Nonprofit · EIN 75-2036427
BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC
Tax-exempt · TYLER, TX 75711
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,264,626 | $1,350,884 | -$86,258 | $1,455,142 | $0 | $1,455,142 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,179,302 | $1,260,306 | -$81,004 | $1,575,602 | $0 | $1,575,602 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,052,009
- Investment income
- $36,408
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,508
- Net income from fundraising events
- $15,000
- Other revenue
- $176,209
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $185,909
- Other salaries and wages
- $388,329
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $697,374
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $29,513
- Occupancy
- $13,056
- Travel
- $12,539
- Depreciation
- $47,550
- Program services (functional)
- $724,832
- Management and general (functional)
- $454,421
- Fundraising (functional)
- $171,631
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,575,602
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,455,142
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,455,142
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $736,388
- Publicly traded securities
- $652,575
- Gross unrelated business income
- $161,209
- Gross receipts
- $1,915,733
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECHELE MILLS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $177,000 | $16,409 |
| DAVID DOBBS | LEGAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHERIDAN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LATOYA YOUNG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SMALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RANGEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NITA INGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE ROHRBACH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY BEVILL JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL NAGORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LESSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MOLINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KIM BECKHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CHRIS HAZELIP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JUAN MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JOHN SOULES SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MECHELE MILLS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $175,000 | $7,987 |
| BENJAMIN PHILLIPS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DOBBS | LEGAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHERIDAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANA BROUSSARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE BROWNING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LATOYA YOUNG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY RANGEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NITA INGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE ROHRBACH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY BEVILL JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL NAGORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY LESSNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MOLINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6652, TYLER, TX 75711-6652
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MECHELE MILLS, PO BOX 6652, TYLER, TX 757116652
- Signed the 990
- MECHELE MILLS, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (903) 581-5704
- Website
- WWW.BBB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GOLLOB MORGAN PEDDY PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE, THROUGH SELF-REGULATION, THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF BUSINESS ETHICS AND CONDUCT; AND TO INSTILL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES THROUGH PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AND ACTION THAT INFORM, PROTECT AND ASSIST THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AIMS TO SET BUSINESS STANDARDS IN THE COMMUNITY. APPROXIMATELY 20,000 BUSINESSES ARE SERVED WITHIN OUR NINETEEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA, AND APPROXIMATELY 2,100 BUSINESSES ARE MEMBERS. APPROXIMATELY FORTY FIVE MILLION CONSUMERS WERE REACHED THIS YEAR THROUGH PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND SPEECHES, AND THE BBB OFFICE HAS RECEIVED OVER 1.7 MILLION INQUIRIES AND HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 1,700 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.Expenses $724,832 · revenue $1,052,009
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
- 75-2036427
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,455,142
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,915,733
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,264,626 | $1,350,884 | $1,455,142 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,179,302 | $1,260,306 | $1,575,602 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,190,375 | $1,174,600 | $1,662,526 | 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 75-2036427).
Questions about BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC
- What is the EIN of BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC is 75-2036427.
- Is BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1986.
- Are donations to BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS 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 BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS 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 BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS 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 BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MECHELE MILLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $177,000 (MECHELE MILLS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does BETTER BUISNESS BUREAU OF CENTRAL EAST TEXAS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,264,626, expenses of $1,350,884 and total assets of $1,455,142 at year end.
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