Civic Intelligence

Chamber Foundation of Effingham County

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 47-1076458

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on May 14, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
903 N Keller DriveEffingham, IL 62401

(217) 342-4147

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

84th percentile

0.21x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

100th percentile

67.93x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

1st percentile

-5039%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

30th percentile

-13%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-99%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets84th percentile

Assets

Down

$13,271

Down $1,925 (-13%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$10,486

Down $2,066 (-16%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$2,785

Up $141 (+5.3%) from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue100th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$41

Down $5,895 (-99%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$2,107

Down $44,391 (-95%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$2,066

Up $38,496 (+95%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth30th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2014: $432,086Liabilities 2014: $1,298Net Assets 2014: $430,7882014Assets 2015: $422,561Liabilities 2015: $13,433Net Assets 2015: $409,1282015Assets 2016: $420,572Liabilities 2016: $29,624Net Assets 2016: $390,9482016Assets 2017: $418,464Liabilities 2017: $28,524Net Assets 2017: $389,9402017Assets 2018: $397,920Liabilities 2018: $17,150Net Assets 2018: $380,7702018Assets 2020: $147,304Liabilities 2020: $22,150Net Assets 2020: $125,1542020Assets 2021: $114,035Liabilities 2021: $3,768Net Assets 2021: $110,2672021Assets 2022: $55,452Liabilities 2022: $2,338Net Assets 2022: $53,1142022Assets 2023: $15,196Liabilities 2023: $2,644Net Assets 2023: $12,5522023Assets 2024: $13,271Liabilities 2024: $2,785Net Assets 2024: $10,4862024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$13,271
Liabilities$2,785
Net Assets$10,486
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KRevenue 2014: $431,931Expenses 2014: $1,143Net Income 2014: $430,7882014Revenue 2015: $12,966Expenses 2015: $34,626Net Income 2015: -$21,6602015Revenue 2016: $24,782Expenses 2016: $42,962Net Income 2016: -$18,1802016Revenue 2017: $45,535Expenses 2017: $46,543Net Income 2017: -$1,0082017Revenue 2018: $40,954Expenses 2018: $50,124Net Income 2018: -$9,1702018Revenue 2020: -$187,919Expenses 2020: $69,646Net Income 2020: -$257,5652020Revenue 2021: $34,270Expenses 2021: $49,157Net Income 2021: -$14,8872021Revenue 2022: $11,482Expenses 2022: $68,635Net Income 2022: -$57,1532022Revenue 2023: $5,936Expenses 2023: $46,498Net Income 2023: -$40,5622023Revenue 2024: $41Expenses 2024: $2,107Net Income 2024: -$2,0662024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$41
Expenses$2,107
Net Income-$2,066
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$41
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promate education, social and awareness and the strength in service organizations in effingham county.

To promote education, social and awareness and the strength in service organizations in effingham county.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO EFFINGHAM COUNTY RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.-$2,082
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MATT CEKANDERTreasurer-$0--
JAY BUEHNERKEMPERBoard Member-$0--
TRAVIS BUSHUESecretary-$0--
CHRIS SWINGPresident-$0--
KATIE KOESTERPresident &-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chamber Foundation of
EIN
47-1076458
Phone
2173424147
Address
903 N KELLER DRIVE, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401

Signing Officer

Name
Katie Koester
Title
President & CEO
Phone
2173424147
Signed
2025-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Doehring Winders & Co Llp
Address
400 W JEFFERSON AVE, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401-2336
Preparer
Matthew D Cekander CPA
Phone
2173420377
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses scholarship expenses 1,360 miscellaneous expenses 722 total 2,082”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Deferred revenue 2,644 2,785”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To promote education, social and awareness and the strength in service organizations in effingham county.”

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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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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,271
Liabilities
$2,785
Net assets
$10,486
Revenue
$41
Expenses
$2,107
Net income
-$2,066
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.03$0.10$0.00$0.02$0.02
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.03$0.13$0.06$0.46$0.41
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.02$0.53$0.11$0.69$0.57
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.14$0.04$1.10$0.34$0.49$0.15
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.47$0.22$1.25$1.88$0.70$2.58
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.98$0.17$3.81$0.41$0.50$0.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.18$0.29$3.90$0.46$0.47$0.01
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.21$0.30$3.91$0.25$0.43$0.18
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.23$0.13$4.09$0.13$0.35$0.22
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.32$0.01$4.31$4.32$0.01$4.31
Peer Organizations

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