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Filing year 2024

THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU OF GREATER CLEVELAND INC

Cleveland, Ohio·EIN 34-0149652·6
Total revenue
$28.2M
Total assets
$39.7M
Total expenses
$24.3M
Reported officers
50
Mission

We are unapologetic promoters of Cleveland. By attracting people and connecting them to experiences that illustrate Cleveland's diversity, creativity, and contagious passion, we stimulate economic growth. Destination Cleveland exists to drive economic impact and stimulate community vitality for Greater Cleveland through memorable leisure, convention and business travel experiences. The organization markets the destination to individuals, meeting planners and tour operators to change perceptions and improve the narrative of Cleveland; pursues, books and services meetings, conventions and events; and manages the destination experience by connecting visitors to Cleveland, the industry that serves them and the environment they experience during their visit.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 9 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Chief Sales Officer
key employee
$286k
$307k
Base
$227k
Bonus
$29k
Other
Benefits
$8k
Chief Experience Officer
key employee
$256k
$276k
Base
$207k
Bonus
$21k
Other
Benefits
$7k
Chief Marketing Officer
key employee
$232k
$250k
Base
$190k
Bonus
$25k
Other
Benefits
$6k
Vice President of Sales and Services Operations
vice president
$222k
$239k
Base
$184k
Bonus
$16k
Other
Benefits
Vice President of Finance
vice president
$203k
$218k
Base
$175k
Bonus
$15k
Other
Benefits
$6k
Vice President, Destination Engagement
vice president
$200k
$215k
Base
$154k
Bonus
$19k
Other
Benefits
$5k
Vice President of PR & Communications
vice president
$182k
$196k
Base
$156k
Bonus
$13k
Other
Benefits
$5k
Director of Information Technology
chief information officer
$151k
$162k
Base
$121k
Bonus
$9k
Other
Benefits
$3k
Senior Director of Convention Services
highest compensated employee
$138k
$149k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 41 unpaid individuals.

Held steady
from 2023

From $286k in 2023 to $286k in 2024.

$286k
2023
$286k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$316k to $307k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU OF GREATER CLEVELAND INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$23.4M
$17.7M
2023
$28.2M
$24.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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