PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU (EIN 23-1610907)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-26
IRS object ID
202600859349301300
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-26T09:01:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251622758PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAHER DUESSEL CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14250 CRUMS MILL ROAD SUITE 302AddressLine1Txt
CityHARRISBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN231610907EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPENNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7172998901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 GREENFIELD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY VASSERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7172998901PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJONATHAN C MENTZERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01795412PTIN
Phone7172321230PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DISCOVER LANCASTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEFFREY VASSERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 GREENFIELD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,342,537GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.DISCOVERLANCASTER.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1972FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO VISIT AND DISCOVER LANCASTER.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee24TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$295,930TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,917,495PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$253,936PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$207,267CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$14,800PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$27,405CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,186,231PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,342,537CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$5,152,838CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,111,919PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,821,840CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$74,312PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$479,303CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,335,796TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,970,564TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$636,695TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$750,766TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,699,101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,219,798NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO VISIT AND DISCOVER LANCASTER.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPROMOTE TRAVEL TO LANCASTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. SERVE THE APPROXIMATELY 530 BUREAU PARTNERS AND 10.2 MILLION VISITORS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document32IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee24EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUDY GERHARTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7172998901PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 GREENFIELD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityLANCASTERCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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JONAS NISSLEY
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA MURPHY
VICE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY FLECK
TREASURER/SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOPE GRABY
PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHEILA HUETTNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEVON BURNLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM LAUNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SIKKING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MOLLOY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIM LEVENSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRANDON MARTIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH LONG
INTERIM PRESIDENT (UNTIL APRIL 2025)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$115,916$0$22,237
JEFFREY VASSER
PRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTING APRIL 2025)40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$140,402$0$13,282
JOEL CLIFF
DIRECTOR OF COMM. AND ADVO40.00$108,179$0$26,004Yes (X)
JUDITH GERHART
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION40.00$103,084$0$15,865Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$77,388TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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HARMELIN MEDIA
251 SAINT ASAPHS ROADBALA CYNWYDPA19004MEDIA$2,199,884
TARGET MEDIA
4801 LINDLE ROADHARRISBURGPA17111MEDIA$281,000
INTELLICOR COMMUNICATIONS LLC
PO BOX 7903LANCASTERPA17604COMMUNICATIONS$195,294
GOOGLE LLC
1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWYMOUNTAIN VIEWCA94043MEDIA$129,315
ADARA
CRESTVIEW TOWER SUITE 450 105 DECKIRVINGTX75062MEDIA$126,831
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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HOTEL EXCISE AND ROOM541900$5,157,061$5,157,061
PARTNERSHIP DUES900099$408,147$408,147
OTHER ADVERTISING541800$183,275$37,650$145,625
GETAWAY GUIDE541800$144,105$144,105
CO-OP ADVERTISING541800$140,500$140,500

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74,777TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$68,577RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$6,200UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,107,865TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$207,267TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$207,267ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$27,405TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$27,405RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$27,405OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,342,537TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,839,340RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$295,930UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$207,267ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$291,837TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,044,757TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,931TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,896TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,581TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,284TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,020TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,622TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,950,860TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,033TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,476TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,003TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,739TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,683TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,175TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,639TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$252,743
HOTEL EXCISE TAX ADMIN$121,902
VISITOR CENTER EXPENSES$30,622
MISCELLANEOUS$19,037

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,821,840TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,316BOYAmt
EOY$31,334EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,319,547BOYAmt
EOY$3,662,506EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,443,764BOYAmt
EOY$2,540,785EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,945BOYAmt
EOY$9,526EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,662BOYAmt
EOY$182,918EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,040,049LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,502,840LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$482,754BOYAmt
EOY$537,209EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,808BOYAmt
EOY$6,286EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,335,796BOYAmt
EOY$6,970,564EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164,469BOYAmt
EOY$244,133EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$471,226BOYAmt
EOY$505,633EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$636,695BOYAmt
EOY$750,766EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,699,101BOYAmt
EOY$6,219,798EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,699,101BOYAmt
EOY$6,219,798EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,335,796BOYAmt
EOY$6,970,564EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$479,303ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,554,901OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,228,888DepreciationAmt
Book Value$326,013BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$416,879OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$273,952DepreciationAmt
Book Value$142,927BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$68,269OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$68,269BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$537,209TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSITDesc
Amt$1,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,427,537TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$85,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$85,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,342,537RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,342,537TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,906,840TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$85,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$85,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,821,840ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,821,840TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OR LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX POSITION DURING THE PERIOD WHICH, BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" (GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT PROBABILITY) THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTION OF APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, IF ANY. THE PORTION OF THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH INCOME TAX POSITIONS CLAIMED ON INCOME TAX RETURNS THAT DOES NOT MEET THE ABOVE THRESHOLD IS REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS (THOSE NOT MEETING THE FIFTY PERCENT PROBABILITY THRESHOLD) ARE RECORDED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AND ANY RELATED ACCRUAL IS RECOGNIZED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE OTHER THAN ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ARE REEVALUATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR BOTH POTENTIAL RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH TOURIST BUREAU 23-1610907 ASSOCIATED WITH INCOME TAX POSITIONS CLAIMED ON INCOME TAX RETURNS THAT DOES NOT MEET THE ABOVE THRESHOLD IS REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS (THOSE NOT MEETING THE FIFTY PERCENT PROBABILITY THRESHOLD) ARE RECORDED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AND ANY RELATED ACCRUAL IS RECOGNIZED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE OTHER THAN ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ARE REEVALUATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR BOTH POTENTIAL RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION. MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFFREY VASSERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT AND CEO (STARTING APRIL 20TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$140,402BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$13,282NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$153,684TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 530 PARTNERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION, AND APPROVAL AT A DESIGNATED BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS MUST SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT BEFORE BEGINNING THEIR TERM. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULARLY REVIEWS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HIRED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY USING COMPARABLE DATA AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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