Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Visit fort wayne promotes the community as an exceptional destination, and advocates for the growth and development of the visitor industry.
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau at a glance
In short: Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau gave $199K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $66K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $199,094
- +272.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $66,365
- +272.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $3,462,232
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Allen County War Memorial Coliseum ($125K). Together the top 3 received $199K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 12 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau gives
- Giving grew 453% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $199K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $199K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN | Tournament Expenses | $125,000 |
| Turnstone Fort Wayne, IN | Tournament Expenses | $45,000 |
| Visit Fort Wayne Foundation Fort Wayne, IN | Operations | $29,094 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,462,232 | $3,966,839 | $3,944,131 | $199,094 | 3 | $56,873 |
| 2024 | $3,481,446 | $3,493,391 | $3,656,287 | $53,500 | 3 | $29,456 |
| 2023 | $3,679,955 | $3,648,538 | $3,461,169 | $38,500 | 3 | $24,285 |
| 2022 | $3,535,424 | $3,405,425 | $2,606,564 | $36,000 | 3 | $26,468 |
| 2021 | $2,092,438 | $2,522,963 | $1,974,935 | $14,000 | Total only | $8,863 |
| 2020 | $1,331,089 | $2,162,090 | $1,917,726 | $19,750 | Total only | $6,511 |
| 2019 | $1,268,378 | $2,227,806 | $2,303,429 | $57,156 | 2 | $10,622 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Based on IRS filings
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Fort Wayne, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $199K. Net investment income was $57K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau is led by Jill Boggs, President on every filing since 2022; 4 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jill Boggs
President
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$121K (2022) → $157K (2025)
Melissa Schenkel
Chairperson
Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2023
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Stuck
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Nicolle Campbell
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$101K (2025)
Bart Shaw
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danette Fitzgerald
Director
Board Chairperson → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irene Walters
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Perlich
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Updike
Director
Vice Chairperson → Chairperson, 2021
Chairperson → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Starks
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mushett
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Nutter
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paris McFarthing
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Beere
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Hall
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Russ Jehl
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Therese Brown
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melanie Carney
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Huddleson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Wyss
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Perez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Wall
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Hartley Hutton
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Patel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Guthrie
Vice President of Market
Marketing → Vice President of Market, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $143K (2025)
Mark Luttik
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Schuiteman
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Baier
Vice Chairperson
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Mac Parker (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel O'Connell (2019–2022) — Former President
- Former: Shelia R. Curry-Campbell (2022) — Director
- Former: Gary Shearer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Randy Brown (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rob Evans (2019–2021) — Vice Chairperson
- Former: Curt Witcher (2021) — Director
- Former: Joel Benz (2021) — Director
- Former: Dawn Rosemond (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Greta Southard (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jim Anderson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nelson Peters (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Noelle Robinson (2019–2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $157K, to Jill Boggs (President &). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau
How much does Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau give each year?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau gave $199K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $54K across 3 grants.
What is Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau's typical grant size?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $66,365, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau give grants?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Wayne, IN (3 grants).
Does Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.
What is Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau is a public charity focused on Community and economic development, based in Fort Wayne, IN. It holds $3.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau's EIN?
Fort Wayneallen County Convention and Visitors Bureau's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1857840. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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