Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WORCESTER AREA BUSINESS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,707,001
- Total expenses
- $1,144,205
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,782,804
- Grants paid
- $9,500
- Program service revenue
- $595,194
- Investment income
- $20,524
- Other revenue
- $308,479
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,973,096
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,268,964
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,704,132
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,096,134
- Management and general expenses
- $48,071
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,096,134
Program services were 95.8% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,091,486
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,691,318
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2a · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS
total $441,000 · related or exempt $441,000
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2b · Program service revenue: KITCHEN AND STORAGE RENTAL INCOME
total $127,909 · related or exempt $127,909
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2c · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE
total $26,285 · related or exempt $26,285
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3 · Investment income
total $20,524 · excluded $20,524
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,467,898
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,163,187
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $304,711 · related or exempt $304,711
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $3,768 · related or exempt $3,768
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,768
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $9,500 · program services $9,500
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11a · Fees: management
total $377,382 · program services $338,137 · management and general $39,245
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $48,104 · program services $48,104
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11g · Fees: other
total $40,708 · program services $40,708
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $29,155 · program services $29,155
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,929 · program services $1,929
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14 · Information technology
total $1,751 · program services $1,751
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16 · Occupancy
total $160,288 · program services $160,288
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17 · Travel
total $98,290 · program services $98,290
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $47,623 · program services $47,623
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23 · Insurance
total $20,004 · program services $20,004
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
total $140,200 · program services $140,200
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
total $78,453 · program services $69,627 · management and general $8,826
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24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION
total $52,625 · program services $52,625
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24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS
total $20,597 · program services $20,597
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,596 · program services $17,596
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $323,482 · end of year $672,717
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $25,004 · end of year $31,251
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $742,939 · end of year $1,302,833
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $172,853 · end of year $107,080
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,130,037
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$92,561
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $712,522 · end of year $4,037,476
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $476,755 · end of year $1,405,327
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $486,866 · end of year $416,412
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $217,960 · end of year $657,885
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $43,750
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $570,475 · end of year $611,079
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $23,310 · end of year $452,886
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,084,926 · end of year $6,251,246
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE WORCESTER REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (THE CHAMBER) BY: 1) DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING RELEVANT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO THE CHAMBER, ITS AFFILIATES, LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC; AND 2) LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT BY COMBATTING COMMUNITY DETERIORATION AND ENABLING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING DISTRESSED AREAS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREAS OF THE CHAMBER.
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WORCESTER REGIONAL STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHAMBER AND THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
Expenses $84,440 · Grants $5,000
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THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL SERVICES TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDATION'S UNDER FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENTS.
Expenses $1,011,694 · Grants $4,500 · Revenue $903,673
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Timothy P MurrayTIMOTHY P MURRAY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $321,840
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $319,939
- Other
- $1,901
- Hours/week
- 4 + 36 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $319,939 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $1,901 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $321,840 related
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Demitrios M MoschosDEMITRIOS M MOSCHOS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katherine BagdisKATHERINE BAGDIS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eric TorkornooERIC TORKORNOO
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Satya B MitraSATYA B MITRA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Kola AkindeleKOLA AKINDELE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Craig L BlaisCRAIG L BLAIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Eric A BusenburgERIC A BUSENBURG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
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Christine CassidyCHRISTINE CASSIDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Robert D Cox JrROBERT D COX JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Diane M GiampaDIANE M GIAMPA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Carolyn JacksonCAROLYN JACKSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Jamie SaloisJAMIE SALOIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Michael CrawfordMICHAEL CRAWFORD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eric GoodwineERIC GOODWINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sheila King-GoodwinSHEILA KING-GOODWIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jackson RestrepoJACKSON RESTREPO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen PelletierKAREN PELLETIER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $175,423
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $161,550
- Other
- $13,873
- Hours/week
- 0 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $161,550 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $13,873 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $175,423 related
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Linda Salem-PervierLINDA SALEM-PERVIER
VP MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $107,151
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $104,672
- Other
- $2,479
- Hours/week
- 0 + 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
None.
Answered no
- 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
- ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE CHAMBER, AN ENTITY RELATED THROUGH COMMON BOARD MEMBERSHIP. ALL COMPENSATION IS PAID ENTIRELY BY WRCC AND RECORDED IN THE CONSOLIDATING AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CHAMBER AND THE FOUNDATION.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
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.
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WORCESTER REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
501(C)(6) · IMPROVE CENTRAL MASS ECONOMY THROUGH PROMOTIONAL AND · MA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523219349319717
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