Nonprofit · EIN 45-0448041
THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO
Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,534,061 | $1,546,397 | -$12,336 | $4,240,094 | $1,046,746 | $3,193,348 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,624,905 | $4,614,547 | $10,358 | $4,687,169 | $1,439,720 | $3,247,449 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,739,323 | $3,924,719 | -$185,396 | $4,144,497 | $972,621 | $3,171,876 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $183,880
- of which government grants
- $183,880
- Program service revenue
- $839,194
- Investment income
- $121,601
- Other revenue
- $389,386
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $162,861
- Other salaries and wages
- $575,375
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $888,270
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,277
- Accounting fees
- $17,579
- Occupancy
- $23,776
- Depreciation
- $1,390
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,687,169
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,240,094
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,046,746
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,193,348
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,853
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,838,283
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,193,348
- Gross unrelated business income
- $26,712
- Gross receipts
- $1,534,061
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- ND
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON FULL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $327,238 | $23,719 |
| JENNA MUELLER | EXECTIVE DIRECTOR FOUNDATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,623 | $9,676 |
| KATHRINE GRINDBERG | EXECUTIVE VP Officer | 40 | $130,326 | $14,596 |
| NICOLE MELAND | VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,494 | $13,346 |
| JANE VANGSNESS FRISCH | VP OF WORKFORCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,886 | $9,372 |
| CHAD FLANAGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI HUBER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAWRENCE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMI NORGARD | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA AMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MATTHYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM ROERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BUCHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDIE BEGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA JORVIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE ARNTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK MATUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON RIEWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN PASCHKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS ARVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE WHITNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JT FRONING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON FULL | PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $317,266 | $23,155 |
| KATHERINE GRINDBERG | EXECUTIVE VP Officer | 36 | $119,417 | $13,749 |
| PETER STENEHJEM | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMI NORGARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA AMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD FLANAGAN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA JORVIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE ARNTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAWRENCE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD VETTER | DIRECTOR (ENDED 12/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BUCHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE GRADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON RIEWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK THOMPSON | DIRECTOR (STARTED 1/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MATTHYS | DIRECTOR (STARTED 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE WHITNEY | DIRECTOR (STARTED 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHAWN | DIRECTOR (STARTED 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK MATUS | DIRECTOR (STARTED 9/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MELAND | VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Officer | 32 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON FULL | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $293,651 | $22,886 |
| JIM PARSONS | EXECUTIVE VP (LEFT 10/2022) Officer | 40 | $154,811 | $20,705 |
| SHAWN DOBBERSTEIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDI PIATZ | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER STENEHJEM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMI NORGARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TINA AMMERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN HALVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE BLACKHURST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN CHRISTIANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY SACHDEVA | DIRECTOR (DEPARTED 10/2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD FLANAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA JORVIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM HEEGAARD | DIRECTOR (DEPARTED 2/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE ARNTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR (STARTED 11/2022) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD VETTER | DIRECTOR (STARTED 3/2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BUCHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE GRADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON RIEWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE MELAND | VICE PRESIDENT (STARTED 7/2023) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3312 42ND ST, FARGO, ND 58104-7084
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- NICOLE MELAND, 3312 42ND ST, FARGO, ND 58104
- Signed the 990
- NICOLE MELAND, VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (701) 365-3440
- Website
- WWW.FMWFCHAMBER.COM
- Return prepared by
- BRADY MARTZ & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
THE CHAMBER IS A CATALYST FOR GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. WE PROTECT AND PROMOTE BUSINESS, INSPIRE INNOVATION, CULTIVATE COMMUNITIES AND INFLUENCE ACTION.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY IS ONE OF THE CHAMBER'S KEY INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS. THE CHAMBER IS THE UNIFIED VOICE OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. WE CHALLENGE RESTRICTIVE REGULATIONS, CHAMPION PRO-BUSINESS POLICIES AND LEAD EFFORTS THAT PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN OUR REGION'S ECONOMY AND FUTURE. BY CONVENING PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND INSPIRING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WE ENSURE THAT THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE HEARD, UNDERSTOOD, ADVANCED AND DEFENDED.
- LEADERSHIP FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO HAS CONNECTED AND DEVELOPED LEADERS WHO GREATLY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DEDICATION AND SERVICE. YOU WILL FIND OUR ALUMNI HOLDING PROMINENT PUBLIC LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND A HOST OF OTHERS WHO ACTIVELY SERVE THE COMMUNITY EVERY DAY AS BOARD MEMBERS, DILIGENT VOLUNTEERS AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES. EACH YEAR, LFMWF SELECTS 40 EMERGING AND EXISTING LEADERS FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NINE-MONTH PROGRAM. OUR PARTICIPANTS BUILD AN IMPACTFUL, LONG-LASTING NETWORK OF OTHER LEADERS WHILE SHARPENING THEIR OWN LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES, EXPLORING MANY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF OUR REGION THROUGH COMMUNITY CHANGE INITIATIVES.
- WOMEN CONNECT IS ONE OF THE CHAMBER'S MONTHLY EVENT PROGRAMS, AIMED TO TARGET THE NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. EACH TIME YOU COME TO AN EVENT, YOU CAN EXPECT KNOWLEDGEABLE SPEAKERS ADDRESSING A RANGE OF TOPICS APPLICABLE TO WOMEN IN THE MODERN WORKPLACE. BUT IT'S NOT JUST INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION THAT YOU CAN EXPECT! THERE ARE ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO NETWORK AND CONNECT WITH YOUR PEERS AND LOCAL LEADERS.
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 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-0448041
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,240,094
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,534,061
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,534,061 | $1,546,397 | $4,240,094 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,624,905 | $4,614,547 | $4,687,169 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,739,323 | $3,924,719 | $4,144,497 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $3,579,587 | $3,053,323 | $4,165,478 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 45-0448041).
Questions about THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO
- What is the EIN of THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO is 45-0448041.
- Is THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1998.
- Are donations to THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO 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 THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO 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 THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO 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 THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names NICOLE MELAND.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $327,238 (SHANNON FULL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does THE CHAMBER FARGO MOORHEAD WEST FARGO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,534,061, expenses of $1,546,397 and total assets of $4,240,094 at year end.
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