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Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on November 14, 2020.

301 East Cermak Road
Chicago, Illinois 60616

Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (EIN: 36-2704879), also known as Choose Chicago, has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2019 IRS Form 990 filing, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, a 501(c)(6) business league, reported compensation for 12 out of 108 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $258,943. The highest compensated employee at Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau is David Whitaker with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $531,222.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$32,617,112

Expenses

$33,746,132

Employee compensation

$10,687,163
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

David Whitaker
President and Chief Executive Officer
$531,222
$519,510 No related comp$11,712
Marc Anderson
Chief Operating Officer
$412,873
$402,479 No related comp$10,394
Julie Scuras
Vice President Convention Sales
$243,001
$235,156 No related comp$7,845
W James Meyer
Chief Financial Officer
$232,584
$221,638 No related comp$10,946
Dawn Young
Vice President Corporate Sales
$227,394
$216,084 No related comp$11,310
Michelle Gonzalez
Vice President Media Relation
$219,827
$211,952 No related comp$7,875
Darrell Baker
Director of Sales
$217,890
$212,839 No related comp$5,051
Kara Bachman
EXEC Director Chicago Sports Commission
$214,206
$206,470 No related comp$7,736
Rose Horcher
Vice President Client Services
$213,963
$208,260 No related comp$5,703
Rita Chen
Vice President, Marketing
$212,569
$205,310 No related comp$7,259
Caroline Gardner
Director Convention Sales
$203,824
$196,776 No related comp$7,048
Brian Said
Vice President Global Development
$177,966
$171,629 No related comp$6,337

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alpana Singh
Treasurer
Amy Hughes
Director
Andrea Zopp
Director
Arthur Jacobson
Director
Barbara Laken
Director
Billy Glunz
Director
Brett Hart
Director
Christie Tarantino-Dean
Director
Desiree Rogers
Chairman THRU JUNE 30 2019
Don Finn
Director
Erin Guthrie
Director
Gillian Darlow
VICE Chair THRU JUNE 30, 2019

Contractors

Envisionit
Media Purchases
$6,351,014
Nba Entertainment
Event
$1,000,000
James Beard Foundation
Event
$897,088
Fcb Chicago
Creative Design
$857,717
Expedia
Media Purchases
$633,011

Mission Statement

THE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND TOURISM BUREAU IS THE PREMIER SALES AND MARKETING ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES CHICAGO'S WORLD-CLASS ASSETS TO GLOBAL LEISURE TRAVEL AND CONVENTION BUSINESS TO ENSURE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE CITY AND ITS MEMBER BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 15, 2025:
2024 Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau 990 filed
November 12, 2024:
2023 Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau 990 filed
November 10, 2023:
2022 Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau 990 filed

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