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Nonprofit · EIN 56-0370850

GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27601

Financials

$7.3M$8M2022$10.3M$8.7M2023$10M$8.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$10,038,286$8,432,787$1,605,499$9,859,407$2,061,995$7,797,412
September 30, 2024990$10,273,551$8,673,105$1,600,446$8,228,849$2,036,936$6,191,913
September 30, 2023990$7,329,901$7,987,620-$657,719$7,175,691$2,584,224$4,591,467
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,025,867
of which government grants
$1,407,728
Membership dues
$2,949,492
Program service revenue
$2,863,137
Investment income
$140,374
Other revenue
$8,908

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$144,840
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$432,579
Other salaries and wages
$3,390,207
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,796,105
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$77,396
Travel
$150,124
Depreciation
$60,942
Program services (functional)
$4,760,742
Management and general (functional)
$2,844,583
Fundraising (functional)
$827,462

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,228,849
Total assets, end of year
$9,859,407
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,061,995
Net assets, end of year
$7,797,412
Land, buildings and equipment
$728,970
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,167,172
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,630,240
Gross unrelated business income
$11,012
Gross receipts
$10,038,286
Employees
50
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1916
State of legal domicile
NC

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADRIENNE COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$397,578$35,000
MICHAEL HALEYSVP OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN
Highest-paid employee
35$196,041$19,604
JANET POTTERGENERAL MGR./SENIOR VP
Highest-paid employee
32$194,684$19,468
JOE MILAZZO IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$186,025$18,602
AMY FOWLERSVP OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
32$150,697$15,070
JACQUELINE HUITTSVP OF REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$129,731$12,973
SHAN TEELCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
GARY GREENEIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN HOWELLPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN CAHILLPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MITCH PERRYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
FORD ROBERTSONGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KRISTEN HESSCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JERONICA GOODWINVICE CHAIR-DEI
Trustee or director
4$0$0
BRIAN REIDVICE CHAIR-ECONOMIC DEVELO
Trustee or director
4$0$0
47 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
REBECCA QUINN-WOLFVICE CHAIR-FOUNDATION
Trustee or director
4$0
RUSSELL KILLENVICE CHAIR-GOVERNMENT AFFA
Trustee or director
4$0
KELLY WILLIAMSONVICE CHAIR-MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Trustee or director
4$0
JENNIFER ALLENVICE CHAIR-MEMBERSHIP DEVE
Trustee or director
4$0
LAURA BUNNVICE CHAIR-REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director
4$0
BRIAN FORKEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
Trustee or director
4$0
PAUL ERUNSEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
Trustee or director
4$0
HYUNNA COELHOEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
Trustee or director
4$0
TOM FRITSCHEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LAR
Trustee or director
4$0
TIMOTHY HUMPHREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHAD SETLIFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BAKER GLASGOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BONNER GAYLORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BARBARA GRIFFITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JULE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK CARLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SCOTT LEVITANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE HEPLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TED KLINCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ABHA BOWERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ALLYSON GARDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
FRANCIE GOTTSEGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOEL GRAYBEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KADE ROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LAURA GWYNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUSAN SANFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KEVIN MCLAUGHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TRAVIS BRISBONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
A TERRELL MIDGETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BYRON KIRKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CALVIN CROSSLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CREIGHTON BLACKWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
FRANK TARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JULIE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KATHRYN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL MUNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PAT STURDIVANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PATRICIA BURCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PAUL LEWUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SANDRA STOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SWATI PATELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CHRIS HEAGARTYEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH GASKILLEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
2$0
SUSAN EVANSEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
2$0
JANET COWELLEX-OFFICIO
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 58 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADRIENNE COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$366,994$33,000
JANET POTTERGENERAL MGR./SENIOR VP
Highest-paid employee
32$196,407$19,641
JOE MILAZZO IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$181,802$18,180
MICHAEL HALEYSVP OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$179,363$17,936
EVELYN LUCASRELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$147,406$14,741
JACQUELINE HUITTSVP OF REVENUE DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$127,698$12,770
GARY GREENECHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
DAN CAHILLIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN HOWELLPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
O'HARA MACKENPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KRISTEN HESSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
RUSSELL KILLENGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SHAN TEELCHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TAMARA TERRYVICE CHAIR-DEI
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DAVID CROSBYVICE CHAIR-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIA MCLAURINVICE CHAIR-ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DON MCCORQUODALEVICE CHAIR-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Trustee or director
4$0$0
COURTNEY WHITEVICE CHAIR-LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
LAURA BUNNVICE CHAIR-MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ABHA BOWERSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ALLYSON DICKENSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
BAKER GLASGOWEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
BONNER GAYLORDEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KEVIN MCLAUGHLINEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ADRIA JERVAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN RALPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL SCANLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS HEAGARTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COURTNEY CROWDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BARBARA GRIFFITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRANCIE GOTTSEGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON SANDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOEL DAVISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOEL GRAYBEALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN WARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KADE ROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KURT HEUSNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LAURA GWYNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK CARLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY-ANN BALDWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MITCH PERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HYUNNA COELHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PATRICIA BURCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT LEVITANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARON MOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHINICA THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE HEPLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SUSAN SANFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TED KLINCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TIMOTHY HUMPHREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TERRENCE HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOM FRITSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRAVIS BRISBONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAY IRBYEX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
4$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 62 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ADRIENNE COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$320,763$48,478
JANET POTTERGENERAL MGR./SENIOR VP
Highest-paid employee
32$182,650$20,363
MICHAEL HALEYSENIOR VP OF ECON. DEV.
Highest-paid employee
35$171,909$25,390
JOE MILAZZO IIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$155,369$37,936
JIM WHITECONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
35$149,148$17,402
EVELYN LUCASRELATIONSHIP MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
40$123,871$14,291
DAN CAHILLCHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
GARY GREENECHAIR-ELECT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KEVIN HOWELLIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
O'HARA MACKENPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
DELISA ALEXANDERPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ERNIE BOVIOTREASURER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
RUSSELL KILLENGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOHN WARDVICE CHAIR-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KEVIN MCLAUGHLINVICE CHAIR-GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Trustee or director
4$0$0
PAT WILKINSVICE CHAIR-PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
LATRINDA WILLIAMSVICE CHAIR-DEI
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CHARLES ROYALVICE CHAIR-FOUNDATION
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KATHERINE THOMASVICE CHAIR-MEMBERSHIP
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOEL DAVISVICE CHAIR-COMMUNICATIONS
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIA MCLAURINVICE CHAIR-ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
Trustee or director
4$0$0
BRIAN REIDEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
LEE ANN NANCEEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ROY FRALINEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIMOTHY HUMPHREYEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ADRIA JERVAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALLYSON DICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELA CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BAKER GLASGOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BONNER GAYLORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN RALPHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL PARQUETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHERYL SCANLANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRIS BELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COURTNEY CROWDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
COURTNEY WHITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID CROSBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DONALD THOMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DR BARBARA GRIFFITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HAROLD HICKSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEATHER COZARTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JASON SANDNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAY IRBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULE SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JULIA WRIGHTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KERRY SAUNDERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KURT HEUSNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEON COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LINDSAY MAHAFFEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK CARLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY-ANN BALDWINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT LEVITANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARON MOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHINICA THOMASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE HEPLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TED KLINCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TERRENCE HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOM FRITSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TREVOR JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
800 S SALISBURY ST, RALEIGH, NC 27601-2202
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ADRIENNE H COLE, 800 S SALISBURY STREET, RALEIGH, NC 27601
Signed the 990
ADRIENNE H COLE, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(919) 664-7012
Return prepared by
DEAN DORTON ALLEN FORD PLLC

Mission

TO BUILD A THRIVING REGIONAL ECONOMY, ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE, AND STRENGTHEN MEMBER BUSINESSES.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WHOSE FUNCTION IS TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES TO THE RALEIGH AREA.
    Expenses $2,519,997 · grants $144,840 · revenue $185,052
  • THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH PROVIDING VARIOUS SEMINARS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.
    Expenses $1,809,813 · revenue $2,648,101
  • THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES THROUGH THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE.
    Expenses $430,932 · revenue $27,880

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
56-0370850
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1949
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,859,407
Income (IRS master file)
$10,038,286

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$10,038,286$8,432,787$9,859,407XML
990September 2024$10,273,551$8,673,105$8,228,849XML
990September 2023$7,329,901$7,987,620$7,175,691XML
990September 2022$6,900,668$7,362,830$7,407,410IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 56-0370850).

Questions about GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What is the EIN of GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 56-0370850.
Is GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1949.
Are donations to GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does GREATER RALEIGH 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 GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ADRIENNE H COLE.
Who are the officers and directors of GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 62 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $397,578 (ADRIENNE COLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does GREATER RALEIGH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,038,286, expenses of $8,432,787 and total assets of $9,859,407 at year end.

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