FINGER LAKES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: FINGER LAKES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (EIN 16-0446878)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-06
IRS object ID: 201203119349301500
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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	2012-11-06T13:47:45-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	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	2011-01-01	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	SPIKE HERZIG	Name
Title	INTERIM PRESIDENT	Title
Date Signed	2012-10-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHRISTOPHER M BAILEY	Name
Phone	5852729870	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-06	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	389596	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	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	2547	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1500	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1500	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	282243	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	296974	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	532	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	68937	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	56613	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	352680	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	355619	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	223591	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	193862	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	127186	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	58470	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	350777	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	252332	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1903	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	103287	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	261857	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	116539	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	249483	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	878	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	12374	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	115661	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	115144	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)
Expense	179	Expense
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 Of Other Program Service Exp	179	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	115323	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	true	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
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
SPIKE HERZIG
VC TOURISM D	2.00	X	X	38800	0	0
KELLY MITTIGA
CHAIRPERSON	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
ALAN BISHOP
FIRST VICE C	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
MARY WALSH BOATFIELD
SECOND VICE	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
BOB SCHICK
PAST CHAIRPE	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
PETER POLINAK
TREASURER	5.00	X	X	0	0	0
LORRAINE BARRY
	2.00	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL BRIGGS
	2.00	X		0	0	0
DICK CONOYER
	2.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES HISERODT
	2.00	X		0	0	0
LEWIS IRVIN
	2.00	X		0	0	0
VICTOR NELSON
	2.00	X		0	0	0
SCOTT OSBORN
	2.00	X		0	0	0
LISA TOOLE
	2.00	X		0	0	0
JAMES VEDORA
	2.00	X		0	0	0
DR ROBERT YOUNG
	2.00	X		0	0	0
LAURA PEDERSEN
VC AGRICULTU	2.00		X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	38800	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	1500	GovernmentGrants
Total Contributions	1500	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
DUES	153666	153666
MGMT INCOME - GCBP	72630	72630
PROGRAM EVENTS	25552	25552
TOURISM INCOME	22796	22796
MGMT INCOME - WINE ALLIANCE	17000	17000

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5330	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5330	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	296974	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	532	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	532	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	88043	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	33977	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	54066	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ADVERTISING INCOME	Description
Business Code	541800	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	2547	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	2547	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2547	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	355619	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	297506	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	2547	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	163323	Total
Program Services	92266	ProgramServices
Management And General	71057	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2050	Total
Program Services	718	ProgramServices
Management And General	1332	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16000	Total
Program Services	12800	ProgramServices
Management And General	3200	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12489	Total
Program Services	7056	ProgramServices
Management And General	5433	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	612	Total
Program Services	306	ProgramServices
Management And General	306	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44150	Total
Program Services	22075	ProgramServices
Management And General	22075	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3238	Total
Program Services	2429	ProgramServices
Management And General	809	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23357	Total
Program Services	8835	ProgramServices
Management And General	14522	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2062	Total
Program Services	825	ProgramServices
Management And General	1237	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5878	Total
Management And General	5878	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2791	Total
Program Services	2791	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4957	Total
Program Services	4957	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6938	Total
Program Services	3469	ProgramServices
Management And General	3469	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
TOURISM EXPENSES	21535	21535
LEADERSHIP GENEVA EXPENSE	17083	17083
JANITORIAL EXPENSE	3325	1330	1995
WORKSHOPS	2998	2998

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	-80454	Total
Program Services	-86150	ProgramServices
Management And General	5696	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	252332	Total
Program Services	115323	ProgramServices
Management And General	137009	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	203102	BOY
EOY	61844	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	214401	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	199706	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18755	BOY
EOY	14695	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40000	BOY
EOY	40000	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	261857	BOY
EOY	116539	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	579	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	249483	BOY
EOY	299	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	249483	BOY
EOY	878	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12374	BOY
EOY	115661	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12374	BOY
EOY	115661	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	261857	BOY
EOY	116539	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	103287	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	214401	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	199706	Depreciation
Book Value	14695	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	14695	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY	Description
Book Value	40000	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	40000	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
MEMBER REFUNDS PAYABLE	$299
DUE TO AFFILIATE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	299	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	ANNUAL DINNER	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	33396	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	33396	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	6860	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	625	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	ATHENA DINNER	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	27077	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	27077	GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2	12615	FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	2	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	27570	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	27570	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	13877	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	88043	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	88043	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	19475	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	14502	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	33977	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	54066	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 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