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The Chamber

Grand Forks, ND501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 20-2924979Revenue $889K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

On file with the IRSgochamber.orgGrand Forks, NDTax-exempt since 0000

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Create an environment that encourages business success while enchancing the quality of life in our region.

Run by 800 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$460K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$889K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$890K
Net assets
$745K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$889K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$889K
Expenses
$890K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$650K
FY2022$674K
FY2023$660K
FY2024$890K
Net assets
$745K
FY2024-0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$663K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$745K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in 0000.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Barry Wilfahrt
President/CEO
$157,530Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Boppre
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Lund
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Fischer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Fridolfs
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Penny Stai
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barry Wilfahrt$157,530$145,983$136,129$127,763$119,755

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote business in the cities of grand forks and east grand forks.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Altru Health SystemFY2024$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$889K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$589K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Money outPt IX
$890K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$745K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$871K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Government grantsLn 1e$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$589K
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Total revenueLn 12$889K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$768K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$871K
Accounts receivableLn 4$56K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K
Net assetsLn 32$745K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$974K$871K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$293K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$608K$460K
Net assetsLn 32$746K$745K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K
Office expensesLn 13$12K
Information technologyLn 14$19K
OccupancyLn 16$25K
TravelLn 17$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K
InterestLn 20$734
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$281K
All other expensesLn 24e$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$890K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $889K$890K−$1K$745K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $689K$660K$29K$746K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $641K$674K−$32K$717K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $737K$650K$87K$750K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $658K$560K$99K$663K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $888,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,500$143,986
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $567,473$588,960
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,721$49,464
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,351$106,279
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $689,045$888,689
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $396,305$439,896
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $263,974$449,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $660,279$889,701
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,766−$1,012
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $888,689 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$137,486
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,986
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $588,960$588,960
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,464$49,464
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $1,732 · Excluded from tax $19,116$20,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,822$18,822
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,104 · Unrelated business $49,420 · Excluded from tax $7,085$66,609
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $599,064 · Unrelated business $51,152 · Excluded from tax $94,487$888,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $889,701 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$177,072
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$197,836
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$9,508
IX-9 Other employee benefits$28,729
IX-10 Payroll taxes$26,751
IX-11c Accounting fees$14,179
IX-11g Other fees for services$4,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$7,993
IX-13 Office expenses$11,645
IX-14 Information technology$18,608
IX-16 Occupancy$25,121
IX-17 Travel$19,202
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$6,652
IX-20 Interest$734
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$16,671
IX-23 Insurance$5,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$281,180
IX-24e All other expenses$37,125
IX-25 Total functional expenses$889,701
Part X · Balance sheet $1,205,025 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,997$103,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $838,850$767,538
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,991$56,010
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,460$1,541
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $293,081$276,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,354,379$1,205,025
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,486$29,191
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $554,355$408,709
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,401$22,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $608,242$459,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $746,137$745,125
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $746,137$745,125
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,354,379$1,205,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $745,125 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$888,689
XI-2 Total expenses$889,701
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,012
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$746,137
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$745,125

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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