Nonprofit · EIN 34-1529597
OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
Tax-exempt · PORT CLINTON, OH 43452
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,445,627 | $1,374,064 | $71,563 | $2,279,353 | $853,314 | $1,426,039 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,370,012 | $1,346,711 | $23,301 | $2,433,230 | $1,078,754 | $1,354,476 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,328,345 | $1,399,587 | -$71,242 | $2,374,437 | $1,043,262 | $1,331,175 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,390,448
- of which government grants
- $1,390,448
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $7,913
- Other revenue
- $47,266
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $71,365
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,905
- Occupancy
- $112,389
- Depreciation
- $82,152
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,433,230
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,279,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $853,314
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,426,039
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,087,209
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,426,039
- Gross unrelated business income
- $13,518
- Gross receipts
- $1,445,627
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE DE FREITAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALEB MCGEORGE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BARBEE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA BOOKER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FLETCHER | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| MARK STAHL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY DUNFEE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY CHAMBERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD OHLEMACHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KAUFMAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ERIN LINEHAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN COLON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH KLUN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RODENHAUSER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| WILL MOORE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL JERIS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS SINGERLING | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE KOCHENSPARGER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BARR | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY BARBEE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA BOOKER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY FLETCHER | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| MARK STAHL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY DUNFEE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY CHAMBERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD OHLEMACHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KAUFMAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUSTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN COLON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEREDITH KLUN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RODENHAUSER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| WILL MOORE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL JERIS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS SINGERLING | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE KOCHENSPARGER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BARR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EMILY DUNFEE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAFFAELE RUTA | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LARRY FLETCHER | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| MARK STAHL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN COLON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDY CHAMBERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD OHLEMACHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KAUFMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HUSTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID DUNN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SARA BOOKER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN RODENHAUSER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| REBEKAH ZIMMERMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL JERIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SINGERLING | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 770 SE CATAWBA RD, PORT CLINTON, OH 43452-2654
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LARRY FLETCHER, 770 SE CATAWBA ROAD, PORT CLINTON, OH 43452
- Signed the 990
- LARRY FLETCHER, Executive Direc
- Phone
- (419) 734-4386
- Website
- www.shoresandislands.com
- Return prepared by
- Robert Apling & Associates
Mission
PROMOTION OF OTTAWA COUNTY, OH
Program accomplishments
- THE OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU HAS SUCCESSFULLY ATTRACTED TOURISM AND COMMERCE TO OTTAWA COUNTY. IN PRIOR YEARS THE VISITORS BUREAU ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY 5,000 VISITORS PER YEAR. THE NEW WELCOME CENTER OPENED APRIL 1, 2003. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 THE WELCOME CENTER HAD APPROXIMATELY 24,500 VISITORS.FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 THE WELCOME CENTER HAD APPROXIMATELY 7,750 VISITORS.
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 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1529597
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,279,353
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,445,627
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,445,627 | $1,374,064 | $2,279,353 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,370,012 | $1,346,711 | $2,433,230 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,328,345 | $1,399,587 | $2,374,437 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,255,986 | $1,185,853 | $2,544,116 | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 34-1529597).
Questions about OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
- What is the EIN of OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU is 34-1529597.
- Is OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1988.
- Are donations to OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS 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 OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS 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 OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LARRY FLETCHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OTTAWA COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,445,627, expenses of $1,374,064 and total assets of $2,279,353 at year end.
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