Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau
Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Kruse | Vice President Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Vanderpool | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bryan Biederman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Len Friedenbach | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Shoemaker | President Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matt Johnson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patricia Labounty | Past President Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Eckman | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Eckman | Executive Director | 50 | $108k | ||
| Ashley Kruse | President Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Arian Haddix | Vice President Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Dobles | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Len Friedenbach | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Matt Johnson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Vanderpool | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Shea | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau
- EIN
- 463773241
- Address
- 509 23rd Ave, Council BLFS, IA, 51501-7363
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The Council Bluffs Convention and Visitors Bureau conducts a comprehensive marketing program for the purpose of promoting Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County in a manner that results in a positive economic impact through travel, visiting and meeting in Council Bluffs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S46 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBill Vanderpool
≥8years on the filingsBryan Biederman
≥8years on the filingsMark Shoemaker
≥8years on the filingsMatt Johnson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $317k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $910k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1m
- Program service revenue
- $11k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 10
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Council Bluffs Convention And Visitors Bureau likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 11 June 2013
- Registered agent
- Mark Eckman (city and state not held)