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Nonprofit · EIN 35-0315995

GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC

Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46802

Financials

$3.5M$3.4M2023$3.8M$3.5M2024$3.7M$3.6M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$3,709,383$3,648,631$60,752$3,347,653$1,697,113$1,650,540
December 31, 2024990$3,762,239$3,547,960$214,279$3,624,732$2,034,944$1,589,788
December 31, 2023990$3,524,426$3,415,166$109,260$2,445,810$1,070,301$1,375,509
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$373,853
Program service revenue
$3,257,839
Investment income
$42,886
Net income from fundraising events
$1,904
Other revenue
$34,805

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$547,377
Other salaries and wages
$1,494,727
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,297,783
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$585
Accounting fees
$31,426
Occupancy
$230,246
Travel
$58,122
Depreciation
$29,389

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,624,732
Total assets, end of year
$3,347,653
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,697,113
Net assets, end of year
$1,650,540
Land, buildings and equipment
$154,656
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,628,653
Net assets with donor restrictions
$21,887
Gross unrelated business income
$7,750
Gross receipts
$3,709,383
Employees
20
Volunteers
260
Year formed
1918
State of legal domicile
IN

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN URBAHNSCEO & PRESID
Officer
40$323,548$20,890
BRENDA GERBER VINCENTCHEIF IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$190,985$19,579
SUSAN WESNERCFO
Officer
40$195,125$7,813
ELLEN CUTTERCHIEF ECONOM
Highest-paid employee
40$139,049$36,168
ADAM WELCHVP ECONOMIC
Highest-paid employee
40$103,081$6,238
RAMADAN ABDUL-AZEEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW BAKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE BAKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL BEANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA BERKESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL BOGGSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BOOKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN BOWENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IAN BROAD-WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESE BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
46 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RANDY BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN BRUGGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN BURDABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEREMY CARNAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG CLARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CLIFFORD CLARKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK DANIELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JANE DEHAVENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC DOODENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KARL EINOLFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RON ELSENBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM FREISTROFFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETH GOLDSMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATTI HAYSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HERB HERNANDEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT HINDERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARILYN HISSONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL LAGEMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRAD LITTLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNI LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE MCMICHAELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB MITREVSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAVIER MONDRAGONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENT PARSONSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON PATELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEX PLATTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSEY PRESTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KENT PROSSERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM SALZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGG SENGSTACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA SHEPARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET SKLENARBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HANNAH STORKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY TOWNSENDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SHARON TUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER VANDERPOOLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WATKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK WEBBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF WOENKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
EVAN WOODBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE ZACHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY TRANQUILLCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CHRISTINE SWIFTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CAREY SCHMUCKERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE ZAWAHRITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 63 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN URBAHNSCEO & PRESID
Officer
40$300,522$20,846
ELLEN CUTTERCHIEF ECONOM
Highest-paid employee
40$165,172$43,145
BRENDA GERBER VINCENTCHEIF IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$171,986$24,915
SUSAN WESNERCFO
Officer
40$180,617$7,247
RAMADAN ABDUL-AZEEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE AVILABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW BAKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE BAKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL BEANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA BERKESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL BOGGSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BOOKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN BOWENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IAN BROAD-WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDY BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTIN BRUGGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY CARNAHANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD CLARKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG CLARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK DANIELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE DEHAVENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL EINOLFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON ELSENBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM FREISTROFFERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GALBRAITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH GOLDSMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTI HAYSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERB HERNANDEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT HINDERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYN HISSONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SETH KEIRNSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL LAGEMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD LITTLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNI LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MCMICHAELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENISE MILLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAVIER MONDRAGONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE NIEZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON PATELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY PATRICKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NELSON PETERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX PLATTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY ROHRSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM SALZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAREY SCHMUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGG SENGSTACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSEY SHARPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMANDA SHEPARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HANNAH STORKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE SWIFTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY TRANQUILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHARON TUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON TURPINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER VANDERPOOLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK WEBBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF WOENKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE ZACHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARGARET SKLENARCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GREG ALLENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN BURDASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE ZAWAHRITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 60 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN URBAHNSCEO & PRESID
Officer
40$298,523$18,860
ELLEN CUTTERCHIEF ECONOM
Highest-paid employee
40$158,003$36,757
BRENDA GERBER VINCENTCHIEF IMPACT
Highest-paid employee
40$167,447$23,757
SUSAN WESNERCFO
Officer
40$175,531$6,945
SCOTT NALTNERSD OF ECONOM
Highest-paid employee
40$115,322$17,031
RAMADAN ABDUL-AZEEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE AVILABOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG ALLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE BAKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM BAWMANNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL BEANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANA BERKESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JILL BOGGSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BOOKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTIN BRUGGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD CLARKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREG CLARKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK DANIELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANE DEHAVENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM DIDIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK DOOLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KARL EINOLFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON ELSENBAUMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL GALBRAITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETH GOLDSMITHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM HARRISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTIN HAYESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATTI HAYSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM HENRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERB HERNANDEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT HINDERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARILYN HISSONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRAD LITTLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE MCMICHAELBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENISE MILLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAVIER MONDRAGONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NELSON PETERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEX PLATTEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY ROHRSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM SALZERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAREY SCHMUCKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGG SENGSTACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSEY SHARPBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTINE SWIFTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY TOWNSENDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TONY TRANQUILLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON TURPINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY UPDIKEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK WEBBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNE WICKENSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF WOENKERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVE ZACHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ZAWAHRIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNI LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACH BENEDICTCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MARGARET SKLENARVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN BURDASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALLEN GLASSBURNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 E MAIN STREET 8TH FLOOR, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802-1914
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
JOHN URBAHNS, 200 E MAIN ST STE 800, FORT WAYNE, IN 46802
Signed the 990
JOHN URBAHNS, CEO & PRESIDENT
Phone
(260) 420-6945
Return prepared by
BADEN GAGE & SCHROEDER LLC

Mission

GREATER FORT WAYNE (GFW) INC. IS THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR FORT WAYNE & ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA. AT GFW INC., WE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS, ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS, AND IMPROVING OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF PLACE TO GROW JOBS, WAGES, AND THE ECONOMY. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECONOMY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FOR ITS MEMBER/INVESTOR BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, GFW INC. PROVIDES NETWORKING, EDUCATIONAL, AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF 2025, GFW INC. HAD 1400 MEMBERS/INVESTORS. GFW INC.'S SIGNATURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEADERSHIP FORT WAYNE, ONBOARD FORT WAYNE, MADEBYME, WOMEN'S NETWORK, AND INTER-CITY VISITS. GFW INC. ADVOCATES FOR BUSINESS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS/INVESTORS. GFW INC. ALSO PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO THE FORT WAYNE -ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY IN IMPLEMENTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR SMITH FIELD AIRPORT AND THE FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FORT WAYNE-ALLEN COUNTY IS A COMMUNITY ON THE RISE. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ASSISTS WITH BUSINESSES THAT ARE EXPANDING AND/OR LOCATING IN OUR AREA. RESULTS FOR 2025 INCLUDE: 17 PROJECTS, 550+ NEW JOBS, 44 MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL PAYROLL, AND 120.3 BILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT. WE ARE BUILDING A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ECONOMY, THANKS TO OUR BUSINESS-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT, COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND UNDENIABLE MOMENTUM.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
35-0315995
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1929
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,347,653
Income (IRS master file)
$3,709,383

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$3,709,383$3,648,631$3,347,653XML
990December 2024$3,762,239$3,547,960$3,624,732XML
990December 2023$3,524,426$3,415,166$2,445,810XML
990December 2022$3,043,711$3,018,349$2,463,177IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 35-0315995).

Questions about GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC

What is the EIN of GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC is 35-0315995.
Is GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1929.
Are donations to GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC 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 GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC 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 GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC 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 GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN URBAHNS.
Who are the officers and directors of GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 61 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $323,548 (JOHN URBAHNS, CEO & PRESID).
How much revenue does GREATER FORT WAYNE METRO CHAMBER ALLIANCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,709,383, expenses of $3,648,631 and total assets of $3,347,653 at year end.

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