2025-11-04T08:23:31-06:00 2024-12-31 510232399 BELFINT LYONS & SHUMAN PA 1011 CENTRE RD STE 310 WILMINGTON DE 19805 990 2024-01-01 510103861 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF DELAWARE INC BETT 3022215255 60 READS WAY NEW CASTLE DE 19720 CHRISTINE SAUERS PRESIDENT 3022215255 2025-06-26 1 0 JONATHAN D MOLL CPA P01053700 3022250600 2025-06-26 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTINE SAUERS 60 READS WAY NEW CASTLE DE 19720 745157 0 X WWW.BBB.ORG X 1965 DE PROMOTE THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONSUMER, BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION, CONSUMER AND BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. 28 28 4 2 2000 400 106852 138375 612905 591904 3759 8997 -12920 -24206 710596 715070 0 0 0 0 443215 471616 0 0 0 240583 245224 683798 716840 26798 -1770 477041 475271 0 0 477041 475271 X PROMOTE THE HIGHEST ETHICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONSUMER, BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF-REGULATION, CONSUMER AND BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SERVICE EXCELLENCE. 0 0 BBB'S MISSION IS TO BE THE LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST. BBB ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY - CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES, SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES, CELEBRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS, AND DENOUNCING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPLACE BEHAVIOR. BBB SEES TRUST AS A FUNCTION OF TWO PRIMARY FACTORS - INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE. INTEGRITY INCLUDES RESPECT, ETHICS AND INTENT. PERFORMANCE SPEAKS TO A BUSINESS'S TRACK RECORD OF DELIVERING RESULTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BBB STANDARDS AND/OR ADDRESSING CUSTOMER CONCERNS IN A TIMELY, SATISFACTORY MANNER. BBB ENSURES THAT HIGH STANDARDS FOR TRUST ARE SET AND MAINTAINED. BBB EXISTS SO CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE HAVE AN UNBIASED SOURCE TO GUIDE THEM ON MATTERS OF TRUST. BBB PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND EXPERT ADVICE THAT IS FREE OF CHARGE AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE. BBB BUSINESSES MEETING BBB STANDARDS ARE PRESENTED TO LOCAL BOARDS OF DIRECTORS (OR DESIGNEES) FOR REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE AS A BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESS. ALL BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESSES HAVE AGREED TO LIVE UP TO OUR STANDARDS FOR TRUST. OUR STANDARDS FOR TRUST ARE A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND BEST PRACTICES FOCUSED ON HOW BUSINESSES SHOULD TREAT THE PUBLIC, FAIRLY AND HONESTLY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. BBB DOES NOT COMPARE BUSINESSES AGAINST EACH OTHER, BUT RATHER EVALUATES BUSINESSES AGAINST BBB STANDARDS, AND BBB STANDARDS CLEARLY SPEAK TO THE CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE OF AN ORGANIZATION. BBB IS THE RESOURCE TO TURN TO FOR OBJECTIVE, UNBIASED INFORMATION ON BUSINESSES. BBB'S NETWORK OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL BBB OPERATIONS ALLOWS US TO MONITOR AND TAKE ACTION ON THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS ISSUES AFFECTING CONSUMERS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IN 2024, THE BUREAU PROVIDED 1,551,279 REPORTS TO CONSUMERS AND HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 13,769 COMPLAINTS. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X CHRISTINE SAUERS 3022215255 60 READS WAY NEW CASTLE DE 19720 JOE AMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRYSTLE CORNISH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN DIMARCO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERARD ESPOSITO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN FEDALE SR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN LONDERGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN OGNIBENE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK PITRIZZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA MADUSKUIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANN MARIE ARCHINO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN RUSH WALSTROM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA YUSCHAK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOMMY POURSAIED PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM BOULDEN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER FITZPATRICK JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANA BLAKEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER TOSCANO-GOETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLEN OUTTEN SR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON WATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE BAILEY ASHTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA DEROSE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS NICHOLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ARCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANE BREAKIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER BROOKS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GREG MIDDLEMAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE SAUERS PRESIDENT 40.00 5.00 X 133670 0 33140 133670 0 33140 1 0 1 0 0 51027 87348 138375 MEMBERSHIP DUES 812900 584133 584133 EVENTS AND SEMINARS 812900 7496 7496 ARBITRATION 812900 275 275 591904 8997 8997 3881 51027 30087 -26206 -26206 ADVERTISING 541800 2000 2000 2000 715070 591904 2000 -17209 166810 211307 66288 27211 15441 1329 63946 5888 7860 55496 4828 40152 3177 4444 BANK CHARGES 20924 EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND SU 17493 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 4156 MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 90 716840 182979 100288 286406 370504 116016 111537 7656 4479 477041 475271 0 0 X 477041 475271 477041 475271 477041 475271 -1770 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 5558 5558 0 110458 105979 4479 4479 X 745157 30087 30087 715070 0 715070 746927 30087 30087 716840 0 716840 PART X, LINE 2: THE BUREAU IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(6) OF THE IRC AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE BUREAU'S MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THE BUREAU DID NOT RECOGNIZE ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES. THE BUREAU'S FEDERAL FORMS 990 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, 2022, AND 2023 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES OFFSETTING REVENUE ON FORM 990 30,087. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES OFFSETTING REVENUE ON FORM 990 30,087. ANNUAL DINNER 54908 51027 3881 30087 54908 51027 3881 30087 30087 -26206 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE SAUERS PRESIDENT 123670 0 10000 0 0 0 0 0 33140 0 166810 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION AND BONUS IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. THE MEMBERSHIP OF THIS ORGANIZATION CONSIST OF PERSONS, FIRMS, ASSOCIATIONS AND CORPORATIONS INTERESTED IN BETTER BUSINESS PRINCIPLES, WHOSE APPLICATIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THAT PURPOSE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS AND SHALL SERVE NOT MORE THAN TWO SUCCESSIVE TERMS UNLESS NOMINATED TO ADDITIONAL TERMS BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE AND DULY ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FILING OF FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BBB CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY INDICATES ALL BBB BOARD MEMBERS MUST ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IN ADDITION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BUREAU CEO AND OFFICERS SHALL DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BBB BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION SENDS AN ANNUAL E-MAIL REMINDER OF THE REQUIREMENT AND A LIST OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST WITH AN ATTACHMENT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH CLEARLY DEFINES POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND MUST BE SIGNED BY ALL PERSONS MENTIONED ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR PREPARE AND PROVIDE A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF COMPENSATION TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE EVALUATION INCLUDES USE OF DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE EVALUATION ALSO INCLUDES PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND ACHIEVEMENTS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF DELAWARE FOUNDATION 60 READS WAY NEW CASTLE DE 19720 510367756 EDUCATION DE 509A1 PF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF DELAWARE INC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0