FINGER LAKES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: FINGER LAKES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (EIN 16-0446878)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201323199349302792
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T09:07:30-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BAILEY CARR CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2565 BRIGHTON-HENRIETTA TOWNLINE RO	AddressLine1
City	ROCHESTER	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14623	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	160446878	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GENEVA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCEINC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GENE	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 587	AddressLine1
City	GENEVA	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14456	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DONNA ISAACS	Name
Title	INTERIM PRESIDENT	Title
Date Signed	2013-11-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ALYSON ORR	Name
Phone	5852729870	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-13	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)
Gross Receipts	225496	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1982	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO USE THE PASSION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE STRENGTHS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL BUSINESSES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	16	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	6	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1500	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	21500	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	296974	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	209144	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	532	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-9816	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	56613	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-39449	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	355619	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	181379	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	193862	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	159017	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	58470	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	113137	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	252332	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	272154	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	103287	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-90775	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	116539	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	68956	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	878	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	75182	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	115661	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-6226	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO USE THE PASSION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE STRENGTHS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL BUSINESSES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	172134	Expense
Description	THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTES GOODWILL, TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE GENEVA, NEW YORK AREA.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTES GOODWILL, TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE GENEVA, NEW YORK AREA.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	172134	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	6	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	16	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JAMES E CHENEY CPA	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3155488017	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 ONTARIO STREET	AddressLine1
City	PHELPS	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	14532	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
KELLY MITTIGA
PAST CHAIRPE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
ALAN BISHOP
CHAIRPERSON	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MARY WALSH BOATFIELD
FIRST VICE C	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
BOB SCHICK
PAST CHAIRPE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
PETER POLINAK
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JESSICA BACHER
VC TOURISM D	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
LORRAINE BARRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL BRIGGS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DICK CONOYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES HISERODT
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LEWIS IRVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN KNIFLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
SCOTT OSBORN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LISA TOOLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID GAGE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL RUSINKO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
TRINA NEWTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
LAURA PEDERSEN
VC AGRICULTU	1.00		X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	21500	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	21500	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
DUES	128901	128901
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES	30816	30816
TOURISM INCOME	30606	30606
MGMT INCOME	17447	17447
OTHER INCOME	1374	1374

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	209144	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	714	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	714	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	10530	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-10530	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-10530	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-10530	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	81306	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	33587	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	47719	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	LOSS ON DISPOSITION OF SUBSID	Description
Total Revenue Column	-87168	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-87168	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	-87168	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	181379	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	112160	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	139171	Total
Program Services	80671	ProgramServices
Management And General	58500	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1673	Total
Program Services	1673	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10845	Total
Program Services	10845	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7328	Total
Program Services	7328	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13857	Total
Program Services	6929	ProgramServices
Management And General	6928	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3674	Total
Program Services	2756	ProgramServices
Management And General	918	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10399	Total
Program Services	3652	ProgramServices
Management And General	6747	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1517	Total
Program Services	607	ProgramServices
Management And General	910	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4200	Total
Management And General	4200	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1654	Total
Program Services	1654	ProgramServices

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3228	Total
Program Services	3228	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3673	Total
Program Services	919	ProgramServices
Management And General	2756	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	-2	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15192	Total
Program Services	7596	ProgramServices
Management And General	7596	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
TOURISM EXPENSES	21131	21131
LEADERSHIP GENEVA EXPENSE	13849	13849
EQUIPMENT LEASE / SERVICE	7853	1873	5980
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	3576	1430	2146

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9334	Total
Program Services	5993	ProgramServices
Management And General	3341	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	272154	Total
Program Services	172134	ProgramServices
Management And General	100020	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	61844	BOY
EOY	68464	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	54921	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	54429	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14695	BOY
EOY	492	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40000	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	116539	BOY
EOY	68956	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	579	BOY
EOY	429	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	58546	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	299	BOY
EOY	16207	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	878	BOY
EOY	75182	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115661	BOY
EOY	-6226	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115661	BOY
EOY	-6226	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	116539	BOY
EOY	68956	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-90775	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-31112	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	54921	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	54429	Depreciation
Book Value	492	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	492	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
DUE TO PAST DIRECTOR	$15,600
MEMBER REFUNDS PAYABLE	$607

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	16207	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	ATHENA DINNER	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	27255	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	27255	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	8446	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	3201	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	ANNUAL DINNER	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	22110	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	22110	GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	8698	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	936	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	2	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	31941	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	31941	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events	103	FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	12203	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	81306	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	81306	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	17247	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	16340	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	33587	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	47719	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONTINUOUSLY PROMOTES GOODWILL, TOURISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE GENEVA, NEW YORK AREA.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE ON DEMAND.
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	DISSOLUTION OF SUBSIDIARY