Dewitt Chamber & Development Co
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 38% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
LEAD, INFORM, ADVOCATE AND ADVANCE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY GROWTH IN DEWITT. OUR CORE FOCUS IS TO SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES, ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS, AND ASSIST IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $511,405
- Spending
- $311,789
- Spent on programs
- 38%
- Reserves
- 33.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 35%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 103
- Highest pay
- $113,000, board sec/ex
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 33.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 62% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1538% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 66 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (5)
- $5,291 spent. THE DCDC IS INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING EXISTING BUSINESSES, AND RECRUITING NEW BUSINESSES TO THE DEWITT AREA. THE DCDC PARTNERS WITH THREE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES, GROW CLINTON, QUAD CITIES CHAMBER, PROSPERITY OF EASTERN IOWA AND THE STATE OF IOWA TO RECRUIT NEW BUSINESS TO THE CROSSROADS BUSINESS PARK AND COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE DCDC RESPONDS TO PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS INQUIRIES REGARDING EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR STAFF LEAD COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR REGION; INCLUDING HANDS ON ACTIVITIES WHICH PROVIDE 1,000+ AREA STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, JOB SHADOWS AND INTERNSHIPS, AND A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FESTIVAL. THE DCDC CONTINUES CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO EXPAND SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH SUPPORT THE UTILIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTER IN DEWITT. CHAMBER BUCKS GIFT CHECKS WERE PURCHASED BY THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES. A LOOK LOCAL FIRST INITIATIVE IS PROMOTED TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE INCEPTION, THE LLF PUNCH CARD PROGRAM HAS TRACKED OVER 5.17 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL PURCHASES. THE DCDC IS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT TO SHARE GENERAL AND ORGANIZATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WITH AREA BUSINESSES. THE DCDC IS INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING EXISTING BUSINESSES, AND RECRUITING NEW BUSINESSES TO THE DEWITT AREA. THE DCDC PARTNERS WITH THREE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES, GROW CLINTON, QUAD CITIES CHAMBER, PROSPERITY OF EASTERN IOWA AND THE STATE OF IOWA TO RECRUIT NEW BUSINESS TO THE CROSSROADS BUSINESS PARK AND COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE DCDC RESPONDS TO PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS INQUIRIES REGARDING EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR STAFF LEAD COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITH BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN OUR REGION; INCLUDING HANDS ON ACTIVITIES WHICH PROVIDE 1,000+ AREA STUDENTS WITH MULTIPLE CAREER EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, MOCK INTERVIEWS, JOB SHADOWS AND INTERNSHIPS, AND A SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FESTIVAL. THE DCDC CONTINUES CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO EXPAND SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH SUPPORT THE UTILIZATION OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTER IN DEWITT. CHAMBER BUCKS GIFT CHECKS WERE PURCHASED BY THE COMMUNITY, PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES. A LOOK LOCAL FIRST INITIATIVE IS PROMOTED TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO PURCHASE GOODS AND SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SINCE INCEPTION, THE LLF PUNCH CARD PROGRAM HAS TRACKED OVER 5.17 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL PURCHASES. THE DCDC IS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT TO SHARE GENERAL AND ORGANIZATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES WITH AREA BUSINESSES.
- THE DCDC PROMOTES MEMBER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES OVER 230 MEMBER BUSINESSES. WE OFFER A DUES STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO CHOOSE THE TIER OF MEMBERSHIP THEY CAN AFFORD AND WHAT THEY WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM. THE DCDC AMBASSADORS WELCOMED NEW BUSINESSES TO DEWITT, CELEBRATED SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESSES FOR EXISTING BUSINESS GROWTH, AND PARTICIPATED IN GROUND BREAKINGS TO CELEBRATE NEW CONSTRUCTION. WE RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING MEMBERS IN OUR "MEMBER CHOICE AWARDS" THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM. MEMBERSHIP AFTER HOURS EVENTS WERE HELD PROMOTING NETWORKING BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE AND ACTIVE MEMBERS. NEW MEMBER PACKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED AND QUARTERLY DCDC 101 INFORMATION SESSIONS ARE HELD FOR NEW MEMBERS, PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS, AND NEW MEMBER BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES. THE ANNUAL GOLF BASH FUNDRAISER WAS HELD RAISING NEARLY 8,000 TO FUND DCDC INITIATIVES. THE DCDC MEMBER NEWSLETTER "CHAMBER LINK" IS SENT TO MEMBERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE DCDC PROMOTES MEMBER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES OVER 230 MEMBER BUSINESSES. WE OFFER A DUES STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO CHOOSE THE TIER OF MEMBERSHIP THEY CAN AFFORD AND WHAT THEY WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM. THE DCDC AMBASSADORS WELCOMED NEW BUSINESSES TO DEWITT, CELEBRATED SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESSES FOR EXISTING BUSINESS GROWTH, AND PARTICIPATED IN GROUND BREAKINGS TO CELEBRATE NEW CONSTRUCTION. WE RECOGNIZED OUTSTANDING MEMBERS IN OUR "MEMBER CHOICE AWARDS" THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AND PERSONAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM. MEMBERSHIP AFTER HOURS EVENTS WERE HELD PROMOTING NETWORKING BETWEEN PROSPECTIVE AND ACTIVE MEMBERS. NEW MEMBER PACKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED AND QUARTERLY DCDC 101 INFORMATION SESSIONS ARE HELD FOR NEW MEMBERS, PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS, AND NEW MEMBER BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES. THE ANNUAL GOLF BASH FUNDRAISER WAS HELD RAISING NEARLY 8,000 TO FUND DCDC INITIATIVES. THE DCDC MEMBER NEWSLETTER "CHAMBER LINK" IS SENT TO MEMBERS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
- $66,190 spent. THE DCDC WORKS TO IMPROVE BRANDING, AWARENESS, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE DEWITT COMMUNITY. BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO POST EVENTS TO OUR FREE ONLINE CALENDAR, WHICH POPULATES OUR DIGITAL SIGN AT OUR COMMUNITY'S BUSIEST INTERSECTION. THESE EVENTS ARE ALSO SHARED WITH OVER 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN OUR OUR WEEKLY "WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DEWITT" E- NEWSLETTER, AND SHARED TO 8,000+ FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY GUIDES AND VISITORS BROCHURES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS. A "WELCOME TO DEWITT" PROGRAM FOR NEW RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO OFFERED TO POTENTIAL NEW EMPLOYEES TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES AS THEY WORK TO ATTRACT A HIGH-QUALITY WORKFORCE. THE DCDC PARTNERS WITH THE EASTERN IOWA TOURISM ASSOCIATION, VISIT QUAD CITIES, AND OTHER REGIONAL CHAMBERS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ATTRACTIONS AND BUSINESSES TO VISITORS. THE DCDC WEBSITE, DEWITTIOWA.ORG, CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY DEWITT COMMUNITY WEBSITE. A LOCAL JOB POSTING FUNCTION OF THE WEBSITE IS PROMOTED AND SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED, IT IS THE MOST VIEWED SECTION OF THE WEBSITE. SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE COORDINATED BY THE DCDC INCLUDING SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK, AUTUMN FEST, SANTA VISITS, A HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS WEEKEND, A COMMUNITY WINE & BEER WALK, AND A WEEKLY TUNES IN TOWN CONCERT SERIES THAT FILLS OUR COMMUNITY PARK WITH 1,000+ PEOPLE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER. THE DCDC WORKS TO IMPROVE BRANDING, AWARENESS, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR THE DEWITT COMMUNITY. BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO POST EVENTS TO OUR FREE ONLINE CALENDAR, WHICH POPULATES OUR DIGITAL SIGN AT OUR COMMUNITY'S BUSIEST INTERSECTION. THESE EVENTS ARE ALSO SHARED WITH OVER 2,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN OUR OUR WEEKLY "WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DEWITT" E- NEWSLETTER, AND SHARED TO 8,000+ FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY GUIDES AND VISITORS BROCHURES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS. A "WELCOME TO DEWITT" PROGRAM FOR NEW RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO OFFERED TO POTENTIAL NEW EMPLOYEES TO BETTER SUPPORT OUR EXISTING BUSINESSES AS THEY WORK TO ATTRACT A HIGH-QUALITY WORKFORCE. THE DCDC PARTNERS WITH THE EASTERN IOWA TOURISM ASSOCIATION, VISIT QUAD CITIES, AND OTHER REGIONAL CHAMBERS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ATTRACTIONS AND BUSINESSES TO VISITORS. THE DCDC WEBSITE, DEWITTIOWA.ORG, CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY DEWITT COMMUNITY WEBSITE. A LOCAL JOB POSTING FUNCTION OF THE WEBSITE IS PROMOTED AND SUCCESSFULLY UTILIZED, IT IS THE MOST VIEWED SECTION OF THE WEBSITE. SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS WERE COORDINATED BY THE DCDC INCLUDING SUMMER MOVIES IN THE PARK, AUTUMN FEST, SANTA VISITS, A HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS WEEKEND, A COMMUNITY WINE & BEER WALK, AND A WEEKLY TUNES IN TOWN CONCERT SERIES THAT FILLS OUR COMMUNITY PARK WITH 1,000+ PEOPLE ON TUESDAY NIGHTS FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER.
- $47,765 spent. SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES, ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS,AND ASSIST IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
- SUPPORT EXISTING BUSINESSES, ATTRACT NEW BUSINESS,AND ASSIST IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? Passed.
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 May 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 July 1994.
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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