Nonprofit · EIN 36-1680470
ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $475,126 | $459,836 | $15,290 | $407,160 | $130,274 | $276,886 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $504,479 | $477,987 | $26,492 | $286,255 | $25,052 | $261,203 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $477,052 | $509,937 | -$32,885 | $291,349 | $58,080 | $233,269 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,721
- Program service revenue
- $367,155
- Investment income
- $10,092
- Royalties
- $7,207
- Net rental income
- $5,815
- Net income from fundraising events
- $11,855
- Net income from gaming
- $66,899
- Other revenue
- $92,158
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,914
- Other salaries and wages
- $83,551
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $228,740
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,308
- Occupancy
- $15,085
- Travel
- $42,142
- Depreciation
- $1,178
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $286,255
- Total assets, end of year
- $407,160
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $130,274
- Net assets, end of year
- $276,886
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $38,405
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $276,886
- Gross receipts
- $530,097
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 1963
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH WETHERELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $128,914 |
| CONNIE CORNMESSER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONOVAN MELICAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYER | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE HEMANN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY CANOVA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STEDER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE HANNEKEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY JANSEN | AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICK WANLESS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL JEZIORSKI | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE GWIZDALA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY REHMER | SERGEANT AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RITA PAVLIN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM WESTGATE | IGMOA LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM SHIREY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVAN FERNANDEZ | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GRACEFFA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY DAVINROY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS LANDWEHR | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA MATHERLY | FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN SMITH | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICKA CATTERTON | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMMY WEIHE- ROUNDS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAURICE LEFINO | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT WIESE | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER FLEVARIS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI ROLLINS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DUNCAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN CLAUSNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $134,077 |
| KEITH WETHERELL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $38,334 |
| CLINT KOESTER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE CORNMESSER | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONOVAN MELICAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICKA CATTERON | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE HEMANN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY GESNER | NATIONAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DUNCAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY CANOVA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT WIESE | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STEDER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY STEVENS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE HANNEKEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY JANSEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICK WANLESS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL JEZIORSKI | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE GWIZDALA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY REHMER | SERGEANT AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RITA PAVLIN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM WESTGATE | IGMOA LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SHIREY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVAN FERNANDEZ | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GRACEFFA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY DAVINROY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS LANDWEHR | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB BIER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA MATHERLY | FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN SMITH | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI ROLLINS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAN CLAUSNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,186 |
| BRET DIXON | INSURANCE LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT KOESTER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONNIE CORNMESSER | EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG NYERS | FUNDRAISING COORDINATOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEE YEHLING | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONOVAN MELICAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICKA CATTERON | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE HEMANN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY GESNER | NATIONAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAYCEE FARIES | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM DUNCAN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEY CANOVA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENT WIESE | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STEDER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY STEVENS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LONNIE HANNEKEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY JANSEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICK WANLESS | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL JEZIORSKI | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETE GWIZDALA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY REHMER | SERGEANT AT ARMS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RITA PAVLIN | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM WESTGATE | IGMOA LIAISON Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM SHIREY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVAN FERNANDEZ | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM GRACEFFA | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY DAVINROY | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS LANDWEHR | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB BIER | DISTRICT VP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1127 S 2ND ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704-3006
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KEITH WETHERELL, 1127 SOUTH SECOND STREET, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704
- Signed the 990
- KEITH WETHERELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (217) 523-3232
- Return prepared by
- KERBER ECK & BRAECKEL LLP
Mission
THE ILBA EXISTS TO MAXIMIZE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE FOR THE RETAIL LIQUOR INDUSTRY IN ILLINOIS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ASSOCIATION IS AN ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS ASSISTING WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL ISSUES AND FUNCTIONING AS A CLEARING HOUSE FOR INFORMATION AFFECTING MEMBERS.
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
- 36-1680470
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $407,160
- Income (IRS master file)
- $530,097
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $475,126 | $459,836 | $407,160 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $504,479 | $477,987 | $286,255 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $477,052 | $509,937 | $291,349 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $480,454 | $451,500 | $360,553 | 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 36-1680470).
Questions about ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION is 36-1680470.
- Is ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1977.
- Are donations to ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION 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 ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION 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 ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION 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 ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KEITH WETHERELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,914 (KEITH WETHERELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ILLINOIS LICENSED BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $475,126, expenses of $459,836 and total assets of $407,160 at year end.
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