GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 04-1103090)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-09
IRS object ID
201641309349300309
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)
Return2016-05-09T07:25:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042943536PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tonneson & Company PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 Edgewater Place Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWakefieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP018806208ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN041103090EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Greater Boston Chamber of CommerceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172274500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1265 Franklin StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJames E RooneyPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172274500PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCynthia P AlmquistPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01309212PTIN
Phone7812459999PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJames E RooneyPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1265 Franklin StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,938,418GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.bostonchamber.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1909FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo help businesses connect, grow, and succeed by helping members make strategic connections, by shaping policies that improve the region's business climate, and by cultivating the business leaders of today and tomorrow.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee30TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$13,250TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$6,158NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,460,086PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,486,436CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,189,476CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$213,075PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$287,674CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,931,034PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,974,832CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,604,195PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,938,418CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$124,518CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,049,222PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,182,414CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,285,834PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,315,867CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,335,056PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,622,799CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$269,139PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$315,619CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,118,969TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,778,163TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,178,642TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,941,088TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,940,327NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,837,075NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo be the pre-eminent business organization in Greater Boston by driving economic growth, creating new opportunities for members, and building a more inclusive community.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescPromote better economic conditions, strategic networking and leadership development within the Greater Boston area.Desc
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 LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee30EmployeeCnt
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 Members34GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member33IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Beilei Huang Senior Director of Finance & AdministrationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172274500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1265 Franklin StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (124 entries)

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John F Fish
Director, Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr Nav Singh
Chair of the Board0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Donna C Cupelo
Vice Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Micho F Spring
Vice Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Paul J Ayoub Esq
Sec. & General Counsel0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dr Joseph E Aoun
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph M Grimaldi
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott R FitzGerald
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard E Holbrook
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted E MacLean
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin C Phelan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marcy L Reed
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert L Reynolds
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kimberly M Steimle-Vaughan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen P Tocco
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marianne Ajemian Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caren Arnstein
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William K Bacic
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Bailey Berman
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert L Beal
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aiden F Browne Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher N Buchanan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert O Button
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Carlin III
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth A Chace-Marino
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Crandall
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John P DelMonaco PsyD
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John E Drew
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Helen Drinan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bill M Fine
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew I Glincher Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher E Goode
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard E Gotham
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Graff
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald A Homer
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanne Y Jaxtimer
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Denise Kaigler
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sam Kennedy
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan J Koop
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David MacKeen
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Coleman Mark
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa K Matthews
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas M McGarrah Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith Nitsch
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy J O'Brien
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William J O'Neill Jr Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Parravano
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward H Pendergast
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul A Perrault
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Katherine E Perrelli Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Colette Phillips
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Regina M Pisa Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew F Power
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark E Reilly Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dusty S Rhodes
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick B Riley
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas N Riley
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Roosevelt Jr
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David P Rosenblatt Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Eric H Schultz
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Niraj S Shah
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward J Steinborn
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rick Waechter
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kate Walsh
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Wenning
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William J Whelan Jr
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven H Wright Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert E Gallery
Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles K Gifford
Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Hestnes Esq
Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gloria C Larson Esq
Director, Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph C Martin II Esq
Director, Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William C Van Faasen
Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fletcher H Wiley Esq
Director, Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Chiel
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Hollister
Director, Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David H Long
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth C Montgomery
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Walter B Prince Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jerry Sargent
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Cusack
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Gallagher
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Craig Hallstrom
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Jakubowski Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David L'Heureux
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Lund
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John A Nadas Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Neble
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Kaplan
Former Chair0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ivy Brown
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan C Connolly Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Fenwick
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam Hamlin
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Jacobs
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Lindgren
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris MacKenzie
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert J Manning
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MC McBain
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew McTygue Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory O'Brien
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lee Pelton PhD
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Sullivan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Tierney Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Varvaris
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James E Rooney
President & CEO60.00Yes (X)$183,469$0$1,761Yes (X)
John Farina
Vice Chair and Treasurer0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Miceal Chamverlain
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dr David Torchiana
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam J Weiner
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debbie Alliegro
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Udit Batra
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris Caldon
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin Meehan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Davy
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charlie Pierce
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Rubin
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ian F Smith
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Snyder Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Rockett
VP Finance & Admin50.00$151,761$0$24,081Yes (X)
Katy O'Neil
Exec VP Programs & Leaders50.00$208,592$0$24,081Yes (X)
James Klocke
Executive Vice President50.00$256,621$0$14,877Yes (X)
Karen O'Sullivan
Vice President, Bus Develo50.00$143,804$0$7,862Yes (X)
Charles Rudnick
Vice President, Communicat50.00$145,605$0$24,081Yes (X)
Paul H Guzzi
Former President & CEO60.00$570,177$0$76,000Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$172,743TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,486,436MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$3,486,436TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSponsorship IncomeDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
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Exclusion$1,189,476ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,189,476TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$287,674TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$287,674ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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Miscellaneous541900$16,550$15,050$1,500
Website Income541800$7,750$7,750

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$4,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,974,832OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,477,150ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,518TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,511,420TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,263,481TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,963TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,700TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,850TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,610TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,173TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,804TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,209TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$358,894TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,247TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$915,581TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,619TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Consulting Expense$684,730
Equipment Rental and Ma$252,191
Computer Services$210,134
Membership Development$124,273

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$344,402TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,622,799TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,982BOYAmt
EOY$1,302,672EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,467BOYAmt
EOY$463,910EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$323,464BOYAmt
EOY$219,901EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$578,878LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$521,594LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,166BOYAmt
EOY$57,284EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,821,890BOYAmt
EOY$5,734,396EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,118,969BOYAmt
EOY$7,778,163EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$866,129BOYAmt
EOY$639,011EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,312,513BOYAmt
EOY$3,302,077EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,178,642BOYAmt
EOY$3,941,088EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,940,327BOYAmt
EOY$3,837,075EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,940,327BOYAmt
EOY$3,837,075EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,118,969BOYAmt
EOY$7,778,163EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$315,619ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$418,871NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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 YearYes (1)AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$3,486,436DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$340,199NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$37,565NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$377,764NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$348,644AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$29,120CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$173,472OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$156,616DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,856BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$405,406OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$364,978DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,428BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$57,284TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Member Dues and Program Revenue$1,898,343
Deferred Compensation$1,403,734
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,302,077TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,519,547TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$418,871NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$418,871RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,938,418RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,938,418TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,622,799TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,622,799ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,622,799TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn determining the recognition of uncertain tax positions, the Chamber applies a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and determines the measurement of uncertain tax positions considering the amounts and probabilities of the outcomes that could be realized upon ultimate settlement with taxing authorities. As of December 31, 2015, the Chamber has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Chamber is generally subject to potential examination by taxing jurisdictions for the prior three years.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
March of Dimes Foundation
114 Turnpike Road Suite 202WestboroughMA01581131846366501(c)(3)$5,000FMVBlack Ties for Babies Gala
Operation ABLE
174 Portland StBostonMA02114042761871501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
Camp Harbor View Foundation
200 Clarendon St 60th FlBostonMA02116753235491501(c)(3)$15,000FMVEvent Contribution
Citi Performing Art Center
270 Tremont StBostonMA02116510197209501(c)(3)$5,000FMVDues
Boston Medical Center Gala
One Boston Medical Center PlaceBostonMA02118043314093501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
Boston Business Journal
160 Federal StBostonMA02110042710233$6,000FMVPhilanthropy Summit
YWCA
140 Clarendon St Suite 403BostonMA02116042103548501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
20 Park Plaza Suite 1420BostonMA02116042150651501(c)(3)$10,000FMVEvent Contribution
The Children's Trust
55 Court St 4BostonMA02108043123184501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
Mayor's Office of New Bostonians
Boston City HallBostonMA02201046001380501(c)(3)$5,000FMVWe Are Boston Anniversary Gala
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
56 Warren St 300RoxburyMA02119133772904501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
The Partnership
155 Seaport Blvd 1500BostonMA02110042879910501(c)(3)$5,000FMVLeadership
Mass Fallen Heroes
100 Hallet StBostonMA02124273495087501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution
International Women's Forum
2120 L St NW Suite 460WashingtonDC20037840919612501(c)(3)$5,000FMVEvent Contribution

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (7 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
James E Rooney
President & CEO$176,297$0$0$0$7,172$0$1,000$0$761$0$185,230$0$0$0
Peter Rockett
VP Finance & Admin$95,361$0$50,000$0$6,400$0$1,000$0$23,081$0$175,842$0$0$0
Katy O'Neil
Exec VP Programs & Leaders$95,592$0$95,000$0$18,000$0$1,000$0$23,081$0$232,673$0$0$0
James Klocke
Executive Vice President$93,593$0$160,000$0$3,028$0$1,000$0$13,877$0$271,498$0$0$0
Karen O'Sullivan
Vice President, Bus Develo$72,989$0$65,000$0$5,815$0$1,000$0$6,862$0$151,666$0$0$0
Charles Rudnick
Vice President, Communicat$82,019$0$50,000$0$13,586$0$1,000$0$23,081$0$169,686$0$0$0
Paul H Guzzi
Former President & CEO$241,177$0$305,000$0$24,000$0$76,000$0$0$0$646,177$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE J, PART II, LINE 1CFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn accordance with a deferred compensation agreement between the Chamber and its Former President, $75,000 was credited to a memorandum account, whose rights, title and interest are the property of the Chamber.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Prior to filing the tax return, management sent a copy of the Form 990 to the Organization's Chairman and Treasurer for their inspection and review.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Chamber surveys the voting members of its Board annually to ascertain whether they have any conflicts of interest through business or family relationships beyond commercially available terms with no preferential treatments. None have arisen through the survey process.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process for reviewing the salary of the Organization's President includes input from various sources including the Compensation Committtee, comparability information obtained from independent compensation consultants, Form 990's of other Organizations and a compensation survey/study. The Chairman makes a recommendation to the Executive Committee in Executive Session, without the President present, and it is ratified or approved. The President receives a written contract which is negotiated between the President and the Compensation Committee, which consists of the Chairman, the Treasurer and General Counsel. The salary of the Organization's Executive Vice President is reviewed by the President as part of the annual performance review process. Compensation studies and benchmarking comparisons by independent compensation consultants have been utilized in formulation for the basis of the salary. This process was performed within the last three years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19No documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:No changes from prior year.
Form 990. Schedule R Part II (B)Conduct programs and activities to lessen neighborhood tensions, defend human and civil rights, combat community deterioration and juvenile delinquency, provide leadership activities for the community, and provide relief to the poor and underprivileged while educating the public and promoting social welfare.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Greater Boston CorporationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1265 Franklin StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042790704EIN
Primary ActivitiesSchedule OPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusPFPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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