Nonprofit · EIN 64-0588067
OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
Tax-exempt · OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $581,835 | $694,208 | -$112,373 | $613,956 | $64,071 | $549,885 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $582,136 | $632,001 | -$49,865 | $685,298 | $23,040 | $662,258 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $678,721 | $600,234 | $78,487 | $748,669 | $36,546 | $712,123 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $92,050
- of which government grants
- $92,050
- Program service revenue
- $476,635
- Investment income
- $13,150
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $990
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $200,504
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $220,387
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,616
- Travel
- $1,152
- Depreciation
- $14,411
- Program services (functional)
- $551,347
- Management and general (functional)
- $142,861
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $685,298
- Total assets, end of year
- $613,956
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $64,071
- Net assets, end of year
- $549,885
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $205,225
- Gross receipts
- $582,285
- Employees
- 9
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- MS
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF SHEPHERD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| WILL TAYLOR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MASCHMEIER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAN MOBLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| SANDRA CARTER | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SUTTON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | – | $0 |
| CHRIS CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRANNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TREY BRENNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARETTA HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRUSTEN LAMBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR BILL MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLE MARIE STUART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTAL CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZANE WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDRA CARTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JEFF SHEPHERD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAVID THOMPSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHRIS CROCKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CAROL M STUART | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SUTTON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRANNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TREY BRENNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARETTA HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SYDNEY BENTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN MOBLEUY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR BILL MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR NATHAN SUMNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILL TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ZANE WELLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDRA CARTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JEFF SHEPHERD | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAVID THOMPSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ZANE WELLS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CAROL M STUART | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SUTTON | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDIN BROSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHIRLEY LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONATHAN BRANNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMANDA GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TREY BRENNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR BILL MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS CROCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CARETTA HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN MOBLEUY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DR NATHAN SUMNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1000 WASHINGTON AVE, OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564-2855
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CYNTHIA SUTTON, OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER, 1000 WASHINGTON AV, OCEAN SPRINGS, MS 39564
- Signed the 990
- CYNTHIA SUTTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (228) 875-4424
- Return prepared by
- JAMIE R DENT CPA LLC
Mission
THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS, EDUCATIONAL, ART, AND TOURISM ENVIRONMENT IN THE COMMUNITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES USED PROMOTE OCEAN SPRINGS BUSINESSES, EDUCATION, THROUGH REGIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL PRINT ADVERTISING: PROMOTE THE AVAILABLE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TOURISM THROUGH FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS FEATURING REGIONAL ARTISTS, ATTRACTIONS, AND CUISINE.Expenses $543,584
- DEPRECIATION EXPENSE: PROGRAM SERVICESExpenses $7,763
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
- 64-0588067
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $613,956
- Income (IRS master file)
- $582,285
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $581,835 | $694,208 | $613,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $582,136 | $632,001 | $685,298 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $678,721 | $600,234 | $748,669 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $542,948 | $514,396 | $631,311 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 64-0588067).
Questions about OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC
- What is the EIN of OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC is 64-0588067.
- Is OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1987.
- Are donations to OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does OCEAN SPRINGS 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 OCEAN SPRINGS 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 OCEAN SPRINGS 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 OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CYNTHIA SUTTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OCEAN SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $581,835, expenses of $694,208 and total assets of $613,956 at year end.
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