2026-08-19T10:45:51-04:00 2025-12-31 351939627 BADEN GAGE & SCHROEDER LLC 6920 POINTE INVERNESS WAY 300 FORT WAYNE IN 468047926 990 2025-01-01 350315995 GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC GREA 2604206945 200 E MAIN STREET 8TH FLOOR FORT WAYNE IN 46802 JOHN URBAHNS CEO & PRESIDENT 2604206945 2026-08-17 true KELLI L PATCH CPA P01314059 2604222551 2026-08-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GREATER FORT WAYNE INC JOHN URBAHNS 200 E MAIN ST STE 800 FORT WAYNE IN 46802 3709383 false X WWW.GREATERFORTWAYNEINC.COM X 1918 IN GREATER FORT WAYNE (GFW) INC. IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR FORT WAYNE & ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA. AT GFW INC., WE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS, AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF PLACE TO GROW JOBS, WAGES, AND THE ECONOMY. 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ADVOCATES FOR BUSINESS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS/INVESTORS. GFW INC. ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE FORT WAYNE -ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SMITH FIELD AIRPORT AND THE FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FORT WAYNE-ALLEN COUNTY IS A COMMUNITY ON THE RISE. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTS WITH BUSINESSES THAT ARE EXPANDING AND/OR LOCATING IN OUR AREA. RESULTS FOR 2025 INCLUDE: 17 PROJECTS, 550+ NEW JOBS, 44 MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL PAYROLL, AND 120.3 BILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECONOMY, THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND UNDENIABLE MOMENTUM. false true false true false false false true false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true 20 0 true 20 true true true false false false true true false false false X 56 55 false false true false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IN X SUSAN WESNER 2604206945 200 E MAIN ST STE 800 FORT WAYNE IN 46802 RAMADAN ABDUL-AZEEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL BEAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANA BERKES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JILL BOGGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW BOOKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BOWEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IAN BROAD-WHITE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESE BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN BRUGGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BURDA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY CARNAHAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREG CLARK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD CLARKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM COOK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DANIEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANE DEHAVEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC DOODEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KARL EINOLF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RON ELSENBAUMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FREISTROFFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BETH GOLDSMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATTI HAYS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HERB HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT HINDERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN HISSONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LAGEMANN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD LITTLE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNI LONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MCMICHAEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROB MITREVSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAVIER MONDRAGON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT PARSONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX PLATTE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSEY PRESTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENT PROSSER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM SALZER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREGG SENGSTACK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA SHEPARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET SKLENAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HANNAH STORK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY TOWNSEND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON TUCKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER VANDERPOOL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WATKINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK WEBB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF WOENKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN WOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE ZACHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN URBAHNS CEO & PRESID 40.00 0.00 X 323548 0 20890 SUSAN WESNER CFO 40.00 0.00 X 195125 0 7813 BRENDA GERBER VINCENT CHEIF IMPACT 40.00 0.00 X 190985 0 19579 ADAM WELCH VP ECONOMIC 40.00 0.00 X 103081 0 6238 ELLEN CUTTER CHIEF ECONOM 40.00 0.00 X 139049 0 36168 TONY TRANQUILL CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE SWIFT VICE CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAREY SCHMUCKER SECRETARY 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE ZAWAHRI TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 951788 90688 5 false true false 373853 373853 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1479474 1479474 OTHER PROGRAMS 900099 1026942 1026942 ALLIANCE 900099 680163 680163 AIRPORT PROGRAM 900099 71260 71260 3257839 42886 42886 1904 1904 1904 ADMINISTRATIVE FEE REIMBURSE 900099 25000 25000 ENHANCED WEBSITES 900099 3500 3500 EBLASTS/E-EBANNER ADS 541800 3250 3250 1151 151 1000 32901 3709383 3282990 7750 44790 547377 1494727 20409 96560 138710 585 31426 48215 172888 214852 48175 72126 230246 58122 365242 29389 11191 BANK FEES 26798 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 20902 AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE 8820 MISCELLANEOUS 7274 4597 3648631 0 0 0 1480007 1451793 804532 834936 302437 185390 11632 16727 622500 467844 135167 154656 890957 704151 3624732 3347653 291038 196661 837085 780437 15864 15864 890957 704151 2034944 1697113 X 1579448 1628653 10340 21887 1589788 1650540 3624732 3347653 60752 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 1479474 48215 48215 59179 -10964 true 15864 15864 true X 309297 282074 27223 313203 185770 127433 154656 ROA - OPERATING LEASES 704151 704151 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 704151 704151 X 3723817 14434 14434 3709383 3709383 3663065 14434 14434 3648631 3648631 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 1B GREATER FORT WAYNE, INC. AGREED TO BE THE FISCAL AGENT FOR A ONE-DAY EVENT HELD IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA. THE EVENT WAS THE INDIANA FORUM: CITIES AT STATE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO BRING TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT (AT THE LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL LEVEL). THE FORUM WAS EDUCATIONAL. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 2B THE FUNDS BELONG TO THE INDIANA FORUM. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X INCOME TAXES ARE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SIMILAR STATE PROVISIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO BEEN CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS A FOUNDATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A). THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. THE ORGANIZATION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D IN-KIND 14,434 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D IN KIND 14,434 X X X X false false false JOHN URBAHNS CEO & PRESIDENT 280798 42750 9615 11275 344438 SUSAN WESNER CFO 169625 25500 5859 1954 202938 BRENDA GERBER VINCENT CHEIF IMPACT OFFICER 165485 25500 5859 13720 210564 ELLEN CUTTER CHIEF ECONOMIC DEVEL 113549 25500 4772 31396 175217 BILL BEAN BUSINESS 224107 OFFICE RENTAL false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION GREATER FORT WAYNE (GFW) INC. IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR FORT WAYNE & ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA. AT GFW INC., WE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS, AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF PLACE TO GROW JOBS, WAGES, AND THE ECONOMY. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECONOMY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FOR ITS MEMBER/INVESTOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, GFW INC. PROVIDES NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL, AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF 2025, GFW INC. HAD 1400 MEMBERS/INVESTORS. GFW INC.'S SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEADERSHIP FORT WAYNE, ONBOARD FORT WAYNE, MADEBYME, WOMEN'S NETWORK, AND INTER-CITY VISITS. GFW INC. ADVOCATES FOR BUSINESS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS/INVESTORS. GFW INC. ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE FORT WAYNE -ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SMITH FIELD AIRPORT AND THE FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FORT WAYNE-ALLEN COUNTY IS A COMMUNITY ON THE RISE. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTS WITH BUSINESSES THAT ARE EXPANDING AND/OR LOCATING IN OUR AREA. RESULTS FOR 2025 INCLUDE: 17 PROJECTS, 550+ NEW JOBS, 44 MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL PAYROLL, AND 120.3 BILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECONOMY, THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND UNDENIABLE MOMENTUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS VOTED TO UPDATE THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS TO BETTER REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THIS ORGANIZATION IS MEMBERSHIP BASED WHERE MEMBERS PAY DUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ANNUALLY, THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS IS PRESENTED AND VOTED ON BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION,THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE TAX RETURN AND A FULL COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY COMMENT ON OR ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING ANY PORTION OF FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION,DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES HAVE A CONTINUING DUTY TO REPORT ANY PERSONAL OWNERSHIP, INTEREST OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO EXERCISE IMPARTIAL AND ETHICAL JUDGEMENTS IN FUFILLING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE ORGANIZATION. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THEY ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE CONFLICTED ITEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE, COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE REGION AND OTHER CHAMBERS NATIONWIDE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THE CEO REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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