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Nonprofit · EIN 37-0213958

CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Tax-exempt · CHARLESTON, IL 61920

Financials

$172K$170K2023$212K$167K2024$164K$173K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$164,051$173,292-$9,241$142,953$51,784$91,169
December 31, 2024990$211,808$166,905$44,903$151,981$51,571$100,410
December 31, 2023990-EZ$172,274$169,622$2,652$126,353$70,846$55,507
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,100
Membership dues
$83,140
Program service revenue
$62,813
Investment income
$14,998

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$51,677
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$109,557
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$7,745
Occupancy
$4,395
Printing, publications and postage
$472
Other expenses
$51,123

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$151,981
Total assets, end of year
$142,953
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,784
Net assets, end of year
$91,169
Cash, savings and investments
$101,481
Land and buildings
$6,882
Gross receipts
$164,051

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
COLLEEN PETERLICHPresident & CEO40$51,677
DUSTIN CLODFELDERChairman2$0
BLAKE FURRYDirector2$0
AMBER MAYDirector2$0
BRITTANY TIERNEYDirector2$0
TINA HELDDirector2$0
ROSS HUTCHINSONTreasurer2$0
SHEA PLUSHDirector2$0
SCOTT SMITHDirector2$0
BRANDON WOLFEDirector2$0
JENNIFER SWENSENDirector2$0
JAY GATRELLDirector2$0
STEVE PAMPERINDirector2$0
LYDIA LIVINGSTONDirector2$0
CINDY RIVASChairman2$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PAUL MEJDRICHDirector2$0
COLEMAN ENGELKESChairman2$0
EMILY FLOYDDirector2$0
ALEX GOWINDirector2$0
MATT WALKERDirector2$0
CHAD BURGETTDirector2$0
SAMANTHA MCCULLOUGHDirector2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
COLLEEN PETERLICHPresident & CEO
Trustee or director
40$41,667
RACHAEL LUGOASSISTANT/BOOKKEEPER30$22,489
KAYLEE PETTIGREWASSITANT/BOOKKEEPER30$11,650
DOUG ABOLTDirector
Trustee or director
40$9,375
ANDRIANNA BELICE-KRIKMARKETING SUPPORT12$2,480
PEYTON HAYESINTERN16$1,448
DUSTIN CLODFELDERDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
BLAKE FURRYDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
AMBER MAYDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
BRITTANY TIERNEYDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
TINA HELDDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
ROSS HUTCHINSONTreasurer
Trustee or director
1.5$0
KELLY MILLERDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
TODD VILARDODirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
JENNIFER SWENSENDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
JAY GATRELLDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
STEVE PAMPERNDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
LYDIA LIVINGSTONDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CINDY RIVASChairman
Trustee or director
1.5$0
KEN WETSTEINDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
COLEMAN ENGELKESChair Elect
Trustee or director
1.5$0
EMILY FLOYDDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
ALEX GOWINDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MATT WALKERDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CHAD BURGETTDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
SAMANTHA MCCULLOUGHDirector
Trustee or director
1.5$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DOUG ABOLTDirector40$45,000
TERRIKA MARUCCOMARKETING SUPPORT15$13,642
ANDRIANNA BELICE-KRIKMARKETING SUPPORT12$11,468
KAYLEE PETTIGREWASSITANT/BOOKKEEPER30$8,637
DUSTIN CLODFELDERDirector1.5$0
BLAKE FURRYDirector1.5$0
KYLE BARROWDirector1.5$0
ELENA DAVISDirector1.5$0
TINA HELDChairman1.5$0
ROSS HUTCHINSONTreasurer1.5$0
KELLY MILLERDirector1.5$0
TODD VILARDODirector1.5$0
JENNIFER SWENSENDirector1.5$0
DR DAVID GLASSMANDirector1.5$0
SCOTT SMITHDirector1.5$0
LYDIA LIVINGSTONDirector1.5$0
CINDY RIVASChair Elect1.5$0
KEN WETSTEINDirector1.5$0
COLEMAN ENGELKESDirector1.5$0
EMILY FLOYDDirector1.5$0
ALEX GOWINDirector1.5$0
MATT WALKERDirector1.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
501 JACKSON AVE, CHARLESTON, IL 61920-2031
Signed the 990-EZ
Colleen Peterlich, President
Phone
(217) 345-7041
Return prepared by
First Neighbor Bank NA

Mission

THE PREMIER MEMBER-DRIVEN, MEMBER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS THE LEAD CATALYST AND ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE GREATER CHARLESTON AREA.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROVIDING SERVICES TO MEMBERS. ALSO ACTIVE IN DEVELOPING NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

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-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

File the 2026 990-EZ for CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
37-0213958
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$142,953
Income (IRS master file)
$164,051

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$164,051$173,292$142,953IRS
990December 2024$211,808$166,905$151,981IRS
990-EZDecember 2023$172,274$169,622$126,353XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 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 37-0213958).

Questions about CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What is the EIN of CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 37-0213958.
Is CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
Are donations to CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does CHARLESTON AREA 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 CHARLESTON AREA 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 CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,677 (COLLEEN PETERLICH, President & CEO).
How much revenue does CHARLESTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $164,051, expenses of $173,292 and total assets of $142,953 at year end.

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