2013-11-15T13:35:51-06:00 2012-12-31 720999988 FAULK & WINKLER LLC 6811 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE LA 70806 990 2012-01-01 720126959 BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER BATO 2253817125 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 ADAM KNAPP 2253817125 2013-11-15 1 JEREMY KLIBERT P00852016 2259276811 X 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ADAM KNAPP 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 3271855 0 X WWW.BRAC.ORG X 1948 LA TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH BATON ROUGE AREA. 59 59 40 150 0 0 3308439 3102858 33351 84437 443 159 44769 84401 3387002 3271855 0 0 0 0 1556250 1463601 0 0 0 1751515 1698029 3307765 3161630 79237 110225 1140047 1182370 649588 581686 490459 600684 X THE MISSION OF THE CHAMBER IS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC VITALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS MEMBERS AND THE TOTAL COMMUNITY. 0 0 THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER'S (BRAC) EFFORTS TO LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH AREA EXCEEDED GOALS FOR 2012, SECURING $78 MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL PAYROLL FROM 1,128 PERMANNENT JOBS. BRAC'S 13 PROJECT WINS THROUGHOUT THE REGION SET INTERNAL RECORDS FOR THE ORGANIZATON: $3.5 BILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS ANNOUNCED AND $69,000 ANNUAL AVERAGE WAGE PER JOB. EXISTING COMPANIES CONTRIBUTED TO THE RESULTS, AND THEY INCLUDED FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS PROJECTS AS WELL AS DOMESTIC US FIRMS. THESE SUCCESSES LED TO BRAC BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN ECONOMIC DEVEOLOPMENT ORGANIZATOINS IN THE US BY SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE FOR ITS EFFORTS IN 2012. BRAC ALSO LED EFFORTS TO CERTIFY 8 INDUSTRIAL SITES ACROSS THE REGION, AND CONDUCTED LEAD GENERATION, INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT, SITE SELECTOR FAMILIARIZATION TOURS, AND INDUSTRY SECTOR TRADE SHOWS. BRAC ALSO PUBLISHED A NEW TARGET INDUSTRY STRATEGY FOR THE NINE PARISH AREA TO OUTLINE OUR TARGET INDUSTRIES FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BRAC LED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE OUR STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS AS A REGION RELATED TO STATE K-12 EDUCATION POLICY, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, CRIME-FIGHTING PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND INITIATED PLANS FOR A HEALTH CARE CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM. BRAC WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 3,076 ATTENDEES TO OUR MORE THAN 36 EVENTS HELD IN 2012, EVENTS WHICH RAN THE GAMUT FROM BUSINESS NETWORKING TO AN ANNUAL MEETING, AND FROM WEEK-LONG ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT TO EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS. WE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF EVENTS BY 80% OVER 2011 AND THE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES BY ROUGHLY 105% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. BRAC ALSO LAUNCHED ITS TALENTED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO ASSIST COMPANIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 1 40 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 59 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X ORGANIZATION 2253817150 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 ADAM L KNAPP 38.00 2.00 X X 212494 11184 34241 SCOTT CHENEVERT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 PAT FELDER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT WESTER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 ASTRID CLEMENTS 1.50 X X 0 0 0 BARRY KILPATRICK 1.50 X X 0 0 0 RUSSEL PRIMEAUX 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEVE BLUME 1.50 X 0 0 0 LEE CARNEY 1.50 X 0 0 0 JIM ELLIS 1.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HOLMAN 1.50 X 0 0 0 TIM JOHNSON 1.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM JENKINS 1.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LOCKWOOD 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LOY 1.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MANSHIP 1.50 X 0 0 0 VAN MAYHALL JR 1.50 X 0 0 0 CLAY PINSON 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN SPAIN 1.50 X 0 0 0 FLYNN FOSTER 1.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUNT 1.50 X 0 0 0 HUTCH MCCLENDON 1.50 X 0 0 0 DANNY MONTELARO 1.50 X 0 0 0 ANN FORTE' TRAPPEY 1.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DEPAUL 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SONGY 0.30 X 0 0 0 PAUL FAVARON 0.30 X 0 0 0 TROY HEBERT 0.30 X 0 0 0 RIC KEARNY 0.30 X 0 0 0 JIM AUSTIN 0.30 X 0 0 0 JACKIE BEAUCHAMP 0.30 X 0 0 0 PHIL MEYERS 0.30 X 0 0 0 SANDY BRELAND 0.30 X 0 0 0 TERI CASSO 0.30 X 0 0 0 CHRIS LOAR 0.30 X 0 0 0 ANDREA MILLER 0.30 X 0 0 0 JOHN DONOFRIO 0.30 X 0 0 0 PERRY FRANKLIN 0.30 X 0 0 0 FRAN GLADDEN 0.30 X 0 0 0 TERRY HILL 0.30 X 0 0 0 DWAYNE HONORE 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HUDSON 0.30 X 0 0 0 DR ELI JONES 0.30 X 0 0 0 RONALD MASON 0.30 X 0 0 0 JULIO MELARA 0.30 X 0 0 0 TIM MOCKLER 0.30 X 0 0 0 RYLAND PERCY 0.30 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW PLAUCHE 0.30 X 0 0 0 SHELIA POUNDERS 0.30 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL REITZ 0.30 X 0 0 0 KEVIN SCHEXNAYDER 0.30 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHNECKENBURGER 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEVE STEIN 0.30 X 0 0 0 COLLIS TEMPLE 0.30 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN TOUPS 0.30 X 0 0 0 DR JOE BEN WELCH 0.30 X 0 0 0 AMANDA WELLS 0.30 X 0 0 0 LUTHER WELLS 0.30 X 0 0 0 THOMAS YURA 0.30 X 0 0 0 IAIN VASEY 0.00 40.00 X 0 237510 28732 ERIN WESLEY 40.00 X 112241 0 23274 RICHARD G WHITING JR 32.00 8.00 X 147478 36869 16726 MICHAEL ODOM 28.00 12.00 X 97099 41614 21725 MARGARET MAHONEY 24.00 16.00 X 78334 52223 18652 647646 379400 143350 3 0 1 0 MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC 55 EAST 52ND STREET 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 BUSINESS CONSULTING 150000 FAULK & WINKLERLLC 6811 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE LA 70806 ACCOUNTING 112846 2 471909 5000 2625949 3102858 EVENTS ADMISSIONS, SPO 900099 84437 84437 84437 159 159 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 76000 76000 DATABASE MANAGEMENT 518210 8401 8401 84401 3271855 168838 0 159 768361 310899 69244 156831 158266 4230 121390 133119 23706 43021 49494 43463 63412 86359 789429 40303 47651 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 181178 ENTERTAINMENT & HOSTING 32548 CONTRIBUTIONS 18888 MEMBERSHIP DUES 18262 1576 3161630 471918 514381 227888 203110 37789 19251 1424209 978581 402452 445628 1140047 1182370 347456 140410 292533 441276 9599 0 649588 581686 X 490459 600684 490459 600684 1140047 1182370 110225 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 3102858 292281 292281 372343 -80062 53497 53497 1091434 722619 368815 192705 169597 23108 86573 86365 208 445628 X 3514057 242202 242202 3271855 0 3271855 3403832 242202 242202 3161630 0 3161630 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: THE CHAMBER RECOGNIZES A THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE INTERPRETATION ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RECOGNITION, DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE CHAMBER'S TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE CHAMBER'S OPEN AUDIT PERIODS ARE 2009 THROUGH 2012. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE CHAMBER'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONSIDERED THAT THE CHAMBER HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. X X X X 0 0 0 ADAM L KNAPP 198244 11184 14250 0 0 0 13385 704 19144 1008 245023 12896 0 0 IAIN VASEY 0 185760 0 51750 0 0 0 14496 0 14236 0 266242 0 0 RICHARD G WHITING JR 147478 36869 0 0 0 0 8894 2223 4487 1122 160859 40214 0 0 MICHAEL ODOM 97099 41614 0 0 0 0 5758 2468 9449 4050 112306 48132 0 0 TERRY HILL BOARD MEMBER OF BRAC AND PRESIDENT OF MILTON J. WOMACK, INC. 60164 FLOOD REPAIRS 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SOLICITING ANNUAL DISCLOSURES AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE AT MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA AND INVOLVED INDEPENDENT PERSONS WHEN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT (USING COMPARAILITY DATA) AND IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE OPERATING BUDGET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, TAX RETURNS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC 564 LAUREL STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70801 721270359 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LA 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC B 789429 COST THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INC P 163381 COST