Nonprofit · EIN 23-1610907
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU
Tax-exempt · LANCASTER, PA 17601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,342,537 | $6,821,840 | -$479,303 | $6,970,564 | $750,766 | $6,219,798 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,186,231 | $6,111,919 | $74,312 | $7,335,796 | $636,695 | $6,699,101 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,942,495 | $6,309,218 | -$366,723 | $7,278,189 | $653,400 | $6,624,789 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $6,107,865
- Investment income
- $207,267
- Other revenue
- $27,405
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $291,837
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,044,757
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,669,002
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,284
- Accounting fees
- $25,020
- Occupancy
- $136,003
- Travel
- $8,739
- Depreciation
- $93,175
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,335,796
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,970,564
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $750,766
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,219,798
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $537,209
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,219,798
- Gross unrelated business income
- $295,930
- Gross receipts
- $6,342,537
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY VASSER | PRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTING APRIL 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $140,402 | $13,282 |
| SARAH LONG | INTERIM PRESIDENT (UNTIL APRIL 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $115,916 | $22,237 |
| JOEL CLIFF | DIRECTOR OF COMM. AND ADVO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,179 | $26,004 |
| JUDITH GERHART | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,084 | $15,865 |
| JONAS NISSLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MURPHY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY FLECK | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE GRABY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHEILA HUETTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON BURNLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LAUNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIKKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MOLLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH LONG | INTERIM PRESIDENT (JUNE 2024-PRESENT) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $117,377 | $26,483 |
| JOEL CLIFF | DIRECTOR OF COMM. AND ADVO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,223 | $35,740 |
| ED HARRIS | PRESIDENT AND CEO (UNTIL JUNE 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $110,309 | $17,864 |
| JONAS NISSLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MURPHY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY FLECK | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE GRABY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHEILA HUETTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON BURNLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LAUNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIKKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MOLLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED HARRIS | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $190,530 | $26,332 |
| JOEL CLIFF | DIRECTOR OF COMM. AND ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,098 | $27,398 |
| HOPE GRABY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONAS NISSLEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA MURPHY | TREASURER/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GALLAGHER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL SMUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON BURNLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM LAUNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SIKKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN MOLLOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY FLECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 501 GREENFIELD RD, LANCASTER, PA 17601-5822
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFFREY VASSER, 501 GREENFIELD ROAD, LANCASTER, PA 17601
- Signed the 990
- JEFFREY VASSER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (717) 299-8901
- Website
- WWW.DISCOVERLANCASTER.COM
- Return prepared by
- MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S
Mission
TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO VISIT AND DISCOVER LANCASTER.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTE TRAVEL TO LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. SERVE THE APPROXIMATELY 530 BUREAU PARTNERS AND 10.2 MILLION 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 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
- 23-1610907
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,970,564
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,342,537
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,342,537 | $6,821,840 | $6,970,564 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,186,231 | $6,111,919 | $7,335,796 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,942,495 | $6,309,218 | $7,278,189 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,276,187 | $5,552,723 | $7,611,852 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 23-1610907).
Questions about PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU
- What is the EIN of PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU is 23-1610907.
- Is PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1968.
- Are donations to PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST 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 PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU 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 PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU 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 PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFFREY VASSER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,402 (JEFFREY VASSER, PRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTING APRIL 2025)).
- How much revenue does PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,342,537, expenses of $6,821,840 and total assets of $6,970,564 at year end.
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