Krimm | Chair (thru Feb 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marisa Wigglesworth | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Curtis Bova | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Flexman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jen Furda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Leatham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan LeClerc | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy McHenry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Okvath | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Sherman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Henderson | Director (thru Oct 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Haywood | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Torie Giffin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Price | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $263,542 | $29,560 |
| Amy Long | Chief Innovation Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,300 | $24,874 |
| Kathy Reak | Vice President of Sales Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,145 | $4,259 |
| April Perez | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $68,094 | $20,187 |
| Scott Marble | Chair (thru 05/24/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gus Krimm | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Harris | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Leinweber | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Curtis Bova | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Davies | Past Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Flexman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jen Furda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Leatham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dan LeClerc | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy McHenry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Okvath | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Sherman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marisa Wigglesworth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Price | President/CEO Officer | 40 | $256,318 | $29,239 |
| Amy Long | Chief Innovation Officer Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,051 | $27,146 |
| Kathy Reak | Vice President of Sales Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,348 | $4,216 |
| April Perez | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $65,929 | $2,248 |
| Jason Cutshaw | Chief Financial Officer (Part Year) Officer | 40 | $40,374 | $2,907 |
| Susan Davies | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pepper Dombroski | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Harris | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Leinweber | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristina Coggins Heck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Leatham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Sherman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angela Seals | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Penn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Stegen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gus Krimm | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brooke Mikulas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy McHenry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 515 S CASCADE AVE, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80903-3907
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Douglas Price, 515 South Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
- Signed the 990
- Douglas Price, President
- Phone
- (719) 685-7628
- Website
- www.visitcos.com
- Return prepared by
- BiggsKofford Advisors LLC
Mission
Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau's, now doing business as Visit Colorado Springs (VCOS), primary exempt purpose is promotion of the Pikes Peak Region. VCOS is designed to stimulate the visitor industry in the Pikes Peak Region by conducting a variety of programs, both continual and intermittent, to enhance the quantity, quality and volume of visitors to our area. In addition, VCOS works with regional entities to improve the environment, facilities and infrastructure to enhance visitor experiences.
Program accomplishments
- VCOS engages in promotional programs which include soliciting group meetings and events, operating visitor information centers, maintaining a website, community involvement in special projects, developing plans and working with regional entities to improve visitor experience, and distributing informational brochures, maps, and other publications.
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 | 990 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
- 84-0809343
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,879,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,435,311
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,269,430 | $6,183,305 | $8,879,463 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,163,745 | $5,959,697 | $8,700,682 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,739,938 | $5,046,847 | $6,654,342 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,910,301 | $5,582,454 | $5,948,679 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 84-0809343).
Questions about COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU
- What is the EIN of COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU is 84-0809343.
- Is COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1980.
- Are donations to COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU 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 COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Douglas Price.
- Who are the officers and directors of COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $265,730 (Douglas Price, VCOS Staff - President/CEO).
- How much revenue does COLORADO SPRINGS CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,269,430, expenses of $6,183,305 and total assets of $8,879,463 at year end.
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