INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
INVEST BUFFALO NIAGARA INC (EIN 16-1579523)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-02-16
IRS object ID
201530479349300948
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-02-16T10:42:11-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN160765486PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1369 FRANKLIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14202ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN161579523EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE INCBusinessNameLine1
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Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7168527100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14203ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS KUCHARSKIPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7168527100PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDONNA M GONSERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01448922PTIN
Phone7168563300PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTHOMAS KUCHARSKIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1665 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14203ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,896,253GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.BUFFALONIAGARA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ATTRACT JOB AND INVESTMENT WEALTH TO THE 8 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body28VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers27TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,898,870PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,894,621CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,525PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,632CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,901,395PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,896,253CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,338,461PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,380,785CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$771,766PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$651,505CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,110,227PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,032,290CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$208,832PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$136,037CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,457,015TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,356,865TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$60,817TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$96,704TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,396,198NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,260,161NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO ATTRACT JOB AND INVESTMENT WEALTH TO THE 8 COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTHE ENTERPRISE HELPS IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY VITALITY OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA REGION THROUGH THE ATTRACTION OF NEW INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION OPPORTUNITIES FROM OUTSIDE THE REGION, AS WELL AS THROUGH LOCAL JOB RETENTION AND GROWTH.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members28GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ANITA GENOVESEBusinessNameLine1
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Phone7168527100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1665 MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityBUFFALOCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14203ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
THOMAS KUCHARSKI
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$301,674$0$17,402
STEPHEN KIERNAN II
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL BRANDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHEN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID ANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL COLSON
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM LOFTIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDALL L CLARK
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA ORSI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL DYSTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY QUENNEVILLE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN KELLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN QUINN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT ZAK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN WEATHERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH SAFFIRE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN AMERSHADIAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS ELSENBECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS DIMITROFF
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY DOBSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD SCHILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ART WINGERTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY WELLINGTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ALLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH RIZZO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN SCANNELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD TANSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$301,674TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$17,402TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,894,621AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,894,621TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,632TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,632ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,632ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$331,035TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$882,043TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,907TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,348TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$95,452TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,360TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,217TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,313TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,112TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,627TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,413TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,907TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,672TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
CONSULTING$123,022
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$85,851
SPONSORSHIPS$38,969
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$5,821

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,221TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,032,290TotalAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$849,304BOYAmt
EOY$716,737EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$527,491BOYAmt
EOY$568,599EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$49,159BOYAmt
EOY$52,917EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$196,052LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$177,440LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,061BOYAmt
EOY$18,612EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,356,865EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,817BOYAmt
EOY$96,704EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,817BOYAmt
EOY$96,704EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,396,198BOYAmt
EOY$1,260,161EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,396,198BOYAmt
EOY$1,260,161EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,356,865EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$136,037ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,370OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,370DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$125,480OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$111,454DepreciationAmt
Book Value$14,026BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,202OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,616DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,586BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,612TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,002,888TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$106,635NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$106,635RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,896,253RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,896,253TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,138,925TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$106,635DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$106,635ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,032,290ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,032,290TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS KUCHARSKIPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$257,851BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$40,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$3,323OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$11,986DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,416NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$319,076TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP TO THE BUFFALO CLUB AND THE COUNTRY CLUB OF BUFFALO FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHENPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOFFICER OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIPRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$169,112TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE BNE RENTS SPACE FROM THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE BNE PROVIDES IN-KIND MARKETING AND RESEARCH SUPPORT TO THE PARTNERSHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES IN-KIND ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO THE BNE.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DAVID ANDERSON, RANDALL CLARK, DENNIS ELSENBECK, THOMAS KUCHARSKI, TIM LOFTIS, KEVIN QUINN, JOHN SCANNELL, GARY QUENNEVILLE AND ARTHUR WINGERTER ALSO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. DOROTHY GALLAGHER-COHEN IS PRESIDENT OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE'S FORM 990 IS DONE BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA PARTNERSHIP. ONCE THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED, THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ENTERPRISE'S STEERING COMMITTEE. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE HAS A POLICY IN PLACE THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE BOARD AND FOR INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS IN CASES WHERE REAL, APPARENT, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST MAY ARISE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH DIRECTOR TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE EXISTENCE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BNE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY THAT REVIEWS THE REASONABLE ATTAINMENT OF PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS AS COMMUNICATED TO THE PRESIDENT PRIOR TO AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. COMPARISON SALARY DATA FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRMS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS ANY SALARY INCREASES AND/OR BONUSES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE FULL STEERING COMMITTEE. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE BUFFALO NIAGARA ENTERPRISE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.

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