Nonprofit · EIN 51-0323794
SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC
Tax-exempt · GEORGETOWN, DE 19947
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,813,155 | $1,827,373 | -$14,218 | $597,208 | $79,442 | $517,766 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,584,898 | $1,699,371 | -$114,473 | $596,579 | $64,595 | $531,984 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,810,973 | $1,733,781 | $77,192 | $726,729 | $80,272 | $646,457 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,778,522
- of which government grants
- $1,762,922
- Program service revenue
- $12,285
- Investment income
- $1,024
- Other revenue
- $21,324
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $888,858
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $107,989
- Other salaries and wages
- $148,794
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $278,174
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,056
- Occupancy
- $11,820
- Travel
- $13,876
- Program services (functional)
- $1,697,698
- Management and general (functional)
- $129,675
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $596,579
- Total assets, end of year
- $597,208
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,442
- Net assets, end of year
- $517,766
- Publicly traded securities
- $76,167
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $513,639
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,127
- Gross receipts
- $1,813,155
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT C THOMAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 44 | $94,573 | $30,396 |
| SCOTT ANTHONY | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER DEMARIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW DIFONZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DUNMYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LANG-MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE LINGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PARKER | PAST BOARD C Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK RUHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SCHUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS SUMMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRED THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT C THOMAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 44 | $86,872 | $28,187 |
| SCOTT ANTHONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW DIFONZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DUNMYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE HALL | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN LANG-MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE LINGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PARKER | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PFAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK RUHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON SCHUCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS SUMMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT C THOMAS | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 44 | $79,740 | $26,586 |
| DREW DIFONZO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MORGAN EDGAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GRAY | PAST CHAIRMA Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE HALL | BOARD CHAIRM Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE HAYMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SUSAN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE LINGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PARKER | BOARD CO-CHA Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PFAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NITAN SONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 240, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947-0240
- In care of
- % CYNTHIA S SMALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SCOTT C THOMAS, PO BOX 240, GEORGETOWN, DE 19947
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT C THOMAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (302) 856-1818
- Website
- VISITSOUTHERNDELAWARE.COM
- Return prepared by
- JEFFERSON URIAN DOANE & STERNER PA
Mission
PROMOTE TOURISM IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN SUSSEX COUNTY, DE, INCLUDING PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND THEIR ACTIVITIES AS THEY RELATE TO THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN THE AREA.Expenses $1,697,698 · grants $888,858 · revenue $12,285
- DIRECT AND COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING PROMOTION OF TRAVEL THROUGH TRADE SHOWS, TRAVEL WRITERS AND TRAVEL ASSOCIATIONS PUBLICATION OF TRAVEL GUIDE
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
- 51-0323794
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $597,208
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,813,155
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,813,155 | $1,827,373 | $597,208 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,584,898 | $1,699,371 | $596,579 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,810,973 | $1,733,781 | $726,729 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 51-0323794).
Questions about SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC is 51-0323794.
- Is SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1990.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC 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 SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC 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 SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC 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 SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SCOTT C THOMAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $94,573 (SCOTT C THOMAS, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN DELAWARE TOURISM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,813,155, expenses of $1,827,373 and total assets of $597,208 at year end.
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