NORTH EAST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NORTH EAST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (EIN 25-1330153)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-03-09
IRS object ID
201200699349300220
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-03-09T13:06:59-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260013259EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gorzynski Uglow & Farrell PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line133 East Main StreetAddressLine1
CityNorth EastCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code16428ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN251330153EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1North East Area Chamber of CommerceBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNORTNameControl
Phone8147254262Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line117 East Main StreetAddressLine1
CityNorth EastCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code16428ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameCarl GreggName
TitleTreasurerTitle
Phone8147252265Phone
Date Signed2012-03-01DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCarl A FarrellJr CPAName
PTINP00632862PTIN
Phone8147258625Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonCarl GreggNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1108 West Main StreetAddressLine1
CityNorth EastCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code16428ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts345198GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Year Formation1988YearFormation
State Legal DomicilePAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo provide for the economic development of the local business community.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body10NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members10NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees5TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers150TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year3165ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year1510ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year36028ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY40990ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year6862InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year11153InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year72700OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year78856OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year118755TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year132509TotalRevenueCurrentYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year56889OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year119119TotalExpensesPriorYear
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Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-364RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-7344RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY169315TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY162135TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY31151TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY31315TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY138164NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY130820NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTo provide for the economic development of the North East Community through the support of its retail, manufacturing, service and tourism businesses.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense139853Expense
Revenue53104Revenue
DescriptionThe Chamber continues its promotion of the North East area as a tourist destination by facilitating the "Wine Festival." "The "Wine Festival" brings in thousands of people to the area, who spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in local retail outlets and eateries. Additionally, the Chamber's Retail, Government/Community Affairs and Industrial divisions meet and reach out to local businesses, governments and residents to promote the communities current businesses and developing the proper environment for attracting new ones. The Chamber's quarterly newsletter keeps the community aware of all the events happening in the area and any changes that might occur in local businesses.Description
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Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members10NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members10NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
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Compensation Process Other1CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1Wendy BahmBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number8147254262TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line117 East Main StreetAddressLine1
CityNorth EastCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code16428ZIPCode
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No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
Robert Brown
President2.00XX000
Carl Gregg
Treasurer2.00XX000
John Piper
Secretary1.00XX000
David Elchynski
Industrial Division1.00X000
Anne Saxer
Vice-President2.00XX000
Kris Kubasik
Retail/Tourism1.00X000
Kari Moore
Govt/Community Affairs1.00X000
Calvin Janes
Retail/Tourism1.00X000
Greg Beardsley
Director at large1.00X000
Kerry Corbin
Director at large1.00X000
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions1510AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions1510TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBusiness CodeBusinessCodeTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Membership Dues5614993937839378
Advertising Revenue56149916121612
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Total Program Service Revenue40990TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column164TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$164ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

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Other27411Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

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Other16422Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

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Other10989Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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Total Revenue Column10989TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$10,989ExclusionAmount
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Gross Income Fundraising Events257395GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
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Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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Gross Sales Of Inventory14482GrossSalesOfInventory
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Total Revenue Column8868TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income8868RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

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Certificate of Origin56149915551555
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Total Other Revenue3246TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column132509TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income53104RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$77,895ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

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Total3000Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total71475Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total880Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total7609Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total2555Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total2745Total

Advertising Advertising

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Total10039Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total20202Total

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total2708Total

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total9625Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total2449Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2176Total

Insurance Insurance

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Total2242Total

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total2148Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total139853Total

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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EOY102EOY

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BOY8851BOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis41482LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec33533LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY169315BOY
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BOY29919BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY169315BOY
EOY162135EOY
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Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-7344ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

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Substantially All Dues Nondeduct0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying1OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis33689OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation29231Depreciation
Book Value4458BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis7793OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation4302Depreciation
Book Value3491BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings7949TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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ExplanationOther depreciable assets includes Furniture and FixturesExplanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Name Of Event1Wine FestivalNameOfEvent1
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Gross Revenue Event1254246GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event19575RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event14041FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event112800EntertainmentEvent1
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Name Of Event2Heard ConcertNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event23149GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event23149GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event23398OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events4TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events5251OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total257395GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events257395GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events9575RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events4041FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events12800EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events164237OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events190653DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary66742NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Board President and Treasurer review the Form 990 with the preparer prior to its filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers, Directors and employees are required to complete upon the election to the Board or employment a "Financial Interest" form and update annually thereafter.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15New employee interviews and compensation packages are established by the Board's personnel committee. The full Board gives final approval to all hirings and compensation. Annual raises are also approved by the Personnel Committee considering the current cost of living and the employees job performance evaluation. The full Board gives final approval to the raise.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18The Form 1023 and Form 990 are available for public inspection by written request of the Office Coordinator.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Chamber's by-laws and conflict of interest policy are available to the public by written request of the Office Coordinator.

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