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BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & AGRICULTURE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & AGRICULTURE (EIN 74-0502774)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-08-15
IRS object ID
201302279349301930
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-08-15T11:13:33-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALLEN & ALLEN CPASBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11717 8TH STREETAddressLine1
CityBAY CITYCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77414ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN740502774EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAY CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBAYCNameControl
Phone9792458333Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 768AddressLine1
CityBAY CITYCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code774040768ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMITCH THAMESName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone9792458333Phone
Date Signed2013-08-14DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

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NameTERRENCE D ALLEN CPAName
Phone9792451666Phone
Date Prepared2013-08-14DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonMITCH THAMESNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 768AddressLine1
CityBAY CITYCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code774040768ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts294730GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteHTTP://BAYCITYCHAMBER.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1919YearFormation
State Legal DomicileTXStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE BAY CITY BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE OR EXPAND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BAY CITY.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body18NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members18NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees6TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers75TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year126105ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year121000ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year121643ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY120339ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year2640InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year1913InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year40721OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year26930OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year291109TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year270182TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year164048SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year168157SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year100104OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year86845OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year264152TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year255002TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year26957RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY15180RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY314651TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY337788TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY5800TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY11814TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY308851NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY325974NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE BAY CITY BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE CULTURAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE OR EXPAND THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BAY CITY.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense138824Expense
DescriptionCHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROMOTING TOURISM AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN BAY CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.Description
Total Program Service Expense138824TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3falseDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquiptrueReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiestrueFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10965NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees6NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members18NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members18NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MemberstrueElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonsfalseAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementfalseRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonIRENE SIMMONSNamePerson
Telephone Number9792458333TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1BAY CITY CIVIC CENTERAddressLine1
Address Line2HWY 35 WAddressLine2
CityBAY CITYCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77414ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
RICK JOHNSON
CHAIRMAN1.00XX000
TERRY FARRAR
TREASURER1.00XX000
BUDDY ELLER
CHAIR-ELECT1.00XX000
TAMI SAVAGE
IM. PAST CHR1.00X000
WIL DUNCAN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ALICA LOWERY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
SHELLY STORY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MARIA CHILDERS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
EUGENE DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JANET HICKL
DIRECTOR1.00X000
PASQUAL MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR1.00X000
CHRISTELLA RODRIGUEZ
DIRECTOR1.00X000
BARBARA STEWART
DIRECTOR1.00X000
STEVE SMITH
DIRECTOR1.00X000
KELSEY KRUEGER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
DAVID LEESE
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JANISSA PILGREEN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MICHAEL WOBSER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants121000GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions121000TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES - BAY CITY7897278972
ANNUAL BANQUET1637016370
PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS76037603
OTHER REVENUE45684568
DIRECTORY42514251

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Total Revenue Column8575TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income8575RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
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Total Program Service Revenue120339TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column1913TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$1,913ExclusionAmount
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Gross Income Fundraising Events51478GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses24548FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Total Revenue Column26930TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column270182TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income120339RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$1,913ExclusionAmount

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Total101326Total
Program Services46610ProgramServices
Management And General54716ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total48217Total
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total6369Total
Program Services2930ProgramServices
Management And General3439ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total12245Total
Program Services5633ProgramServices
Management And General6612ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total9514Total
Management And General9514ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total1836Total
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Management And General991ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total879Total
Program Services879ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total9933Total
Program Services4569ProgramServices
Management And General5364ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total2600Total
Program Services1196ProgramServices
Management And General1404ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

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Total5733Total
Program Services2637ProgramServices
Management And General3096ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total8866Total
Program Services7492ProgramServices
Management And General1374ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

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Total4610Total
Program Services2121ProgramServices
Management And General2489ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServices
TELEPHONE EXPENSE1033010330
ANNUAL BANQUET1012310123
MATAGORDA COUNTY CVB EXP97669766
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS26072607

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total10048Total
Program Services8906ProgramServices
Management And General1142ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total255002Total
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Management And General116178ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY24119BOY
EOY72889EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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BOY288442BOY
EOY262809EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis2280LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec190LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY2090BOY
EOY2090EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY314651BOY
EOY337788EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY5800BOY
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

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EOY5000EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY5800BOY
EOY11814EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY308851BOY
EOY325974EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY308851BOY
EOY325974EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY314651BOY
EOY337788EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses15180ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes1943ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis2280InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation190Depreciation
Book Value2090BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings2090TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Name Of Event1MARKET DAYSNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event133321GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event133321GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event113960OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2GOLF TOURNAMENTNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event26000GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event26000GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event24080OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total39321GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events39321GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events18040OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events18040DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary21281NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITSFORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES 75 VOLUNTEERS SERVE ON A PART-TIME BASIS HELPING ORGANIZE MARKET DAYS, ANNUAL BANQUET, OAK TREE SALE AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES THE POLICIES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS. ANNUALLY, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ORGANIZATION ELECTS SIX (6) DIRECTORS TO REPLACE THOSE WHOSE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED. VACANCIES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AMONG THE OFFICERS SHALL BE FILLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY A MAJORITY VOTE, SUCH APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THE DIRECTORS REPLACED.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COPIES OF THEIR ORGANIZAING DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS. THESE COPIES ARE AVAILABLE BY WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE MAILING ADDRESS SHOWN ON PAGE 1 OF FORM 990 OR IN PERSON AT THE OFFICES OF THE CHAMBER AT THE BAY CITY CIVIC CENTER.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9MATAGORDA AREA CHAMBER-CASH 1,943