Lagrange County Convention and

501(c)(6) organization Shipshewana, IN EIN: 35-1940594

The Lagrange County Convention and visitors bureau is a nonprofit organization entrusted with the mission of promoting Lagrange county and surrounding areas as a destination for tourism, conventions, and related recreation to groups and individuals.

Lagrange County Convention and at a glance

In short: Lagrange County Convention and gave $73K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$73,000
+29.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$18,250
-35.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,750
Total assets
$1,044,493
-12.1% 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 Lagrange County Convention and funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Lagrange County Community Foundatio: $50KLagrange County CommunityFoundatio$50KLagrange County Tourism Foundation: $8KLagrange County TourismFoundation$8KTopeka Together: $8KTopeka Together$8KCoffee & Cream of South Milford: $8KCoffee & Cream of SouthMilford$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lagrange County Community Foundatio ($50K). Together the top 4 received $73K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ShipshewanaTopekaLagrangeSouth Milford

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $57K (2024) to $73K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $73K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lagrange County Community Foundatio Lagrange, INHawpatch Trail Proje$50,000
Lagrange County Tourism Foundation Shipshewana, INOperational Start up$8,000
Topeka Together Topeka, INEvent Entertainment$7,500
Coffee & Cream of South Milford South Milford, INMural Project$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,044,493$1,331,225$1,474,491$73,0004$31,363
2024$1,187,953$1,393,688$1,351,701$56,5972$29,623
2023$1,151,294$1,496,539$1,094,834——$38,470
2022$760,757$829,424$720,926——$3,798
2021$643,908$818,358$631,918——$209
2020$453,002$644,143$531,218——$463
2019$340,284$794,353$702,263——$2,604

About Lagrange County Convention and

Based on IRS filings

Lagrange County Convention and is a public charity, based in Shipshewana, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $73K. Net investment income was $31K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lagrange County Convention and is led by Lora Gates, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lora Gates

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilyn Wingstrom

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Linder

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Rohrer

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonya Nash

    Executive Di

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    52 hrs/week

    $5K (2022) → $97K (2025)

  • Nate Jones

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Chupp

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Zac Stoltzfus (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bob Yoder (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jesslyn Senecal (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Phyllis Youga (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Ryan Riegsecker (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Greg Todd (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jaime Cunningham (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jeff Fought (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

Sonya Nash — Executive Di: $97KSonya NashExecutive Di$97K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $97K, to Sonya Nash (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Lagrange County Convention and

How much does Lagrange County Convention and give each year?

Lagrange County Convention and gave $73K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $57K across 2 grants.

What is Lagrange County Convention and's typical grant size?

Lagrange County Convention and's median grant in 2025 was $7,750, and its average grant was $18,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Lagrange County Convention and give grants?

Lagrange County Convention and gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Lagrange County Convention and give general operating support?

Yes: 25% of Lagrange County Convention and's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Lagrange County Convention and?

Lagrange County Convention and reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Lagrange County Convention and's EIN?

Lagrange County Convention and's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1940594. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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