2025-09-12T14:03:52-07:00 2024-12-31 200268717 FUOCO GROUP LLP 200 PARKWAY DR S STE 302 HAUPPAUGE NY 11788 990 2024-01-01 590250255 Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce GREA 9544626000 512 NE 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 DAN LINDBLADE President 2025-09-12 true true Anthony Passudetti CPA P01901048 6313601700 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 512 NE 3rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale FL 333013236 2125083 false X WWW.FTLCHAMBER.COM X 1976 FL FOUNDED IN 1910, THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN BROWARD COUNTY AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO BETTER SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.IN ADDITION TO BEING THE #1 GO TO SOURCE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,THE CHAMBER OFFERS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY FORUM PROGRAMS, LEADS GROUPS, NETWORKING FUNCTIONS, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, TRUSTEE RECEPTIONS, BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, AREA COUNCIL FUNCTIONS AS WELL AS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS. 65 65 15 60 30493 828348 868215 836287 906622 36145 51638 10325 10197 1711105 1836672 0 0 886191 1002977 0 0 817931 857882 1704122 1860859 6983 -24187 2074235 2150187 527973 589516 1546262 1560671 X FOUNDED IN 1910, THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN BROWARD COUNTY AND IT IS APPARENT THAT THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY WE HAVE TRANSITIONED TO BETTER SERVE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. false false THE CHAMBER PRODUCES OF 175 EVENTS ATTRACTING OVER 12,000 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY RELATING TO ECONOMIC RETENTION AND EXPANSION, PUBULIC POLICY, NON-PROFIT SOLIDARITY, TOURISM INTERNATIONAL MARINE AND A HOST OF OTHER FUNCTIONS. AS A FULL-SERVICE CHAMBER, IT PROVIDES BUSINESS OWNERS WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS. PERSPECTIVE ON FLORIDA'S HEALTHCARE - EXCELLENCE IN HEALTHCARE AWARDS - WITH THE COLLABORATION OF SUNSHINE HEALTH,MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, BAPTIST - HEALTHCARE SOUTH FLORIDA, BROWARD HEALTH, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA, SYLVESTER/UHEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND MANY OTHERS, THE CHAMBER HELD PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON OVERCOMING MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMAS IN THE WORKPLACE, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT THROUGH THE MANAGED CARE SYSTEM. THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM, LED BY C-SUITE EXECUTIVES, DISCUSSED CONCEPTS SURROUNDING HEALTHCARE CONSUMERISM, POPULATIONS HEALTH, REVENUE CHALLENGES, GROWTH IN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY AND FUTURE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES. FINALLY PANELISTS INTERACTED WITH PARTICPANTS ABOUT METHODOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS THAT LOWER COSTS AND GIVES EMPLOYERS A COMPETITIVE EDGE THROUGH FAVORABLE HEALTHCARE BENEFIT DESIGN. SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS - THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY AND CLIENTS NOMINATE THEM. OUR MISSION STATEMENT FOR SBA - TO BE THE COLLECTIVE RESOURCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, OPPORTUNITY, EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION TO SMALL BUSINESSES WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY. TRANSPORTATION FORUM - IT IS ABOUT MORE THAN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND TOLL ROADS; ITS ABOUT KEEPING MULTIPLE, INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS IN CONVERSATION WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS. OUR FORUM PRESENTATION INCLUDED THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, ALL ABOARD FLORIDA, PORT EVERGLADES, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND BROWARD METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION. false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 15 true true true false false false false false false false X 65 65 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL X DAN LINDBLADE 9544626000 512 NE 3RD AVE FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301 DAN LINDBLADE President & CEO 60.00 0.00 X 196105 0 15856 JENNY DE BORJA BUSINESS DEVELOPME 40.00 0.00 121238 0 9504 DENISE JORDAN EXECUTIVE VP 40.00 0.00 104242 0 10013 ADAM SPIEGEL Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Budwig Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGIE DAVIS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Elmquist Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY ABBATE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AUDRA DURHAM Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARBORA KASSIDIKIAN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Candice Ericks Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL FEINBERG Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BURNADETTE NORRIS-WEEKS CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Melissa Fitzgerald Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rion Heldibridle Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Henderson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE CLERMONT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CODDINGTON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE DANTO Chair-Elect DES 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DONELLE ZUNKER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tameka Hobbs Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Holland Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELLYN BOGDANOFF Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nick Jaramillo Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Jones Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Karl Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANA LHOTA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Leonardi Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Leong Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ILANIT FISCHLER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 INA LEE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACK SEILER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACKY WRIGHT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Colleen Lockwood Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Mayor Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN MCINTYRE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNI MOREJON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Katy Meagher Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREEN BOUTROS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY KOLB GENERAL COUNSEL 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Medina Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ann Mihaiu Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mili Orsini Peluso Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LORI WHEELER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tyrone Po Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Salerno Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Santana Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIE SUAREZ Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DOYLE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK GALE Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE GEDDES Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA MILROY CHAIR OF BOARD 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GOLDSTEIN Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Irv Scott Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ADAMS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Shaw Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Toothaker Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ESPOSITO Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROZETA MAHBOUBI Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Jose Villavicencio Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN TILBROOK Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scottie Walker Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONY CORDO Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TY RICHARDSON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Glenn Wiltshire Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VINCENT YARINA Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WALKER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dennis Wright Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 421585 35373 3 false true false 0 868215 868215 AREA COUNCIL 561499 164750 164750 MARKETING & ADVERTISING 541800 20296 20296 PROGRAM SERVICES 561499 673713 673713 ROYALTIES AND OTHER INCOM 900099 47863 47863 906622 31870 31870 0 0 71928 61731 10197 10197 10197 246448 226680 19768 19768 19768 0 0 0 0 1836672 886326 30493 51638 0 0 0 0 196105 0 638834 7118 95938 64982 0 0 15227 0 0 0 3000 33400 17674 57623 0 30294 0 0 3582 0 0 11877 43147 SPECIAL EVENTS 354442 OTHER CONTRACTED SERVICES 153216 CREDIT LOSSES 27328 TELEPHONE AND COMMUNICATIONS 24413 82659 1860859 0 0 0 309777 256334 307122 322404 0 53023 73187 0 0 0 0 102051 94062 2692803 2324015 367154 368788 935108 1035412 0 0 0 0 2074235 2150187 102626 136375 425347 453141 527973 589516 X 1522079 1539520 24183 21151 1546262 1560671 2074235 2150187 -24187 45391 -6795 X X false true X true false 312747 312747 1884177 1853873 30304 495879 470142 25737 368788 X 1975335 45391 38336 83727 1891608 6795 -61731 -54936 1836672 1960926 38336 61731 100067 1860859 1860859 Part X : FIN48 Footnote THE CHAMBER RECORDS A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LOSS HAS BEEN INCURRED AND THE AMOUNT CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. AT DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THE CHAMBER HAS NO LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE CHAMBERS TAX YEARS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THREE (3) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. THE CHAMBER CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S RENTAL EXPENSES $61731 false false false DAN LINDBLADE President & CEO 196105 5018 10838 211961 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS AS THEY ARISE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.