Nonprofit · EIN 36-3566113
AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
Tax-exempt · AURORA, IL 60505
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,208,224 | $1,130,384 | $77,840 | $821,346 | $12,273 | $809,073 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,047,694 | $957,510 | $90,184 | $774,218 | $42,985 | $731,233 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $505,086
- of which government grants
- $503,910
- Program service revenue
- $680,195
- Investment income
- $15,793
- Other revenue
- $7,150
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $114,094
- Other salaries and wages
- $259,648
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $431,585
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,099
- Accounting fees
- $23,126
- Occupancy
- $40,012
- Travel
- $60,608
- Depreciation
- $138
- Program services (functional)
- $745,798
- Management and general (functional)
- $121,165
- Fundraising (functional)
- $263,421
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $774,218
- Total assets, end of year
- $821,346
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,273
- Net assets, end of year
- $809,073
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $454
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $809,073
- Gross receipts
- $1,208,224
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1987
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORT CARLSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,094 |
| BILL DONNELL | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DALE BERMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN TIMM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BECK GWILT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF ZOEPHEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX THAKKAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FUNKHOUSER | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PAPROCKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MARTINEZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE NELSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WALTER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY ISOM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE JOHNSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PRITCHARD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE MORGAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHLEEN TYMOSZENKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN HONRUD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOERLICH WEBER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE TOTH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN LEIGHTY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORT CARLSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $107,985 |
| BILL DONNELL | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DALE BERMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN WITT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN LEIGHTY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF ZOEPHEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FUNKHOUSER | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PAPROCKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY MARTINEZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE NELSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY ISOM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASSA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PRITCHARD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENISE MORGAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SAMSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN HONRUD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GOERLICH WEBER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 E BENTON ST STE 202, AURORA, IL 60505-4200
- Signed the 990
- CORT CARLSON, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (630) 256-3190
- Website
- WWW.ENJOYAURORA.COM
- Return prepared by
- GEORGE ROACH & ASSOC PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE AURORA AREA TO THE PUBLIC, TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE TOURISM AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARING THE VALUE OF TOURISM THROUGH COMMUNICATION, EDUCATION AND SERVICE INTERACTION.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTED THE AURORA AREA TO THE TRAVELING PUBLC, FACILITATED AND ENCOURAGED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF EXISTING TOURISM, AND EDUCATED THE PUBLICREGARDING THE VALUE OF TOURISM AS A REVENUE GENERATOR AND JOB CREATOR FOR THE LOCALCOMMUNITY.
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
- 36-3566113
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $821,346
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,208,224
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,208,224 | $1,130,384 | $821,346 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,047,694 | $957,510 | $774,218 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $870,654 | $859,937 | $650,746 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 36-3566113).
Questions about AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
- What is the EIN of AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU is 36-3566113.
- Is AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1989.
- Are donations to AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS 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 AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 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 AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,094 (CORT CARLSON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does AURORA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,208,224, expenses of $1,130,384 and total assets of $821,346 at year end.
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