EIN 72-0126959

Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
41
Year formed
1948
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber's mission is to lead economic development in the nine-parish Baton Rouge metropolitan area.
Total revenues
$4,908,659
2023
Total expenses
$5,859,489
2023
Total assets
$5,684,240
2023
Num. employees
41
2023

Program areas at BRAC

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber's (brac) efforts to lead economic development in the nine-parish Area for 2023, we secured $47 million in new annual payroll from 1,200 permanent jobs with 12 project wins (the highest number of project wins in Chamber history) and $403 million in capital expenditures.
Brac led initiatives to improve our strategic competitiveness as a region. The organization sought to preserve parent choice and increase accountability within the school system with the objective of ensuring the k-12 system prepares students to compete with the global workforce. In the Area of talent, brac hosted over ninety-four executive recruitment tours.

Grants made by BRAC

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Community Foundation RealtyMusic and Entertainment Study Project$25,000
Baton Rouge Area FoundationLinda and John Davies 33 Fund$25,000

Who funds Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
General Health SystemCharity Efforts$50,000
Woman's Health FoundationBring It! Baton Rouge Campaign Pledge$50,000
Greater New Orleans Development FoundationEda BBB Phase 1 Grant Subaward To Develop/submit Edah2thefuture Phase 2 Component Application$35,000

Personnel at BRAC

NameTitleCompensation
Ann TrappeyInterim Chief Executive Officer$30,835
Lori MelanconPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Achilles WilliamsChief Financial Officer$0
Morgan AlmeidaSenior Vice President of Marketing
Brace B. "trey" Godfrey, IiiSenior Vice President of Policy
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for BRAC

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,432,707
Program services$249,968
Investment income and dividends$225,984
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,908,659

Form 990s for BRAC

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122025-02-03990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-10-31990View PDF
2020-122021-10-14990View PDF
2018-122020-02-12990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 15 new personnel
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Baton Rouge General Medical Center
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $13,520 from Ochsner Medical Center
January 9, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 8, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 32 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsChambers of commerceBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Science and technologyBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelReceives government fundingRelated 527
General information
Address
564 Laurel St
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Metro area
Baton Rouge, LA
County
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Website URL
brac.org/ 
Phone
(225) 381-7125
Facebook page
BRAreaChamber 
Twitter profile
@brac_batonrouge 
IRS details
EIN
72-0126959
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1948
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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