GREATER PORT ARTHUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: GREATER PORT ARTHUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 74-0840940)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-05-14
IRS object ID: 201241359349301404
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-05-14T09:02:16-05:00	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	BRAMMER BEGNAUD & LATTIMORE	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3240 CENTRAL MALL DR	AddressLine1
City	PORT ARTHUR	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	776428037	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	740840940	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GREATER PORT ARTHUR CHAMBER OF	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	COMMERCE	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	GREA	NameControl
Phone	4099631107	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4749 TWIN CITY HWY	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 300N	AddressLine2
City	PORT ARTHUR	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77642	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM MCCOY	Name
Title	PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	4099631107	Phone
Date Signed	2012-05-09	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID L LATTIMORE	Name
Phone	4099831669	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-05-14	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

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	471262	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.PORTARTHURTEXAS.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Activity Or Mission Description	COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	27	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	27	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	8	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	330594	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	309942	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	14391	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-66659	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	3470	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	4433	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	348455	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	247716	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	175974	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	197651	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	152770	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	145910	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	328744	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	343561	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	19711	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-95845	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	650501	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	432454	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	188808	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	8023	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	461693	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	424431	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	25767	Expense
Description	COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REVENUE 107,283.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	28710	Expense
Description	COMMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REVENUE 65,658	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION REVENUE 0.00	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	54477	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	false	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	false	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	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	8	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	27	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	27	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	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	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	WILLIAM MCCOY	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4099631107	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4749 TWIN CITY HWY SUITE 300	AddressLine1
City	PORT ARTHUR	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	77642	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (28 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	OfficerOfficer
RAY THOMPSON
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
RON ARCENEAUX
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
AB BERNARD
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
TOM BURGER
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
MARK BRITTAIN
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
TONY BROUSSARD
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
STEVE NGUYEN
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
HOLLY HINDS
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
MARIAN RUIZ
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
NANCY WORTHINGTON
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
DEBORAH PARKER
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
BARBARA PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
SARAH PECK-PEARSON
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
JEFF HAYES
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
TOM HENRY
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
MIKE ROEBUCK
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
BECKY TSCHIRHART
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
RICK STROUSE
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
DAYLAN TURNER
DIRECTOR	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM MCCOY
PRES/EXC DIR		32198	0	0	40.00	X
MARY A REID
PRES/EXEC DI		17007	0	0	40.00	X
CLARK COLVIN
CHAIRMAN		0	0	0		X
IKE AKBARI
CHAIRMAN ELE		0	0	0		X
CONRAD COOPER
VICE-CHAIR		0	0	0		X
BRENDA BROUSSARD
TREASURER		0	0	0		X
MITCH OSBORNE
MEMBER AT LG		0	0	0		X
PAUL CHARGOIS
MEMBER AT LG		0	0	0		X
WAYNE MOORE
PAST CHAIRMA		0	0	0		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	49205	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES	137001	137001
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	107283	107283
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT	65658	65658

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	309942	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5760	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5760	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	151127	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	223546	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-72419	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-72419	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-72419	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	4433	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	4433	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	4433	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	247716	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	247716	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32198	Total
Management And General	32198	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131738	Total
Management And General	131738	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16749	Total
Management And General	16749	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16966	Total
Management And General	16966	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6600	Total
Management And General	6600	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29346	Total
Management And General	29346	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10173	Total
Management And General	10173	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1554	Total
Management And General	1554	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMEN	28710	28710
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT	25767	25767
BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, & ME	5567		5567
INSURANCE	4447		4447

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	33746	Total
Management And General	33746	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	343561	Total
Program Services	54477	ProgramServices
Management And General	289084	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	93153	BOY
EOY	52796	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107704	BOY
EOY	103233	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	19095	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	633	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	13348	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	9061	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	220694	BOY
EOY	4287	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	228950	BOY
EOY	252410	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	650501	BOY
EOY	432454	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4785	BOY
EOY	8023	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	184023	BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	188808	BOY
EOY	8023	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	461693	BOY
EOY	424431	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	461693	BOY
EOY	424431	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	650501	BOY
EOY	432454	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-95845	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	58583	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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	13348	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	9061	Depreciation
Book Value	4287	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	4287	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	EDWARD JONES INVEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OWNER DIRECTOR INVESTMENT BROKER
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MUST BE APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.