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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEWISTON AUBURN METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,214,081
Total expenses
$1,297,664
Contributions and grants received
$237,866
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$967,881
Investment income
$5,410
Other revenue
$2,924
Total assets, end of year
$891,643
Total liabilities, end of year
$487,688
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$403,955
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$896,990
Management and general expenses
$368,918
Fundraising expenses
$31,756
Program service expenses (Part III)
$896,990

Program services were 69.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $237,866

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMIN FEES

    total $549,392 · related or exempt $549,392

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DUES

    total $337,273 · related or exempt $337,273

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

    total $81,216 · related or exempt $81,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,410 · excluded $5,410

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,924 · related or exempt $2,924

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,924

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $757,350 · program services $507,425 · management and general $227,205 · fundraising $22,720

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,327 · program services $7,589 · management and general $3,398 · fundraising $340

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $67,543 · program services $45,254 · management and general $20,263 · fundraising $2,026

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,891 · program services $45,487 · management and general $20,367 · fundraising $2,037

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,828 · management and general $28,828

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,230 · management and general $1,230

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $15,080 · management and general $15,080

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,627 · program services $29,627

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,844 · program services $35,406 · management and general $15,854 · fundraising $1,584

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,246 · program services $24,956 · management and general $11,175 · fundraising $1,115

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,927 · program services $2,631 · management and general $1,178 · fundraising $118

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,684 · program services $7,158 · management and general $3,205 · fundraising $321

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,722 · program services $12,544 · management and general $5,617 · fundraising $561

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,058 · program services $4,059 · management and general $1,817 · fundraising $182

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

    total $107,668 · program services $107,668

  • 24b · Other expenses: BILLED/NON-RENEWED MEMB

    total $42,290 · program services $42,290

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $18,811 · program services $12,603 · management and general $5,643 · fundraising $565

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $7,467 · program services $7,467

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,071 · program services $4,826 · management and general $8,058 · fundraising $187

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $152,648 · end of year $60,217

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $155,370 · end of year $156,913

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $55,021 · end of year $79,581

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $25,000 · end of year $25,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,101 · end of year $5,377

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $635,198

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $241,847

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $405,573 · end of year $393,351

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $146,984 · end of year $171,204

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $44,691 · end of year $59,293

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $89,251 · end of year $110,179

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $51,241 · end of year $30,355

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $294,058 · end of year $287,861

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $465,956 · end of year $403,955

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CHAMBER IS AN INDEPENDENT, MEMBER-SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, WHICH EXISTS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE COMMUNITY AMD ECONOMIC VITALITY OF THE ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY REGION.THROUGH NETWORKING EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORUNITIES, EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PRACTICAL RESOURCES, WE HELP PROFESSIONALS ADVANCE AND BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES GROW. OUR MEMBERSHIP, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 950 AREA BUSINESSES, IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN MAINE. THE STRENGTH IN OUR NUMBERS ALLOWS THE LA METRO CHAMBER TO PROVIDE A COLLECTIVE VOICE, ADVOCATING FOR ISSUES, INFLUENCING IDEAS, AND FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS IN SUPPORT OF BUSINESS, COMMERCE AND COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LEWISTON AUBURN METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS AN ORGANIZATION OF COMMUNITY-MINDED BUSINESSES THAT SERVES THE GREATER LEWISTON AUBURN METROPOLITAN AREA AND BEYOND. AN ENGINE FOR ECONOMIC VITALITY AND ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE, WE CHALLENGE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY TO BUILD, LEAD AND THRIVE.

  • THE CHAMBER'S MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH BUSINESS ADVOCACY, MEMBER SUPPORT SERVICES, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.

    Expenses $896,990

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shanna Cox

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $139,740
    From this org
    $130,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,326
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Hanks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jenn Lever

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Nash

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Betsy Sibley

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mohamed Khlaid

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mickayla Plourde

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alyson Daniels

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Cameron Shorey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Case

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrick Penley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Shaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Littleson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sophia Bailey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Palazzolo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kayla Bartlett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543119349302704

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