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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHAMBER FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,732,941
Total expenses
$2,909,129
Contributions and grants received
$2,731,431
Grants paid
$616,137
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,510
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,405,410
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,024,833
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$380,577
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,395,339
Management and general expenses
$513,790
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,395,339

Program services were 82.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,226,628

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $504,803

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,510 · excluded $1,510

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $616,137 · program services $616,137

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,320 · program services $1,175 · management and general $145

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $45,856 · management and general $45,856

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $207,020 · program services $202,189 · management and general $4,831

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $584,942 · program services $341,642 · management and general $243,300

  • 17 · Travel

    total $23,076 · program services $23,076

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $135 · management and general $135

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADMIN FEES

    total $1,094,929 · program services $914,678 · management and general $180,251

  • 24b · Other expenses: GRANT OPERATIONS

    total $87,179 · program services $80,739 · management and general $6,440

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $80,459 · program services $58,068 · management and general $22,391

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $64,783 · program services $64,478 · management and general $305

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $103,293 · program services $93,157 · management and general $10,136

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $567,506 · end of year $69,063

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $66,364 · end of year $358,198

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,293 · end of year $729,964

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $248,185

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $135,273

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $204,251

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $82,398 · end of year $685,309

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $556,765 · end of year $380,577

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS A CATALYST FOR STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM. WE ACTIVATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE IN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE REGION'S PRESSING ISSUES. OUR FOCUS LIES IN ACCLIMATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND RETENTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

STRENGTHEN REGIONAL WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM BY ACTIVATING COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENGAGE IN INNOVATE APPROACHES TO SOLVING PRESSING ISSUES.

  • THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION'S IGNITE INITIATIVE IS OUR REGION'S DRIVING FORCE IN BUILDING A RESILIENT AND INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE. ATTRACTING EXCEPTIONAL TALENT, FOSTERING SEAMLESS ACCLIMATION, NURTURING CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING STEADFAST RETENTION ARE THE PILLARS THAT LEAD TO WORKFORCE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. OUR WORKFORCE APPROACH INVOLVES COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WHILE WORKING ON VARIOUS CRITICAL INITIATIVES WITH A DIVERSE SET OF ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. THE IGNITE INITIATIVE HAS A VARIETY OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS IMPORTANT WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S WELL-BEING.THE COMMUNITY CONCIERGE PROGRAM FOSTERS STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITHIN THE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES OF FARGO, MOORHEAD AND WEST FARGO. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK THAT TRANSCENDS GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES, ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, BUILD MEANINGFUL FRIENDSHIPS, AND CULTIVATE VALUABLE CONNECTIONS THAT LAST A LIFETIME. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES INVALUABLE SUPPORT TO EMPLOYERS DURING THEIR RECRUITMENT AND ONBOARDING PROCESS. IGNITEFMWF IS AN ONLINE PLATFORM THAT INTEGRATES JOB RECRUITMENT, SKILL BUILDING AND CAREER NAVIGATION INTO ONE COLLABORATIVE RESOURCE. IT AIMS TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY BY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR CAREER GROWTH AND SUCCESS. THE PLATFORM OFFERS PERSONALIZED LEARNING PATHWAYS, ENABLING USERS TO EXPLORE NEW CAREERS AND IMPROVE THEIR SKILL SET.

    Expenses $2,395,339 · Grants $616,137

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tami Norgard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chad Flanagan

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shannon Full

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $330,992
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $317,266
    Other
    $13,726
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $317,266 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $5,776 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $7,950 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $330,992 related

  • Tiffany Lawrence

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristi Huber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenna Mueller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $178,740
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $155,585
    Other
    $23,155
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $155,585 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,221 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $15,934 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $178,740 related

  • Nicole Meland

    VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 40 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CEO WHICH INCLUDES DETERMINING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BONUS.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • FOLKWAYS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    $206,216

    CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE COMMUNITY.

  • EMERGING PRAIRIE

    $147,647

    TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.

  • UNIVESITY OF MARY

    $89,980

    CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE NEED TO CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS, AND THE COMMUNITY.

  • GRAND FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE INC

    $60,496

    TO DEVELOP THE SKILLED WORKFORCE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, AND TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501969349300010

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