Nonprofit · EIN 56-0713509
HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
Tax-exempt · HIGHLANDS, NC 28741
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,560,616 | $1,409,466 | $151,150 | $1,630,458 | $19,397 | $1,611,061 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,616,835 | $1,721,515 | -$104,680 | $1,576,320 | $16,409 | $1,559,911 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,619,014 | $1,408,432 | $210,582 | $1,541,760 | $27,922 | $1,513,838 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,407,865
- of which government grants
- $1,406,943
- Program service revenue
- $140,084
- Investment income
- $5,899
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,308
- Other revenue
- $6,768
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $159,705
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $97,563
- Other salaries and wages
- $259,996
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $390,397
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $100
- Accounting fees
- $19,190
- Occupancy
- $22,639
- Travel
- $39,984
- Depreciation
- $15,637
- Program services (functional)
- $1,130,924
- Management and general (functional)
- $278,542
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,576,320
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,630,458
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,397
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,611,061
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $104,530
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,611,061
- Gross receipts
- $1,568,648
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaye McHan | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $96,471 |
| Blye Hunsinger | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Lewis | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Swift Bennett | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tricia Cox | Past Chair/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shayna Bigazzi | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Julie Upshaw | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Leigh Hartman | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Charlote Muir | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Bubinic | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaye McHan | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $88,902 |
| Blye Hunsinger | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Lewis | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Swift Bennett | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Tricia Cox | Past Chair/Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Shayna Bigazzi | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pat Gleeson | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leigh Hartman | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Charlote Muir | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Bubinic | Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAYNA BIGAZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRICIA COX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PAT GLEESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH HARTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BLYE HUNSINGER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BRYAN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MUIR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SWIFT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN WOODS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 62, HIGHLANDS, NC 28741-0062
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Johanna Fein, 108 Main Street, Highlands, NC 28741
- Signed the 990
- Johanna Fein, Executive Director
- Phone
- (828) 526-5841
- Website
- www.highlandschamber.org
- Return prepared by
- CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC
Mission
We strive to enhance and promote economic vitality and quality of life in the Highlands community.
Program accomplishments
- Annual Experience Guide: 25,000 copies are distributed throughout the Southeastern United States in Welcome Centers, Airports, and businesses. Local distribution is through the Highlands Welcome Center, and local businesses. Copies of the Guide are also mailed nationwide upon request.
- Marketing for Chamber Members and other Highlands area businesses include advertisement opportunities through our annual Experience Guide, Facebook with 16,000+ followers, Instagram with nearly 23,000 followers, weekly Community Newsletters with a 54% open rate, monthly Visitor Newsletters with 3,700 recipients and a 63% open rate, and through our Welcome Center with nearly 5,000 annual visitors as well as our website with 4 million impressions.
- Experiential Events include a variety of free events throughout the year for residents, visitors and businesses. Events included are High Style featuring the arts from fashion to culinary and everything in between, nearly 50 outdoor concerts, July 4th concert and fireworks, Highlands Heritage Jamboree celebrating local history, Halloween on Main, Light Up the Park and Main to open the holiday season, Highlands Christmas Parade and Santa in the Park as well as Leadership Highlands.
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-0713509
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,630,458
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,568,648
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,560,616 | $1,409,466 | $1,630,458 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,616,835 | $1,721,515 | $1,576,320 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,619,014 | $1,408,432 | $1,541,760 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,592,422 | $1,273,752 | $1,310,841 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 56-0713509).
Questions about HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
- What is the EIN of HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC is 56-0713509.
- Is HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1990.
- Are donations to HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC 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 HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Johanna Fein.
- Who are the officers and directors of HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,471 (Kaye McHan, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,560,616, expenses of $1,409,466 and total assets of $1,630,458 at year end.
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