2011-05-11T12:18:22-05:00 2010-12-31 ANDREWS HOOPER PAVLIK PLC 3333 DEPOSIT DR NE STE 310 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49546 990 2010-01-01 380592500 GRAND RAPIDS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GRAN 6167710300 111 PEARL STREET NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 495032804 RICK BAKER 6167710300 2011-05-09 MICHELLE L DERIDDER 6169426440 2011-05-09 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z RICK BAKER 111 PEARL STREET NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 3003763 false X WWW.GRANDRAPIDS.ORG X 1888 MI MISSION: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST MICHIGAN AND MEMBERS TO CONNECT, GROW, AND SUCCEED. VISION: TO BE THE LEADING BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION IN WEST MICHIGAN BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP, ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT PROMOTES INCLUSION, PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. 29 28 38 560 454118 1532 0 1804227 2247558 29172 12218 852435 743987 2685834 3003763 0 0 1507896 1546996 0 0 1168553 1426558 2676449 2973554 9385 30209 1684169 1733636 903477 886220 780692 847416 X MISSION: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST MICHIGAN AND MEMBERS TO CONNECT, GROW, AND SUCCEED. VISION: TO BE THE LEADING BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION IN WEST MICHIGAN BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP, ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT PROMOTES INCLUSION, PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. false false PUBLIC POLICY AND GOV'T AFFAIRS- IDENTIFY ISSUES OF CONCERN AND WORK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO STIMULATE AREA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES. WE HELD OUR 2ND WEST MICHIGAN POLICY FORUM WITH 600 STATEWIDE BUSINESS LEADERS, 13 CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND OVER 50 ELECTED OFFICIALS PARTICIPATING. THIS FORUM WAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE MOVING THE MICHIGAN ECONOMIC COMPETITIVE AGENDA FORWARD. IT WAS DESIGNED TO HELP MICHIGAN OFFICIALS SET POLICY BEYOND THE ELECTION CYCLE. SPEAKERS INCLUDED BOTH MICHIGAN GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES, WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND MIKE FLEMING, PRESIDENT (SEE SCHEDULE O) OF THE ACCE. IN ADDITION THIS DIVISION HELD 5 BREAKFASTS WITH W. MI. LEGISLATORS AND CHAMBER MEMBERS WITH OVER 462 ATTENDEES. A HEALTH CARE REFORM SUMMIT WAS HELD WITH OVER 200 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE SESSIONS, INFORMATIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE FEDERAL HEALTHCARE REFORM. MEMBER SERVICES- STRENGTHEN THE CHAMBER'S MEMBERSHIP AND IMPROVE SERVICES TO MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MEMBER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND ACTIVATION. DISCOUNT PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS INCLUDED HEALTHCARE, PROPERTY INSURANCE, OFFICE SUPPLIES, WORKERS COMP INSURANCE, PAYROLL SERVICES AND GAS DISCOUNTS. PUBLICATION OF OUR MEMBER DIRECTORY, THE MONTHLY CHAMBER NEWSPAPER AND OUR ENEWS HIGHLIGHT MEMBERS AND OFFER ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES. PROGRAMS AND EVENTS- PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS NETWORKING THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEMBER EVENTS. THE CHAMBER HELD OVER 100 EVENTS WITH OVER 10,000 ATTENDEES TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING EVENTS. A NEW EVENT WAS INTRODUCED THAT COMBINED THREE OF OUR SIGNATURE EVENTS THE EPIC (ENTREPRENEURIAL, PROGRESSIVE, INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE) AWARD WAS CREATED AFTER SURVEYING OUR MEMBERSHIP AND FINDING THAT THEY WOULD PREFER TO SEE FEWER LARGE EVENTS AND MORE SMALL INFORMATION/NETWORKING EVENTS. WE HAD 460 ATTENDEES AND AWARDED FIVE AREA BUSINESSES. OUR ANNUAL ATHENA AWARD HAD 490 ATTENDEES AND GAVE OUT 6 SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN OVER 30 RETURNING TO SCHOOL. WE HELD 23 TRAINING/INFORMATION CLASSES WITH 450 MEMBERS ATTENDING. (SEE SCHEDULE O) MONTHLY NETWORKING EVENTS INCLUDED BUSINESS BEFORE AND AFTER HOURS, BUSINESS EXCHANGE LUNCHEONS AND NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION. CHAMBER COMMITTEES INCLUDE CEO ROUNDTABLE WHICH HAD 28 ROUNDTABLES WITH 322 PARTICIPANTS MEETING MONTHLY TO DISCUSS BUSINESS ISSUES. ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE OUR MEMBERS TO USE OTHER MEMBERS AND HELPS PROMOTE OUR MISSION TO HELP BUSINESSES CONNECT, GROW AND SUCCEED. DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALING RACISM AND THE FACING RACISM WITH OVER 96 MEMBERS GOING THROUGH THESE 10 WEEK OR 2 FULL DAY PROGRAMS. THE MULTIRACIAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONALS GROUP HELD MONTHLY WELCOME LUNCHEONS AS WELL AS A WELCOME RECEPTION FOR SUMMER INTERNS OF COLOR WITH 138 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING. A MAP INTERACTIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY HAS GROWN TO OVER 530 MEMBERS STAYING CONNECTED. THIS YEAR WE WERE ASKED TO GO TO THE SPRINGFIELD, MO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND DELIVER TWO INSTITUTE FOR HEALING RACISM CLASSES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR OWN DIVERSITY PROGRAM. WE ALSO HELD OUR FIRST MINORITY BUSINESS EXPO, PARTNERING WITH THE WEST MICHIGAN HISPANIC CHAMBER TO SHOWCASE AREA MINORITY BUSINESSES. false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 13 0 true 38 true true true false false false false false X 29 28 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X CAROL WHITE 6167710350 111 PEARL ST NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 495032804 JEANNE ENGLEHART 40.00 X X 182621 0 20500 GEORGE AQUINO 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE F BEARD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL BENSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOREEN BOLHUIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF CONNOLLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX DEYONKER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS DOZEMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FREED 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE GAVEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET GOEBEL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA GONZALEZ-CORTES 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS HAAS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEB BAILEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY IRWIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BIRGIT KLOHS 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY KOOIMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JD LOEKS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NELSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD ORTEGA 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD PAPPAS 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDI FROST-PARRISH 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SERNAU 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG SMALL 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER VARGA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN WEISS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT WELLS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY WILLIAMSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MRAZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 182621 20500 1 false true false BLUE CARE NETWORK PO BOX 33608 DETROIT MI 48232 HEALTH INS. 185325 O161 OTTAWA LLC THE WATERS BUILDING 161 OTTAWA NW SUITE 104 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 OFFICE RENTAL 158960 THE GROTENHUIS GROUP 660 CASCADE WEST PARKWAY SE PO BOX 6407 GRAND RAPIDS MI 49516 THIRD PARTY 150728 AMWAY GRAND PLAZA HOTEL 187 MONROE AVE NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503 FACILITY/FOOD 134192 4 TARGETED MARKETING 900099 1143072 1143072 GENERAL DUES 900099 948362 948362 NEW MEMBER DUES 900099 156124 156124 2247558 12218 12218 125231 125231 MARKETING FUNDS 541800 271384 271384 INS BILLING AND MAINTENANCE 524298 130000 130000 CHAMBER NEWS 541800 59507 38399 21108 157865 59544 31626 66695 618756 3003763 2345501 454118 204144 182621 1008346 60348 186812 108869 37056 93078 29425 23238 164424 46435 330193 43930 8323 IBM - BILLING EXPENSES 116000 COMMISSIONS 84207 CN - READERSHIP COSTS 57981 PRINTING 52425 MF - ADVERTISING 52361 287482 2973554 9272 12348 1025523 1088936 182381 163475 90572 90363 671837 565470 140789 106367 235632 272147 1684169 1733636 106055 63732 797422 822488 903477 886220 X 780692 847416 780692 847416 1684169 1733636 30209 36515 X false true true X false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 1185869 50772 50772 47435 3337 false false false false false false false false false false 70026 40098 29928 601811 525372 76439 106367 3003763 2973554 30209 36515 36515 66724 3040278 36515 36515 3003763 3003763 2973554 2973554 2973554 X true true X X X X X false false false JEANNE ENGLEHART 182621 20500 203121 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST MICHIGAN AND MEMBERS TO CONNECT, GROW, AND SUCCEED. VISION: TO BE THE LEADING BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION IN WEST MICHIGAN BY PROVIDING OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIP, ADVOCACY, DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING THAT PROMOTES INCLUSION, PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM 990 ALL LINES LEFT BLANK ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OF THE ACCE. IN ADDITION THIS DIVISION HELD 5 BREAKFASTS WITH W. MI. LEGISLATORS AND CHAMBER MEMBERS WITH OVER 462 ATTENDEES. A HEALTH CARE REFORM SUMMIT WAS HELD WITH OVER 200 MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE SESSIONS, INFORMATIVE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE FEDERAL HEALTHCARE REFORM. THIRD ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C MONTHLY NETWORKING EVENTS INCLUDED BUSINESS BEFORE AND AFTER HOURS, BUSINESS EXCHANGE LUNCHEONS AND NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION. CHAMBER COMMITTEES INCLUDE CEO ROUNDTABLE WHICH HAD 28 ROUNDTABLES WITH 322 PARTICIPANTS MEETING MONTHLY TO DISCUSS BUSINESS ISSUES. ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE OUR MEMBERS TO USE OTHER MEMBERS AND HELPS PROMOTE OUR MISSION TO HELP BUSINESSES CONNECT, GROW AND SUCCEED. ALL OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D DIVERSITY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALING RACISM AND THE FACING RACISM WITH OVER 96 MEMBERS GOING THROUGH THESE 10 WEEK OR 2 FULL DAY PROGRAMS. THE MULTIRACIAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONALS GROUP HELD MONTHLY WELCOME LUNCHEONS AS WELL AS A WELCOME RECEPTION FOR SUMMER INTERNS OF COLOR WITH 138 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING. A MAP INTERACTIVE ONLINE COMMUNITY HAS GROWN TO OVER 530 MEMBERS STAYING CONNECTED. THIS YEAR WE WERE ASKED TO GO TO THE SPRINGFIELD, MO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND DELIVER TWO INSTITUTE FOR HEALING RACISM CLASSES TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR OWN DIVERSITY PROGRAM. WE ALSO HELD OUR FIRST MINORITY BUSINESS EXPO, PARTNERING WITH THE WEST MICHIGAN HISPANIC CHAMBER TO SHOWCASE AREA MINORITY BUSINESSES. RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JEANNE ENGLEHART: GR CH OF COMMERCE LAURIE BEARD: FOUNDERS BANK PRESIDENT PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER JEANNE ENGLEHART: GR CH OF COMMERCE BIRGIT KLOHS: THE RIGHT PLACE, INC. PRESIDENT PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBER ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND CHECKED AGAINST THE SCHEDULE PROVIDED TO THE AUDITORS. ONCE THE CFO AGREES WITH THE RETURN, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER AND ACCEPTED. A DRAFT IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. THE BOARD HAS ALREADY REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEFORE THIS IS SENT. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY YEARLY. THIS IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER. THE PRESIDENT OR BOARD CHAIR HAS THE POWER TO REMOVE ANY BOARD MEMBER FROM VOTING ON AN ISSUE WHERE THERE POSSIBLY COULD BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THAT BOARD MEMBER AND THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED. GENERALLY WE HAVE SEEN BOARD MEMBERS REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE VOTING PROCESS VOLUNTARILY. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) IS THE ONLY EMPLOYEE WITH A REVIEW PROCESS THAT INVOLVES INDEPENDENT PERSONS. A COMMITTEE MADE UP OF THE PAST CHAIRMAN, INCOMING CHAIRMAN AND CURRENT CHAIRMAN WORK WITH AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO SEND OUT A QUESTIONAIRE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THIS QUESTIONAIRE ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AND GOALS ACCOMPLISHED. THE FINDINGS ARE TABULATED BY THE OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR AND PRESENTED TO THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTE THEN MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENT TO DISCUSS THE FINDINGS. THE COMMITTEE THEN MAKES A DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION WITHIN THE BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS COMPARED USING ACCE SALARY SURVEYS, GUIDESTAR, AND LOCAL CEO SALARIES. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED AND RETAINED IN THE PRESIDENT'S PERSONNEL FILE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. GREATER GRAND RAPIDS CHAMBER FOUND 111 PEARL ST NW GRAND RAPIDS MI 495042804 237221790 FUNDING MI 501 11B N/A false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false GRAND RAPIDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FD C 6865 GRAND RAPIDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FD M 42583 GRAND RAPIDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FD N 335323 GRAND RAPIDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FD O 10246