2025-11-13T16:00:33-06:00 2024-12-31 720999988 FAULK & WINKLER LLC 6811 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE LA 70806 990 2024-01-01 720126959 BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER BATO 2253817125 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 LORI MELANCON PRESIDENT & CEO 2253817125 2025-11-13 1 0 JEREMY KLIBERT P00852016 2259276811 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LORI MELANCON 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 4808562 0 X WWW.BRAC.ORG X 1948 LA TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH BATON ROUGE AREA. 47 46 43 60 0 0 4432707 4320445 249968 278265 225984 209852 0 0 4908659 4808562 63841 56000 0 0 3670248 3686351 0 0 0 2125400 2255532 5859489 5997883 -950830 -1189321 5684240 5598946 10124897 11228924 -4440657 -5629978 THE MISSION OF THE CHAMBER IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE TOTAL COMMUNITY. 0 0 79934 THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER'S (BRAC) EFFORTS TO LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH AREA FOR 2024, WE SECURED 565 PERMANENT JOBS & 1,666 RETAINED JOBS WITH 14 PROJECT WINS AND $402.5 MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. 198331 BRAC LED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE OUR STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS AS A REGION. THE ORGANIZATION SOUGHT TO PRESERVE PARENT CHOICE AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING THE K-12 SYSTEM PREPARES STUDENTS TO COMPETE WITH THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE. IN THE AREA OF TALENT, BRAC HOSTED OVER NINETY-FOUR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT TOURS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 47 46 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ORGANIZATION 2253817150 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 AIMEE LAVESPERE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 AMY PROVINCE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY KIMBLE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR EWING DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 BOB BARTON GENERAL COUNSEL 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 BOBBY HAMILTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL - CHAIR ELEC 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ADAM CHAPMAN DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHUCK DAIGLE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 BRIAN KELLER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 PAT GALLOWAY DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHELSEY LABORDE BLANKENSHIP QUALITY OF PLACE COUNCIL - CHAIR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MEYER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 REGINA DAVIS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHUCK SPICER QUALITY OF PLACE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 MIKE POLITO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 KRISTA RANEY DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 DAI NGUYEN DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 DARYLENE PUGH TALENT ACTION COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 EVON ROQUEMORE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 DAVID MULLENS CHAIR OF THE BOARD 0.50 0.30 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS SHIELDS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ED SILVEY DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 EDGARDO TENREIRO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 EDUARDO JIMENEZ DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ERIC DEXTER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 ERIN MONROE ECONOMIC INCLUSION COUNCIL - CHAIR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 FLYNN FOSTER DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 HELENA CUNNINGHAM PAST CHAIR 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 JANET BRITTON AT LARGE MEMBER 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF KOONCE AT LARGE MEMBER 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRANDON FOREMAN DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEROLD LEBOLD DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOE SCIORTINO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOEY COCO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN EVERETT ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RENE RAGAS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY MILAZZO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 KEVIN FOSTER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HALL DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 KLEIN KIRBY DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 LEE CHASTANT DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 MARK DRENNEN DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 GLYNNA MAYERS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 NIAL PATEL DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HARDY TALENT ACTION COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 MIKE NIZZO DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS J DAIGLE DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 QUINTIN TAYLOR DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 RAEDTHA VASQUEZ DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 RALPH BENDER ADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT 0.30 0.30 X X 0 0 0 REX CABANISS DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT M STUART III INVESTOR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - CHAIR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MCCALLISTER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 SHANE SANDEFER DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 SHELTON DENNIS BLUNT DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 TRENT BONDY TREASURER-ELECT 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 TREY ROBERTS DIRECTOR 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 WILLIE SMITH ECONOMIC INCLUSION COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT 0.30 0.30 X 0 0 0 ACHILLES WILLIAMS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 24.00 16.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN TRAPPEY INTERIM CEO 24.00 16.00 X 79095 0 10845 LORI MELANCON PRESIDENT/CEO 32.00 8.00 X 211513 0 32699 MORGAN D KASTNER SR VP OF MARKETING 24.00 16.00 X 136661 0 28214 MICHAEL DIRESTO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 24.00 16.00 X 155273 0 26898 RUSSELL RICHARDSON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 24.00 16.00 X 218159 0 42365 BRACE GODFREY SR VP OF POLICY 24.00 16.00 X 141868 0 53634 ANDREW FITZGERALD SR. 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VICE PRESIDENT-BUSINESS INTELLIG 130585 0 21492 0 600 0 8004 0 18925 0 179606 0 0 0 MORGAN D KASTNER SR VP OF MARKETING 116061 0 20000 0 600 0 8333 0 19881 0 164875 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WAS SENT AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SOLICITING ANNUAL DISCLOSURES AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA AND INVOLVED INDEPENDENT PERSONS WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT (USING COMPARAILITY DATA) AND IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE OPERATING BUDGET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, TAX RETURNS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER FEES-PROGSERV-990 926,975. THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 721270359 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LA 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) N/A 0 FUTUREPAC LLC 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 204464423 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE LA 527 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP E 9825830 FMV GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP O 1646640 FMV