Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency

501(c)(6) organization Wellsboro, PA EIN: 25-1709440

To actively market tioga and Potter counties as a desirable destination for travelers and visitors and supporting the tourism industry to positively impact the regional economy.

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency at a glance

In short: Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,224
-70.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-71.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,112
+2.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,112
Total assets
$689,176
-13.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Endless Mountain Music Festival: $9KEndless Mountain MusicFestival$9KPartners in Progress Inc (Highland Chocolates): $5KPartners in Progress Inc(Highland Chocolates)$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Endless Mountain Music Festival ($9K). Together the top 2 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WellsboroGaletonMansfieldCoudersportTiogaBlossburgGainesHarrisburg

How Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency gives

  • Giving fell 69% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2019 1 grant2021 6 grants2022 9 grants2023 7 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $67K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Endless Mountain Music Festival Wellsboro, PAMarketing and Promotion for Concert$8,862
Partners in Progress Inc (Highland Chocolates) Mansfield, PAMarketing and Promotion$5,362
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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$689,176$1,183,470$1,324,156$14,2242$2,855
2024$800,793$1,131,178$1,244,069$48,4097$-823
2023$928,509$1,140,829$1,201,817$66,7449$1,509
2022$1,021,081$1,066,698$979,728$45,8006$137
2021$950,482$885,233$723,008$6,7261$199
2019$890,439$891,758$816,167——$251

About Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency

Based on IRS filings

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency is a public charity, based in Wellsboro, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $689K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency is led by Colleen Hanson, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Colleen Hanson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $45K (2019) → $81K (2025)

  • Ken Vansant

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curt Weinhold

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Rossman

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Haines

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Patterson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Zelinka

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Russell

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    Secretary & Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Josh Kreider

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Shutter

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Tyler Grim (2019–2024) — President
  • Former: Glenn Batson (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Josh Roth (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Ronald Comstock (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Anne Leete (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Casey Wood (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Curt Schramm (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: K. Irene Morgan (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Kevin Abrams (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Connelly (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Gail Ayers (2019) — Director
  • Former: Lori Copp (2019) — Former Executive 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

Colleen Hanson — Executive Director: $81KColleen HansonExecutive Director$81K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $81K, to Colleen Hanson (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency

How much does Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency give each year?

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency gave $14K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $48K across 7 grants.

How large is Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency?

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency reported $689K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

Where does Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency operate?

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency's EIN?

Tioga County Tourist Promotion Agency's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1709440. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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