Great Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau

“Description: refund - montana state fund. Amount: 72. Description: refund - visitor information center expenses. Amount: 38. Description: advertising. Amount: 106. Total to form 990-ez, line 8: 216.”

“Description: marketing. Amount: 154,739. Description: office expenses. Amount: 123. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,403. Description: travel. Amount: 1,234. Description: annual report. Amount: 35. Description: meetings and events expense. Amount: 307. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 157,841.”

“For the first half of calendar year 2018, the executive director was shared with other nonprofit organizations participating in a joint tourism promotion and enhancement venture. Compensation and benefits totals to be paid were negotiated between participating nonprofit organizations and the great falls convention and visitors bureau paid its share of the total to the organization preparing payroll for shared employees. Reported compensation was actually paid to employees and reported to the internal revenue service by the great falls area chamber of commerce. For the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the convention and visitors bureau contracted with the great falls tourism business improvement district to provide payroll services for the convention and visitors bureau. The amount reported was paid to the executive director.”

“The great falls convention and visitors bureau changed their bylaws to separate the roles of the treasurer and secretary, adjust the process for election of directors, and add honorary directors as nonvoting board members.”