Central Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO ATTRACT NEW BUSINESSES AND RETAIN EXISTING BUSINESSES IN THE DECATUR AREA. ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED TO DRAW INDIVIDUALS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS TO REFLECT A POSITIVE OUTLOOK AND REPUTATION OF DECATUR.
- Income
- $734,486
- Spending
- $653,173
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 174
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 DECATUR REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (DRCC) WAS CHARTERED ON JULY 3, 1903, BUT TRACES ITS ROOTS BACK TO THE 1887 FORMATION OF THE DECATUR BOARD OF TRADE. THE DRCC IS RECOGNIZED AS THE SECOND OLDEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND CELEBRATED ITS 130TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2017. THE CHAMBER'S MISSION IS TO BE A PRO-BUSINESS NETWORK PROVIDING SERVICE, POLITICAL ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN EDUCATION, COMMUNITY IMAGE, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE DECATUR REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS THE VOICE OF BUSINESS PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY, GROWTH AND PROSPERITY IN LOCAL COMMERCE. DRCC CARRIED ON THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITES: METRO MONEY, AG CAFE, ENERGY PROGRAM, BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, THE DECATUR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, AND VARIOUS OTHER EVENTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 October 1942.
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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