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US nonprofit · EIN 522239603 · Bethesda, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 522239603) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Chesapeake Business Finance Corp's network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Andrew HeckExecutive Board Member2019
7 yrs
Cedric L SpruillExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
David ShiklesExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
Frederick SchultzExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
Gary W ThomasExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
John SowerPresident & Secretary, Ebm2018
8 yrs
John W ByrneExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
Malcolm MarshallExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
Wilbur DoveExecutive Board Member2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Thomas TurnerVice Presidentsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John SowerPresident & Secretary, Ebm50$400k
Thomas TurnerVice President40$101k
Andrew HeckExecutive Board Member0.3$0
Cedric L SpruillExecutive Board Member0.3$0
David ShiklesExecutive Board Member0.2$0
Frederick SchultzExecutive Board Member0.2$0
Gary W ThomasExecutive Board Member0.3$0
John W ByrneExecutive Board Member0.3$0
Malcolm MarshallExecutive Board Member0.2$0
Wilbur DoveExecutive Board Member0.3$0

About

Legal name
Chesapeake Business Finance Corp
EIN
522239603
Address
4701 Sangamore Rd 100n, Bethesda, MD, 20816-2558
State
Maryland
Mission
To provide assistance to small businesses to obtain capital for their growth and expansion in accordance with the united states small business administration. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
J129 Employment
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Employment
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1998
Principal officer
John Sower (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2001
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCedric L Spruill
≥8years on the filingsDavid Shikles
≥8years on the filingsFrederick Schultz
≥8years on the filingsGary W Thomas

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$864k
Total liabilities
$151k
Net assets or fund balances
$714k
Contributions and grants received
$0
Program service revenue
$699k
Employees
2
Volunteers
9

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$889k$826k$63k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.