Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION
DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $315,000 to it, the largest being The Collinson Family Foundation ($300,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.4M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $315k
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What Destinations & Travel Foundation does
Mission
To analyze, identify, and fulfill the educational needs of those who are interested or engaged in the profession of destination management and to conduct studies and obtain and disseminate data relating to destination management and destination clients; to produce and distribute such findings.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Research: the foundation is the largest funder of our research to develop a better understanding of our industry and the environment we operate in; we are committed to exploration. We set industry standards through destination organization performance reporting, compensation and benefits study, and standard performance reporting studies. We identify trends and opportunities through our destinationnext futures study, as well as current threats through studies like our travel bans and boycott studies. We build foundations for tools such as the event impact calculator, the destinationnext assessment & planning tool and the social impact assessment tool.
$433,876 spentof which $454,287 as grants52% of program spendingThe destinations international foundation's historically black colleges and universities (hbcu) scholarship program is dedicated to supporting underrepresented and ethnically diverse students pursuing degrees in hospitality or tourism management. Since its inception in 2023, the program has awarded $104,000 to thirteen students, providing each with $8,000 in tuition assistance. Beyond financial support, scholars gain access to industry events, networking opportunities, mentorship and professional development throughout the academic year. Notably, recipients are invited to attend destinations international's annual convention, where they are recognized for their achievements and can engage with industry leaders. In 2024, the destinations international foundation raised $113,100 to further expand and strengthen this impactful program, ensuring continued support for the next generation of tourism and hospitality professionals.
$358,039 spentof which $234,744 as grants43% of program spendingSocial inclusion: in 2024, there was a shift from 'edi' to 'social inclusion' to emphasize our dedication to fostering spaces and places within the travel industry that cultivate a true sense of community, welcoming and belonging for individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. The di foundation has continued to support the development and establishment of the social inclusion department along with the creation of related research, tools and professional development such as the social inclusion strategy, social inclusion implementation workbook, and the social impact assessment tool released in early 2024.
$33,616 spentof which $35,197 as grants4% of program spendingSpecial events
$4,255 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $829,786.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $1.4M to $694k (−52%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Welsh Donald
President & CEO
Board chair
Eylon Amir From 712024
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022, and between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $8k → $100k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $66k from 3 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Foundation of the Professional Convention Management Association). These are real filings, and they are not money DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 95% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Destinations International · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION?
- DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $315,000 to it, the largest being The Collinson Family Foundation ($300,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $315,000 in grants to DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION?
- The Collinson Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $300,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing