Greater Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association
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What it says it does
AT MEET MINNEAPOLIS, OUR MISSION IS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PROSPERITY OF OUR MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY. BY ATTRACTING VISITORS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS, OUR WORK DIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL WORKERS AND BUSINESSES, AND GENERATES CRITICAL REVENUES.
- Income
- $13.5 million
- Spending
- $14.7 million
- Employees
- 93
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $408,785, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $10.5 million spent. THE INTEGRATED SALES AND MARKETING PLAN INCLUDES DETAILED INITIATIVES, ALL DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS OVERALL. THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER IS PROMOTED AS A VENUE FOR TRADE SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS AND THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS IS MARKETED AS BOTH A CONVENTION SITE AS WELL AS A DESIRABLE TOURIST DESTINATION. IN 2024, 528,034 ROOM NIGHTS WERE BOOKED IN THE CITY, $21.4 MILLION IN REVENUE WAS GENERATED FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER (A 16% INCREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR) INCLUDING 199 EVENTS BRINGING IN 719,756 ATTENDEES. ALSO IN 2024, 7.4 BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS WERE ACHIEVED, WHILE MEET MINNEAPOLIS' WORK INFLUENCED MORE THAN 1,200 MEDIA STORIES AND GREW SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS TO 192,100 ACROSS ALL CHANNELS. SPORTING EVENTS THAT MEET MINNEAPOLIS PROCURED AND/OR EXECUTED IN 2024 INCLUDED THE NCAA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BIG 10 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, AS WELL AS THE USA GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TRIALS, GENERATING AN ESTIMATED $74.9 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT. HOTEL PERFORMANCE BROKE RECORD IN BOTH DEMAND AND REVENUE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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