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Australian-American Chamber of Commerce

EIN 94-2796034 · San Francisco, CA

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What it says it does

PROMOTE CULTURAL-BUSINESS TIES BETWEEN U.S. NATIONALS AND AUSTRALIAN EXPATRIATES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.

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 (3)

THE AUSTRALIAN DAY BALL - THE CHAMBER HOSTS THE ANNUAL AUSTRALIA DAY BALL (AUSTRALIA DAY IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN AUSTRALIA) IN SAN FRANCISCO, THIS IS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 225 PEOPLE INCLUDING AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES, AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS US BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUSTRALIAN CONNECTIONS.
ANZAC DAY - ANZAC DAY IS OFFICIALLY OBSERVED BY THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND IN REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME THE TWO YOUNG NATIONS FOUGHT TOGETHER IN A MAJOR OVERSEAS WAR. THIS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND EXPATS LIVING IN THE BAY AREA TO COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY.
INTERNATIONAL GOLF SCRAMBLE - THIS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBERS OF MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, SPAIN, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE PHILIPPINES TO NETWORK AND FOSTER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.

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 1982.
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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