GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GWINNETT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

EIN 58-0537282 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)

What they do

THE CHAMBER STRIVES to STRENGTHEN EXISTING BUSINESSES, FACILIATE THE GROWTH of QUALITY JOB OPPORTUNITIES, and ENRICH THE COMMUNITYS QUALITY of LIFE.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $59.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders100 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

62.64%of revenue went to mission work59.7% of expenses · Program services

$104.93spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

42.29%of revenue went to management and office costs40.3% of expenses

$1.27in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

60.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $363,636 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $518,395 for NICK MASINO (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,371,484

Mission workProgram services$4,617,51762.64% of revenue59.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,117,60342.29% of revenue40.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$7,735,120104.93% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 59.7% mission · 40.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 62.5% mission · 37.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.68% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 62.0% mission · 35.7% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.57% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 61.6% mission · 36.5% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.70% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 53.5% mission · 46.2% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.08% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,371,484

Expenses$7,735,120

Annual shortfall $363,636 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$4,617,517 · 59.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,117,603 · 40.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,371,484

Expenses$7,735,120

Assets$9,860,574

Income$7,371,484

Contributions$4,477,747

Mission work (program services)$4,617,517

Management and general$3,117,603

Accounting fees$20,676

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

NICK MASINOPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $518,395Base $497,000 · Other $21,395

ALICIA KROGHSVP, EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT/ · 40 hrs/week $196,612Base $181,342 · Other $15,270

DEVEN CASONTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $180,201Base $165,200 · Other $15,001

LISA SHERMANTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $179,432Base $165,085 · Other $14,347

PATRICIA SLEDGETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $167,351Base $152,460 · Other $14,891

MEGAN LESKOTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $167,277Base $151,477 · Other $15,800

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (100)

NICK MASINOPRESIDENT & CEO

ALICIA KROGHSVP, EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT/

DEVEN CASONTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

LISA SHERMANTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

PATRICIA SLEDGETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

MEGAN LESKOTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ADAM FRANGOSTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ALBERT SORTOTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ALI JAMALTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ALONZO LLORENSAPPOINTEE

ALYSSA DAVISEX-OFFICIO

ANDY MACKETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ANN-CAROL PENCETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

AUDRA CUNNINGHAMAPPOINTEE

AZIZ DHANANITRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BILL RUSSELLEMERITUS COUNCIL

BILLY MILAMTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BIN LUTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BOB WILLIAMSTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BRAD CARRCHAIR ELECT

BRAND MORGANEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BRANDON HARTLEYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

BRANDON ODUMTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BRUNO TALLIEFERTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

BRYAN GINNEX-OFFICIO

CARLA CARRAWAYSECRETARY

CHANDLER SNELLTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CHARLENE BENNAPPOINTEE

CHERISH DE LA CRUZTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CHRIS BRAUNTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CHRIS PALMERTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CHRIS WILLISTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CHRISSY THOMASAPPOINTEE

CLAYTON CAINTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

COLE PORTERVC MEMBERSHIP

COLLEEN JAPUNTICHTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

CYNTHIA KAYETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

DANIEL SOSEBEEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DAVE MCMULLENEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DAVID SNELLEMERITUS COUNCIL

DAVID YANGTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

DEAN COLLINSPAST CHAIR

DEIRDRA COXVC GWINNETT FOUNDATION

DENISE TOWNSENDTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

DEON TUCKEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

DEPRIEST WADDYEX-OFFICIO

DONALD POLLARDTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

DORSEY GRISTAPPOINTEE

DR AUDREY ARONATRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

DR CALVIN J WATTSEX-OFFICIO

DR D GLEN CANNONEX-OFFICIO

DR JANN JOSEPHEX-OFFICIO

DR KAREN BRYANTEX-OFFICIO

DR MANFRED SANDLEREMERITUS COUNCIL

DR UDAY PARIKHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

ERIN MCCORMICKTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

EUNICIA PERETTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

FARUQ PATELTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

FRANK ZHOUEX-OFFICIO

FRED DAWKINSTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

GLENN STEPHENSEX-OFFICIO

GREG CANTRELLEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

GREGORY JAYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

HOUSTON BASSTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

IMRAN NIAZITRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

ISRAEL RADDERAPPOINTEE

J MICHAEL LEVENGOODEMERITUS COUNCIL

JASON PALMGRENTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JAY DENNARDEX-OFFICIO

JENNIFER FENNELLVC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/PG

JILL EDWARDSVC PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVEN

JIM BROOKSTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JIM IMHOLZTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JIM SMITHTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JINSONG YANGTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JOE GODFREYTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JOHN GARDNERTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

JOHN D STEPHENSEMERITUS COUNCIL

JONATHAN HOLMESEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

JOY MITCHELLVC SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREP

KAMDEN ROBBTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

KATHRYN KIESEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

KATRINA LUCISANOTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

KEN HALLEYTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

KENDALL ELYAPPOINTEE

KENYATA SMILEYTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

KERRY ARMSTRONGEMERITUS COUNCIL

KEVIN BELLTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

KEVIN JONESEX-OFFICIO

KIM HARTSOCKTREASURER

LANIER LEVETTCHAIRMAN

LARRY EBERTEX-OFFICIO

LAURA BALLANCETRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

LAURIE COLEEX-OFFICIO

LEE TUCKEREXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

LINDA SCHOEPFEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

LINNEA MILLERTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

MARCUS HINTONTRUSTEE/DIRECTOR

MARCUS SONNIERAPPOINTEE

MARVIN WILLISEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 6500 SUGARLOAF PKWY, DULUTH, GA 30097-7501
County: Gwinnett
In care of: NICK MASINO
Primary officer: NICK MASINO, PRESIDENT & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@gwinnettchamber.org Phone(770) 232-3000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HLB GROSS COLLINS PC
NTEE classification: Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
IRS tax category: Professional Athletic Leagues