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Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce

Trade
DBA: BUREAU
Trade Association · PHILADELPHIA, PA · EIN 23-0969325

About

The philadelphia convention & visitors bureau (phlcvb) is the official tourism promotion agency for the city of philadelphia globally, and the long-term sales and marketing agency for the pennsylvania convention center. We market philadelphia as a TOP u.s. Destination for meetings, conventions, sporting events and overseas tourism. In fiscal year 2024, the phlcvb achieved significant milestones, highlighted by launching its first joint marketing campaign with visit philadelphia, "come for philadelphia. Stay for philly." the phlcvb hosted 264 events in total, including 20 citywide events (those with over 2,000 room nights on PEAK) that boosted the local economy. The phlcvb also secured major events for the future, such as the PCMA convening leaders in 2026 and the BIO international convention in 2027. Global partnerships, including a collaboration with michelin, elevated philadelphia's international profile, while infrastructure upgrades by the pennsylvania convention center authority (

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Category
Trade Association
Employees
62
Volunteers

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-06-30
Revenue
$23.4M
Expenses
$21.2M
Assets
$25.5M
Liabilities
$7.5M

Financial history

$23.4M$11.7M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $23.4M · Avg: $19.3M
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Address

1601 Market ST STE 200
Philadelphia, PA, 19103-232

Governance

Voting board members59
Independent members58
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
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