PARAMUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
EIN 22-1590930 · Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S41Z)
What they do
THE GREATER PARAMUS CHAMBER of COMMERCE is ORGANIZED for THE PURPOSE of ADVANCING THE COMMERCIAL, PROFESSIONAL, INDUSTRIAL and CIVIC INTERESTS of THE BOROUGH of PARAMUS and SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE CHAMBER SHALL BE NON-PARTISAN and NON-SECTARIAN and SHALL TAKE NO PART IN, NOR LEND ITS SUPPORT TO, THE ELECTION or APPOINTMENT of ANY CANDIDATE for PUBLIC OFFICE. ANY REPUTABLE PERSON, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, or PARTNERSHIP INTERESTED IN THE WELFARE of THE BOROUGH of PARAMUS and THE GREATER PARAMUS AREA SHALL BE ELIGIBLE for MEMBERSHIP IN THE GREATER PARAMUS CHAMBER of COMMERCE.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $4.50 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $576 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.
Pause before giving. This filing reports that 0.0% of spending went to fundraising and 4.5% went to mission work. Ask the charity to explain these numbers and show recent results.
Has the pattern changed?
Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
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ANA SUAREZVP FUNDRAISING
DONNA PERKOSKYCO-CHAIRPERSON
ELAINE M WINTERVP PROGRAMS/EDUCATION
FREDERICK ROHDIECKPRESIDENT
GARY POPLASKIVP MEMBERSHIP
JAY DALYDIRECTOR
JENNIFER VAN DAMVP FUNDRAISING
MEGAN FRASERDIRECTOR
MICHELLE MCGIVNEY-SPIRIDAKISCO-CHAIRPERSON
MINNIE ADAMSDIRECTOR
SUSAN WHITETREASURER
TERI DUDAVP LEGISLATION/GOVERNMENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1984
- Location
- PO BOX 325, PARAMUS, NJ 07653-0325
- County
- Bergen
- In care of
- % AMERIPAY LLC
- Primary officer
- FRED ROHDIECK, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- SMOLIN LUPIN & CO LLC
- NTEE classification
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building (S41Z)