Mountain Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND EVENTS, APPROXIMATELY 75 MEMBERS
- Income
- $11,032
- Spending
- $15,745
- Highest pay
- $3,550, director (ja
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (4)
- $1,305 spent. DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT PROVIDES IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARKS SUCH AS LANDSCAPING, PLANTS AROUND TOWN AND OTHER DECORATIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS TO ENJOY THE OUTDOOR SPACE.
- $744 spent. ANNUAL BANQUET WAS A NEW EVENT FOR THE CHAMBER AS A WAY TO KICK-START THE YEAR AND MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BY SERVING A NICE MEAL TO BUSINESSES THAT WERE ALREADY OR THINKING ABOUT BECOMING MEMBERS (FREE TICKETS FOR MEMBERS, LOW FEE FOR OTHERS), HIGHLIGHTING WHAT THE CHAMBER AND MT LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ARE DOING IN TOWN AND HOW BUSINESSES CAN JOIN IN.
- $415 spent. SUNFLOWER DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR BUSINESSES TO SAY "THANK YOU" TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR SHOPPING LOCALLY. BUSINESSES BUY (FROM THE CHAMBER) AND DISTRIBUTE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS COUPONS FOR ICE CREAM SUNDAES SERVED BY THE CHAMBER IN THE PARK ON A SUMMER EVENING IN AUGUST. STORES RUN SPECIAL DEALS THAT DAY AND SOME VENDORS ARE IN TEH PARK FOR THE EVENING.
- $3,636 spent. SEASONAL/COMMUNITY EVENTS
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 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 October 21, 2026.
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