BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: BRAINERD LAKES CHAMBER FOUNDATION (EIN 41-1787694)
Tax period: 2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed: 2015-07-13
IRS object ID: 201531949349300213
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-07-13T08:17:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	411927189	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	B JOHNSON & ASSOC LTD	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	11610 ANDREW ST	AddressLine1
City	BRAINERD	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	56401	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	411787694	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRAINERD LAKES AREA CHAMBERS OF	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	COMMERCE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BRAI	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	P O BOX 356	AddressLine1
City	BRAINERD	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	56401	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MATT KILIAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2015-07-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRISTOPHER B FORD CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00114847	PTIN
Phone	2188293501	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-07-07	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MATT KILIAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 356	AddressLine1
City	BRAINERD	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	56401	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$212,936	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO AREA RESIDENTS	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$233,571	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$212,936	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$233,571	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$212,936	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$116,342	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$66,842	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$41,137	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$149,804	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$157,479	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$216,646	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$76,092	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,710	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$240,535	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$236,825	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$240,535	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$236,825	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO AREA RESIDENTS	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$216,646	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FORUM TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$216,646	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	false	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAULA DAVIS	PersonNm
Phone	2188292838	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 356	AddressLine1
City	BRAINERD	City
State	MN	State
ZIP Code	56401	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KIM ELLINGSON
PAST CHAIR	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADAM REES
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SCOTT KUEHL
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEB MITZEL
TREASURER	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIKE DILLON
CHAIR	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BART TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM HAAKONSON
VICE CHAIR	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CYNTHIA ROGGENKAMP
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERRY MCFARLIN
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS VASECKA
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS QUISBERG
DIRECTOR	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA PAXTON
CEO		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$212,936	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$212,936	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$212,936	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,842	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,842	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,762	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,784	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,944	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,944	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CAREER EXPLORATION DAY PR	$74,556	$74,556
CONSULTANTS AND TRAINERS	$41,670	$41,670
MISCELLANOUES PROGRAM	$17,347	$17,347
SUPPLIES	$1,395	$1,395

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,346	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,346	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$216,646	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$215,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,825	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,500	BOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,825	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,825	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,825	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$240,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,825	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,710	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$157,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$71,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$176,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$233,571	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$212,936	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$851,973	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$157,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$71,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$176,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$233,571	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$212,936	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$851,973	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$851,973	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$851,973	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	1.00000	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND A BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC