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Greenwood Chamber of Commerce

EIN 57-0173843 · Greenwood, SC

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What it says it does

SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS BY FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY AND ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENWOOD COUNTY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$262,446 spent. GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF CHAMBER - SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR BUSINESS BY FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PROSPERITY AND ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GREENWOOD COUNTY.
$10,144 spent. LEADERSHIP GREENWOOD - THE PROGRAM INCREASES PARTICIPANTS AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITY ISSUES TO MOLD THEM INTO ACTIVE LEADERS IN GREENWOOD. IT BRINGS TOGETHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY AND EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY ISSUES.
$9,246 spent. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE - THE PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WOMEN TO GROW PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY, AND TO BUILD THEIR INFLUENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE WLCS STRATEGIC GOALS INCLUDING MENTORING AND GROWTH, AWARENESS AND RECOGNITION, AND RESOURCES, KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIVITY. EVERY TWO YEARS, WLC HOSTS A HIGHLY INTERACTIVE, WOMENS LEADERSHIP UPSTATE CONFERENCE, ATTRACTING OVER 250 WOMEN.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 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 June 1945.
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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