2025-04-06T15:52:00-07:00 2024-06-30 411631058 FORT & COMPANY PA 2302 3RD AVE E HIBBING MN 55746 990 2023-07-01 410237425 ELY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELYC 2183656123 1600 EAST SHERIDAN STREET ELY MN 55731 DAFNE CARUSO PRESIDENT 2183656123 2024-10-04 true true VICTORIA ARNOLDY P01204059 2182623404 2025-04-06 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAFNE CARUSO 1600 EAST SHERIDAN STREET ELY MN 55731 224560 false X WWW.ELY.ORG X 1959 MN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADS A THRIVING AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS WORKFORCE, AND BUSINESS DIVERSITY AND EDUCATION 7 7 4 50 34500 0 72299 68146 103648 144114 3889 2535 14290 9765 194126 224560 1500 0 134118 124631 0 0 208892 189071 343010 315202 -148884 -90642 318794 214282 132857 118388 185937 95894 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LEADS A THRIVING AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS WORKFORCE, AND BUSINESS DIVERSITY AND EDUCATION false false EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE - PRODUCES SEVERAL FESTIVALS DESIGNED TO DRAW TOURISTS INTO THE AREA. OVERSEES COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO BRING SHOPPERS INTO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND INTO AREA RESTAURANTS. false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 4 true true true false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false true true true true true false false true true false true false false true false false MN X EVA SEBESTA 2183656123 1600 EAST SHERIDAN STREET ELY MN 55731 X NICHOLAS MATHIOWETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANNER SPICER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE SEBESTA PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE POND 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JODI MARTIN 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAFNE CAURSO SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KRIS WINKELMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EVA SEBESTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 47500 0 0 47500 false false false 68146 68146 EVENTS & PROMOTIONS 711310 92480 0 0 SEMINARS & MISC PROJECTS 813910 17134 0 0 VACATION GUIDE 561000 34500 34500 0 144114 2535 0 2535 GIFT CERTIFICATES 813910 9765 9765 0 0 9765 224560 119379 34500 2535 1500 0 111363 0 0 0 1425 0 0 0 11843 0 0 0 3275 0 0 0 1304 0 0 0 9000 0 0 0 4311 0 0 0 19955 0 0 0 13937 0 0 0 5437 0 0 0 1316 0 0 0 1636 0 0 0 EVENTS & PROMOTIONS 59887 0 0 0 VACATION GUIDE 42514 0 0 0 GIFT CERTIFICATES 10954 0 0 0 SPECIAL PROJECTS 7885 0 0 0 7660 0 0 0 315202 0 0 0 27405 10136 232156 190342 1710 8948 9924 144443 140563 48575 3880 318794 214282 61624 6535 111853 71233 0 132857 118388 X 185937 95894 185937 95894 318794 214282 -90642 24152 94835 X false false false 0 0 28715 28108 607 79662 76389 3273 34243 34243 0 1823 1823 0 3880 TOTAL OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES 0 0 Pt VI, Line 6 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: ANY PERSON, NATURAL OR LEGAL, WHO IN DOING BUSINESS 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 THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE 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 MEMBERSHIP IN THIS CORPORATION. SPONSORING MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES 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 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. Pt VI, Line 7a NOMINATING COMMITTEE: THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD SHALL APPOINT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A NOMINATING COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS OF OFFICE ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPIRING AND THREE ACTIVE MEMBERS NOT SERVING ON THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD SHALL DESIGNATE THE CHAIR OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SHALL PRESENT TO THE PRESIDENT A SLATE OF CANDIDATES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS ARE EXPIRING TO SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS TO REPLACE SAID DIRECTORS. EACH CANDIDATE MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AND MUST HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A DIRECTORSHIP. Pt VI, Line 7a NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS: UPON RECEIPT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEES REPORT, THE PRESIDENT SHALL IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE MEMBERSHIP BY MAIL OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS NOMINATED AS CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS AND THE RIGHT OF PETITION. NOMINATIONS BY PETITION: ADDITIONAL NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR DIRECTORS CAN BE NOMINATED BY PETITION BEARING THE GENUINE SIGNATURES OF AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS OF THE CHAMBER IN GOOD STANDING. EACH CANDIDATE NOMINATED BY PETITION MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AND MUST HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A DIRECTORSHIP. SUCH PETITION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER NOTICE OF THE NAMES OF THOSE NOMINATED HAS BEEN SENT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. DETERMINATION: IF NO PETITION OF A CANDIDATE WHO IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING AND WHO HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTORSHIP IS FILED WITHIN THE DESIGNATED PERIOD, THE NOMINATIONS SHALL BE CLOSED AND THE NOMINATED SLATE OF CANDIDATES SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS REGULAR BOARD MEETING. IF A PETITION PRESENTS ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES, THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES SHALL BE ARRANGED ON A BALLOT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE TO VOTE FOR A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS ARE EXPIRING ONLY. THE BALLOTS SHALL BE MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED ON THE BALLOT AND RETURNED TO THE DESIGNATED LOCATION WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME PRESCRIBED ON THE BALLOT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL AT ITS REGULAR BOARD MEETING DECLARE ELECTED THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS ARE EXPIRING WITH THE GREATEST NUMBER OF VOTES. Pt VI, Line 7b SEE EXPLANATION FOR LINE 7A. Pt VI, Line 11b THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. Pt VI, Line 12c CONTINUAL REVIEW OF ANY CONFLICTS, OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 15a BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND DOCUMENTED SIMILAR SALARY RANGES PRIOR TO HIRING NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Pt VI, Line 18 THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS ARE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.