Nonprofit · EIN 37-1176465
ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM
Also known as DISCOVER DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
Tax-exempt · BELLEVILLE, IL 62226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,774,563 | $2,734,808 | $39,755 | $133,786 | $120,000 | $13,786 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,366,835 | $3,486,400 | -$119,565 | $94,031 | $120,000 | -$25,969 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,391,534 | $3,381,078 | $10,456 | $93,746 | $150 | $93,596 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,301,379
- of which government grants
- $1,301,379
- Program service revenue
- $1,473,174
- Investment income
- $10
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $584,576
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $676,714
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $64,202
- Travel
- $32,952
- Depreciation
- $14,708
- Program services (functional)
- $1,550,686
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,184,122
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,031
- Total assets, end of year
- $133,786
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $120,000
- Net assets, end of year
- $13,786
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,151
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,786
- Gross receipts
- $2,774,563
- Employees
- 10
- Year formed
- 1984
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLENE CHAPMAN | PRESIDENT/FI Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $136,456 |
| JES ADAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN BOWLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELIA BURGETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLIE CHAMBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANIA CRAIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DAUGHHETEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORBY DAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KURT ELSESSER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FEARN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARNELL FISCUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GIVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS GRAVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE HALBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARYL HARGRAVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINDY HARTKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLYDE HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI HENDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORD HUBBARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISSY JUDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN LINDAUER | VICE CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TABITHA MEADOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN MARTIN NEWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LATISHA PASLAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PFEISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA POETKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS POTTHAST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT RAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA ROUNDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SANDUSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SCHAEFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANN SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY-MICHELLE SEED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANN SEVERIT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY SMID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN STEINKAMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN STRATEMEYER | DEPUTY TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY TIMMERMANN | ASSISTANT SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS TURPIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON WARFEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE WHITE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLENE CHAPMAN | PRESIDENT/FI Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $132,076 |
| BRENDA BOBBITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN BOWLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN BRONKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE CASEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLIE CHAMBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA COAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANIA CRAIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORBY DAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA EICHHORST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FEARN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICKY GOTTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE HALBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARYL HARGRAVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLYDE HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORD HUBBARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG KNEBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN LINDAUER | VICE CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TABITHA MEADOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA MEHLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PFEISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBI PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS POTTHAST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA ROUNDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SANDUSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SCHAEFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY-MICHELLE SEED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY SMID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG SPITZNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN STEINKAMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN STRATEMEYER | DEPUTY TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NORA SWALLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BAILEY TAIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY TIMMERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS TURPIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WEST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE WHITE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARLENE CHAPMAN | PRESIDENT/FI Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $116,824 |
| AMY ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA BOBBITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DYLAN BOWLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN BRONKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE CASEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILLIE CHAMBERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA COAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY CONLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANIA CRAIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORBY DAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA EICHHORST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBBIE FEARN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE GILLIAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICKY GOTTMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE HALBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARYL HARGRAVE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLYDE HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MALLORD HUBBARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG KNEBEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN LINDAUER | VICE CHAIRPE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TABITHA MEADOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA MEHLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PFEISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBI PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS POTTHAST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH SANDUSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SCHAEFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY-MICHELLE SEED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY SMID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUG SPITZNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARVIN STEINKAMP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BEN STRATEMEYER | DEPUTY TREAS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NORA SWALLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BAILEY TAIT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SANDY TIMMERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS TURPIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL WALKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN WEST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONNIE WHITE | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4387 N ILLINOIS ST SUITE 200, BELLEVILLE, IL 62226-1836
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DARLENE CHAPMAN, 4387 NORTH ILLINOIS ST SUITE 200, SWANSEA, IL 62226
- Signed the 990
- DARLENE CHAPMAN, PRESIDENT/FIN DIR
- Phone
- (618) 257-1488
- Website
- WWW.DOWNSTATEIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RICE SULLIVAN LLC
Mission
THE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
- THE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1176465
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $133,786
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,774,563
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,774,563 | $2,734,808 | $133,786 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,366,835 | $3,486,400 | $94,031 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,391,534 | $3,381,078 | $93,746 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 37-1176465).
Questions about ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM
- What is the EIN of ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM is 37-1176465.
- Is ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1987.
- Are donations to ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM 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 ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DARLENE CHAPMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,456 (DARLENE CHAPMAN, PRESIDENT/FI).
- How much revenue does ILLINOISOUTH TOURISM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,774,563, expenses of $2,734,808 and total assets of $133,786 at year end.
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