Nonprofit · EIN 34-1467436
ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU
Tax-exempt · SANDUSKY, OH 44870
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,256,919 | $4,763,742 | -$506,823 | $1,113,447 | $54 | $1,113,393 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,297,000 | $5,172,288 | -$875,288 | $1,686,936 | $55,508 | $1,631,428 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,305,736 | $3,780,332 | $525,404 | $2,501,787 | $25,884 | $2,475,903 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $4,194,420
- Investment income
- $52,499
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,512
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $952,466
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $80,816
- Travel
- $143
- Depreciation
- $54,955
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,686,936
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,113,447
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,113,393
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $84,597
- Publicly traded securities
- $733,880
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,113,393
- Gross receipts
- $4,779,407
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 1985
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE ALEXAKOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY CRISCIONE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE HAMMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LICKFELT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAVIN LONGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PEIFFER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE POGGIALI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SWATHI RAVICHANDRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL REED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECELIA RUTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SORTINO | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SORTINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCKENZIE SPRIGGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY FLETCHER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE ALEXAKOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY CRISCIONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE HAMMOND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LICKFELT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PEIFFER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE POGGIALI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SWATHI RAVICHANDRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY ROLDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECELIA RUTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHANLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SORTINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SORTINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MCKENZIE SPRIGGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FLETCHER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE ALEXAKOS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLY CRISCIONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDE HAMMOND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF HOFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY LICKFELT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN PEIFFER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE POGGIALI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SWATHI RAVICHANDRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY ROLDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CECELIA RUTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHANLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SORTINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SORTINO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FLETCHER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 125 EAST WATER STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870-2536
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LARRY FLETCHER, 125 E WATER STREET, SANDUSKY, OH 44870
- Signed the 990
- LARRY FLETCHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (419) 625-2984
- Website
- WWW.SHORESANDISLANDS.COM
- Return prepared by
- PAYNE NICKLES & COMPANY
Mission
TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ERIE COUNTY, OHIO THROUGH PROMOTION OF TOURISM AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE, THROUGH ADVERTISEMENT AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL MEANS, TRAVEL TO AND VISITATION IN ERIE COUNTY, OHIO BY NONRESIDENTS, FOR PLEASURE, BUSINESS, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Program accomplishments
- TRAVEL AND TOURISM PROMOTION. ENCOURAGES AND STIMULATES INTEREST IN ERIE COUNTY, OHIO THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH LAKE ERIE SHORES AND ISLANDS.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1467436
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,113,447
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,779,407
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $4,256,919 | $4,763,742 | $1,113,447 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $4,297,000 | $5,172,288 | $1,686,936 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,305,736 | $3,780,332 | $2,501,787 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,634,879 | $2,893,090 | $1,964,715 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 34-1467436).
Questions about ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU
- What is the EIN of ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU is 34-1467436.
- Is ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1986.
- Are donations to ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & 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 ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LARRY FLETCHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ERIE COUNTY VISITORS & CONVENTION BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,256,919, expenses of $4,763,742 and total assets of $1,113,447 at year end.
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