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Central Iowa Tourism Region

Public charity · Grantmaker Webster City, IA EIN: 42-1291415 Website

To promote tourism in a 35 county area of the state of Iowa.

Key facts about Central Iowa Tourism Region

EIN
42-1291415
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$172,873

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$173K

-17.0% YoY

Revenue

$84K

-13.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$4K

-22.1% YoY

Expenses

$106K

-24.2% YoY

About Central Iowa Tourism Region

Based on IRS filings

Central Iowa Tourism Region is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Webster City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $173K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Mason City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $38K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$172,873$208,298$249,021
Revenue$84,414$97,547$120,219
Expenses$106,449$140,378$150,841
Net Investment Income$3,563$4,574$4,979

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Central Iowa Tourism Region is led by Ann Vogelbacher, Executive Director & Treasurer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ann Vogelbacher

    Executive Director & Treasurer

    Executive Director → Executive Director & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $68K (2019) → $52K (2025)

  • Shannon McKinley

    President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Van Wyngarden

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Staci Scheurenbrand

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sami Good

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherrie Colbert

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Carell

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Thies

    Past President

    Director → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Ann Bakros

    Vice President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Travis Stevenson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Katie Stien (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kris Blocker (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Laura Elfers (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lori Foresman-Kirpes (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Anne Drannen (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Zeigler (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jill Vandevoort (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Crystal Davis (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Holly Berg (2019) — President
  • Former: Val Ruff (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Ann Vogelbacher — Exec Dir/Treas: $52KAnn VogelbacherExec Dir/Treas$52K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $52K, to Ann Vogelbacher (Exec Dir/Treas).

Frequently asked questions about Central Iowa Tourism Region

How large is Central Iowa Tourism Region?

Central Iowa Tourism Region reported $173K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $84K.

What is Central Iowa Tourism Region?

Central Iowa Tourism Region is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Webster City, IA. It holds $173K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Central Iowa Tourism Region operate?

Central Iowa Tourism Region has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Central Iowa Tourism Region's EIN?

Central Iowa Tourism Region's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1291415. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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