Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
50th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
50th percentile
Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
50th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 9.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
43rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
48th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$621,615
Up $15,587 (+2.6%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$583,217
Up $15,946 (+2.8%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$38,398
Down $359 (-0.9%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$616,801
Up $14,578 (+2.4%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$594,597
Up $61,191 (+11%) from 2016
Net Income
Down$22,204
Down $46,613 (-68%) from 2016
The Chamber of Commerce leads a thriving, sustainable economic community through leadership and advocacy, strategic partnerships, career development of its workforce and, business diversity and education.
To promote tourism with economic, civil, and social welfare of the people of the Ely area as a goal.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $490,741 | $522,060 | ▲ $31,319 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $88,711 | $77,224 | ▼ $11,487 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $26,576 | $22,331 | ▼ $4,245 |
| 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 | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $0 | - |
| Total Assets | $606,028 | $621,615 | ▲ $15,587 |
| Other Assets Total | - | $0 | - |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | $35,666 | $35,418 | ▼ $248 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $3,091 | $2,980 | ▼ $111 |
| Total Liabilities | $38,757 | $38,398 | ▼ $359 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $567,271 | $583,217 | ▲ $15,946 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $567,271 | $583,217 | ▲ $15,946 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $606,028 | $621,615 | ▲ $15,587 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold Improvements | $11,651 | $37,751 | $49,402 |
| Equipment | $7,864 | $28,230 | $36,094 |
| Other Land Buildings | $765 | $7,409 | $8,174 |
| Buildings | $2,051 | $5,312 | $7,363 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherie Sonsalla | Executive Director | FT | $60,360 | $60,360 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Mills | President |
| Brian Forsberg | Vice President |
| Jay Poshak | Director |
| Lori Westrick | Director |
| Dafne Caruso | 2nd Vice Pres |
| Cindy Beans | Secretary |
| Dave Sebesta | Treasurer |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owl Communications LLC | Marketing | 3830 ABBOTT AVE S, Minneapolis, MN 55410 | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $479,909 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $114,688 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | - | - | - | $376,872 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | - | - | $60,360 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | - | - | - | $43,471 |
| Office Expenses | - | - | - | $32,234 |
| Payroll Taxes | - | - | - | $8,234 |
| Occupancy | - | - | - | $7,071 |
| Insurance | - | - | - | $4,248 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | - | - | $4,245 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | - | - | $4,000 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | - | - | - | $2,623 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | - | - | $1,650 |
| Other Expenses | - | - | - | $1,255 |
| Travel | - | - | - | $982 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $594,597 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | $86,667 |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $37,501 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Event | Gross Receipts | Gross Revenue | Direct Expenses | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Marathon | $62,054 | $35,654 | $59,331 | $-23,677 |
| Great American Canoe Festival | $7,597 | $1,847 | $20,347 | $-18,500 |
| Total Events | $69,651 | $37,501 | $86,667 | $-49,166 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $0 | - |
“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”
“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.”
“See above (line 7a).”
“No review was or will be conducted.”
“Continual review of any conflicts, or potential conflicts, are addressed by the board.”
“Board of directors reviewed and documented similar salary ranges prior to hiring new executive director.”
“AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | 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 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | 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. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | See above (line 7a). |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Continual review of any conflicts, or potential conflicts, are addressed by the board. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Board of directors reviewed and documented similar salary ranges prior to hiring new executive director. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available |
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