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NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER (EIN 56-0340499)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-09
IRS object ID
201632229349301813
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)
Return2016-08-09T16:12:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN560574444PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHERRY BEKAERT LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11111 Metropolitan Ave Ste 1000AddressLine1Txt
CityCharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN560340499EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9198361400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonS LEWIS EBERTPersonNm
Person Titlepresident/ceoPersonTitleTxt
Phone9198361400PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJanice A RaticaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00358837PTIN
Phone7043771678PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal Officers lewis ebertPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,381,207GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body56VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent56VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$2,250TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$1,250NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,822,911PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,337,667CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,961PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,491CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$105,354PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$40,049CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,931,226PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,381,207CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,550PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,100CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,554,293PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,677,013CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,305,364PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,723,410CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,864,207PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,401,523CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$67,019PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$20,316CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,800,691TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,809,059TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,576,180TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,604,864TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,224,511NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,204,195NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEducation & Awareness - Seminars regarding areas of interest and trending issues held for members and general public for purposes of educating and informing.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document34IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee25EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members56GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member56IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9198361400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1701 CORPORATE CENTER DRIVE STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Carl Armato
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack Bailey
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Bailey
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Michael Baldwin
Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Bissell III
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Bowman
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ricky K Brown
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Butler
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William A Cecil Jr
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Chesnutt
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James J Cook
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Coughlin
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael W Creed
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald E Flow
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Griffith
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Hansen
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
D Russell Harris
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Venessa Harrison
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Heiks
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
Drew Isenhour
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dale Jenkins
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Kane
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stan A Kelly
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne H Lloyd
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Johnny M Loper
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob McCracken
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ray McKeithan
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Miller
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul R Newton
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jay Parker
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brad Phillips
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David M Powers
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Radke
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric V Ravinowich
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Billie Redmond
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sepideh Saidi PE
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jean-Pierre Sakey
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Schafer
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert B Schwentker
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott J Sewell
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
Rick Snyder
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
Bhanu Subramanya
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Sullivan
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Townsend
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Walden
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
Derek M Winstanly
member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
S Lewis Ebert
President/CEO37.50$384,621$0$108,1122.50Yes (X)
James T Simpson Jr
COO37.50$287,786$0$47,2142.50Yes (X)
Gary J Salamido
VP of Government Affairs37.50$257,230$0$60,3592.50Yes (X)
Edward G Troha
VP of Membership37.50$146,424$0$13,7692.50Yes (X)
John D Goodman
Director of Government Affairs37.50$103,676$0$7,5242.50Yes (X)
Matthew T Curran
Member Development Manager37.50$124,143$0$23,6142.50Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,303,880TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$260,592TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1K&L Gates LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 402988AddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30384ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesLEGAL SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$147,748CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
membership dues900099$3,465,888$3,465,888
PROJECTS REVENUE900099$911,250$911,250
CONFERENCES & MEETINGS900099$648,772$648,772
Administrative Fee900099$164,863$164,863
legal fund900099$146,894$146,894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,337,667TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,491TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,250UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,241ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,228TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,228ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$32,821TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,821RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$32,821OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,381,207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,370,488RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$2,250UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$8,469ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,100TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,564,472TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$797,138TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,226TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,104TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,073TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$260,874TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,366TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,890TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,989TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,093TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,500TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,667TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,443TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,944TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,818TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,458TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
PROJECTS$926,116
Event Expense$244,905
Admin Fee$152,363
COMMISSIONS - NEW MEMBE$105,642

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,342TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,401,523TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,335,262BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,657EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,998,951BOYAmt
EOY$1,800,188EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,663BOYAmt
EOY$132,814EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,297BOYAmt
EOY$73,355EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,901BOYAmt
EOY$105,062EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$701,912LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$557,354LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,192BOYAmt
EOY$144,558EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,800,691BOYAmt
EOY$3,809,059EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$559,287BOYAmt
EOY$634,876EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,016,893BOYAmt
EOY$1,969,988EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,576,180BOYAmt
EOY$2,604,864EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$895,973BOYAmt
EOY$896,764EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,538BOYAmt
EOY$307,431EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,224,511BOYAmt
EOY$1,204,195EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,800,691BOYAmt
EOY$3,809,059EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$20,316ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$3,465,888DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$795,923NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$795,923NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$831,813AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$35,890TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$43,464OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,612DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,852BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$658,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$547,742DepreciationAmt
Book Value$110,706BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$144,558TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization 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 Organization continues to satisfy the requirements of a tax-exempt organization at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Management has evaluated all other tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements and determined the Organization had no uncertain income tax positions at December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Organization's federal Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Returns (Form 990) for 2012, 2013 and 2014 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), generally for three years after they are filed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
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 Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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$316,608$0$60,000$0$8,013$0$98,261$0$9,851$0$492,733$0$0$0
James T Simpson Jr
COO$229,144$0$50,000$0$8,642$0$46,014$0$1,200$0$335,000$0$0$0
Gary J Salamido
VP of Government Affairs$210,061$0$40,000$0$7,169$0$46,287$0$14,072$0$317,589$0$0$0
Edward G Troha
VP of Membership$115,597$0$23,450$0$7,377$0$11,866$0$1,903$0$160,193$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 2015 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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER IS AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH THE MEMBERS EACH HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aEACH MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTE ON THOSE ELECTED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11the 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.
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.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The process has not changed from the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1north carolina chamber foundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1701 corporate center drive ste 400AddressLine1Txt
CityraleighCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN561918853EIN
Primary ActivitiesResearch & analysisPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1north carolina chamberBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
north carolina chamber pac
701 coporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607271128346political activitiesNCnorth carolina chamberC-$10,260$18,6721.000000
north carolina chamber services
701 coporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607272419422pursue taxable business opportunitiesNCnorth carolina chamberC-$6,223$1,1051.00000Yes (1)
north carolina chamber Independent Expenditure
701 coporate center drive ste 400raleighNC27607453806669political activitiesNCnorth carolina chamberC$112,916$113,4401.000000
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 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 (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER SERVICES INC
D$3,808FAIR MARKET VALUE
NORTH CAROLINA CHAMBER SERVICES INC
A$2,250FAIR MARKET VALUE
NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION
O$164,227FAIR MARKET VALUE
NORTH CAROLINA FOUNDATION
N$18,000fAIR MARKET VALUE