2025-11-17T15:58:26-05:00 2024-12-31 HURRICANE HELENE SMITH & HOWARD ADVISORY LLC 271 17TH STREET NW SUITE 2100 ATLANTA GA 30363 990 2024-01-01 580198114 Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Inc % JACOB RUMERY COBB 7709802000 1100 circle 75 pkwy suite 1000 atlanta GA 30339 SHARON MASON President & CEO 7709802000 2025-11-17 true true Sabre J Linahan P01372980 4048746244 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHARON MASON 1100 circle 75 pkwy suite 100 atlanta GA 30339 6228304 false X www.cobbchamber.org X 1942 GA community and business development in the cobb county, georgia area 95 94 36 1000 281700 73615 2117996 1964036 3785879 4055923 36068 96368 86742 111977 6026685 6228304 0 0 0 0 3279553 3354072 0 0 0 2760424 2864287 6039977 6218359 -13292 9945 8297590 7800623 4736680 4229768 3560910 3570855 X TO STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY, PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY, BUILD SOLID RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTE QUALITY SERVICE IN THE COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA AREA. false false The cobb county chamber of commerce, through membership, provides an environment where more than 2,500 local businesses and organizations can work together for the good of one another and the community. It is through these relationships that opportunities develop for networking, educational programs, issue advocacy and community building activities. The chamber facilitates success of cobb county schools through multiple programs: partners in education, job shadow, give our schools a hand, and principal for a day. THE CHAMBER ADVOCATES FOR A MORE COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF COBB COUNTY, COBB COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND COBB COUNTYS CITIES, THE CHAMBER ENHANCES THE ECONOMY BY BRINGING BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY TO COBB COUNTY AND HELPING ESTABLISHED FIRMS GROW. THESE EFFORTS HAVE LED TO NEW JOBS FOR COBB COUNTY AND RELOCATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS TO THE COMMUNITY. false true false true false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false true 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 61 0 true 36 true true true false false false true true false false false X 95 94 true false false false true false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X JACOB RUMERY 7709802000 1100 CIRCLE 75 PKWY SUITE 1000 Atlanta GA 30339 X Sharon Mason President & CEO 40.0 10.0 X 314860 0 27028 Dana Johnson COO & Exec. Dir. of SelectCobb 40.0 20.0 X 248230 0 31946 Amanda Seals EVP, Marketing & Communication 40.0 0.0 X 182825 0 7797 Michele Howard EVP, Leadership Dev. & Program 40.0 0.0 X 154232 0 20722 Amanda Burton EVP, Member Development 40.0 0.0 X 153359 0 20224 Amy Selby EVP, Advocacy & Government Rel 40.0 0.0 X 123445 0 21399 James Geter Executive Director 40.0 0.0 X 137522 0 4317 Mike Plant Chairman 1.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Greg Teague Past Chair/Chairman's Cirlce 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Chris Britton Chair-Elect/ Member Dev. 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USE ASSETS 2322003 2322003 0 DUE FROM AFFILIATES 145480 UNEARNED LEASE COMMISSION 120000 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 2763656 3029136 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The Chamber qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code. Only unrelated business income as defined by Section 512(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is subject to income taxes. The Organization is subject to examinations of its tax returns by the U.S. Federal, state and local authorities for three years after the returns are filed. The Organization has evaluated all tax positions taken on its tax returns and believes that all positions are more likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. During 2024 and 2023, the Chamber earned unrelated business income from advertising and other income. Income tax amounts for the Chamber are computed in accordance with the liability method of accounting for income taxes. In general, the Organization is not subject to tax examinations for tax years beginning before December 31, 2021. Central America and the Caribbean Program Services membership recruitment 74077 74077 74077 false false false false false false X true true X X false false false Amanda Burton EVP, Member Development 127159 0 16000 0 10200 0 8986 0 12235 0 174580 0 0 0 Michele Howard EVP, Leadership Dev. & Program 133232 0 15000 0 6000 0 9841 0 11891 0 175964 0 0 0 Dana Johnson COO & Exec. Dir. of SelectCobb 206030 0 32000 0 10200 0 21065 0 12088 0 281383 0 0 0 Sharon Mason President & CEO 245860 0 60000 0 9000 0 15790 0 12541 0 343191 0 0 0 Amanda Seals EVP, Marketing & Communication 156625 0 16000 0 10200 0 7797 0 1064 0 191686 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a THE PRESIDENT/CEO RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERSHIP TO A SOCIAL CLUB IN THE COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA AREA. THIS BENEFIT IS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO. Part VI, Section A, Line 2 KEVIN GREINER and ASHLEY JENKINS SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. BRITT FLECK AND AL MARTIN SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. CHRIS MARTIN AND AL MARTIN SHARE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BEN MATHIS AND DAVE COLE SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. CANDICE SAUNDERS, STEPHEN VAULT, AND ANDREW COX SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. Greg Teague and Luci Hogue share a business relationship. Chris Britton and Trey Sanders share a business relationship. Hillary Thrower and Mike LaFerle share a business relationship. Ron King and Betsy MADREROHON share a business relationship. BJ Mitchell and Greg Mize share a business relationship. Sean Stewart and Chris Martin share a business relationship. PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERSHIP. EACH MEMBER HAS ONE VOTE FOR ANY ITEMS PLACED TO THE MEMBERSHIP TO VOTE UPON, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Part VI, Section B, Line 11B AFTER A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, THE DRAFT IS SENT TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR INITIAL REVIEW. ONCE APPROVED, THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE DRAFT VERSION PRIOR TO NOTIFYING THE PREPARER TO PREPARE THE FINAL VERSION THAT WILL BE SIGNED AND FILED. Part VI, Section B, Line 12C UPON ELECTION OF A PERSON TO THE BOARD OF directors, THE ORGANIZATION's CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MUST BE SIGNED. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BUT DOES ACT APPROPRIATELY WHEN A CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION. Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE BOARD HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT DETERMINES SALARIES BASED ON SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND ANNUAL REVIEWS. SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE SALARY COMMITTEE. Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Foundati 1100 Circle 75 Pkwy Suite 1000 Atlanta GA 30339 581492846 Community dev GA 501(C)(3) 11D, III-O see attached true false false true false false false false false false false false true false true true true false false false Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Foundation I C 80000 FMV Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Foundation I N 217278 FMV Schedule R, Part II, Line 1, Column f Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.