Nonprofit · EIN 57-0400452
CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
Tax-exempt · CLEMSON, SC 29631
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $574,204 | $577,163 | -$2,959 | $210,695 | $8,581 | $202,114 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $408,050 | $320,895 | $87,155 | $208,069 | $2,996 | $205,073 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $348,401 | $382,890 | -$34,489 | $135,788 | $15,846 | $119,942 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $214,209
- of which government grants
- $102,490
- Program service revenue
- $359,777
- Investment income
- $218
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,428
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,762
- Other salaries and wages
- $150,365
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $254,840
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,410
- Occupancy
- $32,554
- Travel
- $20,285
- Depreciation
- $6,335
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $208,069
- Total assets, end of year
- $210,695
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,581
- Net assets, end of year
- $202,114
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $55,133
- Gross receipts
- $574,204
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN LEE | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $73,246 |
| BILLY D'ANDREA | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN POTTER | EXECUTIVE CH Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| SCOTT DRURY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DIANNE BITZER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES ATKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY BLONDEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM BURTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIO HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY HOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER KOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KOPELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DJ LAWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYN MERCHANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOOKIE NEMCHAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN LEE | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 45 | $36,692 |
| BILLY D'ANDREA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KAREN POTTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANNE BITZER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JAMES ATKINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANDY BLONDEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| KIM BURDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| SCOTT DRURY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| EMILY HOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| HUNTER KOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID KOPELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DJ LAWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LYNN MERCHANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| TOOKIE NEMCHAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRITT RECHICHAR | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $60,000 |
| BRYAN LEE | INTERIM PRES Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| TOOKIE NEMCHAK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BILL D'ANDREA | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KIM BURDEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| AMBER MILLER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| TENOIA ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DIANE BITZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HOFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DAVID KOPELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| DOUG ZIRBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1105 TIGER BLVD, CLEMSON, SC 29631-1115
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRYAN LEE, PO BOX 1622, CLEMSON, SC 29633
- Signed the 990
- BRYAN LEE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (864) 654-1200
- Website
- CLEMSONAREACHAMBER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREENE FINNEY CAULEY LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO DELIVER INVALUABLE INFORMATION, OUTSTANDING SERVICES, AND IMPACTFUL ADVOCACY TO MEMBERS BY EMPOWERING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE CLEMSON AREA.
Program accomplishments
- CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS A DYNAMIC HUB REPRESENTING THE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES OF CLEMSON, CENTRAL, SIX MILE, AND PENDLETON. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR DEDICATED MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, STAFF AND VISIONARY BOARD, WE ARE COMMITTED TO FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH, POSITIVELY INFLUENCING GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS AND ELEVATING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR AREA. AT THE HEART OF OUR EFFORTS LIES A COMMITMENT TO LEADING OUR COMMUNITY TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIBRANT YEAR-ROUND BUSINESS, EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE 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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0400452
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $210,695
- Income (IRS master file)
- $574,204
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $574,204 | $577,163 | $210,695 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $408,050 | $320,895 | $208,069 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $348,401 | $382,890 | $135,788 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $325,456 | $397,601 | $190,004 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 57-0400452).
Questions about CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
- What is the EIN of CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC is 57-0400452.
- Is CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1991.
- Are donations to CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BRYAN LEE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $73,246 (BRYAN LEE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does CLEMSON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $574,204, expenses of $577,163 and total assets of $210,695 at year end.
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