Gatesville Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
Promote industry, commerce, community health and safety, encourage tourism, community advancement and population growth.
- Income
- $60,702
- Spending
- $57,439
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 (3)
- Sponsored various community activities such as the Shivaree festival BBQ cookoff and Christmas holiday parade. The Chamber also organized vendor markets and operated a Facebook page that advertised goods and services for local businesses.
- Promoted and supported businesses by sponsoring a membership banquet along with the presentation of awards for Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year. The Chamber was able to organize and sponsor grand openings and business ribbon cutting ceremonies.
- Promoted the City of Gatesville in order to attract new industry by maintaining a Chamber website, operating a Welcome and Tourist Center that is open to the public, providing city maps, phone books, and local business and community resources, and working with businesses with basic economic packages. The Chamber coordinated Junior Ambassador program activities for high school students to develop future leaders for the community and partnered with Fort Hood to introduce incoming service members to the Gatesville community. The Chamber also sponsored an Ambassador program for local citizens who wished to volunteer time to the community by interfacing with local businesses and helping with public 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 January 1956.
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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