Nonprofit · EIN 16-0962934
SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · WATERLOO, NY 13165
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $933,051 | $891,093 | $41,958 | $1,679,246 | $30,573 | $1,648,673 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $922,196 | $839,438 | $82,758 | $1,634,845 | $28,130 | $1,606,715 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $833,018 | $750,421 | $82,597 | $1,628,099 | $104,141 | $1,523,958 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $114,036
- of which government grants
- $114,036
- Program service revenue
- $731,862
- Investment income
- $6,969
- Net income from fundraising events
- $71,869
- Other revenue
- $80,184
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $76,912
- Other salaries and wages
- $218,930
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $376,256
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,284
- Accounting fees
- $8,400
- Occupancy
- $18,802
- Travel
- $7,894
- Depreciation
- $606
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,634,845
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,679,246
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $30,573
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,648,673
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $567,649
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,648,673
- Gross unrelated business income
- $56,542
- Gross receipts
- $976,025
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $76,912 |
| MARK BENJAMIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D'ANGELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLYN FRANZONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAMERON HOSMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT HAYSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA NESBIT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MATT INGOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SANTOS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER PORTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCAGLIONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE JANES | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN SESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE ZEILINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK HINKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $86,336 |
| MARK BENJAMIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE CIRCENCIONE | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARA DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLYN FRANZONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAMERON HOSMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA NESBIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BETH PARTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SANTOS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY TURRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE JANES | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANCE YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE ZEILINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK HINKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $70,034 |
| KYLE BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUE CIRCENCIONE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARA DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAITLYN FRANZONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAMERON HOSMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA NESBIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BETH PARTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SANTOS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAY TURRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA WADHAMS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LANCE YOUNG | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE ZEILINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 350, WATERLOO, NY 13165-0350
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFFERY SHIPLEY, 1 WEST MAIN STREET PO BOX 350, WATERLOO, NY 13165
- Signed the 990
- JEFFERY SHIPLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (315) 568-2906
- Website
- DISCOVERSENECA.COM
- Return prepared by
- JAUFMANN & CENTOLA PC
Mission
THE SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER PROMOTES ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SENECA COUNT, NY AREA. IT OFFERS AN INTREGRITY-BASED, LEADING VOICE FOR BUSINESS THAT IS FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, PROVIDING EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND PROMOTING TOURISM.
Program accomplishments
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - HELPS ALL BUSINESS CREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND EXPANSION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SMALL BUSINESS BY LEVERAGING REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND COORDINATING BUSINESS TO BUSINESS NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.
- TOURISM PROMOTION - DEVELOPS STRATEGICE MARKETING PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION BY CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING TOURISM COLLATERAL, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE RESCOURCES SUCH AS WEBSITE AND SOICAL MEDI, MANAGING IN COUNTY INFORMATION CENTERS AND COLLABORATING WITH REGIONAL TOURISM PROMOTION AGENCIES.
- GOVORNMENT RELATIONS - CREATES A STRONG ECONOMIC REGULATORY CLIMATE BY INTERACTIONS WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 16-0962934
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,679,246
- Income (IRS master file)
- $976,025
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $933,051 | $891,093 | $1,679,246 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $922,196 | $839,438 | $1,634,845 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $833,018 | $750,421 | $1,628,099 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $798,466 | $665,691 | $1,478,469 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-0962934).
Questions about SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 16-0962934.
- Is SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1994.
- Are donations to SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFFERY SHIPLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $76,912 (JEFFREY SHIPLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SENECA COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $933,051, expenses of $891,093 and total assets of $1,679,246 at year end.
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