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Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City

EIN 43-0862331 · Kansas City, MO

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What it says it does

TO CREATE GLOBAL PASSION FOR KANSAS CITY. WE DO THIS THROUGH SALES AND MARKETING EFFORTS TO ATTRACT VISITORS AND CONVENTIONS TO KANSAS CITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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

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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

PROMOTE TOURISM IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA: IN 2024, VISIT KC GENERATED MORE THAN 1.8 BILLION CUSTOMER IMPRESSIONS THROUGH MARKETING TACTICS REACHING EIGHTEEN MEDIA MARKETS IN TEN STATES. VISIT KC'S LEISURE MARKETING CAMPAIGN GENERATED 758,000 INCREMENTAL ROOM NIGHTS, 326,000 INCREMENTAL TRIPS, AND $283 MILLION IN INCREMENTAL REVENUE. THE WEBSITE, VISITKC.COM, WITNESSED 4.5 MILLION SITE VISITS. IN 2024, SOCIAL MEDIA TACTICS GENERATED AN ADDITIONAL 885,000 IMPRESSIONS.
PROMOTE CONVENTION BUSINESS IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA: IN 2024, VISIT KC GENERATED ROOM NIGHTS TOTALED 454,543 THROUGH 476 CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS HELD IN KANSAS CITY. THIS EQUATED TO AN ESTIMATED LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $351 MILLION. ADDITIONALLY, VISIT KC CONFIRMED 523 NEW EVENT BOOKINGS AND 527,917 DEFINITE ROOM NIGHTS FOR FUTURE CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS, A PROSPECT OF $370 MILLION IN FUTURE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 February 1971.
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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