Nonprofit · EIN 01-0440342
BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · BETHEL, ME 04217
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $331,991 | $297,024 | $34,967 | $53,881 | $16 | $53,865 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $216,554 | $217,239 | -$685 | $39,892 | $21,142 | $18,750 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $158,798 | $225,229 | -$66,431 | $58,339 | $38,901 | $19,438 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $191,548 | $230,408 | -$38,860 | $115,145 | $29,275 | $85,870 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $312,593
- Investment income
- $1,616
- Other revenue
- $17,782
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $122,568
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $133,608
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,125
- Occupancy
- $12,931
- Depreciation
- $669
- Program services (functional)
- $239,815
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,722
- Fundraising (functional)
- $23,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $39,892
- Total assets, end of year
- $53,881
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $16
- Net assets, end of year
- $53,865
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,011
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $53,865
- Gross receipts
- $331,991
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA RECORD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD SWEETSER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJ OTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KIEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CAYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA HEMEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TORI HICINBOTHEM | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN WAINWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MASTEN-WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN S LEEN Jr | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA COLBRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET EVERETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AARON BENTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER MERRILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BJ OTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA HEMEON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TORI HICINBOTHEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN WAINWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MASTEN-WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN S LEEN JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATASHA COLBRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET EVERETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA BARRETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN POOLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALLEN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CAYER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBIN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS DECATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJ OTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN WAINWRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA CONNELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CAYER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN POOLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALLEN | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIGAIL BORRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG LUETJE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MYLES FELCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS DECATO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT | DIRECTOR PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETHANY WEISBERGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BJ OTTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN POOLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY KIEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1247, BETHEL, ME 04217-1247
- In care of
- % BRIAN LENBERG
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN LENBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (207) 824-2282
- Website
- WWW.BETHELMAINE.COM
- Return prepared by
- The Tax Loft
Mission
PROMOTING BUSINESS IN THE BETHEL MAINE AREA. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PRODUCING BROCHURES FOR THE NATURAL AND BUSINESS FEATURES OF THE AREA, COORDINATING ARE ADVERTISING AND LODGING RESERVATION SERVICES FOR MEMBERS, AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS RECEIVED.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED RESERVATION SERCIE TO BENEFIT VISTIORS TO THE BETHEL AREA, PRINTED PUBLICATIONS TO PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE MANY INQUIRIES ABOUT THE AREA, AND PROVIDED A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PROJECTS WHICH ATTRACTED VISITORS TO THE AREA AND HELP PROMOTE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.Expenses $239,815 · revenue $331,991
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0440342
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $53,881
- Income (IRS master file)
- $331,991
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $331,991 | $297,024 | $53,881 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $216,554 | $217,239 | $39,892 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $158,798 | $225,229 | $58,339 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $191,548 | $230,408 | $115,145 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0440342).
Questions about BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 01-0440342.
- Is BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1991.
- Are donations to BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BETHEL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $331,991, expenses of $297,024 and total assets of $53,881 at year end.
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