Busacc
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What it says it does
BUSACC (DBA THE BILATERAL CHAMBER) PROMOTES U.S. EXPORTS TO VARIOUS U.S. TRADING PARTNER COUNTRIES ABROAD ON A GLOBAL BASIS THROUGH BUSINESS & EDUCATION ADVOCACY PROGRAMS AND SERVES AS AN OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE US TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (USTDA).
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $2.2 million
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $309,476, 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)
- $1.5 million spent. AS A BILATERAL CHAMBER, BUSACC ORGANIZES TRADE CONFERENCES AS WELL AS INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRADE MISSIONS TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORTS FOR U.S. COMPANIES GLOBALLY. BUSACC SERVES AS AN OFFICIAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE USTDA TO LEAD THE INBOUND TRADE MISSIONS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD INTO THE UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE U.S. EXPORTS IN REGIONS OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS TO THE U.S. OUR TRADE MISSIONS PROMOTE INBOUND INVESTMENTS INTO THE U.S. AND FOSTER U.S. EXPORTS IN MULTIPLE SECTORS INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRAVEL, TOURISM, HEALTH SERVICES, AND VARIOUS OTHERS.
- BUSACC ORGANIZES CONFERENCES, PROGRAMS, & SEMINARS THROUGH ITS SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP SERIES, AMBASSADOR SERIES, AND LEADERSHIP SERIES FOR MEMBERS TO DISCUSS TRADE, INDUSTRY, & COMMERCE WITH BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS FROM THE U.S. AND OUR GLOBAL U.S. TRADING PARTNER COUNTRIES ABROAD. THESE EVENTS ALLOW OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS TO NETWORK WITH INFLUENTIAL BUSINESS LEADERS AND WITH EACH OTHER AND TO LEARN HOW TO EXPORT TO EMERGING MARKETS.
- BUSACC ADVOCATES TRADE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND OUR GLOBAL U.S. TRADING PARTNER COUNTRIS ABROAD THROUGH A VARIETY OF EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDE EXPERTISE ON EMERGING MARKETS AND THEIR TRADE POLICIES. BUSACC IS RECOGNIZED BY EMBASSIES GLOBALLY TO CERTIFY DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO TRADE AND EXPORT OF GOODS FROM THE U.S. TO OUR GLOBAL U.S. TRADING PARTNER COUNTRIES ABROAD.
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.
Not on the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 March 2005.
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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