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Nonprofit · EIN 59-0324437

LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

Tax-exempt · LAKELAND, FL 33801

Financials

$1.2M$1.2M2022$909K$1.1M2023$1.1M$1.1M2024$1.1M$1.1M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,116,569$1,139,387-$22,818$981,555$314,584$666,971
December 31, 2024990$1,062,390$1,054,963$7,427$1,063,812$411,613$652,199
December 31, 2023990$909,094$1,113,579-$204,485$1,028,805$403,675$625,130
December 31, 2022990$1,247,070$1,249,884-$2,814$1,210,090$402,845$807,245
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$1,092,158
Investment income
$18,952
Other revenue
$5,459

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$113,180
Other salaries and wages
$381,206
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$593,189
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$58,303
Occupancy
$5,280
Travel
$14,132
Depreciation
$26,931
Program services (functional)
$934,937
Management and general (functional)
$204,450

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,063,812
Total assets, end of year
$981,555
Total liabilities, end of year
$314,584
Net assets, end of year
$666,971
Land, buildings and equipment
$83,525
Publicly traded securities
$670,904
Net assets without donor restrictions
$624,544
Net assets with donor restrictions
$42,427
Gross unrelated business income
$850
Gross receipts
$1,116,569
Employees
11
Volunteers
41
Year formed
1921
State of legal domicile
FL

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMY WIGGINSPRESIDENT, CEO & SECRETARY
Officer
1$113,180
LORI MARTINIBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PAR SAHOTACHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TORI LEHMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BEATRICE DELA PENAVICE CHAIR, ORGANIZATIONAL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SYLVIA BLACKMON-ROBERTSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DANA HURLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SCOTT MACDONALDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM ROLL JRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GRACE TROISEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SARAH VESPAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AMANDA WALLSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL WORKMANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AMY BRATTENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL MUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
27 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CINDY COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEREK OXFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG MCPHERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY CRAIN-EVANSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY SANOBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES PREVITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HIRSBRUNNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON PITTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LOUTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH BULLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN KOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN RALSTON SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT BOWNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN SHERROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY CAMPBELL-DOMINECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM HOEFTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICK GARCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES HADLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SOPHIA JUSTIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN ROBAREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACEY TEDDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAN THUMBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMY WIGGINSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
1$116,680
AMANDA WALLSBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LORI MARTINICHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TORI LEHMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PAR SAHOTAVICE CHAIR, ORGANIZATIONAL INTEGRITY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SYLVIA BLACKMON-ROBERTSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BEATRICE DELA PENAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DANA HURLEYVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PATRICK PHILLIPSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM ROLL JRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GRACE TROISEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JASON RODDAIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL WORKMANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LEON BATTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT BOWNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSH BULLOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE COOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY CAMPBELL-DOMINECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY BRATTENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HIRSBRUNNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM HOEFTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ILEANA KNISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN KOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LOUTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT MACDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISHA MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG MCPHERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG MORBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL MUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEREK OXFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON PITTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES PREVITEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CINDY ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STERLING SEARCYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY SANOBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN SHERROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN RALSTON SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH VESPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 38 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMY WIGGINSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
1$113,180
JASON RODDABOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
AMANDA WALLSCHAIR ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TORI LEHMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LORI MARTINIVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SYLVIA BLACKMON-ROBERTSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GOW FIELDSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PATRICK PHILLIPSVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM ROLL JRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PAR SAHOTAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STACEY HEACOCK WEEKSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL WORKMANGENERAL COUNSEL
Trustee or director
1$0
LEON BATTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRANDON CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BEATRICE DELA PENADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FREDERICK HEIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON HIRSBRUNNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANA HURLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANNE KERRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ILEANA KNISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN LYONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT MACDONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISHA MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB MCCOLLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG MCPHERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG MORBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL MUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL RISKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN RUSCELLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAWN SHERROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LAUREN RALSTON SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SALLIE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRACE TROISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH VESPADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY WILLIAMS-MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY SANOBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 39 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SYLVIA BLACKMON-ROBERTSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
BRANDON CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
STEPHANIE COLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
BEATRICE DELA PENADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
GOW FIELDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
SCOTT FOLSOMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
MIKE HICKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
KYLE JENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
ADIL KHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
TORI LEHMANTREASURER
Officer
–$0
WILL LINKCHAIR
Officer
–$0
ALISHA MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
LORI MARTINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
CRAIG MORBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JASON RODDACHAIR
Officer
–$0
WILLIAM ROLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
MARY STEPHENSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JOE TEDDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
AMANDA WALLSCHAIR ELECT
Officer
–$0
STACY WILLIAMS-MYERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
STEVE ACHINGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
ILEANA KNISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
ANNE KERRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
SCOTT MC DONALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
ROB MC COLLUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
PATRICK PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
SALLIE STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
JOHN LOUTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
STACEY HEACOCK WEEKSPAST CHAIR
Officer
–$0
LEON BATTLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
ASHLEY BARNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
SARAH BETZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
FREDERICK HEIDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
BILL MUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
MICHAEL RISKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
EMILY ROGERSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
PAR SAHOTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
GREGORY SANOBADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0
GRACE TROISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
–$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
35 LAKE MORTON DR, LAKELAND, FL 33801-5342
In care of
% LAKELAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
AMY WIGGINS, 35 LAKE MORTON DRIVE, LAKELAND, FL 33801
Signed the 990
AMY WIGGINS, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(863) 688-8551
Return prepared by
RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA

Mission

THE LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVES AS THE PREMIER CATALYST FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LAKELAND'S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MARKETS LAKELAND AS A CONVENTION, TOURIST, AND BUSINESS DESTINATION THROUGH A BROAD MENU OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND EVENTS. PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MEMBER RELATIONS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY MEANS OF A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, SPONSORSHIP OF VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND RELATED OUTREACH EFFORTS.
    Expenses $934,937 · revenue $1,092,158

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

IRS record

EIN
59-0324437
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1972
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$981,555
Income (IRS master file)
$1,116,569

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,116,569$1,139,387$981,555XML
990December 2024$1,062,390$1,054,963$1,063,812XML
990December 2023$909,094$1,113,579$1,028,805XML
990December 2022$1,247,070$1,249,884$1,210,090XML
990December 2021$1,565,095$1,107,532$1,286,160IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 59-0324437).

Questions about LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

What is the EIN of LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC is 59-0324437.
Is LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1972.
Are donations to LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does LAKELAND 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 LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 LAKELAND 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 December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names AMY WIGGINS.
Who are the officers and directors of LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 42 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,180 (AMY WIGGINS, PRESIDENT, CEO & SECRETARY).
How much revenue does LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,116,569, expenses of $1,139,387 and total assets of $981,555 at year end.

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