Nonprofit · EIN 76-0683417
BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77056
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $498,192 | $463,310 | $34,882 | $332,353 | $68,558 | $263,795 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $438,000 | $410,298 | $27,702 | $291,915 | $63,002 | $228,913 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $420,431 | $349,052 | $71,379 | $264,276 | $63,065 | $201,211 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $242,850
- Membership dues
- $242,850
- Program service revenue
- $251,970
- Investment income
- $3,372
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $200,041
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $214,743
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,106
- Occupancy
- $25,114
- Travel
- $13,037
- Depreciation
- $2,368
- Program services (functional)
- $443,204
- Management and general (functional)
- $20,106
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $291,915
- Total assets, end of year
- $332,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $68,558
- Net assets, end of year
- $263,795
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,921
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $263,795
- Gross receipts
- $498,192
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLA LACERDA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| HELDER WAIANDT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DIEGO CAPISTRANO | LEGAL ADVISOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RAUL VIEIRA | CORPORATE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| EDUARDO WADDINGTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAULA DO A GALHARDO | LEGAL ADVISOR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ADRIANA BOTTO | HONORARY PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ALBERTO MORANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ DE LA VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CARLOS MOREIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHRIS DE SA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ERICSON DE PAULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| FLAVIO GUIMARAES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CONRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOSE SAMPAIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEONARDO HOMSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| LUIS FEIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MARCELO CARRULLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MARIA CLAUDIA ALVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MAURICIO MEINERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PRADAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RAFAEL CARSALADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RICARDO CHAGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ROBERTO RIBEIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| RODRIGO ALVIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| SHIRA PAULSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ALANA LEAHY-DIOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BENITO ROSSITI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| CARLOS RECHELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ERIK CUNHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| FABIO HERZL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOAO PEDRO COUTINHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MARK TIDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MOJI KARIMI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| SIMAO SILVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| VANIA CARVALHO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLA LACERDA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JOHN MOSELEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| HELDER WAIANDT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| PAULA GALHARDO | LEGAL ADVISOR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| RAUL VIEIRA | CORPORATE SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| EDUARDO WADDINGTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| MARIA IZABEL VIEIRA | HONORARY PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUGUSTO LOPES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERICSON DE PAULA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FLAVIO GUIMARAES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LEONARDO HOMSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUIS FEIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PRADAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIA BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIANA BOTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERTO MORANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDERSON BARANOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ DE LA VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB MILTENBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARLOS MOREIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CID SILVEIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIEGO CAPISTRANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDSON COSTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CONRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN CYPHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSE LUIS VIDAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARIA CLAUDIA ALVES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAURICIO MEINERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN NADORFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAFAEL CARSALADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICARDO CHAGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERTO RIBIERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRA PAULSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MOSELEY | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CARLA LACERDA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| HELDER WAIANDT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LEONARDO MOLINARI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| PAULA GALHARDO | LEGAL ADVISER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| CID SILVEIRA | INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TODD CHAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE CONRADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDUARDO WADDINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PRADAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIRA PAULSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NORMAN NADORFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICARDO CHAGAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID GOURLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ SOUTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB MILTENBERGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAUL VIEIRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FLAVIO GUIMARAES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALBERTO MORANDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDERSON BARANOV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUGUSTO LOPES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LUIS FEIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERTO RIBEIRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5444 WESTHEIMER RD STE 1436, HOUSTON, TX 77056-5397
- In care of
- % LEONARDO MOLINARI
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CARLA LACERDA, 5444 WESTHEIMER RD 1436, HOUSTON, TX 77056
- Signed the 990
- CARLA LACERDA, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (713) 827-7226
- Website
- WWW.BRAZILTEXAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PITTSFORD SAMUELS PLLC
Mission
TO FOSTER BUSINESS AND FRIENDSHIP AMONG AMERICAN AND BRAZILIAN COMPANIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO BUSINESS LEADERS, RELIABLE BUSINESS PARTNERS, OPINION MAKERS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- LUNCHEONS AND SEMINARS HELD TO EDUCATE HOUSTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON BRAZILIAN CURRENT ISSUES AND FOSTER TRADE NETWORKING. SEVERAL EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH MANY ATTENDEES FROM THE HOUSTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY, OTHER U.S. CITIES, AND ABROAD.Expenses $443,204 · revenue $251,970
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
- 76-0683417
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $332,353
- Income (IRS master file)
- $498,192
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $498,192 | $463,310 | $332,353 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $438,000 | $410,298 | $291,915 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $420,431 | $349,052 | $264,276 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $318,962 | $229,119 | $192,462 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | 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 76-0683417).
Questions about BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 76-0683417.
- Is BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2003.
- Are donations to BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BRAZIL-TEXAS 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 BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARLA LACERDA.
- Who are the officers and directors of BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BRAZIL-TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $498,192, expenses of $463,310 and total assets of $332,353 at year end.
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