Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
TO PRESERVE, ENHANCE AND ADVANCE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AGRICULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, YOUTH, CIVIC, CULTURAL AND GENERAL INTEREST OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS WHERE ITS MEMBERS ARE LOCATED; TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND THE TRADE, INDUSTRY, TOURISM, CULTURAL PURSUITS AND THE PUBLIC WELFARE OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK, SO AS TO EXPAND THE INCOME POTENTIAL OF ALL BUSINESSES LOCATED THEREIN; AND INCREASE THE FUNCTIONAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO PREVENT CONTROVERSIES WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL TO EXPANSION AND GROWTH OF BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY OR TO ADJUST THEM IF THEY SHOULD ARISE.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $240,703, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $994,437 spent. CHAMBER SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PROMOTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS ACROSS SARATOGA COUNTY AND HELPING THEM TO SUCCEED, GROW, AND THRIVE.
- $7,000 spent. PROMOTE SARATOGA COUNTY AS A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT WITH A TARGET MARKET OF LEISURE TRAVELERS PREDOMINANTLY FROM 100 TO 300 MILES AWAY. HOSPITALITY SECTOR IS THE SECOND LARGEST INDUSTRY IN SARATOGA COUNTY SO THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROMOTION IS VITAL TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THE COUNTY'S 235,000 RESIDENTS.
- $54,227 spent. LEADERSHIP SARATOGA IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS LOCAL INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN ABOUT SARATOGA COUNTY AND TO BECOME BETTER VOLUNTEER LEADERS WHICH HELPS DOZENS OF NONPROFITS SERVING A RANGE OF NEEDS IN SARATOGA COUNTY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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