BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER
EIN 72-0126959 · Health Care (E)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE CHAMBER is to PROVIDE LEADERSHIP for THE ADVANCEMENT of ECONOMIC VITALITY and QUALITY of LIFE for ITS MEMBERS and THE TOTAL COMMUNITY.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders67 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,189,321 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $260,524 for RUSSELL RICHARDSON (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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RUSSELL RICHARDSONSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
LORI MELANCONPRESIDENT/CEO
BRACE GODFREYSR VP OF POLICY
EMILIA P HENRYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF INVESTOR DEVELOPMENT
MICHAEL DIRESTOEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
ANDREW FITZGERALDSR. VICE PRESIDENT-BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
MORGAN D KASTNERSR VP OF MARKETING
ANN TRAPPEYINTERIM CEO
KLEIN KIRBYDIRECTOR
KRISTA RANEYDIRECTOR
KEVIN HALLDIRECTOR
LEE CHASTANTDIRECTOR
KEVIN FOSTERDIRECTOR
MARK DRENNENDIRECTOR
JOHNNY MILAZZODIRECTOR
MICHELLE HARDYTALENT ACTION COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT
JOHN EVERETTADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR
MIKE NIZZODIRECTOR
MIKE POLITODIRECTOR
PAT GALLOWAYDIRECTOR
NIAL PATELDIRECTOR
NICHOLAS J DAIGLEDIRECTOR
JEROLD LEBOLDDIRECTOR
QUINTIN TAYLORDIRECTOR
RAEDTHA VASQUEZDIRECTOR
RALPH BENDERADVOCACY/LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT
REGINA DAVISDIRECTOR
RENE RAGASDIRECTOR
REX CABANISSDIRECTOR
ROBERT M STUART IIIINVESTOR DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - CHAIR
SCOTT MCCALLISTERDIRECTOR
SHANE SANDEFERDIRECTOR
SHELTON DENNIS BLUNTDIRECTOR
TRENT BONDYTREASURER-ELECT
TREY ROBERTSDIRECTOR
WILLIE SMITHECONOMIC INCLUSION COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT
DAVID MULLENSCHAIR OF THE BOARD
ADAM CHAPMANDIRECTOR
AIMEE LAVESPEREDIRECTOR
AMY PROVINCEDIRECTOR
ANTHONY KIMBLEDIRECTOR
ARTHUR EWINGDIRECTOR
BOB BARTONGENERAL COUNSEL
BOBBY HAMILTONBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL - CHAIR ELEC
BRANDON FOREMANDIRECTOR
BRIAN KELLERDIRECTOR
CHELSEY LABORDE BLANKENSHIPQUALITY OF PLACE COUNCIL - CHAIR
CHRIS MEYERDIRECTOR
CHUCK DAIGLEDIRECTOR
CHUCK SPICERQUALITY OF PLACE COUNCIL - CHAIR ELECT
DAI NGUYENDIRECTOR
DARYLENE PUGHTALENT ACTION COLLABORATIVE COUNCIL - CHAIR
JOEY COCODIRECTOR
DENNIS SHIELDSDIRECTOR
ED SILVEYDIRECTOR
EDGARDO TENREIRODIRECTOR
EDUARDO JIMENEZDIRECTOR
ERIC DEXTERDIRECTOR
ERIN MONROEECONOMIC INCLUSION COUNCIL - CHAIR
EVON ROQUEMOREDIRECTOR
FLYNN FOSTERDIRECTOR
GLYNNA MAYERSDIRECTOR
HELENA CUNNINGHAMPAST CHAIR
JANET BRITTONAT LARGE MEMBER
JEFF KOONCEAT LARGE MEMBER
ACHILLES WILLIAMSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
JOE SCIORTINODIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1942
- Location
- 564 LAUREL ST, BATON ROUGE, LA 70801-1812
- County
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- In care of
- LORI MELANCON
- Primary officer
- LORI MELANCON, PRESIDENT & CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- FAULK & WINKLER LLC
- NTEE classification
- Health Care (E)
- IRS tax category
- Health Care
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes