The Giles County Chamber of Commerce Incorporated
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What it says it does
PRESERVING THE COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM OF BUSINESS BY CREATING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS PEOPLE AND CONCERN FOR THEIR PROBLEMS; EDUCATING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND REPRESENTING THEM IN CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS; PREVENTING OR ADDRESSING CONTROVERSIES WHICH ARE DETRIMENTAL TO EXPANSION AND GROWTH OF BUSINESS AND THE COMMUNITY, IF THEY ARISE; CREATING A GREATER APPRECIATION OF THE VALUE OF LIBERAL INVESTMENT AND SELF ON BEHALF OF THE INTEREST OF COMPETITIVE BUSINESS. PROMOTE ECONCOMIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE INCOME POTENTIAL OF ALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE TRADE AREA.
- Income
- $342,012
- Spending
- $341,486
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 37
- Highest pay
- $51,800, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- PROMOTING ECONOMIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE INCOME POTENTIAL OF ALL BUSINESS WITHIN THE TRADE AREA. PROMOTING GILES COUNTY AS A TOURIST DESTINATION TO GROUP TRAVEL BUSINESSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 1992.
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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