Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by SPOKANE REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,132,019
- Total expenses
- $5,397,500
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,627,249
- Grants paid
- $13,560
- Program service revenue
- $2,414,501
- Investment income
- $11,978
- Other revenue
- $78,291
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,113,838
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,041,049
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,072,789
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- not reported
- Management and general expenses
- not reported
- Fundraising expenses
- not reported
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- not reported
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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1d · Related organizations
$155,253
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,041,528
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,430,468
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2a · Program service revenue: Membership Subscriptions
total $1,539,528 · related or exempt $1,539,528
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2b · Program service revenue: Events Revenue
total $472,041 · related or exempt $472,041
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2c · Program service revenue: Affiliated Business Service
total $400,518 · related or exempt $400,518
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $2,414 · related or exempt $2,414
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3 · Investment income
total $11,978 · excluded $11,978
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6a · Gross rents
real property $78,291
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $78,291
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $78,291 · excluded $78,291
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $13,560
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $264,911
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,839,323
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $85,169
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $217,835
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $180,017
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,515
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,880
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $145,629
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,108,407
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $219,256
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13 · Office expenses
total $71,828
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14 · Information technology
total $246,010
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16 · Occupancy
total $374,584
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17 · Travel
total $158,102
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $282,870
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $67,927
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23 · Insurance
total $20,733
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24a · Other expenses: Dues & Memberships
total $26,824
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24b · Other expenses: Staff Expenses
total $26,248
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24e · All other expenses
total $10,872
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,360,206 · end of year $940,664
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $539,701
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,591,303 · end of year $2,138,917
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $445,974 · end of year $24,878
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $63,202 · end of year $55,433
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$418,179
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$263,280
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $222,826 · end of year $154,899
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $7,720 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,455,773 · end of year $2,259,346
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $276,374 · end of year $296,258
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $559,719 · end of year $560,589
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,428
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,482,642 · end of year $2,179,774
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,130,228 · end of year $1,012,077
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,798,041 · end of year $2,060,712
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce, dba Greater Spokane, Incorporated, primary mission is to lead transformative business and community initiatives to build a robust regional economy.
Activities or mission (Part I)
To lead transformative business & community initiatives to build a robust regional economy.
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Membership & Events: Greater Spokane Inc. strengthens regional business growth by facilitating networking opportunities, providing educational programs, and delivering resources that support informed decision-making. Our events bring together business leaders to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and build connections that drive economic development. Additionally, we educate businesses through targeted training programs, helping them navigate challenges, enhance their operations, and contribute to the overall economic vitality of the region.
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Greater Growth: Greater Spokane Inc. drives economic development by providing comprehensive support to businesses at every stage of their growth. This includes fostering entrepreneurship, assisting startups, enabling expansion for existing companies, retaining businesses in the region, and recruiting new ones. Our targeted efforts focus on high-growth and high-potential industries such as life sciences, aerospace, agriculture, manufacturing, and professional services. Through strategic recruitment and marketing, we promote the region as a competitive and attractive location for businesses to thrive.
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Greater Talent: Career Connect Northeast serves as the foundation for providing career-connected learning and STEM experiences in the region. By fostering partnerships between businesses and educators, we help develop a workforce equipped with the skills needed for success. Key programs include Teaching the Teachers, Business After-School, and Greater Minds. Through the Spokane STEM Network, we engage students to increase their pursuit of STEM competencies, preparing them for future careers. Additionally, our Greater Minds initiative focuses on improving educational attainment for adults in Spokane County, supporting the community's goal of raising the percentage of adults with post-secondary degrees.
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Greater Voice: Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) collaborates with the business community to advocate for policies that promote economic growth and strengthen the local business environment. This includes advancing initiatives such as lowering workers' compensation and unemployment insurance costs, supporting workforce development, and improving facilities and infrastructure. Each year, GSI develops comprehensive State and Federal Legislative Agendas that unify and represent the interests of the community. These agendas advocate for key issues in business, transportation, education, healthcare, military affairs, and more, ensuring that the region's needs are addressed at the legislative level.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Carla Cicero
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Stacey Cowles
Chair Elect
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Charlotte Nemec
Secretary/Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Marcelo Morales
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
William Symmes
General Counsel
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Adam Swinyard
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alex Jackson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill Bouten
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brooke Baker-Spink
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris McFaul
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris Patrick
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dale Silha
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan Demchuk
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daryll DeWald
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Condon
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Don Ting
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dennis Vermillion
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Christine Johnson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eva Marquette
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ezra Eckhardt
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Francisco Velazquez
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary Stokes
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gordon Hester
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jasen Bronec
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay Allert
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 2 related
-
Jeff Johnson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff Philipps
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jim Van Loben Sels
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Julie Honekamp
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kara Rowe
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Keith Schmidt
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keva Sonderen
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin Person
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle England
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda Underwood
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary Kuney
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthew Ewers
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle Hege
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nadine Burgess
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole Sohn
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Otto Klein
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul Read
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phil Haugen
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roger Flint
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rustin Hall
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shari McMahan
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shelly O-Quinn
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Stephanie Curran
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve Hauschild
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve Utt
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan Stacey
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thayne McCulloh
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alisha Benson
CEO
- Total calculated
- $263,755
- From this org
- $233,306
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,449
- Hours/week
- 40 + 2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $211,985
- Bonus
- $21,321
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,149
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,456
- Filer's total
- $264,911
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Gary Ballew
VP of Economic Development
- Total calculated
- $158,213
- From this org
- $126,164
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,049
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $126,164
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,010
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,964
- Filer's total
- $159,138
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Lisa Lewis
VP of Development and Partnership
- Total calculated
- $151,844
- From this org
- $129,790
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,054
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $107,790
- Bonus
- $22,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,750
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,049
- Filer's total
- $152,589
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
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 1a
- The organization provides a membership to a local gym for the CEO, with monthly dues paid directly by the organization. This benefit is provided to support wellness and promote a healthy work-life balance. It is considered a non-taxable fringe benefit under current guidelines and, therefore, is not included in the CEO's reportable compensation on Form W-2.
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
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To support Summer Single Mother Training.
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To support EWU regional science and engineering fair.
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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Spokane Agricultural Exposition
501(c)(6) · To manage and promote the Ag Expo and PNW Farm Forum. · WA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Spokane Area Business Foundation
501(c)(3) · To support Greater Spokane Incorporated. · WA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 28 January 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202510289349301336
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