MERRILL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $132K · expenses $128K · assets $202K
- Also known as
- FOUNDATION INC
- EIN
- 20-1891431
- Address
- 705 N CENTER AVE, MERRILL, WI 54452-1275
- NTEE code
- N32
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary
- Ruling date
- August 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Clyde Nelson (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROMOTE AND COORDINATE CITY-WIDE ACTIVITIES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Rust | Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 6 |
| Tim Schreiber | CHAIRPERSON | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Cheryl Skoug | Secretary | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Molly Lyon | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Chris Malm | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gail Bloch | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Schneider | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Greg Hartwig | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Clyde Nelson | Director | 2021-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 7 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM SCHREIBER | CHAIRPERSON | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| KURT RUST | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 6 |
| CHERYL SKOUG | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY LYON | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| CHRIS MALM | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| GAIL BLOCH | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF SCHNEIDER | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| GREG HARTWIG | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CLYDE NELSON | Director | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 7 |
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM SCHREIBER | CHAIRPERSON | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| KURT RUST | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 6 |
| CHERYL SKOUG | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY LYON | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| CHRIS MALM | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| GAIL BLOCH | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| GREG HARTWIG | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CLYDE NELSON | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 7 |
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIM SCHREIBER | CHAIRPERSON | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| KURT RUST | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 6 |
| CHERYL SKOUG | Secretary | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MOLLY LYON | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 3 |
| CHRIS MALM | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| GAIL BLOCH | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 2 |
| GREG HARTWIG | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CLYDE NELSON | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 7 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $132,470 | $127,616 | $201,693 | $201,693 | $6,444 | $121,198 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $44,926 | $75,083 | $98,702 | $98,702 | - | $44,912 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $77,649 | $33,512 | $128,859 | $128,859 | $1,018 | $76,621 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- MERRILL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Merrill, WI · 4 people in common (Jeff Schneider, Kurt Rust, Molly Lyon)
- MERRILL AREA UNITED WAY INC Merrill, WI · 3 people in common (Clyde Nelson, Kurt Rust, Molly Lyon)
- ASPIRUS STEVENS POINT HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC Stevens Point, WI · 1 person in common (Clyde Nelson)
- ASPIRUS MERRILL HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC Merrill, WI · 1 person in common (Clyde Nelson)
- ASPIRUS STANLEY HOSPITAL & CLINICS INC Stanley, WI · 1 person in common (Clyde Nelson)
- ASPIRUS HEALTH FOUNDATION INC Wausau, WI · 1 person in common (Kurt Rust)
- OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL Tomahawk, WI · 1 person in common (Kurt Rust)
- ASPIRUS MERRILL HOSPITAL Merrill, WI · 1 person in common (Kurt Rust)
- SAINT JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF MARSHFIELD INC St Louis, MO · 1 person in common (Clyde Nelson)
- ASCENSION ST CLARES HOSPITAL INC Saint Louis, MO · 1 person in common (Clyde Nelson)
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $88,848 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $78,681 | 2023 | $78,681 | show |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2010 | 1 | $10,000 | 2010 | $10,000 | show |
| EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “MERRILL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC” | 2024 | 1 | $167 | 2024 | $167 | show |
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2024 · Form 990EZ · $127,616 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $126,534 | 99.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,082 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $127,616 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $75,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $75,083 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $75,083 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $33,512 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $31,183 | 93.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,329 | 6.9% | |
| Total | $33,512 | 100% |
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