Nonprofit · EIN 37-0468010
PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · PONTIAC, IL 61764
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $82,962 | $83,836 | -$874 | $177,877 | $0 | $177,877 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $118,676 | $78,936 | $39,740 | $178,751 | $0 | $178,751 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $99,043 | $101,830 | -$2,787 | $139,011 | $0 | $139,011 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $63,854
- Membership dues
- $63,854
- Program service revenue
- $4,829
- Investment income
- $3,360
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,919
- Other revenue
- $10,919
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $10,036
- Other salaries and wages
- $29,905
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $43,260
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,386
- Depreciation
- $1,995
- Program services (functional)
- $75,454
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,382
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $178,751
- Total assets, end of year
- $177,877
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $177,877
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $27,905
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $177,877
- Gross receipts
- $104,585
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1917
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB HOWARD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $10,036 |
| DIANA IVERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DREW KELLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MARTIN | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOE RUSSOW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE MYERS | PRE ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CINDY WEGNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DONNA COMENS | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LINDA TUCKER | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DERRICK FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY SCHULZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN TOMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINA RIGSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA SCHOPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB HOWARD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $10,036 |
| TINA TREVINO | SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DIANA IVERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DREW KELLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MARTIN | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOE RUSSOW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM RAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY WEGNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DONNA COMENS | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LINDA TUCKER | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DERRICK FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTY SCHULZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN TOMEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SUTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEB HOWARD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $14,992 |
| TINA TREVINO | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DIANA IVERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DREW KELLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MARTIN | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RYAN KELLY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| TERRA MANNING | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOE RUSSOW | SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JULIE MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM RAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY WEGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA COMENS | SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LINDA TUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DERRICK FRAZIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 210 N PLUM ST, PONTIAC, IL 61764-1804
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOE RUSSOW, 210 N PLUM STREET, PONTIAC, IL 61764
- Signed the 990
- JOE RUSSOW, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (815) 844-5131
- Website
- WWW.PONTIACCHAMBER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- STRIEGEL KNOBLOCH & COMPANY LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE PONTIAC AREA.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL BUSINESS CLIMATE IN THE PONTIAC AREA.Expenses $75,454
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
- 37-0468010
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $177,877
- Income (IRS master file)
- $104,585
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $82,962 | $83,836 | $177,877 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $118,676 | $78,936 | $178,751 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $99,043 | $101,830 | $139,011 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $159,083 | $108,628 | $141,798 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 37-0468010).
Questions about PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 37-0468010.
- Is PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1975.
- Are donations to PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does PONTIAC 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 PONTIAC 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 PONTIAC AREA 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 PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOE RUSSOW.
- Who are the officers and directors of PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,036 (DEB HOWARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PONTIAC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,962, expenses of $83,836 and total assets of $177,877 at year end.
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