Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE SHIPPENSBURG AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS TO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH SERVICES THAT PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ECONOMIC VITALITY AS WELL AS DEVELOP SHIPPENSBURG AS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, VISIT, AND INVEST.
- Income
- $196,726
- Spending
- $208,354
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 48
- Highest pay
- $55,554, executive director beg 8/2024
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 (1)
- THE CHAMBER STRIVES TO DEVELOP BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE SHIPPENSBURG AREA. THE CHAMBER SPONSORS VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AN ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND A BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY EXPO. IT ALSO HOSTS LOCAL AND REGIONAL MIXERS TO PROMOTE ITS BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THE CHAMBER SPONSORS TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS CONSISTING OF A FAMILY FUN DAY AND A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PARTY.
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 October 13, 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 February 1973.
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 October 21, 2026.
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