GERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALIFORNIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
GERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALIFORNIA INC (EIN 20-0903707)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-10
IRS object ID
201733149349301943
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-10T13:27:49-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Class Advisors IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12245 San Diego Ave Suite 226AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200903707EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GERMAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMM CA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6197953270PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 B STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPEGGY FLEMINGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6197953270PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonETHAN BARKETT CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone6192827126PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address184.178.125.168IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-10IPDt
IP Tm13:27:32IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPEGGY FLEMINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1600 B STREET 300AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$896,854GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$6,260CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$16,864PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$27,684CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$564,141PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$426,773CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$550,569PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$710,847CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$13,572PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$186,007CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,013TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTO PROMOTE AND FOSTER BOTH BUSINESSMissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$587,576ExpenseAmt
Revenue$890,594RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
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IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee7EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPEGGY FLEMINGPersonNm
Phone6197953270PhoneNum

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Address Line1600 B STREET 300AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN DIEGOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92101ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHRISTIANE PERLEBERG
DIRECTOR20.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN CAPP
DIRECTOR20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE RIEDEL
DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$99,965$0$0
PEGGY FLEMING
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$96,000$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$195,965TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues$6,260MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$6,260TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBUSINESS & EDUCATION SVCSDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$862,910TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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Other Revenue Total$27,684OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$896,854TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$88,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,080ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Total$888TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,056TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,427TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,183TotalAmt
Program Services$24,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,566TotalAmt
Program Services$40,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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COMPUTER, IT$31,104$31,104$0$0
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$4,067$4,067$0$0
REIMBURSEMENTS$9,546$0$9,546$0
OUTSIDE SERVICES$103,479$103,479$0$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,377TotalAmt
Program Services$100,103ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,847TotalAmt
Program Services$587,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,797BOYAmt
EOY$325,799EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,797BOYAmt
EOY$325,799EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,013EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$2,013EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,797BOYAmt
EOY$323,786EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,797BOYAmt
EOY$323,786EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$137,797BOYAmt
EOY$325,799EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$186,007ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$18OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,150CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,798CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,208TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$496,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$502,635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$558,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$566,306CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$890,594CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,014,244TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$496,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$503,785CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$569,428CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$567,306CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$896,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,033,452TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,033,452PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,033,452TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT HAS BUSINESS A VENTURE WITH A DIRECTOR
Pt VI, Line 11bUPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24ePOSTAGE 9648. 0. 9648. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eAFFILIATE COMMISSIONS 14285. 14285. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eOTHER PROGRAM EXP 79397. 79397. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eBANK CHARGES 626. 0. 626. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eAUTO 3651. 3651. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eMARKETING 1846. 1846. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eLICENSES 924. 924. 0. 0.

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