2026-06-30T13:19:04-07:00 2025-12-31 203082689 William L Woody Jr CPA PO Box 550351 GASTONIA NC 28055 990 2025-01-01 560517854 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF SOUTHERN PIEDMONT INC BETT 7049278613 9719 NORTHEAST PARKWAY MATTHEWS NC 28105 PAUL T BARTHOLOMY CEO/PRESIDENT 7049278613 2026-06-30 true William L Woody Jr P00159732 7048698520 2026-06-30 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PAUL T BARTHOLOMY 9719 NORTHEAST PARKWAY STE 300 MATTHEWS NC 28105 3348512 false X WWW.BBB.ORG/CHARLOTTE X 1949 NC THE BBB IS A PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC AND THE VITALITY OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. WORKING THROUGH AND WITH ITS MEMBERS, THE BBB WORKS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS INTERESTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. 14 14 27 0 179325 0 0 3106219 3305596 32409 42916 0 3138628 3348512 0 0 0 0 2464668 1855145 0 0 988683 1069873 3453351 2925018 -314723 423494 2172687 2635148 44674 47469 2128013 2587679 THE BBB IS A PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC AND THE VITALITY OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. WORKING THROUGH AND WITH ITS MEMBERS, THE BBB WORKS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS INTERESTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. false false IN THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION RECORDED 15,980 CUSTOMER REVIEWS, 2,325,388 WEB SITE VISITS, AND CONDUCTED 1,121 MEDIA INTERVIEWS. false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 27 true true true false false false false false X 14 14 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false PAUL T BARTHOLOMY 7049278611 9719 NORTHEAST PARKWAY STE 300 MATTHEWS NC 28105 X PAUL T BARTHOLOMY CEO/PRESIDENT 40.00 X 209677 0 0 JULIANA C O'RORK VP OF MARKETING 40.00 X 182595 0 0 JULIANNE GOODWIN REGIONAL DIRECTOR ASHEVILLE 40.00 X 106808 0 0 CARLA YONG VP OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 103690 0 0 DORA CASTANEDA ACCOUNTANT 40.00 X 102677 0 0 JULIE HAACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN ACOSTA HUCKLEBERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY DOWNS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER BOWERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONDA JABLONSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYNN BOWLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLOYD DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 R ROBERT FREEMAN III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET GODFREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KLEMONS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH ATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 R ROBERT FREEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN RICKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CALINE SCHECTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS BARTHOLOMY RETIRED CEO-PROVIDED CONSULTING SERVICES IN 2025 5.00 X 40765 0 0 746212 5 true true false 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADVERTISING AND MEDIATION 541800 183155 179325 0 ACCREDITATION FEES 561499 3122441 0 0 3305596 42916 0 42916 0 3348512 3126271 179325 42916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 536727 414799 121928 0 0 0 0 0 986422 873065 113357 0 58543 49500 9043 0 154779 130870 23909 0 118674 100342 18332 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104946 104946 0 0 33183 0 33183 0 65415 62144 3271 0 0 0 0 0 55957 53159 2798 0 27284 25920 1364 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31232 29670 1562 0 5100 4590 510 0 SUB-CONTRACTOR MARKETING FEES 440057 440057 0 0 SUPPLIES 10275 9761 514 0 MEMBER SERVICES 7618 7618 0 0 ADMINISTRATION 103694 0 103694 0 185112 185112 0 0 2925018 2491553 433465 0 139922 411598 102570 1135184 459129 663306 676055 1369459 1444925 2172687 2635148 44674 47469 44674 47469 X 2128013 2587679 2128013 2587679 2172687 2635148 X 423494 36172 X X false false false 0 0 783245 185149 598096 280397 249681 30716 71542 24299 47243 676055 false false false PAUL T BARTHOLOMY 209677 0 0 0 0 0 12290 0 0 0 221967 0 0 0 JULIANA C O'RORK 182595 0 0 0 0 0 13978 0 0 0 196573 0 0 0 THOMAS BARTHOLOMY 40765 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40765 0 0 0 Pt VI, Line 2 PREVIOUS CEO/PRESIDENT RETIRED AFTER 2023, VP/GENERAL MANAGER (RELATED TO PREVIOUS CEO) ASSUMED CEO/PRESIDENT. PREVIOUS CEO/PRESIDENT REMAINS AS A CONSULTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION. PREVIOUS CEO-TOM BARTHOLOMY, CURRENT CEO-PAUL T. BARTHOLOMY. FATHER/SON RELATIONSHIP. Pt VI, Line 6 MEMBER BUSINESSES. Pt VI, Line 7a MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE SELECTED FROM BUSINESS MEMBERS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE 990 RETURN AND RELATED SCHEDULES PRIOR TO FILING AND PRESENTS ITS FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD CHAIR AS SOON AS THE MAY OCCUR. Pt VI, Line 15a THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMMITTEE UTILIZES DATA FROM THE BBBS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION IN COMPARATIVE SALARIES, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED DATA FROM THE CHARLOTTE, NC MARKET. Pt VI, Line 19 THE BBBS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, TAX RETURNS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Pt XII, Line 1 THE BBB PREPARES ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND TAX RETURN USING THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING WHEREIN REVENUES ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN RECEIVED AND EXPENSES WHEN PAID. SOME LIABILITIES LIKE EMPLOYEE WITHHOLDINGS MAY BE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. Pt XI AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS FROM APPLICATION OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADOPTED-CONVERSION TO COST METHOD FOR INVESTMENTS AND ADOPTION OF NEW LEASE STANDARD