2025-06-16T10:43:58-05:00 2024-12-31 134260189 BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLP 48 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374 HADLEY MA 01035 990 2024-01-01 042388764 AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMHE 4132530700 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 HEIDI FLANDERS PRESIDENT 4132530700 2025-06-13 1 0 JOSEPH P WOLKOWICZ CPA P00734754 4135870099 2025-06-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HEIDI FLANDERS 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 343791 0 X WWW.AMHERSTAREA.COM X 1956 MA TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS & VICINITY; TO PRESERVE AND DISTRIBUTE CIVIC EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. 20 20 5 30 0 0 138929 129617 175975 172508 778 1065 1347 40601 317029 343791 13616 10585 0 0 111665 120615 0 0 0 183417 162111 308698 293311 8331 50480 149768 202870 66918 69540 82850 133330 X TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, CIVIC, SOCIAL, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS & VICINITY; TO PRESERVE AND DISTRIBUTE CIVIC EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. 0 0 FOR OVER SIX DECADES, THE AMHERST AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN A KEY CONNECTOR FOR BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY-PROVIDING RESOURCES, NETWORKING, ADVOCACY, AND VISIBILITY TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN 2024, WE GREW TO 400 MEMBERS AND ENGAGED OVER 11,000 CONTACTS THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND DIGITAL PRESENCE. OUR AMHERST AREA GIFT CARD PROGRAM SURPASSED $191,000 IN TOTAL SALES, WITH $40,000 REINVESTED INTO THE LOCAL ECONOMY IN 2024 ALONE, INCLUDING A $10,000 GIFT CARD MATCH DAY SPONSORED BY UMASSFIVE. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMMING, WE HOSTED 40+ EVENTS, WELCOMED 1,200+ ATTENDEES, AND FACILITATED KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE AMHERST AREA EMPLOYERS INTERN FAIR, WHICH CONNECTED 40+ BUSINESSES WITH OVER 1,100 STUDENTS.THE CHAMBER ALSO PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN TOURISM AND REGIONAL MARKETING, HELPING DEVELOP THE 2025 WESTERN MASS VISITOR GUIDE AND THE PIONEER VALLEY DISCOVER MAPS WHILE COLLABORATING WITH BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE TO SHOWCASE AMHERST IN THEIR FALL 2024 ISSUE. WE LEVERAGED $15,000 IN DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS AND FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFITS, INCLUDING FOUR $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO AMHERST AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL. ADDITIONALLY, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT SUPPORT A STRONG AND RESILIENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.LOOKING AHEAD, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVANCING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS, AND STRENGTHENING OUR CHAMBER'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION. OUR FOCUS IN 2025 WILL BE ON EXPANDING ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WORKFORCE INITIATIVES, AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES TO ENSURE A THRIVING AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMY. WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION, ENGAGED MEMBERSHIP, AND A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS, A CHAMPION FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND A CONNECTOR OF PEOPLE, IDEAS, AND OPPORTUNITIES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X HEIDI FLANDERS 4132530700 35 SOUTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 HEIDI FLANDERS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KISHORE PARMAR VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN BROWN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIREAM ALEXANDRIA LAGUERRA SIERRA SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAURA GUZIK SECRETARY "PAST" 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY BUFFONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN CLEARY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN DUNN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE FITZGIBBON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GAY DIRECTOR "PAST" 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN GRAY DIRECTOR "PAST" 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR HASKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN PALKOWSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN PLANTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA PLEASANT DIRECTOR "PAST" 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN PROTHERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SCULLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FUNGAI TICHAWANGANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AELAN TIERNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA WEST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRI WILLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACOB ROBINSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 51154 0 0 CLAUDIA PAZMANY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "PAST" 40.00 X 14921 0 0 66075 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114167 15450 129617 SPONSORSHIPS 900099 115295 115295 EVENT INCOME 900099 57213 57213 172508 1065 1065 EMPLOYEE RENTENTION CR 900099 39644 39644 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 957 957 40601 343791 172508 0 41666 6585 4000 66075 40559 520 13461 27001 19629 5390 28830 20619 2265 3309 EVENT FOOD & EXPENSES 52806 GIFT CARD PROGRAM EXPEN 2262 293311 62622 111433 30778 30918 56368 60519 16260 16260 0 0 149768 202870 18294 13871 48624 55669 66918 69540 X 0 0 0 0 82850 133330 82850 133330 149768 202870 50480 0 X 0 0 0 16260 16260 0 0 PREPAID GIFT CARDS 55669 55669 1 VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS 6585 0 GRANTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION.