THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF WEST ALABAMA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF WEST ALABAMA INC

EIN 63-0875650 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)

What they do

The Mission of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, Inc is to Provide The Leadership, Vision and Catalyst for The Advancement of The Economic Prosperity, Business Climate, and Quality of Life...

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Of every $100 spent, about $44.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders45 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

42.52%of revenue went to mission work44.0% of expenses · Program services

1.54%of revenue went to fundraising1.6% of expenses

$96.53spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

52.47%of revenue went to management and office costs54.4% of expenses

$0.49in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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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$2,485,995

Mission workProgram services$1,057,09842.52% of revenue44.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,304,52052.47% of revenue54.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$38,2371.54% of revenue1.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$86,1403.47% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,399,85596.53% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 44.0% mission · 54.4% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.53% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 38.5% mission · 58.6% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 41.7% mission · 56.0% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.73% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 42.9% mission · 54.7% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.10% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 44.0% mission · 53.1% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.70% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 47.1% mission · 50.3% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.52% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 46.3% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.68% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 48.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$2,485,995

Expenses$2,399,855

Annual surplus $86,140 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$1,057,098 · 44.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,304,520 · 54.4% of expenses

Fundraising$38,237 · 1.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$2,485,995

Expenses$2,399,855

Assets$1,185,892

Income$2,485,995

Contributions$1,133,140

Mission work (program services)$1,057,098

Fundraising$38,237

Management and general$1,304,520

Accounting fees$31,528

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

STEPHEN KYLE SOUTHOFFICER · 1 hrs/week $263,401Base $238,416 · Other $24,985

DONNY JONESKEY EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $223,632Base $221,822 · Other $1,810

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 (45)

STEPHEN KYLE SOUTHOFFICER

DONNY JONESKEY EMPLOYEE

MILDRED BLACKDIRECTOR

JOE HUGHESDIRECTOR

JORDAN MORRISDIRECTOR

KATRINA KEEFERDIRECTOR

KELSEY RUSHDIRECTOR

KEN TODDDIRECTOR

LEE GARRISONDIRECTOR

LLEVELYN RHONEDIRECTOR

LUKE REMMERTDIRECTOR

MARY VIRGINIA BESTDIRECTOR

MICHELE COLEYDIRECTOR

JHEOVANNY GOMEZDIRECTOR

NIKKI RAYDIRECTOR

RUSSELL DUBOSEDIRECTOR

SHANE SPILLERDIRECTOR

SHAY LAWSONDIRECTOR

STEVEN DEALDIRECTOR

SYDNEY BURNSDIRECTOR

TIM LEWISDIRECTOR

TONY JOHNSONDIRECTOR

WHITNEY OSWALTDIRECTOR

DAVID DUBOSEDIRECTOR

AMY ECHOLSDIRECTOR

ANWAR AIKENDIRECTOR

BOBBY BRAGGDIRECTOR

BROCK CORDERDIRECTOR

CADE WARNERDIRECTOR

CAL HOLTDIRECTOR

CARL JAMISONDIRECTOR

CARRIE FITTSDIRECTOR

CHIP FUQUADIRECTOR

CHRIS GUNTERDIRECTOR

JIM PAGEOFFICER

DAVID PASSDIRECTOR

DAVID RAINSDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH BEEKERDIRECTOR

ELIZABETH WINTERDIRECTOR

HEATHER DILLDIRECTOR

HEYWARD GOULDDIRECTOR

JACQUAN WINTERSDIRECTOR

JASMINE RAINEYDIRECTOR

JENNIFER HARTDIRECTOR

ALYSON BAXTERDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1985
Location: 2222 9TH ST, TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401-2318
County: Tuscaloosa
In care of: Donny Jones
Primary officer: Donny Jones, CWO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emaillowanda@westalabamachamber.com Phone(205) 758-7588

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MARTIN & L ETANG LLC
NTEE classification: Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
IRS tax category: Professional Athletic Leagues