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Asheville business and community development organizations

There are 228business associations and community development organizations in the greater Ashevillemetro area. Combined, these Asheville metro business and community development organizationsemploy 380 people, earn more than $65 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $168 million.
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Types of business and community development organizations in Asheville

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Business and industry associations
81
$21,602,573
Community service clubs and organizations
62
$2,511,676
Trade / professional associations and chambers of commerce
61
$11,779,322
Community development corporations
39
$19,156,261
Economic development organizations
25
$20,412,296
Urban development organizations
12
$11,021,837
Real estate organizations
7
$2,323,896
Business and community development alliances and advocates
5
$127,947
Small business development organizations
4
$6,831,562
Nonprofit management organizations
4
$1,296,326
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Job trends for Asheville business and community development organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
27
1-10
32
11-25
2
26-100
3
101 to 1,000
1
1,000+
0
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Sizes of business and community development organizations in Asheville

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
70
$250k to $1M
21
$1M to $5M
12
$5M to $25M
2
$25M to $100M
0
$100M+
0
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Directory of business and community development organizations in Asheville

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Mountain Bizworks

Mountain Bizworks helps small businesses start, grow, and create jobs through learning and lending in Western North Carolina.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$35.2m
Employees
34
EIN
14-1864873
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce advances commercial, industrial and civic development while building community through business. Its programs and initiatives grow jobs, serve as a voice for business, and foster the prosperity of its member businesses.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$4.6m
Employees
33
EIN
56-0125440
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Community Action Opportunities

We help people who live on limited incomes transform their lives. We are a customer-focused, results-oriented organization, recognized as a catalyst of positive change for individuals, families and the community we serve.
Revenue
$12.8m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
141
EIN
56-0817672
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Sequoyah Fund

The Sequoyah Fund provides support for new business start-ups, expansion of businesses, and community development in the seven Western North Carolina counties that are most affected by poverty.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$11.5m
Employees
12
EIN
31-1619784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

360 Adventure Collective

360 Adventure Collective sponsors 10 trade shows for members, providing innovative support for maximizing connections with retailers and vendors.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
4
EIN
82-2539755
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Wci

To further and protect the interests of industrial and commercial enterprises within their areas of operation, to encourage friendly cooperation between employers and employees, and to sponsor educational programs designed.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
12
EIN
56-0680992
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Land of the Sky Association of Realtors (ABR)

ABR's mission is to enhance our members' ability to exceed, to foster high ethical standards, and to promote private property rights.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$5.8m
Employees
9
EIN
56-6060775
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Asheville Home Builders Association

Professional trade organization providing education and promotion of members within the construction industry, located in Asheville, NC.
Revenue
$802.4k
Assets
$973.0k
Employees
4
EIN
56-0900456
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics

American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics teaches and researches fixed prosthodontics through continuing education seminars, clinics, essays and publications, tapes and exhibits.
Revenue
$865.7k
Assets
$875.3k
Employees
0
EIN
23-7349704
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Education and Research Consortium of the Western Carolinas

An Asheville-based organization advancing Western Carolina's economic development by promoting education, infrastructure, and capital development.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$15.2m
Employees
0
EIN
56-2150550
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation (EMSDC)

EMSDC develops property and businesses while promoting socio-economic justice for underserved communities through education and social entrepreneurship.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$4.9m
Employees
26
EIN
58-2140995
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ymi Cultural Center

Ymi Cultural Center is an urban, community economic development organization located in Asheville, NC that works to promote economic developoment and community education within the downtown area.
Revenue
$2.1m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
7
EIN
58-1448997
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Carolina University Research and Development Corporation

Western Carolina University Research and Development Corporation aids and promotes education and charitable activities at Western Carolina University, a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$50.7m
Employees
0
EIN
04-3587582
IRS type
501(c)(3)

WNC Communities

Promotes rural farm and community development in 19 western North Carolina counties with emphasis on agricultural business income. Located in Asheville.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$3.8m
Employees
6
EIN
56-0797766
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Invest Appalachia

Invest Appalachia collaborates to create innovative financing strategies with regional partners, aims to accelerate systemic solutions, located in Charlottesvle.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
2
EIN
84-2748180
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Betterment Foundation

AA Chamber funds growth, preparedness, start-ups, recruiting new industry and developing sites in Asheville, NC.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
56-1762978
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maggies First Night Committee

Maggies First Night Committee is a community development corporation in Maggie Valley, NC that was founded in 2019.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
84-2373145
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Repatterning Practitioners Association

Repatterning Practitioners Association is a trade / professional association or chamber of commerce in Leicester, NC that was founded in 2002.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
74-2814446
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Buncombe County Dental Society

Buncombe County Dental Society is a trade / professional association or chamber of commerce in Arden, NC whose mission is: BCDS provides dental education opportunities to its members at its bi-monthly meetings.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
45-4668052
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Downtown Marshall Association

Downtown Marshall Association is a trade / professional association or chamber of commerce in Marshall, NC that was founded in 2011.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
27-0239446
IRS type
501(c)(4)
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This category corresponds to the "S00: Community Improvement, Capacity Building: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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