NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER (EIN 56-0340499)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201743189349306884
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)
Return2017-11-14T14:41:37-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN560574444PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line11075 Peachtree Street NE Suite 2200AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN560340499EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1North Carolina ChamberBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9198361400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1701 Corporate Center Drive Ste 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRaleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonS LEWIS EBERTPersonNm
Person Titlepresident/ceoPersonTitleTxt
Phone9198361400PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonAmanda AdamsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00748038PTIN
Phone4042090954PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address68.142.180.174IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2017-11-10IPDt
IP Tm13:39:44IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal Officers lewis ebertPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1701 Corporate Center Drive Ste 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRaleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,087,693GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.NCCHAMBER.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1942FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE BUSINESS INTERESTS IN NORTH CAROLINA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body58VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent57VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$2,629TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$1,629NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,575,700CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,337,667PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,499,265CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,491PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,679CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$40,049PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,049CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,381,207PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,087,693CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,100PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$35,785CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,677,013PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,936,254CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,723,410PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,013,032CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,401,523PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,985,071CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$20,316PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$102,622CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,809,059TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,660,234TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,604,864TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,353,399TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,204,195NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,306,835NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Organization is a proactive, non-partisan business advocacy organization. The Organization works in the legislative, regulatory and political arenas to proactively drive positive change to ensure that North Carolina is a leading place in the world to do business. The vision is to be the unifying voice of North Carolina's diverse business community. The Organization wants to take a forward-looking, proactive role on issues that will positively impact the state's business climate and quality of life.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescAdvocacy-Representation before legislative bodies as well as attending hearings to understand proposed legislation and communicate to members potential law changes that affect their businesses.Desc

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DescMembership Services - Annual membership meeting for purpose of educating members, reporting on issues, reviewing activities of the Chamber and planning for next year's activity, and honor outstanding individuals for their leadership in service and citizenship (or business leadership)Desc

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DescEducation & Awareness - Seminars regarding areas of interest and trending issues held for members and general public for purposes of educating and informing.Desc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document28IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee29EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members58GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member57IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedureYes (1)WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Vicki CunninghamBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone9198361401PhoneNum

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Address Line1701 Corporate Center Drive Ste 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRaleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (68 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Dale Jenkins
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ricky K Brown
1st Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
D Russell Harris
2nd Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Heiks
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Alt
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl Armato
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Baker
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Bailey
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Butler
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Carlson
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William A Cecil Jr
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack O Clayton
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Jerry Cook
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kit Cramer
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Michael Baldwin
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Erlinger
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald E Flow
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rondi Furgason
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Goodwin
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Bissell III
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Griffith
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Jim Hansen
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank B Holding Jr
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas E Iles
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Venessa Harrison
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Fountain
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Chestnutt
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Leggio
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Troy Leshko
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne H Lloyd
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott M Custer
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob McCracken
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth McGee
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ray McKeithan
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ron Hinson
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Orgain
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fran O'Sullivan
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Trey H Paris III
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kane
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall Ramsey
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sepideh Sepi Saidi PE
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott J Sewell
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill Shropshire
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Johnny M Loper
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James H Sills III
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher G Smith
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jule Smith
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Spross
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William R Stanulis
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Derek B Steed
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Stevens
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam Townsend
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Walden
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Ward
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James C Whitehurst III
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Whitehurst
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Wilson
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Radke
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert B Schwentker
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Snyder
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Sullivan
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Lewis Ebert
President/ CEO37.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$397,293$0$101,9804.00
James T Simpson Jr
COO37.50Yes (X)$295,225$0$50,2517.50
Gary J Salamido
VP of Government Affairs37.50Yes (X)$268,965$0$49,3922.50
Edward G Troha
VP of Membership37.50Yes (X)$155,939$0$18,0002.50
Matthew T Curran
Member Development Manager37.50$147,643$0$17,7282.50Yes (X)
Nathaniel Babcock
Political Director37.50$103,138$0$14,7832.50Yes (X)
Kate Payne
VP of Communications37.50$113,108$0$15,2932.50Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,481,311TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$267,427TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Anderson Williams Research LLC
815-A Brazos Suite 304AustinTX78701Research Services$167,850
K&L Gates LLP
PO Box 402988AtlantaGA30384LEGAL SERVICES$159,878
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$2,575,700AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,575,700TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
membership dues900099$3,592,516$3,592,516
CONFERENCES & MEETINGS900099$575,493$575,493
Administrative Fee900099$185,348$185,348
legal fund900099$145,908$145,908
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,499,265TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,679TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,629UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,050ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,565TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,565ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$484TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$484RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$484OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,087,693TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,499,749RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,629UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,615ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,785TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,748,738TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$863,842TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,358TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,420TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,896TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$170,424TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,290TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,132TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,034,112TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$251,509TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,459TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,029TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,042TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,750TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$563TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,931TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,119TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Surveys & Polls$221,993
Licenses & fees$152,842
Event Expense$130,012
COMMISSIONS - NEW MEMBE$94,566

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,259TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,985,071TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,542,657BOYAmt
EOY$1,473,972EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,800,188BOYAmt
EOY$1,739,184EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,814BOYAmt
EOY$176,907EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,355BOYAmt
EOY$77,412EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,062BOYAmt
EOY$66,383EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$725,237LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$609,286LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,558BOYAmt
EOY$115,951EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,425BOYAmt
EOY$10,425EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,809,059BOYAmt
EOY$3,660,234EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$634,876BOYAmt
EOY$497,752EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,969,988BOYAmt
EOY$1,855,647EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,604,864BOYAmt
EOY$2,353,399EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$896,764BOYAmt
EOY$1,306,835EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$307,431BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,204,195BOYAmt
EOY$1,306,835EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,809,059BOYAmt
EOY$3,660,234EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$102,622ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$18PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$1,843,741PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Volunteer Hours0VolunteerHoursCnt
Expended527 Activities$1,843,741Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$0InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$1,843,741TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$3,592,516DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$2,526,045NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$2,526,045NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$2,356,110AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$169,935CarriedOverAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe North Carolina Chamber Political Program supports the mission of North Carolina Chamber by conducting polling, election analysis, and voter education, and funding issue ads, independent expenditures, and electioneering communications. The North Carolina Chamber Political Program does not make contributions to candidates or to candidate committees. During 2016 the North Carolina Chamber Political Program made independent expenditures in support of the election of probusiness candidates to the North Carolina Legislature and Supreme Court.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,464OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,727DepreciationAmt
Book Value$32,737BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$681,773OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$598,559DepreciationAmt
Book Value$83,214BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$115,951TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe NC Chamber is exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Management has evaluated the effect of the guidance provided by U S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles on Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Management believes that the NC Chamber continues to satisfy the requirements of a tax-exempt organization at December 31, 2016 and 2015. Management has evaluated all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the consolidated financial statements and determined the NC Chamber had no uncertain income tax positions at December 31, 2016 and 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
S Lewis Ebert
President/ CEO$332,760$0$60,000$0$4,533$0$93,080$0$8,900$0$499,273$0$0$0
James T Simpson Jr
COO$237,863$0$50,000$0$7,362$0$41,351$0$8,900$0$345,476$0$0$0
Gary J Salamido
VP of Government Affairs$218,971$0$40,000$0$9,994$0$40,492$0$8,900$0$318,357$0$0$0
Edward G Troha
VP of Membership$117,587$0$30,000$0$8,352$0$9,356$0$8,644$0$173,939$0$0$0
Matthew T Curran
Member Development Manager$47,320$0$100,323$0$0$0$9,619$0$8,109$0$165,371$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aIN ADDITION TO REGULAR COMPENSATION, COMPANY VEHICLES ARE PROVIDED TO KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY PERMITTING PERSONAL USAGE OF THESE COMPANY VEHICLES. AT YEAR END THE VALUE OF THE PERSONAL USAGE IS DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WRITTEN POLICY AND ADDED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION.
Part I, Line 4bThe following employees participated in a supplemental non-qualified retirement plan under Section 457f. Contributions to the plan by the Chamber during 2016 are as follows: S. Lewis Ebert $75,000, James T. Simpson Jr $25,000, Gary J. Salamido $25,000.
Part IIBONUS DETERMINATION: ALL EMPLOYEE BONUSES ARE BASED ON OVERALL CHAMBER PERFORMANCE AND INDIVIDUAL GOALS. VARIOUS FORMULAS ARE USED IN THE CALCULATION OF THE BONUS AMOUNTS. THE BONUS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND IS ACCRUED AT YEAR END.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6There are regular Members and emeritus Members. Former Chairs and former Presidents may be granted emeritus Member status by the Board. Under special circumstances, the Board may also grant emeritus status to others. Emeritus Members have no right to vote on any matter and pay no dues. All Members other than emeritus Members are regular Members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aElected Directors are elected annually by the Members. In addition, the Chair may, but shall not be required to, appoint up to two (2) at-large members of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bthe chief operating officer WILL DISTRIBUTE THE COMPLETE FORM 990 TO ALL DIRECTORS VIA A DIRECT LINK TO A SECURE PAGE ON THE CHAMBER'S WEBSITE PRIOR TO FILING. All directors have the opportunity to review the 990 before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cIN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO COMPLETE (ANNUALLY) A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE DOCUMENT IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL INDIVIDUALS ATTENDING THE MEETING AND E-MAILED TO DIRECTORS UNABLE TO ATTEND. FOLLOW UP CALLS AND RETENTION OF DOCUMENTS WILL BE HANDLED BY THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE CHAMBER. AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY CHANGES OF STATUS IN RELATION TO THEIR RESPONSES ON THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SURVEY. CHANGES ARE DOCUMENTED AND RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15PRESIDENT & CEO COMPENSATION: IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE PERFORMANCE AND RECOMMEND COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE COMPENSATION PROCESS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS: REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION FOR RECORDKEEPING. KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION: THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE CHAMBER. RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE USE OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS AS WELL AS LENGTH OF SERVICE AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE. DOCUMENTATION WITH RESPECT TO DECISIONS BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO, WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION FOR RECORDKEEPING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
north carolina chamber foundation
701 corporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607561918853Research & analysisNC501(c)(3)Line 7north carolina chamberYes (1)
North Carolina Chamber Legal Institute
701 corporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607474901025Research & analysisNC501(c)(6)North carolina chamberYes (1)
north carolina chamber pac
701 corporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607271128346political activitiesNC527North carolina chamberYes (1)
north carolina chamber Independent Expenditure
701 corporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607453806669political activitiesNC527North carolina chamberYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1north carolina chamber servicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 coporate center drive ste 400AddressLine1Txt
CityraleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN272419422EIN
Primary Activitiespursue taxable business opportunitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1north carolina chamberBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income-$3,360ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$1,802ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (1)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION
L$188,547FAIR MARKET VALUE
North Carolina Foundation
A$18,000faIR MARKET VALUE
North Carolina Chamber Services
A$2,629fAIR MARKET VALUE

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