Civic Intelligence

Ely Chamber of Commerce

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 41-0237425

Jul 01, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015 • Filed on Oct 13, 2015

1600 East Sheridan StreetEly, MN 55731

(218) 365-6123

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

41st percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

40th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

58th percentile

5.3%

Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

46th percentile

$46,417

Higher top officer pay than 46% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.4% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

64th percentile

8.4%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

72nd percentile

11%

Faster revenue growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Assets

Up

$534,171

Up $41,399 (+8.4%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$513,498

Up $23,504 (+4.8%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$20,673

Up $17,895 (+644%) from 2014

Revenue

Up

$625,592

Up $62,885 (+11%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$592,127

Down $50,251 (-7.8%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$33,465

Up $113,136 (+142%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2012: $484,512Liabilities 2012: $2,393Net Assets 2012: $482,1192012Assets 2013: $511,389Liabilities 2013: $2,589Net Assets 2013: $508,8002013Assets 2014: $492,772Liabilities 2014: $2,778Net Assets 2014: $489,9942014Assets 2015: $534,171Liabilities 2015: $20,673Net Assets 2015: $513,4982015Assets 2016: $606,028Liabilities 2016: $38,757Net Assets 2016: $567,2712016Assets 2017: $621,615Liabilities 2017: $38,398Net Assets 2017: $583,2172017Assets 2018: $563,759Liabilities 2018: $50,067Net Assets 2018: $513,6922018Assets 2019: $608,176Liabilities 2019: $24,569Net Assets 2019: $583,6072019Assets 2020: $389,897Liabilities 2020: $10,855Net Assets 2020: $379,0422020Assets 2021: $481,381Liabilities 2021: $64,814Net Assets 2021: $416,5672021Assets 2022: $405,474Liabilities 2022: $57,711Net Assets 2022: $347,7632022Assets 2023: $318,794Liabilities 2023: $132,857Net Assets 2023: $185,9372023Assets 2024: $214,282Liabilities 2024: $118,388Net Assets 2024: $95,8942024Assets 2025: $185,572Liabilities 2025: $129,126Net Assets 2025: $56,4462025

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$534,171
Liabilities$20,673
Net Assets$513,498

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2012: $629,1192012Revenue 2013: $526,251Expenses 2013: $542,207Net Income 2013: -$15,9562013Revenue 2014: $562,707Expenses 2014: $642,378Net Income 2014: -$79,6712014Revenue 2015: $625,592Expenses 2015: $592,127Net Income 2015: $33,4652015Revenue 2016: $602,223Expenses 2016: $533,406Net Income 2016: $68,8172016Revenue 2017: $616,801Expenses 2017: $594,597Net Income 2017: $22,2042017Revenue 2018: $606,767Expenses 2018: $695,680Net Income 2018: -$88,9132018Revenue 2019: $580,157Expenses 2019: $510,242Net Income 2019: $69,9152019Revenue 2020: $566,893Expenses 2020: $765,070Net Income 2020: -$198,1772020Revenue 2021: $156,448Expenses 2021: $200,492Net Income 2021: -$44,0442021Revenue 2022: $237,179Expenses 2022: $305,983Net Income 2022: -$68,8042022Revenue 2023: $194,126Expenses 2023: $343,010Net Income 2023: -$148,8842023Revenue 2024: $224,560Expenses 2024: $315,202Net Income 2024: -$90,6422024Revenue 2025: $237,425Expenses 2025: $294,876Net Income 2025: -$57,4512025

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$625,592
Expenses$592,127
Net Income$33,465
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
Oct 13, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$625,592
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote tourism with economic, civil, and social welfare of the people of the Ely area as a goal.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$450,569$431,012▼ $19,557
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$9,925$71,730▲ $61,805
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$30,862$31,429▲ $567
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,416$0▼ $1,416
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$492,772$534,171▲ $41,399
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue-$17,555-
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$2,778$3,118▲ $340
Total Liabilities$2,778$20,673▲ $17,895
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$489,994$513,498▲ $23,504
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$489,994$513,498▲ $23,504
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$492,772$534,171▲ $41,399

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$16,492$32,910$49,402
Equipment$10,967$25,127$36,094
Other Land Buildings$765$7,409$8,174
Buildings$3,205$4,158$7,363
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Cherie SonsallaExecutive DirectorFT$46,417$46,417

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Chris EilrichPresident/Treas
Brian ForsbergBoard Member
John MillsBoard Member
Kerry Davis1st Vice Pres
Jason Zabokrtsky2nd VP
Wendy LindsaySecretary
Lori SchulzeTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Owl Communications LLCMarketing3830 ABBOTT AVE S, Minneapolis, MN 55410$188,405
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$40,985
Program Service Revenue
$535,733
Investment Income
$26,324
Other Revenue
$22,550
All Other Contributions
$1,500
Change in Net Assets
$33,465
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$454,764
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$111,878
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$25,485
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Advertising---$314,483
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees---$50,667
Other Salaries and Wages---$50,361
Office Expenses---$26,894
Grants to Domestic Orgs---$25,485
Payroll Taxes---$8,422
Occupancy---$8,127
Other Expenses---$7,195
Depreciation Depletion---$5,283
Insurance---$4,203
Fees for Services Accounting---$2,930
Pension Plan Contributions---$2,428
Travel---$710
Conferences and Meetings---$699
Total Functional Expenses$0$0$0$592,127
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
City of ElyEly, MN-Whiteside Park Restoration$25,485
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Any person, natural or legal, who in doing business for profit in the trade area of Ely, Minnesota and shares a common concern for the economic, civic, commercial and social welfare of the Ely area, and who shall be declared eligible to active membership and subject to the acceptance of the board of directors shall be eligible for active membership in this corporation.SPONSORING MEMBERSHIP: Any person, natural or legal, who shall submit to the purpose and support the activities to this corporation shall be eligible for sponsoring memberships in this corporation. Sponsoring membership includes non-profit businesses, clubs, organizations, and for-profit businesses that do not have a physical location in Ely but sell goods and services to the Ely area. The board of directors, from time to time, may create such classes of sponsoring memberships as it deems in the best interest of the corporation and establish the privileges, rights and obligations of such sponsoring memberships, provided however, that no such sponsoring memberships shall be entitled to vote in the affairs of the corporation

Form 990, Part VI, Line 7A: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The Board shall appoint to serve as a Nominating Committee two (2) board Members whose terms of office are not currently expiring, and three (3) active members of the corporation not serving on its Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of such Committee to recommend and present to the Board a slate of nominees as candidates for election to the Board of Directors to fill the vacancies occurring thereon by expiration of terms. Such Committee shall name not less than one (1) nominee for each such occurring vacancy.BALLOTS: The ballots shall be officially approved by the Board of Directors. Blank spaces for write -in candidates must equal the number of nominations for each category. The ballots shall be mailed out by the Secretary of the current Board at least 10 days prior to the election. A return self-address envelop shall be included with each ballot. The return address shall be an impartial agency or auditor to tally such ballots and shall over his signature disclose to the Board the results hereof and such results shall be made known by the Board by proper report.DIRECTORS: Each Director shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the Active Members, in their category, except as otherwise provided under Article 3 of these By-Laws. In the event of any tie vote occurring where balloting has been conducted by mail, the remaining members of the Board of Directors shall cast their ballots until such tie is broken and the vacancy filled.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 7B: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders

See above (line 7a).

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

No review was or will be conducted.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

Continual review of any conflicts, or potential conflicts, are addressed by the board.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

Board of directors reviewed and documented similar salary ranges prior to hiring new executive director.

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ely Chamber of Commerce
EIN
41-0237425
Phone
2183656123
Address
1600 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN 55731

Signing Officer

Name
John Mills
Title
President
Signed
2015-10-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
8
Volunteers
50

Preparer

Firm
Walker Giroux & Hahne Ltd
Address
225 1st Street N Suite 2400, Virginia, MN 55792
Preparer
William Paulson
Phone
2187494880
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Any person, natural or legal, who in doing business for profit in the trade area of Ely, Minnesota and shares a common concern for the economic, civic, commercial and social welfare of the Ely area, and who shall be declared eligible to active membership and subject to the acceptance of the board of directors shall be eligible for active membership in this corporation.SPONSORING MEMBERSHIP: Any person, natural or legal, who shall submit to the purpose and support the activities to this corporation shall be eligible for sponsoring memberships in this corporation. Sponsoring membership includes non-profit businesses, clubs, organizations, and for-profit businesses that do not have a physical location in Ely but sell goods and services to the Ely area. The board of directors, from time to time, may create such classes of sponsoring memberships as it deems in the best interest of the corporation and establish the privileges, rights and obligations of such sponsoring memberships, provided however, that no such sponsoring memberships shall be entitled to vote in the affairs of the corporation
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1NOMINATING COMMITTEE: The Board shall appoint to serve as a Nominating Committee two (2) board Members whose terms of office are not currently expiring, and three (3) active members of the corporation not serving on its Board of Directors. It shall be the duty of such Committee to recommend and present to the Board a slate of nominees as candidates for election to the Board of Directors to fill the vacancies occurring thereon by expiration of terms. Such Committee shall name not less than one (1) nominee for each such occurring vacancy.BALLOTS: The ballots shall be officially approved by the Board of Directors. Blank spaces for write -in candidates must equal the number of nominations for each category. The ballots shall be mailed out by the Secretary of the current Board at least 10 days prior to the election. A return self-address envelop shall be included with each ballot. The return address shall be an impartial agency or auditor to tally such ballots and shall over his signature disclose to the Board the results hereof and such results shall be made known by the Board by proper report.DIRECTORS: Each Director shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the Active Members, in their category, except as otherwise provided under Article 3 of these By-Laws. In the event of any tie vote occurring where balloting has been conducted by mail, the remaining members of the Board of Directors shall cast their ballots until such tie is broken and the vacancy filled.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2See above (line 7a).
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4Continual review of any conflicts, or potential conflicts, are addressed by the board.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5Board of directors reviewed and documented similar salary ranges prior to hiring new executive director.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.86$1.29$0.56$2.37$2.95$0.57
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.14$1.18$0.96$2.25$3.15$0.91
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.19$1.33$1.86$1.94$3.43$1.49
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.05$0.58$3.48$2.37$3.06$0.69
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.81$0.65$4.17$1.56$2.00$0.44
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.90$0.11$3.79$5.67$7.65$1.98
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.08$0.25$5.84$5.80$5.10$0.70
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.64$0.50$5.14$6.07$6.96$0.89
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.22$0.38$5.83$6.17$5.95$0.22
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.06$0.39$5.67$6.02$5.33$0.69
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.34$0.21$5.13$6.26$5.92$0.33
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.93$0.03$4.90$5.63$6.42$0.80
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.11$0.03$5.09$5.26$5.42$0.16
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.85$0.02$4.82$6.29