GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 57-0299487)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-05-15
IRS object ID: 201501359349301250
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-05-15T08:12:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	581107697	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEROTTA MADDOCKS EVANS & CO CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 GREENE STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUGUSTA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	GA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	30901	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	570299487	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GREA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8036411111	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 RICHLAND AVENUE EAST	AddressLine1Txt
City	AIKEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29801	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID JAMESON	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO/PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8036411111	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-03-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICK L EVANS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00011384	PTIN
Phone	7067225337	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-03-31	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	J DAVID JAMESON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 RICHLAND AVENUE EAST	AddressLine1Txt
City	AIKEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,070,133	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.AIKENCHAMBER.NET	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	SC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF COMMUNITY BUSINESS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	100	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$473,327	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$493,037	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$442,964	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$543,226	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,513	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,343	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$37,563	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$32,527	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$955,367	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,070,133	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$453,298	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$479,603	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$491,803	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$580,490	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$945,101	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,060,093	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,266	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$10,040	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,388,817	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,403,975	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$417,887	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$423,005	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$970,930	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$980,970	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO HELP NEW BUSINESS' DEVELOP A NETWORK OF PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS. WE HELP EXISTING COMPANIES SOLVE PROBLEMS AND REMOVE BARRIERS OF GROWTH. THE CHAMBER ADVOCATES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. WE MAKE OUR MEMBERS AWARE OF CRITICAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, KEY DECISION MAKERS AND THE AREA'S LARGEST BUSINESS NETWORK.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	THE CHAMBER HAS PROMOTED BUSINESS INTERESTS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, PROVIDED LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AND ENHANCED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS THROUGH ITS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	7	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID JAMESON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8036411111	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	121 RICHLAND AVENUEEAST	AddressLine1Txt
City	AIKEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	SC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	29802	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JIMMY ANGELOS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SALLY BRODIE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH EVERITT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GEMMA FROCK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL HENSON
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J CLAY KILLIAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOERG KLISCH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISSA MATTHEWS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MCMICHAEL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS MILANES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD PEARCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILL WILLIAMS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOM YOUNG JR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL HUNT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA STEIN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON SHEPHERD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WAYNE MORGAN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATIE RABUN
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THERESA SWAFFORD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
J DAVID JAMESON
PRESIDENT, CEO	40.00		$165,070	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVE WILSON
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
DEIDRE MARTIN
CHAIR-ELECT	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
FRAN JONES
VICE CHAIR BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAUL DUSENBURY
SECRETARY/TREASURER	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHARLIE HARTZ
VICE CHAIR PUBLIC AFFAIRS	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BART BLACKWELL
CHAIR-ELECT	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$165,070	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$493,037	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$493,037	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM REVENUE	Desc
Business	541800	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$543,226	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$543,226	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$543,226	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,343	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,343	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	561499	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$32,527	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$32,527	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$32,527	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,070,133	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$575,753	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,343	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$479,603	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,943	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,044	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,192	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$324,039
BAD DEBTS	$78,105
OTHER EXPENSES	$36,997
PUBLICTY, PRINTING, AND	$5,170

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,060,093	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$508,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$547,963	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,603	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,351,292	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$608,014	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$776,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$743,278	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,131	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,388,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,403,975	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,552	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,074	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$414,335	BOYAmt
EOY	$416,931	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$417,887	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,005	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$950,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$980,970	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$970,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$980,970	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,388,817	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,403,975	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$10,040	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$87,272	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$87,272	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,033,312	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$425,245	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$608,067	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$49,927	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$42,911	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,016	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$164,152	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$139,858	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,294	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$16,629	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$16,629	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$743,278	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,070,133	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,070,133	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,070,133	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,060,093	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,060,093	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,060,093	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS, THEREFORE, NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES. AT DECEMBER 31, 2014, THE FOLLOWING YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY MAJOR TAX JURISDICTIONS: FEDERAL 2011 - 2013 SOUTH CAROLINA 2011 - 2013	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	J DAVID JAMESON	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT, CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$165,070	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$165,070	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER REVIEWS THEIR ANNUAL AUDIT BEFORE THE 990 IS PREPARED, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD MEMBERS MAY ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE A DISCUSSION CONCERNING THE AUDIT OR TAX RETURN. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 990, THE DOCUMENT IS SIGNED BY THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT/CEO AND FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE PRESIDENT/CEO BY BENCH MARKS AND GOALS SET FORTH BY THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DETERMINE HIS OR HER SALARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL PUBLIC DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MAINTAINED IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE GREATER AIKEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UNDERGOES AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE AUDIT FIRM IS SELECTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO PROVIDES OVERSIGHT FOR THE AUDIT PROCESS.