Nonprofit · EIN 92-0055119
ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
Also known as VISIT ANCHORAGE
Tax-exempt · ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $16,013,730 | $15,796,064 | $217,666 | $18,152,432 | $2,276,317 | $15,876,115 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,022,667 | $13,247,165 | $1,775,502 | $17,837,688 | $2,179,239 | $15,658,449 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,435,836
- Membership dues
- $360,888
- Program service revenue
- $273,295
- Investment income
- $303,124
- Other revenue
- $1,475
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,109,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,481,762
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,850
- Accounting fees
- $33,500
- Occupancy
- $154,153
- Travel
- $1,625,306
- Depreciation
- $123,632
- Program services (functional)
- $15,756,694
- Management and general (functional)
- $39,350
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,837,688
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,152,432
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,276,317
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,876,115
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,542,194
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,876,115
- Gross unrelated business income
- $273,295
- Gross receipts
- $16,013,730
- Employees
- 69
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- AK
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE SAUPE | CEO & PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $222,446 |
| DAVID KASSER | VP SALES Officer | 40 | $163,136 |
| SHAWN BASS | IT DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $120,049 |
| JACK BONNEY | VP COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $113,729 |
| SARAH PURRINGTON | CONVENTION SALES MANAGER Officer | 40 | $101,114 |
| CYRUS ALDEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON BENDIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN DREITZLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI BREWER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BRONGA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIN CHEN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANIE DOWNS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAQUEL EDELEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICOLE GEILS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARISSA GILIAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT HABBERSTAD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MANDY HAWES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXA DONAHE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACOB LYON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAR MCCLELLAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE MONTERUSSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGIE OBERLITNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAMERON PEREZ-VERDIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AMY GREEN | PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANA RAMOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCHAWNA THOMA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONI WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SONYA WELLMAN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT WORDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RADHIKA KRISHNA | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SWALLING | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNA WRIGHT | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE SAUPE | CEO & PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $175,278 |
| DAVID KASSER | VP SALES Officer | 40 | $139,082 |
| SHAWN BASS | IT DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $121,932 |
| KATHLEEN DUNN | VP COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $107,879 |
| CYRUS ALDEMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLISON BENDIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAUREN DREITZLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI BREWER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN BRONGA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIN CHEN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANIE DOWNS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAQUEL EDELEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICOLE GEILS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CLARISSA GILIAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT HABBERSTAD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MANDY HAWES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GLEN HEMINGSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACOB LYON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHAR MCCLELLAND | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE MONTERUSSO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANGIE OBERLITNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAMERON PEREZ-VERDIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM POWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANA RAMOS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE ROBBINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCHAWNA THOMA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DALE WADE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONI WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SONYA WELLMAN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT WORDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RADHIKA KRISHNA | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRIS SWALLING | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNA WRIGHT | ADVISOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 142 W 5TH AVE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501-2522
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 328 w 4th ave, anchorage AK 99508
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIE SAUPE, 142 WEST 5TH AVENUE, ANCHORAGE, AK 99501
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Marie Bell, 1514 e 43rd court unit a, Anchorage AK 99508
- Signed the 990
- JULIE SAUPE, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (907) 276-4118
- Website
- ANCHORAGE.NET
- Return prepared by
- NEWHOUSE AND VOGLER CPAS APC
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE ANCHORAGE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS TO ATTRACT AND SERVE VISITORS TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.
Program accomplishments
- THE PURPOSE OF THE ANCHORAGE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU IS TO ATTRACT AND SERVE VISITORS TO ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.Expenses $15,756,694 · revenue $303,373
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
- 92-0055119
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,152,432
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,013,730
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $16,013,730 | $15,796,064 | $18,152,432 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,022,667 | $13,247,165 | $17,837,688 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,418,775 | $9,789,368 | $16,267,557 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Marie Bell | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 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 92-0055119).
Questions about ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
- What is the EIN of ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU is 92-0055119.
- Is ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1975.
- Are donations to ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ANCHORAGE 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 ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU 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 ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU 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 ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JULIE SAUPE.
- Who are the officers and directors of ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 34 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $222,446 (JULIE SAUPE, CEO & PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ANCHORAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $16,013,730, expenses of $15,796,064 and total assets of $18,152,432 at year end.
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- SOUTHCENTRAL FOUNDATION EIN 92-0086076 · last filed 990 for 2025
- CHUGACH ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION INC EIN 92-0014224 · last filed 990 for 2025
- CREDIT UNION 1 EIN 92-0021481 · last filed 990 for 2025
- PUBLIC EDUCATION HEALTH TRUST EIN 92-6027877 · last filed 990 for 2025
- ALASKA VILLAGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC EIN 92-0035763 · last filed 990 for 2024
- ALASKA ELECTRICAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND EIN 92-6001972 · last filed 990 for 2024
- RASMUSON FOUNDATION EIN 91-6340739 · last filed 990-PF for 2024