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NORTH BROOKLYN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $38K · expenses $187K · assets $517K

EIN
46-1128358
Address
PO BOX 220025, BROOKLYN, NY 11222-0025
Website
https://www.northbrooklynchamber.com
NTEE code
S41
Subsection
501(c)(6)
Ruling year
2013
Cross-check
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Mission

To unite, support, promote, and advocate for Bushwick, Greenpoint, and Williamsburg businesses. Our goal is to positively affect the communitys commercial landscape and help stimulate the local economy in North Brooklyn New York City

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Paul R Samulski President2017-2025 $84,000$203,000 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Kevin M Thompson Treasurer2015-2025 5 $0 reported 4
David Lombino (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 3
Felice Kirby (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 3 $0 reported 4
Josh Cohen (former) OFFICER2015-2019 3 $0 reported 3
Elaine Brodsky (former) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD2015-2019 5 $0 reported 2
Paul Salmuski (former) PRESIDENT2015-2019 10 $0 reported 1
Ken Varga (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Gina J Argento (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Diana Zelvin (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Charley Ryan (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 3
Latishia Seabrook (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Jessica Wertz (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Eric Hall (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
John Ricco (former) DIRECTOR2015-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Ben Waller (former) DIRECTOR2017-2019 3 $0 reported 1
Carolina Roberts (former) OFFICER2015-2018 3 $0 reported 1
Martha Holstein (former) SECRETARY2015-2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul R Samulski President10 $84,000$0$0 $84,0002
Kevin M Thompson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $04
2024 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul R Samulski President10 $84,000$0$0 $84,0002
Kevin M Thompson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $04
2023 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $35K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul R Samulski President10 $35,000$0$0 $35,0002
Kevin M Thompson Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $04
2019 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BRODSKY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD5 $0$0$0 $02
KEVIN THOMPSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL SALMUSKI PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LOMBINO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
KEN VARGA DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GINA J ARGENTO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ZELVIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLEY RYAN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
LATISHIA SEABROOK DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA WERTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC HALL DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN RICCO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
BEN WALLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
FELICE KIRBY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $04
JOSH COHEN OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $03
2018 · 16 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BRODSKY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD5 $0$0$0 $02
KEVIN THOMPSON TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL SALMUSKI PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID LOMBINO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
KEN VARGA DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GINA J ARGENTO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ZELVIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLEY RYAN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
LATISHIA SEABROOK DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA WERTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC HALL DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN RICCO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
BEN WALLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
FELICE KIRBY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $04
JOSH COHEN OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $03
CAROLINA ROBERTS OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 17 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BRODSKY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD5 $0$0$0 $02
MARTHA HOLSTEIN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN THOMPSON TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $04
DAVID LOMBINO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
KEN VARGA DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GINA J ARGENTO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ZELVIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLEY RYAN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
LATISHIA SEABROOK DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA WERTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC HALL DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN RICCO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
BEN WALLER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
FELICE KIRBY DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $04
PAUL SAMULSKI PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $02
JOSH COHEN OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $03
CAROLINA ROBERTS OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 15 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELAINE BRODSKY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD5 $0$0$0 $02
MARTHA HOLSTEIN SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
KEVIN THOMPSON TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $04
DAVID LOMBINO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
KEN VARGA DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
GINA J ARGENTO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
DIANA ZELVIN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLEY RYAN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $03
LATISHIA SEABROOK DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JESSICA WERTZ DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC HALL DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN RICCO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SALMUSKI OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $01
JOSH COHEN OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $03
CAROLINA ROBERTS OFFICER3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,397$186,817 $516,997$516,997 $20,847$0 $84,0000-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,351$148,324 $633,742$633,742 $26,620$0 $84,0000-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$788,578$58,570 $730,715$730,715 $781,830$0 $35,0000-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,572$69,524 $22,350$22,350 $63,572$0 $00-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,041$114,101 $28,302$28,302 $59,111$44,930 $3,1550-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$165,060$161,125 $38,362$38,362 $55,060$110,000 $01-
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$224,130$215,846 $22,840$22,840 $62,010$162,069 $72,3083-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $311,674 in all, tax years 2014 to 2015. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2014-2015 2$311,674 2015$201,605
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Who funds organizations like this

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $186,817 spent · pay $84,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,000$84,000-- 45.0%
Other (as described)Live Local Program $51,312$51,312-- 27.5%
Other (as described)Contract Services $24,002$24,002-- 12.8%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $10,492-$10,492- 5.6%
Other (as described)Rent, Parking, Utilities $9,700-$9,700- 5.2%
All other expenses $4,074-$4,074- 2.2%
Insurance $1,924-$1,924- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $1,313-$1,313- 0.7%
Total$186,817100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $148,324 spent · pay $84,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $84,000$84,000-- 56.6%
Other (as described)Contract Services $26,625$26,400$225- 18.0%
Other (as described)Live Local Program $16,682$16,682-- 11.2%
Other (as described)Rent, Parking, Utilities $14,400-$14,400- 9.7%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $4,814-$4,814- 3.2%
Insurance $1,798-$1,798- 1.2%
All other expenses $5-$5- 0.0%
Total$148,324100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $58,570 spent · pay $35,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,000-$35,000- 59.8%
Other (as described)Contract Services $8,400-$8,400- 14.3%
Other (as described)Other Business Expenses $5,055-$5,055- 8.6%
Other (as described)Rent, Parking, Utilities $3,600-$3,600- 6.1%
Advertising and promotion $2,574-$2,574- 4.4%
Insurance $1,777-$1,777- 3.0%
Office expenses $1,407-$1,407- 2.4%
All other expenses $479-$479- 0.8%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $278-$278- 0.5%
Total$58,570100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $69,524 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $15,670
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DUES TO BK CHAMBER $26,300-$26,300- 37.8%
Fees: management $18,250$18,250-- 26.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $15,670$15,670-- 22.5%
Advertising and promotion $2,619-$2,619- 3.8%
Insurance $2,315-$2,315- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $2,102$302$1,800- 3.0%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $1,658-$1,658- 2.4%
Office expenses $557-$557- 0.8%
All other expenses $50-$50- 0.1%
Travel $3--- 0.0%
Total$69,524100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $114,101 spent · pay $5,140 · grants $0 · events $12,912
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CYL PROG EXP $46,490$46,490-- 40.7%
Other (as described)DUES TO BK CHAMBER $24,900-$24,900- 21.8%
Fees: management $18,250$18,250-- 16.0%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $12,912$12,912-- 11.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $3,155$3,155-- 2.8%
Insurance $2,156-$2,156- 1.9%
Payroll taxes $1,985$1,985-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $1,753$491$1,262- 1.5%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $975-$975- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $901-$901- 0.8%
Office expenses $499-$499- 0.4%
All other expenses $75-$75- 0.1%
Fees: legal $50$50-- 0.0%
Total$114,101100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $161,125 spent · pay $65,882 · grants $0 · events $6,710
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $40,617$40,617-- 25.2%
Other (as described)CYL PROG EXP $32,294$32,294-- 20.0%
Payroll taxes $25,265$25,265-- 15.7%
Other (as described)DUES TO BK CHAMBER $18,675-$18,675- 11.6%
Fees: management $14,535$14,535-- 9.0%
Occupancy $9,850-$9,850- 6.1%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $6,710$6,710-- 4.2%
Fees: accounting $3,531$1,731$1,800- 2.2%
Office expenses $2,923-$2,923- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,578-$2,578- 1.6%
Insurance $1,364-$1,364- 0.8%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $1,098-$1,098- 0.7%
Fees: legal $825$825-- 0.5%
Travel $485$485-- 0.3%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $300$300-- 0.2%
All other expenses $75-$75- 0.0%
Total$161,125100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $215,846 spent · pay $78,790 · grants $0 · events $7,413
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $99,620-$99,620- 46.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $72,308-$72,308- 33.5%
Other (as described)DUES TO BK CHAMBER $7,500-$7,500- 3.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT EXPENSE $7,413$7,413-- 3.4%
Payroll taxes $6,482-$6,482- 3.0%
Occupancy $5,730-$5,730- 2.7%
Office expenses $4,767-$4,767- 2.2%
Advertising and promotion $4,328-$4,328- 2.0%
Insurance $4,158-$4,158- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $1,372-$1,372- 0.6%
All other expenses $723$723-- 0.3%
Travel $485$485-- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK SERVICE CHARGES $462-$462- 0.2%
Payments to affiliates $415-$415- 0.2%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXP $83-$85- 0.0%
Total$215,846100%

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