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Nonprofit · EIN 61-0434089

LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

Tax-exempt · LOUISVILLE, KY 40202

Financials

$6.1M$6.1M2023$6.5M$6.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$6,499,927$6,418,057$81,870$7,913,117$4,146,262$3,766,855
December 31, 2023990$6,051,992$6,051,570$422$8,187,731$4,502,752$3,684,979
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,778,575
Membership dues
$1,236,613
Program service revenue
$1,413,817
Investment income
$203,828
Other revenue
$1,103,707

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$44,920
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$539,156
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,489,128
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$46,572
Occupancy
$582,307
Travel
$259,931
Depreciation
$84,764
Program services (functional)
$4,613,648
Management and general (functional)
$1,804,409

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,187,731
Total assets, end of year
$7,913,117
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,146,262
Net assets, end of year
$3,766,855
Land, buildings and equipment
$409,106
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,418,877
Net assets with donor restrictions
$347,978
Gross unrelated business income
$7,500
Gross receipts
$6,499,927
Employees
35
Volunteers
1,205
Year formed
1949
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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOMPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$408,646$33,738
REBECCA WOODFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Former
40$130,510$4,288
CONDRAD DANIELSBOARD MEMBER - CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CAMILLA SCHROEDERBOARD MEMBER - CHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RUSSELL COXIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
JEFF MCKENZIEBOARD MEMBER - SECRETARY AND LEGAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
LANCE MANNBOARD MEMBER - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CLIFF ASHBURNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAWANA BAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA BENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA BLALOCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SPENCER BRUCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GABBY BRUNOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN BYRDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
48 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
THERESA CANADAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLE CHRISTIANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GERARD COLMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL COSTELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN CROCKETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN DONOVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG EHRHARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LES FUGATEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE GAULTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARIAH GRATZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DEMETRIUS GRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY HALBAUERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TY HANDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DENNIS HEISHMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE JEROMEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ANTHEA JONESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHEILA KAVANAUGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANY KELLEY-JENKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK KIRCHDORFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA KNAPEKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDI LAFONTAINEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMI MAREK-LOPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANNON MCCRACKENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN MEGIBBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA NALLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLINE OYLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY PARROTTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROL PIKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PHILIP POINDEXTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LYNDON PRYORBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANA QUESADABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KENDRICK RIGGSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CARLOS SANCHEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM SCHATZELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC SCHUETZLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LESA SEIBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD SEIGELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN SHURNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES STRANGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID TATEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE VENTURABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM VIBBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS WARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK WHEELERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARKUS WINKLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN WISEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE YATESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH ZIKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 62 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOMPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
40$375,324$32,038
REBECCA WOODCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$225,000$7,623
RUSSELL COXCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CONDRAD DANIELSCHAIRMAN ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
PURNA VEERIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
GREG EHRHARDSECRETARY AND LEGAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
BRADLEY SMITHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX ALVAREZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFF ASHBURNERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAWANA BAINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BECKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LONNIE BELLARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA BENSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SPENCER BRUCEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GABBY BRUNOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN BYRDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA CANADAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAKE CANNONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLE CHRISTIANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERARD COLMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN DONOVANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER EBERLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LES FUGATEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE GAULTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIAH GRATZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEMETRIUS GRAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY HALBAUERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TY HANDYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS HEISHMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETSY JANESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENISE JEROMEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM JOSEPHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHEILA KAVANAUGHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY KELLEY-JENKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK KIRCHDORFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA KNAPEKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LANCE MANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN MEGIBBENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA NALLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE OYLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY PARROTTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL PIKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILIP POINDEXTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANA QUESADABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JORDAN REBERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENDRICK RIGGSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARLOS SANCHEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY SCHATZELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAMILLA SCHROEDERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LESA SEIBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD SEIGELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT SHOENBERGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVON SMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES STRANGEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KENT SUITERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID TATEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOE VENTURABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS WARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARKUS WINKLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN WISEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE YATESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TAMMY YORK DAYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
101 S 5TH ST STE 2300, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202-3114
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOM, 101 SOUTH FIFTH STREET SUITE 2300, LOUISVILLE, KY 40202
Signed the 990
SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOM, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(502) 625-0000
Return prepared by
HARDING SHYMANSKI & CO PSC

Mission

ACCELERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION AND BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS IN THE GREATER LOUISVILLE REGION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE CHAMBER PROVIDES ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY WITH MEMBERSHIP, EVENTS AND MEETINGS, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES AND PUBLICATIONS, BUSINESS NETWORKING, COST SAVINGS PROGRAMS AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES.
    Expenses $1,337,958 · revenue $743,508
  • THE CHAMBER PROVIDES ECONOMIC GROWTH ASSISTANCE TO ITSMEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING BUSINESS ATTRACTION, TALENTATTRACTION AND RETENTION PROGRAMS (INCLUDING LOW COST TALENT RECRUITING PROGRAMS), WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, REGIONAL, STATISTICS AND INDUSTRY SPECIFIC NETWORKS.
    Expenses $2,814,325 · grants $44,920 · revenue $522,609
  • THE CHAMBER PROVIDES ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MWBE AND SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION, PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDING SOURCES, BUSINESS NETWORKING AND EDUCATAIONAL PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $461,365 · revenue $147,700

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-0434089
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1951
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$7,913,117
Income (IRS master file)
$6,499,927

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$6,499,927$6,418,057$7,913,117IRS
990December 2023$6,051,992$6,051,570$8,187,731XML
990December 2022$5,473,509$5,313,836$5,033,286IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 61-0434089).

Questions about LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

What is the EIN of LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC is 61-0434089.
Is LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1951.
Are donations to LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does LOUISVILLE 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 LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC 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 LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC 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 LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOM.
Who are the officers and directors of LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 63 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $408,646 (SARAH DAVASHER-WISDOM, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does LOUISVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,499,927, expenses of $6,418,057 and total assets of $7,913,117 at year end.

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