2015-10-27T11:49:13-05:00 2014-12-31 BDO USA LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 700 ATLANTA GA 303094516 990 2014-01-01 580145520 METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC % JERRY GARDNER METR 4045861927 235 ANDREW YOUNG INTL BLVD NW ATLANTA GA 30303 DOUGLAS RAY SVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 4045861927 2015-10-27 true Sandra L Feinsmith P01064157 4046886841 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Hala G Moddelmog 235 andrew young intl blvdnw atlanta GA 30303 14853419 false X www.metroatlantachamber.com X 1911 GA UPGRADE & ADVANCE THE ATLANTA METRO AREA IN POPULATION, COMMERCE & FINANCE; EFFECT CIVIC & SOCIAL IMProVEMENTS; BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY;&PROMOTE INTEGRITY IN BUSINESS 151 150 117 959 21500 -18070 3892900 4058000 8931946 9617042 23123 15860 1192291 1162517 14040260 14853419 0 0 0 0 9252617 9047825 0 0 0 5362728 6091702 14615345 15139527 -575085 -286108 15346634 13808335 6817435 5560910 8529199 8247425 THE CORPORATION IS A VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THE PURPOSES OF WHICH ARE TO UPGRADE AND ADVANCE THE ATLANTA METROPOLITAN AREA IN POPULATION, COMMERCE AND FINANCE; TO EFFECT CIVIC AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS; TO BETTER THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY; AND TO PROMOTE INTEGRITY AND GOOD FAITH AND JUST AND EQUITABLE PRINCIPLES IN BUSINESS. false false Start, Grow and Recruit Companies. Jobs and Companies: O Assisted in landing 8,389 new direct jobs surpassing our goal of 8,000 jobs. O Added 329 qualified prospects to our pipeline toward our goal of 350 new prospects. O Landed 64 companies toward our goal of 80 companies. O Made 53 connections between businesses and universities toward our goal of 60 connections. o As a direct result of the Brazil mission, a MOU between Georgia Tech and Brazil's Aeronautics Technologic Institute was signed. o Connected Georgia Tech to WorldPay regarding its publicized potential expansion in Atlanta, including a fintech innovation center. O Reached out to 53 startups and provided connections to customers, capital, talent, etc. O Grew corporate angel list to more than 30 and Atlanta mobility startup inventory to more than 200. o Connected 18 startups to 15 corporate angels resulting in 15 first meetings, five additional meetings and two closed deals. O Significant deals in partnership with our economic development partners year-to-date, include: o Keurig Green Mountain Inc. - 550 jobs (Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), Georgia Power, Development Authority of Douglas County) o Colibruim Direct - 500 jobs (GDEcD, City of Roswell, Greater North Fulton Chamber) o Beaulieu International Group - 350 jobs (GDEcD) o Castellini Company - 300 jobs (GDEcD, Clayton County, Georiga Power) o WorldPay - 595 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, City of Sandy Springs, Cobb County, Invest Atlanta) o Atlanta Center for Medical Research - 300 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, Invest Atlanta) o Star2Star - 200 jobs (GDEcD, Invest Atlanta, Georgia Tech) o Cricket Wireless - 500 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, Invest Atlanta) o Verizon Wireless - 435 jobs (GDEcD, Greater North Fulton Chamber, City of Alpharetta) o mBlox - 100 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, City of Sandy Springs) o WIPRO III-564 jobs (GDEcD) o Marketo-200 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, Invest Atlanta) o United Arab Shipping-160 jobs (GDEcD, Georgia Power, Gwinnett Partnership) Conference and Trade Shows: O The GSMA selected Atlanta as the first North American city to host its Mobile 360 Series event, and awarded MAC's Mobility Task Force a Smart City Initiative Award for our work to advance Atlanta's position as a center of mobile excellence. O Conducted Atlanta's first Rutberg Global Summit with more than 358 attendees including 113 C-level executives. O Held Venture Atlanta for third year in row with more than 800 attendees. O Held second annual Mobility LIVE! that doubled in size and connected 950+ attendees that work in mobile and wireless technologies. O Attracted more than 30,000 people over the course of the eight-day event to the Atlanta Science Festival. The Exploration Expo drew more than 16,000 attendees. O Held 5th Annual Health IT Leadership Summit in partnership with TAG and GDEcD. O Supported state's presence at HIMSS 2014 in Orlando. Two universities and eight showcase companies were a part of the Georgia pavilion. Metro Atlanta Export Plan: O Completed the Atlanta Metropolitan Export Plan (MEP) with local partner organizations to create a regional export strategy to make it easier and more common for local companies to export. O Wrote the "Metro Atlanta Export Market Assessment" for the Atlanta Metro Export Plan (MEP) Steering Committee as required by The Brookings Institution for metro Atlanta's participation in the Global Cities Exchange program. Global Commerce: O Held successful 5th Annual Global Impact Awards attended by 370 metro Atlanta business community leaders, including 20 MAC Executive Committee and Board of Directors members and 19 members of the Georgia Consular Corps. O Co-organized the Mayor of Atlanta's trade mission to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with participation from 17 companies, higher education and economic development partners. O Received the prestigious U.S. President's "E" Award for Export Service from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in recognition of significant contributions to increase U.S. exports. Hosted more than 24 international business delegations from various countries. O In its Global Cities of the Future 2014/2015 rankings, fDi magazine named Atlanta #13 of the Top 25 Global Cities of the Future and #1 in the U.S. in the FDI Strategy category. IBM's Global Location Trends report named Atlanta #2 U.S. city for foreign investment. O Delivered the U.S. Department of Commerce Discover Global Markets: Sub-Saharan Africa program with participation from more than 350 attendees, including U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker as a keynote speaker, and approximately 100 B2B export meetings. O Foreign direct investment companies accounted for 23 percent of the total companies landed and 38 percent of total jobs. Research: O Published "Metro Atlanta's Top Employers" - the region's most comprehensive and up-to-date list of 205 top employers for metro Atlanta, defined as employers with a minimum full-time equivalent (FTE) regional headcount of 500, plus all FORTUNE 500/1000 headquarters in metro Atlanta. Government Affairs O Significantly increased MAC PAC velocity by attracting a broader base of contributors. O Increased MAC PAC fundraising and expenditures fifteen-fold from prior year. O Built and expanded relationships with more than 50 legislators through personal meetings, district visits and special events. O Helped lead the restructuring of the Regional Business Coalition's business model, including selection of first-contract lobbyist, GeorgiaLink, for 2015. O Passed 2014 legislative agenda including passage of the Mobile BILD Act (HB176), MAC's highest legislative priority, to streamline governmental permitting of critical wireless infrastructure. O Defeated legislation that would have harmed the region's business climate including the English only, anti-foreign law and anti-common core legislation. O Co-founded and co-managed a new independent expenditure committee to influence outcomes of key state legislative races. Raised $500,000 and won 10 of 12 key primary races. SPORTS O A regional, collaborative approach was utilized to recruit the following sporting events to metro Atlanta and the state: o CONCACAF Gold Cup (2015) Fulton o Int'l Rugby Board Women's World Series (2015) Cobb o Major League Lacrosse Championship (2015) Cobb o NCAA Men's Basketball South Regional (2018) Fulton o NCAA Men's Final Four (2020) Fulton o USA BMX National Championship (2015) Cobb o USA Diving Olympic Team Send-off (2016) Fulton o U.S. Basketball Association National Championship (2015+) Bartow o USOC Olympic Day (2014) Fulton o WWE Tribute to the Troops (2014) Muscogee O Profitably managed owned and operated events and properties, including the Atlanta Sports Awards and Naismith Awards. O Partnered with the Atlanta Business Chronicle on the annual Business of Sports Summit and Atlanta Corporate Golf Challenge. Confidently tell the story of our businesses, colleges and universities, global presence, high quality of life and low cost of living. O Secured 1,780 print and online news stories, and nearly 7.4 million TV audience viewers on stories about Atlanta and MAC. O Wrote and facilitated publication of 29 op-eds authored by MAC board members, leaders and partners highlighting economic initiatives and strengths in mobility, science and technology, innovation, global business, logistics and clean tech. O Telling our story through our social media platforms to more than 187,000 unique web users and more than 16,000 social media subscribers. O Created and designed more than 641 projects, which included print, photography, video web and social. O Conducted external audit of MAC website with agency partner, Nebo, to evaluate usability and evaluate areas for improvement. O Launched two microsites highlighting mobility and health IT industries with web partner, Nebo. O Significantly enhanced digital storytelling presence with targeted communications via e-newsletter platform Silverpop; increased video postings on YouTube Channel; and adoption of new social media tools including Instagram. O Launched and implemented executive communications strategy to elevate visibility and brand awareness for new MAC President & CEO. O Engaged new partnership with advertising and PR agencies to develop and execute 2015 marketing campaign. To serve our members, we have accomplished the following: O Created 160 opportunities focused on connections, business growth and leadership development. O Generated more than 800 one-to-one introductions for business leaders to connect with customers, partners and capital. O Insights on Leadership guests included: o Hala Moddelmog, President & CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber o Paul Bowers, President & CEO, Georgia Power o Paul Brown, CEO, Arby's o Sandy Douglas, President, Coca-Cola Americas o Mike Polk, President & CEO, Newell Rubbermaid o Sir Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group o Sara Blakely, Founder, Spanx O Eyes on Entrepreneurs, a series spotlighting Atlanta's strong entrepreneurship community, guests included: o Michael Tavani, co-founder, Scoutmob o Mark Gilreath, Founder, President & CEO, EndoChoice o John Heyman, Founder, Actuate Partners o Bill Nussey, President & CEO, Silverpop o Jan Smith, Owner, Jan Smith Studios o Boland Jones, Founder, Chairman and CEO of PGi O Focused on return on investments for three membership levels to achieve a renewal rate of 85 percent. O Celebrated the 28th Annual Business Person of the Year Awards in partnership with the Atlanta Business Chronicle. O Concluded MAC's annual Chairman's Fundraising Campaign, led by Larry Gellerstedt, President & CEO, Cousins Properties and 2015 MAC Chair, with more than 300 corporate volunteers surpassing the $3.2 million goal. PERSONAL/EXECUTIVE: o Reorganized senior team and membership/investor relations o Repaired and built relationship with key regional partners and political leaders o Evaluated IT Services - 2015 will trim IT to 2 people and outsource to Leapfrog o Updated bylaws and Articles of Incorporation, defined Executive Governing Committee o Served as member of Governor's Weather Task Force and the Mayor's Emergency Preparedness Task Force o Served on the Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Infrastructure Funding o Conducted full review of the Forward Atlanta Plan - by McKinsey, EdgeDweller, BCG o Transitioned Business & Higher Education to Innovation & Entrepreneurship false true false true false false false false false true false false true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 72 0 false 117 true true true false false false true true 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PART XI LINE 4b OTHER ADJUSTMENTS include $135,414 moved to restricted funds. PART XII LINE 4b OTHER ADJUSTMENTS include a $34,746 depreciation adjustment. ASC 740-10 (formerly known as FIN 48) SCHEDULE D PART X LINE 2 The Companies account for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes" that clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes and sets a consistent framework for preparers to use to determine the appropriate level of tax reserve to maintain for uncertain tax positions. In accordance with ASC Topic 740, the Companies' policy for recording interest and penalties associated with tax positions, if assessed, is to record such items in the Statements of Activities and Changes in Net Assets. The Companies have not identified any uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, for which a liability reserve is required. X X X true false false HALA MODDELMOG PRESIDENT & CEO 400005 0 0 0 10100 0 10400 0 8109 0 428614 0 0 0 Sam A Williams FORMER PRESIDENT 0 0 176000 0 501077 0 10400 0 5239 0 692716 0 0 0 BRIAN MCGOWAN EVP/COO 233431 0 200 0 7300 0 9218 0 7467 0 257616 0 0 0 Robert H Hollis CFO 43140 0 40541 0 158189 0 3037 0 1817 0 246724 0 0 0 Hans Gant SVP Economic development 76120 0 66622 0 250499 0 6267 0 2022 0 401530 0 0 0 Janice Rys SVP INVESTOR RELATIONS 182283 0 159848 0 9600 0 10400 0 7036 0 369167 0 0 0 BARI LOVE SVP OF COMMUNICATIONS 251847 0 25200 0 9600 0 10400 0 8100 0 305147 0 0 0 DAVID HARTNETT VP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 167880 0 72550 0 6725 0 1367 0 10853 0 259375 0 0 0 KATIE KIRkPATRICK SVP PUBLIC POLICY 229171 0 40200 0 8650 0 10400 0 11037 0 299458 0 0 0 DAN CORSO SVP OF SPORTS 186689 0 34837 0 9600 0 9245 0 1142 0 241513 0 0 0 Part I, line 4a THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR: SAMUEL A. WILLIAMS $692,709 ROBERT H. HOLLIS $156,589 HANS GANT $250,499 GOVERNING BODY AND MANAGEMENT-CHANGES TO GOVERNING DOCUMENTS Form 990, part vi, section a governing body and Management, question 4 The Articles of incorporation were restated to include changes in the leadership of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. POLICIES-REVIEW OF FORM 990 form 990, part vi, section b policies, question 11 THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH INPUT FROM THE CHAMBER'S ACCOUNTING STAFF. A DRAFT COPY WAS REVIEWED BY KEY ACCOUNTING STAFF AND THE SVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION. EACH PERSON INDIVIDUALLY REVIEWED THE FORM AND CHANGES WERE SUBMITTED TO THE TAX PREPARER. THE FINAL RETURN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE SVP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW. THE FINAL FILED FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON ANOTHER WEBSITE CALLED GUIDESTAR. POLICIES-CONFLICT OF INTEREST form 990, part vi, section b policies questions 12a,b and c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ITS PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS OF AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE ARE ADDRESSED AND REVIEWED AT THE CHAMBER'S INITIAL BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE INFORMED OF THE DUTIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. POLICIES-COMPENSATION OF THE CEO form 990, PART VI SECTION B POLICIES QUESTION 15A PER THE BYLAWS, THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND ITS RECOMMENDATION IS FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR FINAL APPROVAL. POLICIES-COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES form 990, PART VI, SECTION B POLICIES, QUESTION 15B THE CHAMBER HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWS AND APPROVES EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND OTHER INDEPENDENT DATA TO SET COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE THIS REVIEW AND REPORTS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD. DISCLOSURE form 990, Part vi section c question 19 If the organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are subject to applicable federal or state public disclosure requirements, those documents will be made available as applicable law may require. Otherwise, the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements will be provided to the public at the discretion of the organization's management. 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