Nonprofit · EIN 34-1438989
WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU
Tax-exempt · WOOSTER, OH 44691
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $530,981 | $693,957 | -$162,976 | $313,155 | $3,179 | $309,976 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $534,522 | $569,737 | -$35,215 | $472,952 | $0 | $472,952 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $504,585 | $619,799 | -$115,214 | $508,167 | $0 | $508,167 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $511,010
- Investment income
- $8,037
- Other revenue
- $11,934
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $77,640
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $164,763
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,210
- Travel
- $15,181
- Depreciation
- $2,068
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $472,952
- Total assets, end of year
- $313,155
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,179
- Net assets, end of year
- $309,976
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,303
- Gross receipts
- $530,981
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON CARTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| FORREST LANG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN FRANKS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA NEILL | PAST-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LEEPER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GINA MORBITZER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBYN MCCLINTOCK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS RAMSEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SAYRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MILLEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON CARTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $51,923 |
| JUDY MOWRER | SECRETARY, EX-OFFICIO Officer | 1 | $33,551 |
| TODD IMHOFF | PAST-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAURA NEILL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| FORREST LANG | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| JENNY MYERS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DENNIS RAMSEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| BRIAN SAYRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| DAN FRANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HOFSTETTER | BOARD MEMBER, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| GLENDA ERVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| ROBYN MCCLINTOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MILLEA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SKELTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUDY MOWRER | SECRETARY, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $28,885 |
| TODD IMHOFF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA NEILL | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON AMSTUTZ | BOARD MEMBER, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FORREST LANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY MYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS RAMSEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SAYRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA SMAIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON CARTER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CURRENT Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 428 W LIBERTY ST, WOOSTER, OH 44691-4851
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SHANNON CARTER, 428 W LIBERTY ST, WOOSTER, OH 44691
- Signed the 990
- SHANNON CARTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (330) 264-1800
- Website
- WWW.WCCVB.COM
- Return prepared by
- MEADEN & MOORE ADVISORS LLC
Mission
COMMITTED TO PROMOTING TOURISM AND ENHANCING THE LOCAL ECONOMY WHILE ACTING AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE.
Program accomplishments
- THE BUREAU PROMOTES TOURISM ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT OHIO AND THE MIDWEST BENEFITING ALL WAYNE COUNTY RESIDENTS.Expenses $653,641 · revenue $522,944
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
- 34-1438989
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $313,155
- Income (IRS master file)
- $530,981
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $530,981 | $693,957 | $313,155 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $534,522 | $569,737 | $472,952 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $504,585 | $619,799 | $508,167 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $488,542 | $360,865 | $623,381 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 34-1438989).
Questions about WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU
- What is the EIN of WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU is 34-1438989.
- Is WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1987.
- Which annual return does WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU 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 WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU 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 WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU 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 WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SHANNON CARTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (SHANNON CARTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WAYNE COUNTY VISITOR & CONVENTION BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $530,981, expenses of $693,957 and total assets of $313,155 at year end.
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