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

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Organization
GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 31-4152950)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-11
IRS object ID
201523159349301157
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-11T09:43:08-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN314419361PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN GERLACH & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line137 W BROAD ST STE 530AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN314152950EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6142256917PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 SOUTH FRONT ST NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL E DALBYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6142256917PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTJ CONGER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00068140PTIN
Phone6142242164PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COLUMBUS CHAMBERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHAEL E DALBYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 SOUTH FRONT ST NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,280,399GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.COLUMBUS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1884FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body31VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee35TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers45TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$133,122TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$285NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$731,742PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$681,535CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,139,775PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,038,745CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$27,393PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,928CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$595,526PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$528,820CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,494,436PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,256,028CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$300PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,900CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,115,441PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,136,962CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,543,820PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,290,119CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,659,561PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,429,981CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$165,125PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$173,953CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,266,741TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,767,496TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,281,627TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,955,569TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,985,114NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,811,927NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOUR MISSION IS TO LEAD AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE GREATER COLUMBUS COMMUNITY. WE WILL ACHIEVE THAT MISSION THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT BENEFIT OUR MEMBERS AND ATTRACT NEW INVESTMENT TO THE COLUMBUS REGION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - INITIATES PROGRAMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF THE GREATER COLUMBUS ECONOMY WHICH INCLUDES INITIATIVES IN TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION, MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGY, AND SMALL & MINORITY BUSINESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUCATION - STIMULATES EDUCATION EXCELLENCE; ENCOURAGES DISCUSSION AND DEBATE OF EDUCATIONAL ISSUES BETWEEN BUSINESSES, EDUCATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND ENSURES THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS A PREDOMINANT PUBLIC CONCERN.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee35EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members31GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRISTIN COBURN SECRETARY OF THE BOARDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6142256936PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 SOUTH FRONT ST STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (35 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MICHAEL E DALBY
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$204,095$0$20,901
JOHN MCEWAN
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/TRUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN X TIERNEY
CHAIR-ELECT/TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA INGWERSEN
PAST-CHAIR/TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIN COBURN
SECRETARY/TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA M BACHMANN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON CALHOUN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL DEASCENTIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER R FISCHER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI L HILL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA INGRAM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN WORTH
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS CULLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE KERR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARLA KING
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES E KUNK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LOWE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE LYTTLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R PARKER MACDONELL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LONNIE MILES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT DIECK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY R OVERMYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM PORTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ABIGAIL PRINGLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RESTREPO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF SOPP
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM SPRINGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH STEVENS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATIE WOLFE LLOYD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VINSON YATES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS ANDERSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL HARTLEY
VP-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS40.00Yes (X)$112,405$0$4,138
SHAUN FRECSKA THRU 51714
VP-MEMBERSHIP SERVICES40.00Yes (X)$45,114$0$3,814
MICHELLE BRETSCHER
VP-MARKETING & COMMUNICATI40.00Yes (X)$77,341$0$17,234
JUNG WON KIM
DIRECTOR, RESEARCH40.00$128,613$0$9,419Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$567,568TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$55,506TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111050 LAKE UNDERHILL RDAddressLine1Txt
CityORLANDOCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32825ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesFEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$121,958CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$147,356GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$534,179AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$681,535TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES & RELA900099$1,529,725$1,529,725
ANNUAL MEETING & MEMBE900099$487,953$487,953
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME900099$21,067$21,067
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,038,745TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,928TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,928ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$90,661RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$24,371RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$66,290RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,290TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$66,290ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
SHARED SERVICES - REIM900099$329,408$329,408
ANTHEM524298$65,000$65,000
OTHER COMMISSIONS541900$45,261$45,261

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,861TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$22,861UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$462,530OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,256,028TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,038,745RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$133,122UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$402,626ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,900TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$485,044TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,306,420TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,334TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,215TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$178,949TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,515TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,420TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,030TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,101TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,220TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,471TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$272,998TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,158TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
INDEPENDENT SERVICES$334,904
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$27,421
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$21,868

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,429,981TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,450,115BOYAmt
EOY$1,818,331EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,433BOYAmt
EOY$6,616EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,465BOYAmt
EOY$708,184EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$593,046BOYAmt
EOY$428,307EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,264BOYAmt
EOY$37,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,876,547LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,242,069LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$802,600BOYAmt
EOY$634,478EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,850BOYAmt
EOY$121,632EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,948BOYAmt
EOY$12,948EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,266,741BOYAmt
EOY$3,767,496EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,056BOYAmt
EOY$89,772EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$382,291BOYAmt
EOY$1,192,712EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$387,647BOYAmt
EOY$303,109EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,633BOYAmt
EOY$369,976EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,281,627BOYAmt
EOY$1,955,569EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,985,114BOYAmt
EOY$1,811,927EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,985,114BOYAmt
EOY$1,811,927EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,266,741BOYAmt
EOY$3,767,496EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$173,953ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$513NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$253OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$1,529,725DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$59,059NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$59,059NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$128,723AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$69,664TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,074,183OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$677,863DepreciationAmt
Book Value$396,320BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$700,218OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$474,849DepreciationAmt
Book Value$225,369BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$102,146OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$89,357DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,789BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$634,478TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$123,550
DEFERRED RENT CREDIT$246,426
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$369,976TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,415,010TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$513NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$133,835DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$24,634OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$158,982RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,256,028RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,256,028TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,588,136TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$133,835DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$24,371OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$158,206ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,429,930ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$51OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$51ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,429,981TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE CHAMBER DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE CHAMBER IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2011.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 6B 24,371. BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE ON PASS-THROUGH 253. REVENUE ADJUSTMENT DUE TO CONSOLIDATION WITH RELATED ENTITY 10.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENT EXPENSE REPORTED ON PAGE 9, LINE 6B 24,371.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSE ADJUSTMENT DUE TO CONSOLIDATION WITH RELATED ENTITY 51.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL E DALBYPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$196,895BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$7,200OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,216DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$14,685NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$224,996TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE COLUMBUS CHAMBER PROVIDES CONNECTIONS,RESOURCES AND SOLUTIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES THRIVE. LEVERAGING A CUSTOMIZED, CONSULTATIVE APPROACH TO SUPPORT MEMBERS THAT RANGE FROM SMALL BUSINESS TO FORTUNE 500 ENTERPRISES, THE COLUMBUS CHAMBER IS HELPING TO GROW THE COLUMBUS REGION ECONOMY ONE BUSINESS AT A TIME.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CHAMBER BOARD FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHERE IS AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND SIGNAGE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD APPROVES CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO SALARY STRUCTURE. THIS IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA AND THE DECISION IS ACKNOWLEDGED ACCORDINGLY. THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS. REGARDING OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION, THE PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEWS ANY PROPOSED CHANGES WITH THE BOARD CHAIRMAN. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET WAGE INCREASE, IF ANY, IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND VIA ANOTHER'S WEBSITE, WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE ON PASS-THROUGH 253.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE CHAMBER BOARD HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE MADEUP OF VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS WHO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND, WHEN APPLICABLE, THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS REMAINS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6: VOLUNTEERS CONSIST OF PART-TIME INTERNS WHOASSIST IN THE AREAS OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, MARKETING, WORKFORCE, AND RESEARCH. AMBASSADORS WHO VOLUNTEER TO ASSIST AT THE CHAMBER'S EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART V, LINES 2A & 2B: THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH APROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO), SEQUENT, INC., TO PROVIDE PAYROLL AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES. THE PEO IS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR THE EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR 2014, 35 FORMS W-2 WERE ISSUED AND ALL REQUIRED FEDERAL PAYROLL TAX RETURNS WERE FILED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHAMBER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1150 SOUTH FRONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311609915EIN
Primary ActivitiesCHARITABLE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CHAMBER FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$100InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASH PAYMENTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt