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Visit Mesa

EIN 86-0680719 · Mesa, AZ

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What it says it does

PROMOTE THE VALUE AND VITALITY OF OUR VISITOR ECONOMY TO CREATE A BETTER COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (1)

$3.8 million spent. WE ARE THE STORYTELLERS OF A PLACE THAT DEFIES EXPECTATION. A CITY WHERE WILD HORSES RUN BESIDE KAYAKERS, WHERE SPRINGTIME MEANS BASEBALL, NOT JUST BLOSSOMS, AND WHERE EVERY SUNSET FEELS LIKE AN INVITATION TO EXPLORE MESA'S LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES. AT VISIT MESA, WE DON'T JUST MARKET A DESTINATION - WE AMPLIFY A SPIRIT. WE CONNECT VISITORS TO AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES AND UNEXPECTED WONDERS, HELPING THEM FIND THEMSELVES IN EVERY TRAIL, EVERY TASTE, AND EVERY DISCOVERY THROUGHOUT OUR EVOLVING CITY. WE ARE STEWARDS OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN TRAVEL. WE ARE CARETAKERS OF CULTURE, CURATORS OF MOMENTS, AND PASSIONATE ADVOCATES FOR A COMMUNITY STRENGTHENED BY A THRIVING VISITOR ECONOMY. WE BELIEVE IN CONNECTION, IN CREATIVITY, IN THE PROMISE THAT WHAT HAPPENS HERE CAN BE BOTH MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE. WE EXIST TO INSPIRE EXPLORATION - NOT JUST OF PLACE, BUT OF PERSPECTIVE. AND THROUGH EVERY STORY WE SHARE, WE HELP OTHERS DISCOVER THEIR OWN. THIS ISN'T JUST A PLACE TO VISIT - IT'S WHERE THE JOURNEY BEGINS. A CITY LIMITLESS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 June 2025.
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 1992.
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 November 4, 2026.

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