Nonprofit · EIN 61-0139152
BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,552,748 | $3,501,999 | $50,749 | $6,034,459 | $681,466 | $5,352,993 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,834,397 | $2,948,557 | -$114,160 | $6,117,793 | $815,549 | $5,302,244 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,782,405 | $2,763,266 | $19,139 | $6,077,388 | $660,984 | $5,416,404 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,331,751
- of which government grants
- $143,080
- Membership dues
- $1,188,671
- Program service revenue
- $2,095,093
- Investment income
- $113,193
- Net rental income
- $1,600
- Other revenue
- $12,711
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,749,860
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,924,030
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,488
- Accounting fees
- $19,525
- Occupancy
- $121,470
- Travel
- $25,145
- Depreciation
- $124,934
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,117,793
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,034,459
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $681,466
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,352,993
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,137,561
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,352,993
- Gross receipts
- $3,552,748
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 550
- Year formed
- 1974
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON BURCH | PAST PRESIDENT Key employee | 40 | $348,941 | $11,700 |
| MEREDITH WILSON | INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO Key employee | 40 | $227,210 | $3,929 |
| AMY CHANDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BARKER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART DARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MOSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER COLEMAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY HIGHTOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB CUARTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON BOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BREIWA-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MILAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA SEWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK PERDUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE LAWLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE D'ERAMO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA WARDLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODDY GRIMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM YOUNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAHIR ZUKIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ZACH MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON BUNCH | PRESIDENT & CEO Key employee | 40 | $390,164 | $4,270 |
| TODD MATTHEWS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SHERROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA WARDLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BARKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BUCKETIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART DARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODDY GRIMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MILAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER COLEMAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE LAWLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PERDUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAHIR ZUKIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BREIWA-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY HIGHTOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CHANDLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB CLAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB CUARTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACH MASSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MOSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RON BUNCH | PRESIDENT & CEO Key employee | 40 | $379,021 | $10,705 |
| TODD MATTHEWS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MILLIKEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DIX | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS KELLER | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE SHERROD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA WARDLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BUCKETIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BART DARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODDY GRIMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE MILAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER COLEMAN BROOKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIGGINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE LAWLESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PERDUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON SHIRLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAHIR ZUKIC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BREIWA-SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT COFFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY HIGHTOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINNY NIMMAGADDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 710 COLLEGE ST, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42101-2131
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JIM PAGE, 710 COLLEGE STREET, BOWLING GREEN, KY 42102
- Signed the 990
- JIM PAGE, INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (270) 781-3200
- Website
- WWW.BGCHAMBER.COM
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOCUSES ITS WORK ON FOUR STRATEGIC AREAS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS CLIMATE AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY: REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EXISTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SERVING PARTNERSHIP NEEDS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHAMBER IS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE ENTIRE REGION, UTILIZING A REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MARKETING PLAN TO AID IN THE ATTRACTION OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY.
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
- 61-0139152
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,034,459
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,552,748
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,552,748 | $3,501,999 | $6,034,459 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,834,397 | $2,948,557 | $6,117,793 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,782,405 | $2,763,266 | $6,077,388 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,550,648 | $2,302,996 | $6,136,264 | 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 61-0139152).
Questions about BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 61-0139152.
- Is BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1974.
- Are donations to BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BOWLING GREEN 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 BOWLING GREEN 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 BOWLING GREEN 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 is the principal officer of BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JIM PAGE.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $348,941 (RON BURCH, PAST PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,552,748, expenses of $3,501,999 and total assets of $6,034,459 at year end.
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