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US nonprofit · EIN 720973546 · Baker, LAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 720973546) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2023.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Baker Chamber of Commerce

Revenue
$61k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$65k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4k
year to 31 December 2024
Net assets
$4k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
2.4y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
S20
Community improvement and capacity building
Filings on record
1
latest 2024
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2013. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2013 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Baker Chamber of Commerce'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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bishop Michael SmithVice President2024
2 yrs
Darnell WaitesDirector2024
2 yrs
Desiree HarrisDirector2024
2 yrs
Heather VerrettDirector2024
2 yrs
Hewitt LeeDirector2024
2 yrs
Lauren CmielDirector2024
2 yrs
Louis Hubbard IIVice President2024
2 yrs
Michel B WoodsPresident2024
2 yrs
Tierney BennettDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Michel B WoodsPresident0$0
Bishop Michael SmithVice President0$0
Louis Hubbard IIVice President0$0
Darnell WaitesDirector0$0
Tierney BennettDirector0$0
Lauren CmielDirector0$0
Heather VerrettDirector0$0
Desiree HarrisDirector0$0
Hewitt LeeDirector0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Baker Chamber of Commerce
EIN
720973546
Address
3439 Groom Rd, Baker, LA, 70714-3407
State
Louisiana
Activity (NTEE)
S20 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
1 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 April 2015
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
1, latest 2024
Principal officer
Michele Woods (Form 990-N, tax year 2023)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥2years on the filingsBishop Michael Smith
≥2years on the filingsDarnell Waites
≥2years on the filingsDesiree Harris
≥2years on the filingsHeather Verrett

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
$4k
Net assets or fund balances
$4k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$61k$65kDeficit $4k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.