2026-08-27T11:25:16-04:00 2025-12-31 731551837 JACKSON FOX AND RICHARDSON PC 129 C ST NW ARDMORE OK 73401 990 2025-01-01 731372214 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION CHAM 5802237765 410 W MAIN STREET ARDMORE OK 73401 BILL MURPHY SECRETARY 5802237765 2026-08-17 true KATHY A FOX P00899061 5802231877 2026-08-20 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BILL MURPHY 410 WEST MAIN STREET ARDMORE OK 73401 806704 false X X OK THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION IMPROVES THE LIVES OF CITIZENS LIVING IN THE ARDMORE AREA BY IMPROVING EDUCATION, BEAUTIFYING THE CITY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. 7 7 0 63 0 166856 95384 0 15137 12648 619589 409522 801582 517554 0 0 0 0 642 481944 114168 481944 114168 319638 403386 8078073 8057051 2730160 2305752 5347913 5751299 X THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION IMPROVES THE LIVES OF CITIZENS LIVING IN THE ARDMORE AREA BY IMPROVING EDUCATION, BEAUTIFYING THE CITY AND SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS false false 62768 FOUNDATION GENERAL-BEAUTIFICATION, CULTURAL AND ASSISTING LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITY BY ADMINISTERING VARIOUS SMALL PROGRAMS 1713 13695 EDUCATION-EDUCATION INITIATIVES, PIE PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, OKLAHOMA SCHOLARS TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION 27573 26100 LEADERSHIP-TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN LEADERSHIP ROLES AND TO PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARDMORE'S YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 13059 PROMOTE SMALL NON-PROFITS 13059 105113 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false 11 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false OK X BILL MURPHY 5802237765 410 WEST MAIN STREET ARDMORE OK 73401 X MITA BATES CHAIRMAN ELE X X 0 0 0 BLAKE BUSH TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CLAYTON LODES CHAIR X X 0 0 0 VIC RHODES TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 AL SCHNEIDER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 BETH WELCH TREASURER X X 0 0 0 BILL MURPHY SECRETARY X 0 0 0 false false false 58394 36990 95384 12648 12648 618064 193656 424408 424408 424408 63277 58394 95494 -32217 -32217 MISC INCOME 17331 17331 17331 517554 422170 7437 7437 4460 4460 1187 1187 13059 13059 DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS 47106 47106 LEADERSHIP COSTS 27573 27573 OTHER EXPENSES 12820 11202 976 642 DIRECT PROGRAM COSTS EDUC 526 526 114168 105113 8413 642 462104 454141 693552 285015 421596 408537 324469 324469 13955 13955 6855949 6855949 8078073 8057051 2730160 2305752 2730160 2305752 X 5347913 5751299 5347913 5751299 8078073 8057051 403386 X false false X 257364 99974 161651 166856 95384 781229 257364 99974 161651 166856 95384 781229 781229 565857 564392 577993 627837 630712 2966791 85535 57623 80608 223766 3971786 0.19670 0.21500 X THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR AND FISCAL UMBRELLA FOR COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 12 OPERATING NONPROFIT INITIATIVES UNDER ITS UMBRELLA. CERTAIN PRIOR INITIATIVES HAVE MATURED AND CONTINUED INDEPENDENTLY, WHILE OTHERS HAVE DISSOLVED AFTER COMPLETING OR DISCONTINUING THEIR ACTIVITIES. FOR THE MOST RECENT FIVE-YEAR PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST PERIOD, THE FOUNDATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 19.67%. ALTHOUGH THIS PERCENTAGE IS BELOW THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT THRESHOLD, IT EXCEEDS THE 10% MINIMUM PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT UNDER THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF REG. 1.170A-9(F) (3). THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED BELOW SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED CLASSIFICATION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC 509(A)(1) AND IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI).THE PRIMARY REASON THE FOUNDATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS BELOW 33 1/3% IS RENTAL INCOME RECEIVED FROM MERCY. MERCY IS A LARGE, TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION OPERATING REGIONAL HOSPITALS ACROSS OKLAHOMA. IN 2010, THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTED WITH MERCY TO CONSTRUCT A CANCER CENTER. THE FOUNDATION BORROWED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT THE CANCER CENTER, AND MERCY PAYS RENT TO THE FOUNDATION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE RELATED DEBT SERVICE. WHEN THE NOTE IS PAID IN FULL, OWNERSHIP OF THE CANCER CENTER WILL TRANSFER TO MERCY. MERCY AND THE FOUNDATION DO NOT HAVE OVERLAPPING BOARD MEMBERS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ATTRACT BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WHO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DRIVE-THROUGH. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SOLICITS SPONSORSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THESE ACTIVITIES DEMONSTRATE AN ONGOING PROGRAM TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM A BROAD BASE OF UNRELATED COMMUNITY DONORS.THE FOUNDATION IS GOVERNED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER VOLUNTEER BOARD COMPOSED OF CITIZENS FROM THE ARDMORE AREA. BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE BANKERS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY REFLECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION OF BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS. THE FOUNDATIONS ACTIVITIES BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: LEADERSHIP ARDMORE, WHICH ANNUALLY EDUCATES A GROUP OF YOUNG CITIZENS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NINE-MONTH PROGRAM COVERING LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; CREATE ARDMORE, WHICH PROMOTES ART IN THE COMMUNITY; ARDMORE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, WHICH PROVIDES MEETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CITIZENS TO SOCIALIZE, CONNECT, AND LEARN; MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH SUPPORTS MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC COMMUNITY PARK; AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE, WHICH ANNUALLY HONORS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND PROVIDES CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. BASED ON THE FOUNDATIONS 19.67% PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE, CONTINUOUS PUBLIC FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, BROAD BASE OF CITIZEN DONORS AND BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS, REPRESENTATIVE VOLUNTEER GOVERNING BOARD, LACK OF BOARD OVERLAP WITH MERCY, AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION IS REPORTING THAT IT MEETS THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES SUPPORT TEST FOR CONTINUED PUBLIC CHARITY CLASSIFICATION UNDER IRC 509 (A)(1) AND IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 143,158 PART II, LINE 17A THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS AN INCUBATOR AND FISCAL UMBRELLA FOR COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFIT PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION CURRENTLY SUPPORTS 12 OPERATING NONPROFIT INITIATIVES UNDER ITS UMBRELLA. CERTAIN PRIOR INITIATIVES HAVE MATURED AND CONTINUED INDEPENDENTLY, WHILE OTHERS HAVE DISSOLVED AFTER COMPLETING OR DISCONTINUING THEIR ACTIVITIES. FOR THE MOST RECENT FIVE-YEAR PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST PERIOD, THE FOUNDATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE WAS 19.67%. ALTHOUGH THIS PERCENTAGE IS BELOW THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT THRESHOLD, IT EXCEEDS THE 10% MINIMUM PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT UNDER THE FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF REG. 1.170A-9(F) (3). THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED BELOW SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED CLASSIFICATION AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC 509(A)(1) AND IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI).THE PRIMARY REASON THE FOUNDATIONS PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS BELOW 33 1/3% IS RENTAL INCOME RECEIVED FROM MERCY. MERCY IS A LARGE, TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION OPERATING REGIONAL HOSPITALS ACROSS OKLAHOMA. IN 2010, THE FOUNDATION CONTRACTED WITH MERCY TO CONSTRUCT A CANCER CENTER. THE FOUNDATION BORROWED FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT THE CANCER CENTER, AND MERCY PAYS RENT TO THE FOUNDATION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE RELATED DEBT SERVICE. WHEN THE NOTE IS PAID IN FULL, OWNERSHIP OF THE CANCER CENTER WILL TRANSFER TO MERCY. MERCY AND THE FOUNDATION DO NOT HAVE OVERLAPPING BOARD MEMBERS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ATTRACT BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING. THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WHO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DRIVE-THROUGH. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SOLICITS SPONSORSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THESE ACTIVITIES DEMONSTRATE AN ONGOING PROGRAM TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT FROM A BROAD BASE OF UNRELATED COMMUNITY DONORS.THE FOUNDATION IS GOVERNED BY A SEVEN-MEMBER VOLUNTEER BOARD COMPOSED OF CITIZENS FROM THE ARDMORE AREA. BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE BANKERS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY REFLECTS LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION OF BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS. THE FOUNDATIONS ACTIVITIES BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: LEADERSHIP ARDMORE, WHICH ANNUALLY EDUCATES A GROUP OF YOUNG CITIZENS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A NINE-MONTH PROGRAM COVERING LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS; CREATE ARDMORE, WHICH PROMOTES ART IN THE COMMUNITY; ARDMORE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, WHICH PROVIDES MEETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG CITIZENS TO SOCIALIZE, CONNECT, AND LEARN; MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH SUPPORTS MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC COMMUNITY PARK; AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE, WHICH ANNUALLY HONORS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND PROVIDES CLASSROOM SUPPLIES. BASED ON THE FOUNDATIONS 19.67% PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE, CONTINUOUS PUBLIC FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, BROAD BASE OF CITIZEN DONORS AND BUSINESS AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS, REPRESENTATIVE VOLUNTEER GOVERNING BOARD, LACK OF BOARD OVERLAP WITH MERCY, AND COMMUNITY-FOCUSED CHARITABLE PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION IS REPORTING THAT IT MEETS THE 10% FACTS-AND-CIRCUMSTANCES SUPPORT TEST FOR CONTINUED PUBLIC CHARITY CLASSIFICATION UNDER IRC 509 (A)(1) AND IRC 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). PART II, LINE 17B THE CHAMBER FOUNDATION IS AN INCUBATOR FOR NON-PROFITS, SOME HAVE GROWN AND CONTINUED ON THEIR OWN. OTHERS HAVE DISSOLVED, CURRENTLY THERE ARE 12 OPERATING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE FOUNDATION. THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR DROPPING BELOW THE 33 1/3 % PUBLIC SUPPORT IS RENT INCOME. IN 2010, THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT HOSPITAL (MERCY) TO CONSTRUCT A CANCER CENTER. THE ORGANIZATION BORROWED THE MONEY TO CONSTRUCT THE CENTER AND MERCY PAYS RENT TO THE ORGANIZATION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PAYMENTS. WHEN THE NOTE IS PAID OFF, OWNERSHIP OF THE CANCER CENTER WILL TRANSFER TO MERCY. ACTUAL PUBLIC SUPPORT IS 21.5%, MORE THAN TWICE THE 10% MINIMUM. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES MOST OF ITS DONATIONS FROM THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WHO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DRIVE THROUGH. SPONSORSHIPS FROM BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE SOLICITED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. THE GOVERNING BODY IS A 7 MEMBER BOARD OF VOLUNTEER CITIZENS IN THE ARDMORE AREA. THEY INCLUDE BANKERS/MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS/BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION BENEFIT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS: LEADERSHIP ARDMORE-ANNUALLY EDUCATES A GROUP OF YOUNG CITIZENS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY IN A NIN MONTH PROGRAM INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. CREATE ARDMORE-A PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES ART IN THE COMMUNITY ARDMORE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS-PROVIDES A MEETING SCHEDULE FOR YOUNG CITIZENS TO SOCIALIZE AND LEARN. MEMORIAL PARK-PROVIDES FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK. EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE-ANNUALLY HONORS PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPLIES FOR THE CLASSROOM. 184256 184256 509296 285015 224281 408537 CANCER CENTER ASSET 6855949 6855949 FESTIVAL OF LIG 121671 58394 63277 95494 121671 58394 63277 95494 95494 -32217 WES STUCKY FORMER PRESIDEN ANNITY PAYMENT false SCHEDULE L, PART V RETIREMENT ANNUITY PAYMENT TO FORMER FOUNDATION PRESIDENT PER AGREEMENT. false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS GREET VISITORS FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAY, HELP WITH EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PROMOTE SMALL NON-PROFITS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC