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Nonprofit · EIN 05-0203250

GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Tax-exempt · PROVIDENCE, RI 02903

Financials

$1.5M$1.9M2022$1.6M$1.9M2023$1.8M$1.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$1,831,268$1,843,448-$12,180$11,303,360$353,191$10,950,169
September 30, 2024990$1,636,483$1,891,134-$254,651$10,538,355$271,133$10,267,222
September 30, 2023990$1,541,725$1,875,586-$333,861$9,304,330$404,280$8,900,050
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$1,146,390
Investment income
$427,944
Net rental income
$209,891
Net gain from sales of assets
$233,147
Net income from fundraising events
$47,043
Other revenue
$256,934

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$602,592
Other salaries and wages
$311,138
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,103,568
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,638
Accounting fees
$53,663
Occupancy
$219,421
Travel
$13,281
Depreciation
$996

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,538,355
Total assets, end of year
$11,303,360
Total liabilities, end of year
$353,191
Net assets, end of year
$10,950,169
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,167,962
Publicly traded securities
$9,690,020
Net assets without donor restrictions
$10,950,169
Gross unrelated business income
$968
Gross receipts
$4,381,590
Employees
6
Volunteers
2
Year formed
1868
State of legal domicile
RI

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREEN L WHITEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$284,215$32,342
VALERIE B MURRAYSENIOR VP/FINANCE (THRU 06/25)
Officer
40$139,912$28,144
MICHAEL BLAZEKSENIOR VP OF ENG., PROG. & COMM.
Highest-paid employee
40$100,867$10,156
LARA SALAMANOCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Officer
40$77,932$0
RICK METTERSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MEGHAN HUGHESIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALDEN M ANDERSONPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JONATHAN DUFFYPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID J RUBIN ESQSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PATRICIA A THOMPSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD R BERETTA JR ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT BRILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN BRITSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUSSELL CAREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
27 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
J GREGORY CORNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARC CRISAFULLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEREMY CRISPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TIM J DELGIUDICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BRADFORD S DIMEODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN FERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DIANA FRANCHITTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRISTOPHER D GRAHAM ESQDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
HAROLD M HORVATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVEN J ISSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEITH KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL A LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KATE LIBERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
E ROBERT LUPONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ELIZABETH O MANCHESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHERYL MERCHANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR MARC B PARLANGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOSEPH PERRONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JENNIFER ROMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TED SHALLCROSS IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BRIAN SPERODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHELE STRETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN P TRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ROBERT VINCENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DR MICHAEL E WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TED WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARTHA L WOFFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREEN L WHITEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$270,449$33,946
VALERIE B MURRAYSENIOR VP/FINANCE
Officer
40$139,912$36,423
JANET RAYMOND RETIRED 053124SENIOR VP/ECONOMIC DEVELOP
Highest-paid employee
40$134,572$16,775
MEGHAN HUGHESCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALDEN ANDERSONIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR/NOMINEE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JONATHAN DUFFYPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DAVID RUBINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PATRICIA THOMPSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RICHARD BERETTA JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIE BERNARDO-SOUSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN BRITSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUSSELL CAREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELE CINQUEGRANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC CRISAFULLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEREMY CRISPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRADFORD DIMEODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN FERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIANA FRANCHITTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTOPHER GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HAROLD HORVATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVEN ISSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE LIBERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
E ROBERT LUPONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL MERCHANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICK METTERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROSS NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ORTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC PARLANGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH PERRONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ROMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TED SHALLCROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGE SHUSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN SPERODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELE STRETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN TRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT VINCENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTHA WOFFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 52 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREEN L WHITEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$263,007$33,339
VALERIE B MURRAYSENIOR VP/FINANCE
Officer
40$131,639$35,033
JANET RAYMONDSENIOR VP/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$133,502$23,356
MEGHAN HUGHESCHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALDEN ANDERSONIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR/NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JONATHAN DUFFYPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID RUBINSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PATRICIA THOMPSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RUSSELL CAREYINNOVATION ECONOMY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTIN FRASERAUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR THROUGH 06/13/23
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID GILDENGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVEN ISSAEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
GEORGE SHUSTERINVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICK METTERSGOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTOPHER GRAHAMEDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC PARLANGEINNOVATION ECONOMY CO-CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL LEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELE CINQUEGRANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ROMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN TRACYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SAUL WEINGARTDIRECTOR THROUGH 04/15/2023
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CARMEN AGUILARDIRECTOR THROUGH 07/21/2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STUART BENTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD BERETTA JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARIE BERNARDO-SOUSADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN BRITSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CYNTHIA BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARC CRISAFULLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEREMY CRISPDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRADFORD DIMEODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIANA FRANCHITTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAMES HAGERTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HAROLD HORVATDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELE LEDERBERGDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/01/2022
Trustee or director
2$0$0
E ROBERT LUPONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOSEPH PERRONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LARA SALAMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN SPERODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT VINCENTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID BONENBERGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAS DECARVALHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN FERNANDEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KATE LIBERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL MERCHANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROSS NELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ORTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TED SHALLCROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHELE STRETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTHA WOFFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ELIZABETH MANCHESTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
30 EXCHANGE TERRACE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903-1748
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LARA SALAMANO, 30 EXCHANGE TERRACE, PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
Signed the 990
LARA SALAMANO, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Phone
(401) 521-5000
Return prepared by
CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

PROMOTE BUSINESSES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION OF VARIOUS MEETINGS, FUNCTIONS, AND PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROMOTES BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
05-0203250
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,303,360
Income (IRS master file)
$4,381,590

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$1,831,268$1,843,448$11,303,360XML
990September 2024$1,636,483$1,891,134$10,538,355XML
990September 2023$1,541,725$1,875,586$9,304,330XML
990September 2022$1,275,481$1,397,974$8,755,877IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 05-0203250).

Questions about GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What is the EIN of GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 05-0203250.
Is GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
Are donations to GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does GREATER PROVIDENCE 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 GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LARA SALAMANO.
Who are the officers and directors of GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 42 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $284,215 (LAUREEN L WHITE, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does GREATER PROVIDENCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,831,268, expenses of $1,843,448 and total assets of $11,303,360 at year end.

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