Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau Inc
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE CONVENTION AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IN WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
- Income
- $983,494
- Spending
- $878,094
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 60
- Highest pay
- $104,842, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- SUCCESSFULLY PROMOTED THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF THE CONVENTION & TOURISM INDUSTRY IN WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA THROUGHOUT 2024. THE MOST RECENT "WAYNE COUNTY ECONOMIC IMPACT THROUGH VISITOR SPENDING REPORT" (2023) SHOWED "TOURISM SPENDING BY VISITORS" GENERATED 171.2 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF +7% WHEN COMPARED TO THE 2022 ECONOMIC IMPACT THROUGH VISITOR SPENDING REPORT OF 160 MILLION. THE COMBINED WELCOME CENTER VISITORS, CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS AND GENERAL INQUIRIES TOTALED 38,322. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 17,169 DOWNLOADS, 203,184 WEBSITE VISITORS AND 397,612 PAGE VIEWS GENERATED FROM THE BUREAU'S WEBSITE. ACTUAL EARNED MEDIA COVERAGE TOTALED 102,428 WITH ALL SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS REACHING OVER 344,300 SOCIAL MEDIA USERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1992.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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