Nonprofit · EIN 81-0141650
GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $446,563 | $555,783 | -$109,220 | $296,238 | $18,053 | $278,185 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $439,493 | $347,041 | $92,452 | $640,693 | $24,509 | $616,184 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $615,287 | $639,762 | -$24,475 | $545,347 | $22,105 | $523,242 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $432,232
- Membership dues
- $377,197
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,323
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$23,448
- Net income from gaming
- $11,310
- Other revenue
- $8,008
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,466
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $102,927
- Other salaries and wages
- $188,845
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $338,885
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,191
- Occupancy
- $31,347
- Travel
- $28,604
- Depreciation
- $2,279
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $640,693
- Total assets, end of year
- $296,238
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,053
- Net assets, end of year
- $278,185
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,162
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $278,185
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,968
- Gross receipts
- $539,463
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 151
- Year formed
- 1888
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED BROWN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $61,737 |
| LYNDA MORIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILSON | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER MUZZANA | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CAPPIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | IMMED PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA DASCOULIAS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS COLLINS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MADILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TJ FERRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ART SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILLIAN EHNOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANNI KLASNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE TOBINESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY WEAST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WYATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HINEBACH | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE ERDMANN | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FAULKNER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLONEL DANIEL VOORHIES | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE MCKENNEY | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER HOYER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOLENE SCHALPER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE ETZWILER | FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $127,189 |
| LYNDA MORIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK CAPPIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | IMMED PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA DASCOULIAS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS COLLINS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WADE DEBOO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACI HUSTED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK SLETTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE GILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MADILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TJ FERRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLOS CENTURION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER MUZZANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ART SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE BRIGGS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE ERDMANN | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FAULKNER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLONEL BARRY LITTLE | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE MCKENNEY | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MOORE | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOLENE SCHALPER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED BROWN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANE ETZWILER | FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $107,271 |
| SCOTT ANDERSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LYNDA MORIN | 1ST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE GILLIS | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WADE DEBOO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HOLLY KOPEIKIN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK CAPPIS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA DASCOULIAS | BOD AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAX GREBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK DOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KACI HUSTED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK SLETTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON MADILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TJ FERRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE BRIGGS | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR STEPHANIE ERDMANN | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN FAULKNER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COLONEL BARRY LITTLE | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE MCKENNEY | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM MOORE | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOLENE SCHALPER | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN VENETZ | EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED BROWN | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 401 13TH AVE S, GREAT FALLS, MT 59405-4313
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ED BROWN, 9 3RD ST N STE 101, GREAT FALLS, MT 59401
- Signed the 990
- ED BROWN, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (406) 761-4434
- Website
- GREATFALLSCHAMBER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DOUGLAS WILSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE GREAT FALLS AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS TO DRIVE BUSINESS SUCCESS, CONNECT LEADERS, CULTIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND SHAPE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO BUILD A THRIVING FUTURE FOR GREAT FALLS.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHAMBER ADVANCES ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE GREAT FALLS AREA THROUGH BUSINESS ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR MEMBER BUSINESSES, AND LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
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 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0141650
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $296,238
- Income (IRS master file)
- $539,463
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $446,563 | $555,783 | $296,238 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $439,493 | $347,041 | $640,693 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $615,287 | $639,762 | $545,347 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $548,423 | $510,831 | $604,492 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 81-0141650).
Questions about GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 81-0141650.
- Is GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1989.
- Which annual return does GREAT FALLS 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 GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ED BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,737 (ED BROWN, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does GREAT FALLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $446,563, expenses of $555,783 and total assets of $296,238 at year end.
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