Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE BUSINESS IN MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.
- Income
- $496,722
- Spending
- $630,102
- Employees
- 7
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 (4)
- $254,744 spent. THE MILL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL STARTED IN 2022 AS AN OUTDOOR ARTS AND CULTURE EVENT PRODUCED BY THE MILL VALLEY CHAMBER AND NOISE POP INDUSTRIES. IT FEATURES A HEADY, MULTI-GENRE MIX OF DIVERSE NATIONAL ACTS AND LOCAL LIGHTS, COUPLED WITH WORLD-CLASS FOOD, DRINK AND ART FOR YOUR BEST FRIENDS AND THE ONES YOU HAVE YET TO MEET. THE TWO-DAY MILL VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE AT FRIENDS FIELD, LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MILL VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER, TURNING IT INTO A SPRAWLING FESTIVAL GROVE FOR AN ALL-AGES CELEBRATION OF LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE. NESTLED BELOW THE SLOPES OF MOUNT TAMALPAIS, THIS NEW DESTINATION FESTIVAL LOOKS TO SERVE AS MILL VALLEYS SIGNATURE EVENT DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE LONGSTANDING CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILL VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BAY AREA AND FAR BEYOND.
- $52,686 spent. PROMOTING MILL VALLEY THROUGH WEBSITE, MILL VALLEY MAPS AND ENJOY MILL VALLEY GUIDES.
- $21,194 spent. WINTERFEST. THIS QUINTESSENTIAL, FUN-FILLED HOLIDAY COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURES AN ARRAY OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, AND A VARIETY OF CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES. THE EVENT CULMINATES WITH THE ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY. SPONSORS HAVE THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE AND CONNECT WITH WINTERFEST PARTICIPANTS AND FAMILIES.
- $5,925 spent. TO FOSTER A VIBRANT COMMUNITY, WE PROMOTE, INFORM, ENGAGE, AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY. WE DO THIS BY CREATING EVENTS AND CONTENT, CHAMPIONING VITALITY AND EQUITY, COACHING AND CONNECTING MEMBERS TO SPARK OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE OUR ORGANIZATION. FOR 2025 THIS INCLUDED GINGERBREAD HOUSE DECORATING AND MEMBERSHIP MIXERS.
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 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 January 1955.
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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