GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GREATER BOSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (EIN 04-1103090)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201503209349300315
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T06:39:39-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042943536PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tonneson & Company IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCynthia P AlmquistPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01309212PTIN
Phone7812459999PhoneNum
Preparation2015-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

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$6,608,184GrossReceiptsAmt
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 busines climate, and by cultivating the business leaders of today and tomorrow.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee29TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$32,025TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,310,046PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,460,086CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$238,427PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$213,075CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,577,338PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,931,034CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$6,125,811PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,604,195CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$2,941,928PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,049,222CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,882,056PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,285,834CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,823,984PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,335,056CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$301,827PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$269,139CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,301,736TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,118,969TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,598,154TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,178,642TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,703,582NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,940,327NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 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 Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee29EmployeeCnt
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 DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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 Line1Peter Rockett VP Finance & AdminBusinessNameLine1Txt
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 (127 entries)

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John F Fish
Chair of the Board0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry R Nearhos
Vice Chair & Treasurer0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donna C Cupelo
Vice Chair0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Micho F Spring
Vice Chair0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul J Ayoub Esq
Sec. & General Counsel0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul H Guzzi
President & CEO60.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$422,063$0$101,000
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 MacLean
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin C Phelan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick J Purcell
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 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 Buchanan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert O Button
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Caret
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Carlin III
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Chace-Marino
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Cramer
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
Gary Gottlieb MD
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
Bud LaCava
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David MacKeen
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Coleman Mark
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George E Massaro
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa K Matthews
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas 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
Patricia M O'Connor
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William J O'Neill Jr
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George W Parks
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
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
Dr Malcolm Rogers
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
W Lambert Welling
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
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles K Gifford
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Hestnes Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gloria C Larson Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph C Martin II Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William C Van Faasen
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fletcher H Wiley Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Chiel
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas J Hollister
Director0.00Yes (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
Bill Gabovitch
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
Patrice Louvet
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Lund
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John A Nadas
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Neble
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Snyder Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Kaplan
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Navjot Singh
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ivy Brown
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bryan C Connolly Esq
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ralph de la Torre
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 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
Thomas J Hollister
Director0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen O'Sullivan
Vice President, Bus Develo50.00$153,153$0$9,918Yes (X)
Peter Rockett
VP Finance & Admin50.00$152,340$0$23,108Yes (X)
Katy O'Neil
Exec VP Programs & Leaders50.00$193,962$0$23,108Yes (X)
James Klocke
Executive Vice President50.00$194,192$0$19,471Yes (X)
Charles Rudnick
Vice President, Communicat50.00$135,172$0$23,004Yes (X)
John Joy
Director, Business Develop35.00$108,546$0$22,434Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,359,428TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$222,043TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,460,086MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$3,460,086TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$217,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$217,064ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$3,989OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$3,989OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$3,989TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income-$3,989RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Meeting Income541900$1,769,752$1,769,752
Sponsorship541900$1,127,802$1,127,802
Website Income541800$21,700$21,700

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,780TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,455RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$10,325UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,931,034OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,895,020RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$32,025UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$217,064ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,302,315TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,329,926TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,000TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,454TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,527TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,496TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,254TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,384TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,336TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$361,601TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,472TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$841,823TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,258TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Consulting Expense$669,074
Equipment Rental and Ma$229,445
Advertising and Trade S$169,760
Computer Services$168,481

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,450TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,335,056TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,071,103BOYAmt
EOY$1,515,982EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,535BOYAmt
EOY$346,467EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$297,691BOYAmt
EOY$323,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$583,956LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$472,790LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,432BOYAmt
EOY$111,166EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,647,975BOYAmt
EOY$5,821,890EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,301,736BOYAmt
EOY$8,118,969EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$790,587BOYAmt
EOY$866,129EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,807,567BOYAmt
EOY$3,312,513EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,598,154BOYAmt
EOY$4,178,642EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,703,582BOYAmt
EOY$3,940,327EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,703,582BOYAmt
EOY$3,940,327EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,301,736BOYAmt
EOY$8,118,969EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$269,139ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$32,394NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,460,086DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$360,385NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$23,189NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$383,574NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$346,009AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over$37,565CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$150,996OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$150,996DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$432,960OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$321,794DepreciationAmt
Book Value$111,166BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$111,166TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Member Dues and Program Revenue$1,821,184
Deferred Compensation$1,491,329
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,312,513TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,575,790TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$32,394NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$32,394RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,608,184RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$3,989OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,989RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,604,195TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,339,045TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Losses Reported$3,989LossesReportedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,989ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,335,056ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,335,056TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:In 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, 2014, 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.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Loss on disposal of computer equipment

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 (6 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
Paul H Guzzi
President & CEO$399,063$0$0$0$23,000$0$101,000$0$0$0$523,063$0$0$0
Karen O'Sullivan
Vice President, Bus Develo$91,954$0$55,000$0$6,199$0$1,000$0$8,918$0$163,071$0$0$0
Peter Rockett
VP Finance & Admin$95,943$0$50,000$0$6,397$0$1,000$0$22,108$0$175,448$0$0$0
Katy O'Neil
Exec VP Programs & Leaders$86,462$0$90,000$0$17,500$0$1,000$0$22,108$0$217,070$0$0$0
James Klocke
Executive Vice President$96,692$0$80,000$0$17,500$0$1,000$0$18,471$0$213,663$0$0$0
Charles Rudnick
Vice President, Communicat$82,572$0$40,000$0$12,600$0$1,000$0$22,004$0$158,176$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 President, $100,000 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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4In 2014, the Chamber updated the language in the By-Laws at the Annual Meeting. They were last updated in 1998.
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 2cNo 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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