2024-07-15T08:10:53-05:00 2023-12-31 134260189 BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLP 48 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374 HADLEY MA 01035 990 2023-01-01 042388764 AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMHE 4132530700 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 HEIDI FLANDERS VICE PRESIDENT 4132530700 2024-07-12 1 HEIDI FLANDERS 999009999 0 JOSEPH P WOLKOWICZ CPA P00734754 4135870099 2024-07-01 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z HEIDI FLANDERS 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 317029 0 X WWW.AMHERSTAREA.COM X 1956 MA TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS & VICINITY; TO PRESERVE AND DISTRIBUTE CIVIC EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. 23 23 3 0 0 0 121944 138929 177304 175975 0 778 5350 1347 304598 317029 12654 13616 0 0 104863 111665 0 0 0 182205 183417 299722 308698 4876 8331 127744 149768 53225 66918 74519 82850 X TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS & VICINITY; TO PRESERVE AND DISTRIBUTE CIVIC EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. 0 0 FOR OVER SIX DECADES, OUR CHAMBER HAS BEEN CONNECTING BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS TO RESOURCES, PROVIDING NETWORKING, EDUCATION, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, VISIBILITY, AND MARKETING. WITH 376 MEMBERS, 11,000+ CONTACTS, AND A VERY ACTIVE WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WE TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT, HIGHLIGHT, AND FEATURE THE WORK OF OUR MEMBERS. IN 2023, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLAUDIA PAZMANY WAS CELEBRATED AS A 2023 BUSINESSWEST DIFFERENCE MAKER, ALONG WITH THE AMHERST BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR THEIR "UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT COVID. OUR GIFT CARD PROGRAM HAS BROUGHT OVER $110,000 TO PARTICIPATING MEMBERS, REINFORCING OUR SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS AND 'SUPPORT LOCAL' INITIATIVES. WE LEVERAGED $13,000 IN SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL NONPROFITS THROUGH EITHER DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS OR MONIES RAISED AT OUR EVENTS; THIS INCLUDES FOUR $1000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR AMHERST AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR FOUR GRADUATES ATTENDING COLLEGES IN MASSACHUSETTS GOING ON TO STUDY IN MEDICAL OR BUSINESS RELATED FIELDS, CO-SPONSORED BY COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER MYRIAD CHAMBER RESOURCES, HANDS-ON BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND COACHING.BY JOINING OUR AMHERST AREA CHAMBER, MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM OUR ADVOCACY, CONNECTION, AND CATALYST FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE OUR BUSINESS NOT ONLY SURVIVES BUT BUILDS RESILIENCE FOR THE FUTURE AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS WE ACCOMPLISH THAT: MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY LISTING THAT BROADENS YOUR CUSTOMER BASE; MARKETING & PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL); MEMBERSHIP VOICE IN MA GOVERNMENT POLICY; BUSINESS NETWORKING & REFERRAL, PLUS EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES; MEMBER-TO-MEMBER BUYING POWER; EQUITY & INCLUSION TASK FORCE RESOURCES; RIBBON CUTTINGS AND GRAND OPENINGS TO SUPPORT YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS; SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE & COACHING; TRAVEL & TOURISM RESOURCES AND REGIONAL BRAND EXPOSURE. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X HEIDI FLANDERS 4132530700 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 CLAUDIA PAZMANY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 61154 0 0 MICHAEL GAY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HEIDI FLANDERS VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN BROWN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAURA GUZIK SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY BUFFONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL CICCARELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN CLEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE FITZGIBBON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN GRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR HASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX LAGUERRA SIERRA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KISHORE PARMAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN PLANTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA PLEASANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN PROTHERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FUNGAI TICHAWANGANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AELAN TIERNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA WEST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRI WILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 61154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124229 14700 138929 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 114317 114317 EVENT INCOME 900099 61658 61658 175975 778 778 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1347 1347 1347 317029 175975 0 2125 X 9616 4000 61154 39174 141 11196 9225 31890 5335 26206 18096 2858 7618 EVENT FOOD & EXPENSES 81653 GIFT CARD PROGRAM EXPEN 536 308698 85235 62622 30778 42509 56368 16260 16260 0 0 127744 149768 9127 18294 44098 48624 53225 66918 X 0 0 0 0 74519 82850 74519 82850 127744 149768 8331 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16260 16260 0 0 PREPAID GIFT CARDS 48624 48624 1 VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 9616 0 GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTED SERVICES 31,890.