Nonprofit · EIN 44-0196827
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI
Tax-exempt · INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $970,455 | $1,027,826 | -$57,371 | $773,277 | $203,295 | $569,982 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $981,757 | $1,004,524 | -$22,767 | $834,303 | $206,950 | $627,353 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,054
- Program service revenue
- $601,115
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $360,975
- Other revenue
- $364,286
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $204,088
- Other salaries and wages
- $125,901
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $399,787
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,858
- Accounting fees
- $8,075
- Occupancy
- $37,231
- Travel
- $1,375
- Depreciation
- $43,960
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $834,303
- Total assets, end of year
- $773,277
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $203,295
- Net assets, end of year
- $569,982
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $754,311
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $569,982
- Gross unrelated business income
- $15,832
- Gross receipts
- $1,390,836
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 22
- Year formed
- 1920
- State of legal domicile
- MO
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOM LESNAK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $125,575 | $11,433 |
| KRISTINE ZERR | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $78,513 | $13,408 |
| YVONNE HALL | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG COWAN | BOARD CHAIRMAN ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HOUSE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT MEDLEY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN - Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON FINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA LEAKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL O'NEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE DEAN WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ZERR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CORI DAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MCCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALICIA SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY SOULE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN WRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BAXLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLINE GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC KNIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRET KOLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDI ROGERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRI STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOM LESNAK | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $125,708 | $12,823 |
| KRISTINE ZERR | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $78,223 | $13,271 |
| MATT MEDLEY | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG COWAN | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC KNIPP | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN - Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN CONLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNY SOULE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON FINKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MCCLAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YVONNE HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEC COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GLASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD SPEAKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRIE STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRET KOLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR TILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ALLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AAVEG ANAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURIE DEAN WILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA LEAKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ZERR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 210 W TRUMAN RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050-2753
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TOM LESNAK, 210 W TRUMAN RD, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64050
- Signed the 990
- DOUG COWAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (816) 787-0313
- Website
- WWW.INDEPENDENCECHAMBER.COM
- Return prepared by
- MARR AND COMPANY PC
Mission
ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC, INDIVIDUAL, PROFESSIONAL, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND CIVIC WELFARE OF THE INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI METROPOLITAN AREA.
Program accomplishments
- FOSTERED BUSINESS THROUGH EXPANSION AND CREATION OF JOBS BY PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI AS A BUSINESS CENTER.Expenses $671,066 · revenue $588,594
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 | Not 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
- 44-0196827
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $773,277
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,390,836
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $970,455 | $1,027,826 | $773,277 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $981,757 | $1,004,524 | $834,303 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $702,912 | $821,833 | $800,022 | IRS |
| 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 44-0196827).
Questions about CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI
- What is the EIN of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI is 44-0196827.
- Is CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1943.
- Are donations to CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI 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 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names TOM LESNAK.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,575 (TOM LESNAK, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF INDEPENDENCE MISSOURI have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $970,455, expenses of $1,027,826 and total assets of $773,277 at year end.
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