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Salinas Chamber of Commerce Inc

EIN 94-0832000 · Salinas, CA

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What it says it does

TO ASSIST THE SALINAS VALLEY BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (1)

$535,507 spent. THE SALINAS VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS AN ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESSES ORGANIZED TO BUILD A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY BY PROMOTING SOUND GOVERNMENT AND AN INFORMED COMMUNITY. IN 2024, THE CHAMBER CELEBRATED ITS 106TH YEAR OF BUSINESS ADVOCACY AND CONTINUED ITS WORK AS DEMONSTRATED BY: - PROVIDING ROBUST MEMBERSHIP AND MARKETING SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 700 MEMBERS - CONDUCTING APPROXIMATELY 50 RIBBON CUTTINGS, MIXERS, LUNCH & LEARN, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 75+ LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. - KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED THROUGH THE 12 ISSUES - 17,000 COPIES - OF THE BUSINESS JOURNAL DELIVERED TO MORE THAN 35 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT MONTEREY COUNTY AND DISTRIBUTED VIRTUALLY TO OVER 3,000 CONTACTS EACH MONTH. - COMMUNICATING REGULARLY WITH MEMBERSHIP AND GREATER BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (43,000+ AVERAGE MONTHLY REACH), CHAMBER WEBSITE (4,000 AVERAGE ACTIVE MONTHLY USERS). - FACILITATING 12 MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE ADDRESSING MORE THAN 20 TOPICS OF INTEREST TO CHAMBER MEMBERS WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 20 BUSINESS LEADERS. - PRODUCING THREE SOLD-OUT SIGNATURE EVENTS INCLUDING THE LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST, THE ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON WITH MORE THAN 400 GUESTS, AS WELL AS THE LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP GALA.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 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 September 1940.
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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