COLUMBIA CTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: COLUMBIA CTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 02-0656710)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-23
IRS object ID: 201311439349300401
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-23T06:34:02-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	581107697	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SEROTTA MADDOCKS EVANS & CO CPAS	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	701 GREENE STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1
City	AUGUSTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30901	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020656710	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COLUMBIA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	COLU	NameControl
Phone	7066510018	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 BUSINESS BLVD	AddressLine1
City	EVANS	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30809	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TAMMY SHEPHERD	Name
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO	Title
Phone	7066510018	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-09	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RICK L EVANS	Name
PTIN	P00011384	PTIN
Phone	7067225337	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-08	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	TAMMY SHEPHERD	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 BUSINESS BLVD	AddressLine1
City	EVANS	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30809	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	589441	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.COLUMBIACOUNTYCHAMBER.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2005	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	GA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	22	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	22	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	23	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	224014	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	372003	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	286066	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	208812	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	3094	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1803	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	6823	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	513174	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	589441	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	227908	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	277981	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	223256	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	209056	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	451164	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	487037	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	62010	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	102404	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	400978	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	503381	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	400978	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	503381	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	487037	Expense
Description	TO EDUCATE THROUGH EXPERIENCE AND TO MOTIVATE YOUNG LEADERS AND ENABLE THEM TO TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND THE TOOLS TO INFLUENCE A POSITIVE AND PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY. TO BE THE VOICE OF BUSINESS, WORKING TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY AND A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE BUSINESS BREAKFAST MEETINGS, LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST, RIBBON CUTTINGS, VARIOUS FORUMS AND EXPOS AND AFTER BUSINESS HOUR EVENTS TO HELP PROMOTE BUSINESS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	487037	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	0	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	22	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	22	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	0	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	7066510018	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4424 EVANS TO LOCKS RD	AddressLine1
City	EVANS	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30809	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (24 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
DAVID DUNCAN
CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
YVONNE MEEKS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
CHRIS MCLAUGHLIN
CHAIR ELECT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
RICK CRAWFORD
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
DEBBY KALLIOKOSKI
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JULIA HEYMAN
PROGRAM CHAIR	1.00	X		0	0	0
KELLIE JOHNSON
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR	1.00	X		0	0	0
BARRY BARTH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
TOM BLANCHARD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
ANGI BROCK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
CANDICE DERMODY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
BECKY FLICKINGER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
JASON GOLDBERG
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
STEPHEN KENDRICK JR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
RICH KISNER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
DON LAWRENCE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHELLE PIPER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
KEN SHAH
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISTINE SIMMONS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
STEPHAN SWAFFORD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
KAREN SWIM
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
GREG VAN BLADEL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
TOM WERNER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS	1.00	X		0	0	0
TAMMY SHEPHERD
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00		X	73897	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	73897	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	372003	MembershipDues
Total Contributions	372003	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EVENT INCOME	999999	149059	149059
SPONSORSHIPS	999999	59753	59753

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	208812	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1803	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,803	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Business Code	999999	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	6823	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6823	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	6823	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	589441	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	215635	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,803	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	217992	Total
Program Services	217992	ProgramServices

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8205	Total
Program Services	8205	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28428	Total
Program Services	28428	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23356	Total
Program Services	23356	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6025	Total
Program Services	6025	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	580	Total
Program Services	580	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5856	Total
Program Services	5856	ProgramServices

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4174	Total
Program Services	4174	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44727	Total
Program Services	44727	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1135	Total
Program Services	1135	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3446	Total
Program Services	3446	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
PROGRAM EXPENSES	124710	124710
MOVING EXPENSE	7888	7888
BANK CHARGES	3512	3512
TELEPHONE	2812	2812

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4191	Total
Program Services	4191	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	487037	Total
Program Services	487037	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	400978	BOY
EOY	479356	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	25160	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1135	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	24025	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	400978	BOY
EOY	503381	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	400978	BOY
EOY	503381	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	400978	BOY
EOY	503381	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	400978	BOY
EOY	503381	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	102404	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	25160	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1135	Depreciation
Book Value	24025	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	24025	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ALL SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GEORGIA OPEN RECORDS ACT AND GEORGIA SUNSHINE LAWS.