Nonprofit · EIN 35-1649164
TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC
Also known as BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
Tax-exempt · EVANSVILLE, IN 47715
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $674,985 | $639,751 | $35,234 | $684,767 | $169,890 | $514,877 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $491,600 | $587,724 | -$96,124 | $624,853 | $171,504 | $453,349 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $457,556 | $536,167 | -$78,611 | $640,274 | $97,998 | $542,276 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $608,024
- Membership dues
- $504,346
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,119
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,012
- Other revenue
- $42,842
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $238,463
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $344,080
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $34,269
- Occupancy
- $34,966
- Travel
- $5,578
- Depreciation
- $3,777
- Program services (functional)
- $543,756
- Management and general (functional)
- $95,995
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $624,853
- Total assets, end of year
- $684,767
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $169,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $514,877
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,528
- Publicly traded securities
- $477,575
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $514,877
- Gross unrelated business income
- $42,842
- Gross receipts
- $674,985
- Employees
- 9
- Year formed
- 1985
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN BOLIN | CEO/PRESIDEN Officer | 35 | $75,000 |
| REV ADRIAN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANE CHANDLER | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAY FARABAUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHANNON FRANK | COUNSEL Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GINGER HAPPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON HIDGON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JASON HULSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON DECKER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDSEY MCCOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM SCHRADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRETT SCHULTHEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CORTNEY PHILLIPS | VICE-CHAIR Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN SPENCER | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL STUCKEY | TREASURER Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY EICHELE | CEO/PRESIDEN Officer | 35 | $72,000 |
| RON LIBBERT | TREASURER Officer | 7 | $11,015 |
| REV ADRIAN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANE CHANDLER | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN R DIEKHOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RAY FARABAUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHANNON FRANK | COUNSEL Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GINGER HAPPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON HIDGON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JASON HULSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON DECKER JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LINDSEY MCCOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM SCHRADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRETT SCHULTHEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRIAN SPENCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN BOLIN | CEO/PRESIDEN Officer | – | $0 |
| CORTNEY PHILLIPS | SECRETARY Officer | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL STUCKEY | BOARD MEMBER Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY EICHELE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $72,000 |
| RON LIBBERT | TREASURER Officer | 7 | $9,500 |
| DON DECKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY FARABAUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON HULSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN R DIEKHOFF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNN LINGAFELTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REV ADRIAN BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON FRANK | COUNSEL Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER VALIANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORTNEY PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM SCHRADER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GINGER HAPPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON HIDGON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT SCHUTHEIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD PAYTON | CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STUCKEY | PAST CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANE CHANDLER | VICE CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG EBERHART | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3101 N GREEN RIVER RD STE 410, EVANSVILLE, IN 47715-1373
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SUSAN BOLIN, 3101 N GREEN RIVER RD SUITE 410, EVANSVILLE, IN 47715
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN BOLIN, CEO/PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (812) 473-0202
- Website
- WWW.EVANSVILLE.BBB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KRUSE DICUS & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
TO BE A LEADER IN ADVANCING MARKETPLACE TRUST BY CREATING A COMMUNITY OF TRUSTWORTHY BUSINESSES, SETTING STANDARDS FOR MARKETPLACE TRUST, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICES, CELETRATING MARKETPLACE ROLE MODELS, AND DENOUNCING SUBSTANDARD MARKETPALCE BEHAVIOR.
Program accomplishments
- THE TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, INC. OPERATES AND A PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCY DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC AND THE VITALITY OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. IT FOSTERS HIGH STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITY IN BUSINESS PRACTICES AND SERVICES, AND ADVOCATES TRUTH IN ADVERTISING THROUGH VOLUNTARY REGULATION AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESS.Expenses $543,756
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
- 35-1649164
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $684,767
- Income (IRS master file)
- $674,985
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $674,985 | $639,751 | $684,767 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $491,600 | $587,724 | $624,853 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $457,556 | $536,167 | $640,274 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $472,914 | $523,279 | $707,187 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 35-1649164).
Questions about TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC
- What is the EIN of TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC is 35-1649164.
- Is TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1985.
- Are donations to TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 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 TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 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 TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 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 TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SUSAN BOLIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (SUSAN BOLIN, CEO/PRESIDEN).
- How much revenue does TRI-STATE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $674,985, expenses of $639,751 and total assets of $684,767 at year end.
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