Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
Promoting conventions, travel and tourism in and to the city of austin, and providing related services to convention attendees, travelers, and tourists.
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau at a glance
- Total assets
- $29,667,168
- +28.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $25,776,303
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $57,483
- -10.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $21,821,672
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau gives
- Giving fell 78% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2022) to $302K (2019). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $67K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation for the Preservation of the Historic Millett Opera House Austin, TX | Historical Preservation | $39,900 |
| Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum Austin, TX | Historical Preservation | $27,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,667,168 | $25,776,303 | $21,821,672 | — | — | $57,483 |
| 2024 | $23,121,324 | $27,420,092 | $21,348,068 | — | — | $64,532 |
| 2023 | $19,887,205 | $14,816,055 | $13,209,054 | — | — | $30,037 |
| 2022 | $7,922,458 | $9,661,935 | $10,314,901 | $66,900 | 2 | $9,242 |
| 2021 | $8,364,471 | $6,830,186 | $8,299,852 | $128,365 | 2 | $16,752 |
| 2020 | $10,029,186 | $11,196,215 | $10,798,122 | $225,000 | 3 | $31,329 |
| 2019 | $9,769,525 | $14,422,102 | $14,948,935 | $302,102 | 7 | $34,429 |
About Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
Based on IRS filings
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau is a public charity, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $29.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $57K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau is led by Thomas Noonan, CEO on every filing since 2024; 11 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Noonan
CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$473K (2024) → $523K (2025)
Andrew Hays
Executive Director & Austin Sports Commission
On filings since 2024
$140K (2024) → $152K (2025)
James Doherty
Director of Eastern Regional Sales
Director-National Accounts → Sales Director, 2023
Sales Director → Director of Eastern Regional Sales, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $168K (2025)
Kristen Parker
Director of Eastern Regional Sales
Sales Director → Director of Eastern Reg Sales, 2024
Director of Eastern Reg Sales → Director of Eastern Regional Sales, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$130K (2019) → $157K (2025)
Sarah McCabe
Director of Northeast Regional Sales
Sales Director → Director of Northeast Reg Sales, 2024
Director of Northeast Reg Sales → Director of Northeast Regional Sales, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$135K (2019) → $165K (2025)
Shannon Cannon
Senior Director of Texas Accounts
Senior Director of Tx Accounts → Senior Director of Texas Accounts, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$136K (2024) → $157K (2025)
Cindy Lo
Director
Board Chair → Immediate Past Board Chair, 2024
Immediate Past Board Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dewitt Peart
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Chanon
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Currier
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanna McCreary
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Gillette
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Siebels
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Blalock
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Skeeter Miller
Director
Vice Chair → Board Chairman, 2024
Board Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Stout
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tam Hawkins
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Stacy
Director
Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2021
Immediate Past Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Ritts
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Bolash
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tina Cannon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trisha Tatro
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Loughnane
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beverly Magee
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Masters
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dianne Bangle
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dottie Watkins
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Alderson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ghizlane Badawi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Martin
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk Watson
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Duval
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Andry
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vijay Patel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Bridges
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zo Qadri
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Uppleger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nate Hardesty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tc Broadnax
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Atkins
Vice President
Vice President-Services → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$127K (2019) → $171K (2025)
Mary Kay Hackley
Vice President
Vice President-Strategic Alliances → Vice President-Strategic A, 2023
Vice President-Strategic A → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$157K (2019) → $202K (2025)
Stephen Genovesi
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President-Sales → Senior Vice President-Sale, 2023
Senior Vice President-Sale → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$244K (2019) → $336K (2025)
Alysia Roden
Vice President
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$214K (2024) → $229K (2025)
Shelley Hall
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$168K (2025)
Former officers (37)
- Former: Julie Chase (2019–2024) — CMO
- Former: Nenad Praporski (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jj Gottsch (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Trisha Tatro Cmp (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jesus Garza (2024) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Elliott (2024) — Director of West Coast Sales
- Former: Billy Carter (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Gary Manley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John Daigre (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael Girard (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tom Noonan (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Jacqueline Yaft (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Trigger (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathie Tovo (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Laura Huffman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Mayor Steve Adler (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Spencer Cronk (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Fang Fang (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Amy Brown (2019–2022) — Director of Sales
- Former: Kerry Hall (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Randy Clarke (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jack Murray (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Natalie Kennedy (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rob Hagelberg (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Diana Maldonado (2021) — Director
- Former: Gene McMenamin (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Marina Bhargava (2020) — Director
- Former: Albert Black (2019) — Director
- Former: Forrest Preece (2019) — Director
- Former: Frank Spillman (2019) — Director
- Former: Glenn West (2019) — Director
- Former: Jesse Herman (2019) — Director
- Former: Jill Griffin (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Tester (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Washington (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike Rollins (2019) — Director
- Former: Tom Voss (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $523K, to Thomas Noonan (CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
How large is Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau?
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau reported $29.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.8M.
Where does Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau operate?
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau's EIN?
Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2648097. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 10, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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