2018-11-15T18:38:03-06:00 2017-12-31 MICHAEL BERRY CPA PO BOX 5045 CULVER CITY CA 90230 990 2017-01-01 950662765 CULVER CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CULV 3102873850 6000 SEPULVEDA BLVD NO 1260 CULVER CITY CA 902306425 COLIN DIAZ PRESIDENT 3102873850 2018-11-15 1 MICHAEL BERRY P00179412 3107454027 X 23.241.196.243 2018-11-15 18:36:51 PS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 F0D1D7F3213C11ECE9BDE5D4E232E99CC46FDEA6 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z COLIN DIAZ 6000 SEPULVEDA BLVD NO 1260 CULVER CITY CA 902306425 372141 0 X HTTP://WWW.CULVERCITYCHAMBER.COM/ X 1915 CA THE CULVER CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE OF BUSINESS THAT ADVOCATES AND REPRESENTS BUSINESS INTERESTS & VIEWPOINTS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR COMMUNITY. WE STRIVE TO BE A CATALYST FOR BUSINESS, CONVENER OF GREAT MINDS, IDEAS AND RESOURCES, AND A CHAMPION OF A STRONG COMMUNITY. 26 26 4 50 545 -2654 20000 0 396505 358386 13 21 4615 2497 421133 360904 3602 1000 0 0 202212 210667 0 0 0 171313 157566 377127 369233 44006 -8329 125324 114169 68866 64340 56458 49829 X THE CULVER CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE OF BUSINESS THAT ADVOCATES AND REPRESENTS BUSINESS INTERESTS AND VIEWPOINTS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR COMMUNITY. WE ACTIVELY SEEK TO PROVIDE SERVICES, EXPERTISE, AND RESOURCES IN AN OPEN, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL ENVIRONMENT TO HELP OUR MEMBERS TO SUCCEED AND PROSPER. WE EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY, THE CHAMBER, ITS MEMBERS AND OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 0 0 THE CHAMBER, FORMED IN 1915, CONTINUES TO BE THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE THAT ADVOCATES AND REPRESENTS CULVER CITY BUSINESS INTERESTS AND THEIR VIEWPOINTS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE ENTIRE CULVER CITY COMMUNITY. THE CHAMBER PROVIDES SERVICES, EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES IN AN OPEN, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL WAY TO HELP THE 550 (APPROXIMATE) CHAMBER MEMBERS TO SUCCEED AND PROSPER AS A VITAL PART OF THE CULVER CITY COMMUNITY. THE CHAMBER SPONSORS AND PROMOTES BUSINESS COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MEETINGS ON A MONTHLY OR OTHER PERIODIC BASIS AS FOLLOWS: MONTHLY BREAKFAST MEETINGS; OTHER BREAKFAST & LUNCHEON MEETINGS PERTAINING TO SPECIFIC ISSUES; MEMBER HOSTED MIXERS; GRAND OPENINGS FOR NEW BUSINESSES; AND, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER EVENTS. APPROXIMATELY 1,600 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS IN TOTAL. THE CHAMBER SPONSORS AND CONDUCTS ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: MAYOR'S LUNCHEON; BUSINESS EXPO; WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON; LABOR LAW SEMINAR, CHAMBER UNIVERSITY CLASSES. APPROXIMATELY 1,700 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE EVENTS IN TOTAL. THE CHAMBER SUPPORTS THE CULVER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. THE CHAMBER PUBLISHES CHAMBER MEMBER DIRECTORY, SENDS OUT E-BIZ NEWSLETTERS, CHAMBER PROMOTIONS & SERVICES AND MEMBER E-BLASTS. IN ADDITION, THE CHAMBER HAS A WEBSITE PROVIDING INFORMATION TO BOTH ITS MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000 HITS TO THE WEBSITE DURING THE YEAR. 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 26 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 CA X COLIN DIAZ 3102873850 6000 SEPULVEDA BLVD NO 1260 CULVER CITY CA 902306425 KEVIN LACHOFF VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE JONES CFO 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL GOLDSTEIN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 COLLETTE MOORE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DON ZISS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HAMILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN CAVANAUGH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID CHURCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HIBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SETH HOROWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE LOWENTHAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN LUNDEEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFF MALEMAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD MARCUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANE TWICHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE BEIGHEY CHAIR ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMIE HEMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH JONES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICH KISSEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD WOLKOWITZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELE MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID VONCANNON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOLDFARB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON HUST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CEDRIC JOHNS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALBERT VERA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN J ROSE PRESIDENT/CEO (LEFT NOV 2017) 50.00 X 87400 0 0 COLIN DIAZ PRESIDENT/CEO (START NOV 2017) 50.00 X 10513 0 0 97913 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 561499 217137 217137 ANNUAL &SPECIAL EVENTS 561499 60480 60480 CHAMBER PUBLICATIONS 561499 58129 58129 MONTHLY EVENTS 561499 20600 20600 OTHER 561499 1495 1495 545 545 358386 21 21 13734 11237 2497 2497 360904 360338 545 21 1000 87713 103770 1144 18040 6488 7687 5830 25847 2229 4647 PUBLICATIONS COSTS 33715 ANNUAL & SPECIAL EVENTS 30250 MONTHLY EVENTS COST 15038 MERCHANT AND BANK FEES 10941 14894 369233 21543 13604 28602 28623 500 47401 36164 25195 28981 23001 17204 1083 5797 1000 1000 125324 114169 15449 3397 53417 60943 68866 64340 X 56458 49829 56458 49829 125324 114169 -8329 1700 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 25 0 1 0 PART I-A, LINE 1: THE CHAMBER RECEIVES VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CULVERPAC FROM BOTH MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS. THE CULVERPAC IS AN INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE THAT SUPPORTS CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD IN THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE CHAMBER BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAMBER POLICY GUIDELINES. POLICY GUIDELINES PRECLUDE OPPOSITION POSITIONS AGAINST CANDIDATES. 8714 4468 4246 14287 12736 1551 5797 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE CHAMBER ONLY HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS WHO HAS THE FOLLOWING RIGHTS: A) TO PARTICIPATE AT CHAMBER MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND BUSINESS EXPOSITIONS; B) TO VOTE TO ELECT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE CHAMBER BOARD; C) TO EXCLUSIVELY ADVERTISE FOR OFFERING THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN ALL CHAMBER PRINT PUBLICATIONS, E-NEWSLETTERS, CHAMBER WEBSITE AS WELL AS AT CHAMBER MEETINGS, EVENTS, AND BUSINESS EXPOSITIONS; D) TO EXCLUSIVELY SPONSOR OR HOST MEMBERSHIP MIXERS AND MONTHLY MEETINGS, ANNUAL EVENTS, AND SEMINARS. GIVEN THAT CHAMBER MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ADVERTISE, HOST AND SPONSOR, NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE TO NON-MEMBER PERSONS OR BUSINESSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, CHAMBER MEMBERS VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ANY CHANGES TO THE CHAMBER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B PART VI, QUESTION 8(B) WAS ANSWERED NO AS THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA WHO THEN SENDS A DRAFT TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR HIS REVIEW. ANY COMMENTS RAISED BY PRESIDENT/CEO WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE CPA AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 ALTHOUGH THERE HASN'T BEEN A FORMAL PROCESS IN REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORING AND ENFORCING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ABSTAINED FROM DISCUSSING AND VOTING ON MATTERS THAT THEY MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE CHAMBER RECEIVES DATA FROM AN ASSOCIATION THAT SURVEYS VARIOUS CHAMBERS AS TO COMPENSATION MATTERS. FROM THAT DATA, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION AS TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S SALARY THAT IS THEN APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. PART VI, LINE 15(B) IS ANSWERED NO AS THERE ARE NO OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED BY FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS WHO RECEIVED COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.