Nonprofit · EIN 72-0306125
RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · RUSTON, LA 71273
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 990 | $327,233 | $297,398 | $29,835 | $96,027 | $13,859 | $82,168 |
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $282,415 | $301,002 | -$18,587 | $78,001 | $26,043 | $51,958 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $242,817 | $284,451 | -$41,634 | $97,725 | $27,794 | $69,931 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $250,278 | $263,536 | -$13,258 | $127,598 | $16,033 | $111,565 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $227,162
- Membership dues
- $180,250
- Program service revenue
- $98,517
- Investment income
- $1,554
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $64,662
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $155,671
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,088
- Occupancy
- $22,500
- Travel
- $366
- Depreciation
- $1,105
- Program services (functional)
- $61,068
- Management and general (functional)
- $155,225
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $78,001
- Total assets, end of year
- $96,027
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,859
- Net assets, end of year
- $82,168
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,657
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $82,168
- Gross receipts
- $327,233
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 1953
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH TURNLEY | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| CALEB ETHERIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA KLEPZIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BEVIN HICKS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEE IV | Chairman elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT WALDROUP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY TOMLINSON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVE NEAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAHAM | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE PATTERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRILEY COTTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SCHWARTZENBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH TURNLEY | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $44,662 |
| CALEB ETHERIDGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA KLEPZIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BEVIN HICKS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEE IV | Chairman elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT WALDROUP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY TOMLINSON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVE NEAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS GRAHAM | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASE PATTERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRILEY COTTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY SCHWARTZENBURG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILL DEARMON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $87,000 |
| THOMAS GRAHAM | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MADDEN | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MCCULLOCH | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALLIE GRUBB | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEE IV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY TOMLINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER STORMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH TURNLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WILLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT CAUSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN GARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON SUTHERLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TCHAKOUNTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILL DEARMON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $87,657 |
| THOMAS GRAHAM | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN MADDEN | OFFICER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MCCULLOCH | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CALLIE GRUBB | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE LEE IV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK GRAHAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSEY TOMLINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER STORMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH TURNLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WILLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENT CAUSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MORGAN GARRISON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON SUTHERLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY TCHAKOUNTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1383, RUSTON, LA 71273-1383
- Signed the 990
- WILL DEARMON, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (318) 255-2031
- Website
- WWW.RUSTONLINCOLN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Wade & Perry CPAs APAC
Mission
To establish activities which support and promote the general business community in Lincoln parish, Louisiana
Program accomplishments
- Leadership Lincoln is a Chamber program to help educate local business and industry leaders (and future leaders) in the history of Lincoln Parish as well as the economic makeup of the area. Each year up to 18 individuals participate.
- Annual banquet is a Chamber program that draws around 500 people from local and surrounding communities. This is a fund-raiser for the chamber.
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 72-0306125
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $96,027
- Income (IRS master file)
- $327,233
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2026 | $327,233 | $297,398 | $96,027 | XML |
| 990 | June 2025 | $282,415 | $301,002 | $78,001 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $242,817 | $284,451 | $97,725 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $250,278 | $263,536 | $127,598 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | 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 72-0306125).
Questions about RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 72-0306125.
- Is RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1975.
- Are donations to RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does RUSTON-LINCOLN 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 RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending June 30, 2027) is due November 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2026.
- Who are the officers and directors of RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (ELIZABETH TURNLEY, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does RUSTON-LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2026 it reported revenue of $327,233, expenses of $297,398 and total assets of $96,027 at year end.
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