Nonprofit · EIN 31-1005854
OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC
Tax-exempt · MARIETTA, OH 45750
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $199,052 | $172,941 | $26,111 | $93,662 | $0 | $93,662 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $147,496 | $170,738 | -$23,242 | $67,551 | $0 | $67,551 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $169,344 | $161,833 | $7,511 | $90,793 | $0 | $90,793 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $117,617
- Program service revenue
- $59,788
- Investment income
- $102
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,724
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $9,821
- Other revenue
- $21,545
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,750
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $8,387
- Program services (functional)
- $149,731
- Management and general (functional)
- $19,060
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,150
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $67,551
- Total assets, end of year
- $93,662
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $93,662
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $93,662
- Gross receipts
- $215,068
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY ALBERTSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETA GUIMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA HINZMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG MORUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SMREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEANOR TUCKER | HONORARY TRU Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAREN WENTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WENTZ-ESTES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BUTCH WISEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE WUNDERLICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS BLAUSER | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROOKER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LISA LADU | DIRECTOR GEN Officer | 8 | $0 |
| AMY O'LINN | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERI SEEVERS | PRESIDENT Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CAROLE WALTERS | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDY BRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETA GUIMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE HENDRICKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA HINZMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG MORUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY SMREK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEANOR TUCKER | HONORARY TRU Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KAREN WENTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WENTZ-ESTES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROOKER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LISA LADU | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STACY NICHOLS | PRESIDENT Officer | 4 | $0 |
| AMY O'LINN | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERI SEEVERS | DIRECTOR GEN Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CAROLE WALTERS | CO-SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RANDY BRITTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETA GUIMOND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE HENDRICKS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA HINZMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG MORUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKY NASH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY O'LINN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELEANOR TUCKER | HONORARY TRU Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLE WALTERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COURTNEY WENTZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BROOKER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EVELYN BRYANT | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STACY NICHOLS | DIRECTOR GEN Officer | 8 | $0 |
| CHERI SEEVERS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER THOMAS | PRESIDENT Officer | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2109, MARIETTA, OH 45750-7109
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER BROOKER, PO BOX 2109, MARIETTA, OH 45750
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER BROOKER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (740) 336-0841
- Website
- WWW.STERNWHEEL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PRIETO & SCHOTT CPAS LLC
Mission
NOT FOR PROFIT FESTIVAL OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC AT NO CHARGE.
Program accomplishments
- WEEKEND FESTIVAL FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIVERBOAT HISTORY INCLUDING STERNWHEELER BOAT RACES, PERIOD ENTERTAINMENT AND FIREWORKS. FESTIVAL OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC, FREE OF ADMISSION CHARGE. ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE IS 100,000.Expenses $149,731 · grants $3,750 · revenue $59,788
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1005854
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $93,662
- Income (IRS master file)
- $215,068
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $199,052 | $172,941 | $93,662 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $147,496 | $170,738 | $67,551 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $169,344 | $161,833 | $90,793 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $190,174 | $175,793 | $83,282 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1005854).
Questions about OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC
- What is the EIN of OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC is 31-1005854.
- Is OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1981.
- Are donations to OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER BROOKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OHIO RIVER STERNWHEEL FESTIVAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $199,052, expenses of $172,941 and total assets of $93,662 at year end.
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