2025-11-14T08:48:25-06:00 2024-12-31 561304727 BLACKMAN & SLOOP ADVISORS INC 1414 RALEIGH ROAD SUITE 300 CHAPEL HILL NC 27517 990 2024-01-01 560991888 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF EASTERN CAROLINAS INC BETT 9192774202 5540 MUNFORD ROAD 130 RALEIGH NC 27612 MALLORY WOJCIECHOWSKI PRESIDENT & CEO 9192774202 2025-11-13 1 1 DEETRA B WATSON P00534544 9199428700 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MALLORY WOJCIECHOWSKI 5540 MUNFORD ROAD 130 RALEIGH NC 27612 2411995 0 X HTTP://WWW.BBB.ORG/RALEIGH-DURHAM X 1970 NC WORK TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. 20 20 36 27 192382 61164 0 0 2205721 2264489 30486 47239 63500 96009 2299707 2407737 0 6000 0 0 1643695 1845083 0 0 0 693711 723443 2337406 2574526 -37699 -166789 2309895 2143106 0 0 2309895 2143106 X WORK TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION, EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE.GENERAL MONITORING OF ADVERTISING IN THE MARKETPLACE, CONSUMER/BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES. WE DO THIS BY: - SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST - ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES BY ENGAGING WITH AND EDUCATING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES - CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS - CALLING OUT AND ADDRESSING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR - CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES 0 0 BBB WORKS TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. WE DO SO THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:1. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: 12,187 COMPLAINTS HANDLED AND CLOSED AGAINST ACCREDITED AND NON-ACCREDITED BUSINESSES IN OUR SERVICE AREA IN 20242. BUSINESS/CHARITY REVIEWS AND CONSUMER HOTLINE: CONSUMERS CAN FIND INFORMATION ON BUSINESSES AND CHARITIES FROM OUR COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE. CONSUMERS ALSO SEEK INFORMATION ON SCAMS. INQUIRIES CAN BE MADE VIA WEBSITE AND PHONE. 2,966,485 INQUIRIES IN 2024.3. AD REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS: 12 ADVERTISING REVIEWS AND INVESTIGATIONS CASE HANDLED.4. CUSTOMER REVIEWS APPROVED: CONSUMERS CAN LEAVE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE REVIEWS ON BUSINESSES IN OUR SERVICE AREA. REVIEWS ARE VERIFIED BY BBB PRIOR TO BEING PUBLISHED. 8,631 CUSTOMER REVIEWS WERE APPROVED BY BBB.5. ARBITRATIONS: OFFERED TO BOTH ACCREDITED BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS CONSUMERS LOOKING TO RESOLVE LEMON LAW COMPLAINTS. 17 ARBITRATIONS HELD IN 20246. OUTREACH EVENTS, SPEECHES, PRESENTATION, EVENTS REACHED 3,899 IN 2024 7. ACCREDITED BUSINESS NEWSLETTER: 49,5528. PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARD ACCREDITED BUSINESSES:BIG BLUE BASH - IN EARLY NOVEMBER, 2024, BBB HOSTED THE BIG BLUE BASH IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC, FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO NETWORK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT BBB. THE EVENT WAS HOSTED OUTSIDE OF BBB'S MYRTLE BEACH OFFICE AND WAS A HUGE SUCCESS WITH GREAT INTERACTIONS AND SOCIALIZATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE NETWORKING, BBB OFFERED FREE PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS, INCREDIBLE GIVEAWAYS FROM LOCAL ACCREDITED BUSINESSES, AND MORE. SPONSORSHIP WAS KEY IN MAKING THIS A GREAT EVENT WITH BARTERS IN PLACE TO HELP COVER FOOD, DESSERT, AND BARTENDING SERVICES.BBB COMMUNITY SHRED EVENTS - BBB PARTNERED WITH SHRED360 TO HOST NINE COMMUNITY SHRED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ACROSS ITS SERVICE AREA. COMMUNITIES SERVED INCLUDED: MYRTLE BEACH (3), GEORGETOWN, FLORENCE, WILMINGTON (2), RALEIGH (2).BBB PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOT EVENTS - IN 2024, BBB HELD FIVE HEADSHOT POPUP EVENTS AND MONTHLY HEADSHOT APPOINTMENTS FOR ACCREDITED BUSINESSES. OVERALL, WE TOOK AND EDITED PHOTOS FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 INDIVIDUALS. EVENTS TOOK PLACE IN RALEIGH, GREENVILLE, MYRTLE BEACH (2), FAYETTEVILLE, AND FLORENCE. THESE EVENTS ALSO DOUBLED AS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL TOUCHPOINT FOR BBB STAFF TO CONNECT WITH ABS OR NON-ABS LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION.BBB GOOD GUIDE TO BUSINESS PODCAST - THE GOOD GUIDE TO BUSINESS PODCAST IS FOCUSED ON BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE AVERAGE. THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING EXTRA FOR THEIR COMMUNITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR SOME OTHER FACET OF THEIR WORK. HOSTS MEREDITH RADFORD, BBB'S SR. COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, AND NICK HILL, BBB'S SR. DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST, RELEASED 14 EPISODES IN 2024. THEY ALSO DESIGNED AND DEVELOPED A NEW PODCAST STUDIO SPACE WITH UPDATED EQUIPMENT AND SOUNDPROOFING, ALONG WITH FUN AND VIBRANT DECOR TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S INVITING FOR PODCAST GUESTS, VIEWERS, AND FOR ACCREDITED BUSINESSES TO USE IN THE FUTURE FOR THEIR OWN PROJECTS.BBB NEW BUSINESS ROADMAP - IN SPRING 2024, BBB LAUNCHED THE NEW BUSINESS ROADMAP, AN ONLINE PROGRAM THAT HELPS GUIDE NEW ENTREPRENEURS OR NEW BUSINESS OWNERS AS THEY GET THEIR COMPANY STARTED. MODULES INCLUDE INFORMATION ON CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN, THE BASICS ON MARKETING, AND MORE. BBB WAS ABLE TO SELL SPONSORSHIPS THAT WOULD ALLOW BUSINESSES TO HELP THE ENROLLEES WITH ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE ON A PARTICULAR TOPIC THAT WAS COVERED IN THE PROGRAM.MEDIA - THROUGHOUT 2024, WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THE MEDIA CONTACTS ACROSS OUR 48-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS HAS LED TO REGULAR TELEVISION COVERAGE WITH WTVD, WNCN, AND SPECTRUM NEWS (WHICH REACHES ACROSS NC) IN THE RALEIGH-DURHAM DMA AS WELL AS WITN AND WNCT IN THE GREENVILLE-NEW BERN-WASHINGTON DMA. BBB HAS WORKED HARD TO CULTIVATE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATIONS IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW, WPDE, WMBF) AND IN WILMINGTON, NC (WECT, WWAY, WILM). OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN A TOTAL OF 2,340 MEDIA HITS AND TOOK PART IN APPROXIMATELY 130 INTERVIEWS IN 2024.TORCH PROGRAMS - IN MARCH, BBB AND THE BBB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HOSTED THE BBB TORCH AWARDS CEREMONY TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS OF THE BBB TORCH AWARDS, BBB TORCH SCHOLARSHIPS, BBB SPARK AWARDS, AND BBB SPARK JR AWARDS AT THE PRESTONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB IN CARY, NC. BBB AND THE EF WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE NINE TORCH AWARDS WINNERS AND FINALISTS, AWARD $25,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, $500 TO THE SPARK JR AWARDS WINNER AND $2,000 TO THE BBB SPARK AWARDS WINNER.BBB ADVERTISING - BBB OFFERS SEVERAL ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCREDITED BUSINESSES, INCLUDING GOOGLE DISPLAY ADS AND ENHANCED LISTING ADS ON BBB.ORG. THE PROGRAMS HAVE A COMBINED 149 PARTICIPANTS. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 36 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NC SC X MALLORY WOJCIECHOWSKI 9192774202 5540 MUNFORD ROAD 130 RALEIGH NC 27612 ANN HOLSING CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JANICE WILLIAMS VICE-CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE DIEHL PAST- CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STERLING PRICE TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE BLAIR ANDERSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HARON BEATTY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE BUXTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CRATCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG SUTTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NEAL ISAACS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM VILLAREAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE CAMPBELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BURGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GREG TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE CANTEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL DREWRY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TODD LESLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM WILCOX EX-OFFCIO 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ELKINS EX-OFFCIO 0.10 0.00 X 0 0 0 MALLORY WOJCIECHOWSKI CEO 35.00 3.00 X 199555 0 17015 CHUCK DRAFFIN VP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 37.00 1.00 X 117357 0 14532 STEVE FROMME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BBB ED.FND. 7.50 30.00 X 109410 0 5018 426322 0 36565 3 0 1 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541900 2068852 2068852 ADVERTISING REVENUE 541800 192382 192382 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 541900 3255 3255 2264489 47239 47239 24151 4258 19893 19893 19893 MONTHLY DUES DRAFT FEE 900099 52056 52056 PARTNERSHIP INCOME 900099 15600 15600 EVENT INCOME 900099 8000 8000 460 460 76116 2407737 2148223 192382 67132 6000 216570 1346684 28914 138436 114479 29474 95625 66612 55030 24252 3046 48925 167526 50019 18372 TAXES 23054 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 58785 ACCREDITED BUSINESS EXP 28793 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 26036 27894 2574526 220636 142663 815995 299128 4879 0 2055722 830114 816955 1225608 451096 475707 2309895 2143106 0 0 X 2309895 2143106 2309895 2143106 2309895 2143106 -166789 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 0 1 0 1344514 473635 870879 395707 89201 306506 315501 267278 48223 1225608 DUKE ENERGY PREMIER NOTES 475707 475707 X 2411995 4258 4258 2407737 0 2407737 2578784 4258 4258 2574526 0 2574526 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODEAND IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSES AND IS REQUIRED TO FILE AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND BELIEVES THERE IS NO INCOME TAX EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IF APPLICABLE, THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS AS INTEREST EXPENSE UNDER MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 4,258. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 4,258. 1 BBB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF EASTERN CAROLINAS 5540 MUNFORD RD STE 140 RALEIGH NC 27612 561315663 501C3 6000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANT FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO RELATED ORGANIZATION WITH SHARED EMPLOYEES. BECAUSE OF THIS, DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES AND USE OF FUNDS ARE CLOSELY MONITORED AS A REGULAR PART OF DOING BUSINESS. X 0 0 0 MALLORY WOJCIECHOWSKI CEO 184555 0 15000 0 0 0 5610 0 11405 0 216570 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS COMPRISED OF NON-VOTING MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, AT OUR OFFICE, OR THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS. THE ORGANIZATION USES THE MODIFIED CASH METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. BBB EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF EASTERN CAROLINAS 5540 MUNFORD RD STE 140 RALEIGH NC 27612 561315663 CONSUMER EDUCATION NC 501(C)(3) 170(B)(1)(A) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0