Nonprofit · EIN 62-0628251
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC
Tax-exempt · CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $808,761 | $803,837 | $4,924 | $1,353,469 | $3,125 | $1,350,344 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $799,141 | $778,945 | $20,196 | $1,350,471 | $5,051 | $1,345,420 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,000
- Program service revenue
- $711,920
- Investment income
- $26,519
- Net income from fundraising events
- $61,322
- Other revenue
- $61,322
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $282,869
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $469,245
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $420
- Accounting fees
- $12,285
- Occupancy
- $36,976
- Travel
- $1,714
- Depreciation
- $19,109
- Program services (functional)
- $641,775
- Management and general (functional)
- $133,756
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,306
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,350,471
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,353,469
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,125
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,350,344
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $394,132
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,348,344
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,000
- Gross receipts
- $885,317
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1959
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE MASON | PRESIDENT CEO Officer | 36 | $110,000 | $5,500 |
| DAVID ELLIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH CLINGAN | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOUSEMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VERRILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BALTHROP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANNA YOUNG JIMENEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DELTON CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK CARLSON | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN CORNELISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLA PHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GILLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HETZLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY DILLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEECHER HUNTER | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MASON | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM PHIROPOULOS | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALVIN SNEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE TAYLOR | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM TOLAR | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOGAN WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE MASON | PRESIDENT CEO Officer | 36 | $110,000 | $5,500 |
| DAVID ELLIS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH CLINGAN | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HOUSEMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM VERRILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| C GEORGE CAUDLE | COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH BALTHROP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEANNA YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DELTON CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK CARLSON | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN CORNELISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLA PHIPPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GILLISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS HETZLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY HITSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEECHER HUNTER | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM PHIROPOULOS | HONORARY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CALVIN SNEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM TOLAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOGAN WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 4532, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405-0532
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELE MASON, 508 N MARKET STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37405
- Signed the 990
- MICHELE MASON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (423) 475-6885
- Website
- WWW.CHATTANOOGA.BBB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON HICKEY & MURCHISON PC
Mission
TO SERVE BUSINESSES BY INCREASING PUBLIC CONFIDENCE THROUGH PROMOTION OF TRUTH, HONESTY AND ACCURACY IN ADVERTISING AND SELLING PRACTICES, AND TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY EDUCATING THEM REGARDING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTION OF TRUTH, HONESTY AND ACCURACY IN ADVERTISING AND SELLING PRACTICES AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN BUSINESSES LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA. APPROXIMATELY 1,675 BUSINESSES ARE MEMBERS.Expenses $641,775 · revenue $711,920
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 | Not 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
- 62-0628251
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,353,469
- Income (IRS master file)
- $885,317
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $808,761 | $803,837 | $1,353,469 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $799,141 | $778,945 | $1,350,471 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $826,091 | $786,821 | $1,326,162 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 62-0628251).
Questions about BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC
- What is the EIN of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC is 62-0628251.
- Is BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1966.
- Are donations to BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU 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 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHELE MASON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,000 (MICHELE MASON, PRESIDENT CEO).
- How much revenue does BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $808,761, expenses of $803,837 and total assets of $1,353,469 at year end.
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