CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EIN 53-0045720)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-09
IRS object ID
201633149349301323
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-09T10:50:40-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN346565596PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ernst and Young US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 Monument Circle Ste 4000AddressLine1Txt
CityIndianapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN530045720EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024635590PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11615 H Street NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200622000ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonStan M HarrellPersonNm
Person TitleSVP, CFO & CIOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024635590PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJennifer RhoderickPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00395735PTIN
Phone3176817000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerStan M HarrellPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H Street NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200622000ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$174,200,920GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.uschamber.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1915FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo advance human progress through an economic, (Please see Schedule O for the continuation)political, and social system based on individual freedom, incentive, opportunity and responsibility.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body120VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent117VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee470TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$213,696TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$196,792,567PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$164,905,490CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,285,090PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,238,252CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7,002PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,332CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,921,201PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$6,969,016CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$206,005,860PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$174,119,090CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$92,531,684PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$94,140,523CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,145,763PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$425,000CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$110,143,512PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$81,327,577CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$203,820,959PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$175,893,100CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,184,901PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,774,010CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$81,090,858TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$74,522,949TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$134,467,479TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$118,319,427TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$53,376,621NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$43,796,478NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Chamber of Commerce serves its members and the nation's business community by analyzing national economic and social issues and by helping legislators and national leaders to shape policies and proposals to foster the development of American business.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescResearch and track issues affecting the business community and support pro-business legislation, regulations, and political activities.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

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DescEnhance the competitiveness of business in the global marketplace. Lobby for business' trade agendas and manage programs that educate American companies about trade opportunites.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

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DescWork closely with associations and state and local chambers of commerce to build awareness of and involvement in top policy issues and generate grassroots momentum.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

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DescRecruit and retain members and coordinate member relations.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
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 Document383IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee470EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryINForeignCountryCd
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 Members120GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member117IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1Stan M HarrellBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2024635590PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (153 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Andrew Abboud
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Adkisson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert O Agbede
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harry C Alford
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony J Allott
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stewart Alvarez
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Anderson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee R Anderson Sr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John W Bachmann
Treasurer/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Richard H Bagger
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles E Barnes Sr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hector V Barreto
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lane Beattie
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Beaty
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy G Beckett
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas D Bell Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary C Bhojwani
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John F Biagas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phillip D Brady
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle H Browdy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chuck Brymer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kane Calamari
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Cannon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Red Cavaney
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Norman C Chambers
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James W Cicconi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken W Cole
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin M Connelly
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Cooper
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Copeland
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph W Craft III
Reg Vice Chair Southcentral/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ralph de la Torre
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas J DeIuliis
Reg Vice Chair Great Lakes/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Wayne S DeVeydt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maura W Donahue
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Donohue
Pres & CEO/Director40.00Yes (X)$6,591,126$0-$11,439Yes (X)1.00
Michael L Ducker
Chairman/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carrie E Dwyer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fuad El-Hibri
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Elizondo
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David R Emery
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel F Evans Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert D Fatovic
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick M Finken
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark D French
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lance M Fritz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig L Fuller
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce A Gates
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HP Goldfield
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
Michael J Graff
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ernest Green Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Guyette
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bradley M Halverson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James L Hebe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James A Hixon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott L Holman Sr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John L Hopkins
Vice Chairman/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CA Howlett
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory Irace
Reg Vice Chair East/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
David Jacobson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Jones Blackhurst
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Boland T Jones
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul W Jones
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fred Kaiser
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles J Kalil
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frederick Kempe
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip D Kennedy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Raymond F Kerins Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul J Klaassen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessie J Knight Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Lane
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elaine R Leavenworth
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Lebedev
Director/Consultant29.00Yes (X)$240,000$0-$10,0003.00
Hank Linginfelter
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William G Little
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
Christopher B Lofgren PhD
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tamara L Lundgren
Chairman Exec Comm/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Andrew D Lundquist
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Mathas
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard H McClure
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas V McKernan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L McNeel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James W Mendenhall
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randy Milch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rance C Miles
Reg Vice Chair Southwest/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Darlene M Miller
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert S Milligan
Reg Vice Chr Mdwst/Dir1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dayton H Molendorp
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Muhlendorf
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan K Neely
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C Howard Nye
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian O'Hara
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen M Olson Beenken
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark S Ordan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel F Packer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manuel J Perez de la Mesa
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wolfgang G Pordzik
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Power
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randal K Quarles
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey K Rageth
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C Clayton Reasor
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin H Richenhagen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph M Rigby
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tchad Robinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen J Rohleder
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew K Rose
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Ruan III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kim T Rumph
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward B Rust Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tracy G Schmidt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David T Seaton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald L Shaheen
Reg Vice Chr West/Dir1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Donald J Shepard
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
Eric Silagy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rajendra Singh
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Suzanne Sitherwood
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christel Slaughter PhD
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edgar L Smith Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul S Speranza Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James A Squires
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles R Stamp Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James E Stephenson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cynthia Stinger
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard K Studley
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank C Sullivan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brandon W Sweitzer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Tobin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mick Truitt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Turner Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph B Ucuzoglu
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Van Andel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank L VanderSloot
Reg Vice Chr Nrwest/Dir1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LeRoy Walker Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward Wanandi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark E Watson III
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert C Weber
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Wilson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher C Womack
Reg Vice Chair Southeast/Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
James M Wordsworth
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joan Woodward
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elanna S Yalow
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lily Fu Claffee
SVP, Gnl Cnsl/CLO & Secry20.00$1,363,046$0$47,910Yes (X)6.00
Stan M Harrell
SVP, CFO & CIO40.00$876,910$0$57,866Yes (X)2.00
Myron Brilliant
EVP, USCC; EVP & Head of Int'l40.00$1,997,381$0$39,1161.00Yes (X)
Shannon D DiBari
EVP, USCC; COO40.00$1,423,452$0-$28,6962.00Yes (X)
Robert B Josten
EVP, Govt Affairs40.00$2,258,599$0$36,838Yes (X)
Agnes Warfield-Blanc
SVP, Dev and Fund40.00$3,990,923$0$53,711Yes (X)
David C Chavern
EVP, USCC; President, CATI40.00$2,017,093$0-$9,082Yes (X)
Suzanne P Clark
EVP, USCC30.00$1,063,654$0$40,00510.00Yes (X)
Thomas J Collamore
SVP, Comm & Strategy, Cnsl to Pres40.00$1,400,044$0$56,871Yes (X)
Karen A Harbert
SVP; Pres & CEO, Energy Inst40.00$1,194,236$0$50,883Yes (X)
David T Hirschmann
SVP Pres & CEO, CCMC & GIPC40.00$1,599,467$0$8,274Yes (X)
Robert J Engstrom
Current emp, also frmr key emp40.00$825,408$0$12,065Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$26,841,339TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$344,322TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K193IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Integrated Web Strategy LLC
5330 N 12th StreetPhoenixAZ85014Web based mkting, PR, & Mbrshp svcs$1,756,009
Revolution Agency
1020 Princess StreetAlexandriaVA22314Advertising services$1,734,327
Something Else Strategies LLC
112 Lantern Ridge DriveEasleySC29642Advertising services$1,200,000
Hunton & Williams
PO Box 405759AtlantaGA303845759Strategic consulting$1,177,787
Lockton Companies LLC
PO Box 415840BostonMA02241Insurance brokerage services$762,828
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K76CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$7,612,658MembershipDuesAmt
Related Organizations$67,888RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$157,224,944AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$164,905,490TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Sponsorships/royalties711190$1,149,839$1,124,839$25,000
Meetings900099$488,610$488,610
Publication sales511190$362,341$362,341
Advertising541800$213,696$213,696
Accreditation fees541900$23,766$23,766
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,238,252TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,332TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,332ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$187,205RealAmt
Personal$81,830PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$81,830PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$187,205RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$187,205TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$187,205ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAffiliate admin chargeDesc
Business561000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$6,781,811TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,781,811RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$6,781,811OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$174,119,090TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,781,367RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$213,696UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$218,537ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,660,248TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,475,505TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,680,504TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$628TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,323,638TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,807,745TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,769,264TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$621,825TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,949,677TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$425,000TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,089,838TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,546,206TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,277,104TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,250,501TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,631,359TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,594,636TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,164,121TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$818,140TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,789,403TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Contr to other orgs$2,579,913
Bad debt expense$1,233,000
Contr to affiliates$202,000
Taxes$2,845

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,893,100TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,309,258BOYAmt
EOY$15,791,384EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,867,084BOYAmt
EOY$2,873,413EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,734,077BOYAmt
EOY$41,579,177EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,599BOYAmt
EOY$74,894EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,589,742BOYAmt
EOY$1,349,594EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$44,955,723LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,101,236LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,559,098BOYAmt
EOY$12,854,487EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,090,858BOYAmt
EOY$74,522,949EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,676,986BOYAmt
EOY$21,451,177EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,250BOYAmt
EOY$150,750EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,435,712BOYAmt
EOY$4,263,268EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,282,531BOYAmt
EOY$92,454,232EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,467,479BOYAmt
EOY$118,319,427EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$137,259,391BOYAmt
EOY-$139,304,431EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,882,770BOYAmt
EOY$95,507,953EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$53,376,621BOYAmt
EOY-$43,796,478EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,090,858BOYAmt
EOY$74,522,949EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,774,010ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$11,354,153OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$4,003,461PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$3,970,611Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$32,850InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$4,003,461TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPaid Internal FundsPaidInternalFundsAmt
Republican Attorneys General Association
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Suite 800WashingtonDC20006464501717$15,000
Republican State Leadership Committee
1201 F ST NWWashingtonDC20004050532524$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$165,078,055DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$62,537,133NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov-$84,497,736NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot-$21,960,603NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$67,992,305AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$89,952,908TaxableAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A and Part I-CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Chamber engaged in public education activities in support of its mission, which includes advancing the interests and concerns of business, economic growth, and the free enterprise system. In pursuit of these goals, the Chamber spends funds directly, or works with other organizations with similar missions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$801,756OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$801,756BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,405,335OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,856,147DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,549,188BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$949,321OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$949,321DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,314,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,857,728DepreciationAmt
Book Value$456,358BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,485,225OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,438,040DepreciationAmt
Book Value$47,185BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,854,487TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrued Actuarial Liabilities$60,041,070
Loans from related organizations$16,955,989
Intercompany accounting$15,457,173
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$92,454,232TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$241,967,202TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$949,452DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$74,888,455OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$75,837,907RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$166,129,295RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$7,989,795OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$7,989,795RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$174,119,090TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$240,456,881TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$949,452DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$71,604,125OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$72,553,577ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$167,903,304ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$7,989,796OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$7,989,796ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$175,893,100TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:ASC 740 footnote from 2015 audit: Management's analysis of uncertain tax positions as required under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic (ASC) 740, Income Taxes, determined that the Chamber and its affiliates had no uncertain tax positions, and as such, no liability has been recorded as of December 31, 2015 or 2014. Management does not anticipate any material changes in this position in the next 12 months. The Chamber and its affiliates are subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Management believes the Chamber is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2012.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org rev consolidated for financial statement purpose $74,806,624 74806624. Rental expenses to line 6b on 990, $81,830 81830. Rounding $1 1.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Elimination entries $7,989,795 7989795.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Affiliated org exp consolidated for financial statement purpose $71,268,366 71268366. Expenses associated with assets held in agency for affiliate $253,929 253929. Rental expenses to line 6b on 990, $81,830 81830.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Elimination entries $7,989,795 7989795. Rounding $1 1.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (17 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South Asia120Fundraising and program services.Membership benefits.$665,257
Europe121Member services in Europe.Business advocacy in Europe.$492,170
East Asia and the Pacific00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in East Asia.$810,829
Europe00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in Europe.$207,482
South America00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in South America.$184,846
Middle East and North Africa00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in the Middle East.$240,329
South Asia00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in South Asia.$942,491
North America00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in North America.$185,450
Sub Saharan Africa00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in Sub Saharan Africa.$91,138
Central America and the Caribbean -00Seminars and speaking engagements.Business advocacy in Central America and Carribean.$340,564
East Asia and the Pacific018Program services.Policy analysis in East Asia.$953,501
Europe017Program services.Policy analysis in Europe.$524,704
North America012Program services.Policy analysis in North America.$127,481
South America09Program services.Policy analysis in South America.$100,851
Middle East and North Africa -08Program services.Policy analysis in Middle East.$121,707
South Asia03Program services.Policy analysis in South Asia$57,435
Central America and the Caribbean -03Program services.Policy analysis in Central America and Carribean.$10,387
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees41SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee70ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee111TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$3,728,854SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$2,327,768ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,056,622TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesYes (1)BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule F Part I We use the accrual method of accounting on all of our transactions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCarol HallettPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGeneral fundraisingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$7,600,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$425,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$7,175,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$7,600,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$425,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$7,175,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Personal ServicesYes (X)PersonalServicesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
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 PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (14 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
Thomas J Donohue
Pres & CEO/Director$1,051,724$0$5,450,000$0$89,402$0-$29,700$0$18,261$0$6,579,687$0$0$0
Greg Lebedev
Director/Consultant$240,000$0$0$0$0$0-$10,000$0$0$0$230,000$0$0$0
Lily Fu Claffee
SVP, Gnl Cnsl/CLO & Secry$597,695$0$675,000$0$90,351$0$27,825$0$20,085$0$1,410,956$0$0$0
Stan M Harrell
SVP, CFO & CIO$497,030$0$240,000$0$139,880$0$34,200$0$23,666$0$934,776$0$0$0
Myron Brilliant
EVP, USCC; EVP & Head of Int'l$594,287$0$1,000,000$0$403,094$0$12,900$0$26,216$0$2,036,497$0$0$0
Shannon D DiBari
EVP, USCC; COO$597,262$0$450,000$0$376,190$0-$35,200$0$6,504$0$1,394,756$0$0$0
Robert B Josten
EVP, Govt Affairs$598,375$0$1,150,000$0$510,224$0$18,700$0$18,138$0$2,295,437$0$0$0
Agnes Warfield-Blanc
SVP, Dev and Fund$716,502$0$3,000,000$0$274,421$0$27,825$0$25,886$0$4,044,634$0$0$0
David C Chavern
EVP, USCC; President, CATI$110,362$0$900,000$0$1,006,731$0-$11,769$0$2,687$0$2,008,011$0$0$0
Suzanne P Clark
EVP, USCC$589,685$0$400,000$0$73,969$0$8,225$0$31,780$0$1,103,659$0$0$0
Thomas J Collamore
SVP, Comm & Strategy, Cnsl to Pres$542,034$0$775,000$0$83,010$0$27,825$0$29,046$0$1,456,915$0$0$0
Karen A Harbert
SVP; Pres & CEO, Energy Inst$471,859$0$650,000$0$72,377$0$27,825$0$23,058$0$1,245,119$0$0$0
David T Hirschmann
SVP Pres & CEO, CCMC & GIPC$475,173$0$850,000$0$274,294$0$4,200$0$4,074$0$1,607,741$0$0$0
Robert J Engstrom
Current emp, also frmr key emp$325,696$0$400,000$0$99,712$0$4,300$0$7,765$0$837,473$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aCharter air travel is provided to four of the executives listed; a portion of which is treated as taxable compensation. First class business travel is available to the President/CEO, and designated employees. Eight of the executives listed in Part VII of the core form utilized first class travel at least once. Travel for companions is available for business purposes only, when companions are invited and expected to attend. Five of the executives listed in Part VII of the core form utilized travel for companions at least once. None of these are treated as taxable benefits. Gross up payments are added to supplemental pension benefits. These benefits are reported as taxable benefits and are available to all employees with compensation exceeding the ERISA limit. Social club dues are available to seven of the executives listed in Part VII of the core form for business use only. They are not treated as taxable benefits. Chauffeur services are available to two of the executives listed in Part VII of the core form for business use only. They are not treated as taxable benefits.
Part I, Lines 4a-bSeverance payment: David Chavern received a $946,154 final lump sum severance payment. Supplemental Pension list: Robert Bruce Josten 510,224 Myron Brilliant 403,094 Shannon DiBari 376,190 Agnes Warfield 274,421 David Hirschmann 274,294 James Robinson 180,975 Stan Harrell 139,880 Lily Fu Claffee 90,351 Thomas Collamore 83,010 Robert Engstrom 77,290 Karen Harbert 72,377 Suzanne Clark 64,420 The Supplemental Pension Plan provides cash payments to participants based on a formula that coordinates with the benefits that cannot be paid by the Retirement Plan due to the qualified plan pay cap under the law. These benefits are calculated and paid annually; there is no deferred component.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (19 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Schedule B number 48
Substantial contributor$240,000See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 51
Substantial contributor$550,892See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 220
Substantial contributor$222,838See Part V Audio visual services0
Schedule B number 462
Substantial contributor$131,027See Part V Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 514
Substantial contributor$461,068See Part V Audit and tax services0
Schedule B number 576
Substantial contributor$106,000See Part V Policy consulting and public relations services0
Schedule B number 597
Substantial contributor$202,500See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 679
Substantial contributor$1,177,787See Part V Legal and public relations services0
Schedule B number 757
Substantial contributor$228,626See Part V Legal services0
Schedule B number 765
Substantial contributor$200,000See Part V Policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 782
Substantial contributor$183,002See Part V Legal services0
Schedule B number 834
Substantial contributor$762,828See Part V Insurance brokerage services0
Schedule B number 872
Substantial contributor$560,650See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 924
Substantial contributor$597,743See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 949
Substantial contributor$538,556See Part V Public advocacy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 1197
Substantial contributor$398,053See Part V Legal policy consulting fees0
Schedule B number 1222
Substantial contributor$284,622See Part V Executive search services0
Schedule B number 1469
Substantial contributor$606,573See Part V Legal services0
National Black Chamber of Commerce
Harry C Alford (Director & CEO Natl Black CoC)$111,800See Part V Contributions0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2David Chavern and Donald J Shepard both served on the Transamerica Board together in 2015. Thomas Bell Jr, Hank Linginfelter, and Suzanne Sitherwood served on the AFL Resources board together in 2015. Thomas Bell Jr and Jim Squires served on the Norfolk Southern board together and James Hixon was an officer of Norfolk Southern in 2015. Edward B Rust Jr, is a director at Caterpillar and Bradley Halverson is the CFO of Caterpillar. Tamara Lundgren and Robert Fatovic served on the Ryder Systems board together.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11In accordance with the Audit Committee charter, the draft Form 990 was provided in advance to the Audit Committee members, and reviewed individually with each member prior to filing. The Audit Committee performs this function pursuant to a delegation from the Board of Directors. The board receives the most recently completed tax return at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cWe annually notify staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which includes a requirement that any transaction or relationship that is reasonably expected to give rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest be brought to the attention of a supervisor, a senior manager in the Talent Solutions department or the Office of the General Counsel. In addition, we issue an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which is gathered by the Chief Financial Officer. All reports of potential conflicts will be evaluated by the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, who serves as the Chamber's Ethics Officer, in consultation with other senior management and staff, as appropriate. Any conflicts of interest involving board members or staff are resolved in accordance with the Chamber's conflicts policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Part VI Question 15a The process for determining the total compensation of the President/CEO is as follows. The President/CEO has a written employment agreement with the Chamber. Total compensation is reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant. The consultant prepares a compensation study primarily utilizing, as available, Form 990s and surveys of comparable organizations with similar responsibilities. Based on this information, total compensation is determined by the U.S. Chamber's Employee Compensation and Benefit Arrangements Committee on an annual basis. Part VI Question 15b The process for determining total compensation for the officers, key employees and highly compensated employees is as follows. For seven individuals, who are direct reports of the President/CEO, total compensation is reviewed annually by an independent compensation consultant. The consultant prepares a compensation study primarily utilizing, as available, Form 990s and surveys of comparable organizations with similar responsibilities. For the remaining five individuals, this consultant provides compensation information based on surveys of comparable organizations with similar positions. Based on this information, total compensation is determined by the President/CEO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Employee Compensation and Benefit Arrangements Committee on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The form 990 is made available to any member of the public who requests a copy. Any requestor is forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, who will forward a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public. Form 990, Part IV Question 12 Auditing of financial statements The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the parent organization in the audited consolidated financial statements of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Schedule R lists additional related organizations included in these consolidated financial statements.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Minimum Pension Reserve Liability Adjustment 9989788. Minimum Post Retirement Reserve Liability Adjustment 1364363. Rounding 2.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ChamberBizBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11615 H ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20062ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541960202EIN
Primary ActivitiesSmall business web portal (inactive)PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chamber of Commerce of the USABusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062461561597Promotes understanding of public affairs issues affecting businessDE501(c)(3)7Chamber of Commerce of the USAYes (1)
National Chamber Foundation
1615 H St NWWashingtonDC20062526073268Promotes understanding of public affairs issues affecting businessDC501(c)(3)7Chamber of Commerce of the USAYes (1)
Center for International Private Enterprise
1155 15th St NWWashingtonDC20005521398742Promotes democracy through private enterprise and market reform.DC501(c)(3)7Chamber of Commerce of the USAYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
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 (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Center for International Private Enterprise
Q$1,217,528Reimb for benefits costs
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
E$235,673Calculated interest
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
N$900,000Cost allocation discounted 67%
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
O$5,748,354Actual salaries & benefit alloc
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Q$954,052Alloc amt at 67% disc & act cost

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