EIN 57-0138852

Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
31
Year formed
1823
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Mission: Advance our region’s economy, improve our quality of life and enhance our members’ success.
Total revenues
$4,077,656
2022
Total expenses
$4,150,438
2022
Total assets
$6,531,279
2022
Num. employees
31
2022

Program areas at Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

The Charleston Metro Chamber is a membership organization, 1,600 members strong, serving as a collective voice to drive solutions for a thriving community. We work each day for our members, each of their employees and our entire community to ensure we have a healthy business environment. We tackle the toughest regional challenges like housing attainability, infrastructure and bridging the talent gap, while creating exclusive access, networking and leadership opportunities to grow your business and your employees. We can tackle the tough issues because of the strength of our members and volunteer leaders. Together, our collective voices are advancing our region. And yes, it is because of each one of our members and leaders, and our tremendous staff, that we were honored to be named the 2018 Chamber of the year by the association of Chamber of Commerce executives. By the numbers: 1,600+ member organizations representing 160,000+ professionals 2018 Chamber of the year 5-star accredited Chamber of Commerce 28,352 members engaged with the Chamber in 2018 membership we offer a variety of membership levels that provide the access and value your company needs. Want the unique opportunity to position yourself among the leading businesses driving our region forward? Learn more about our leadership circle investors. Heres just a sample of what you receive as a Chamber member: invites to a variety of members-only events, offering the opportunity to build relationships, gain insight and well, have a little fun. Access to local area chambers, providing you connections and resources where it matters most to you within 15 to 30 minutes of your work or home opportunity for every young professional in your company to join Charleston young professionals ability to offer your team development opportunities through our leadership programs savings to your bottom line on things like healthcare and office supplies through member discounts updates from our government relations team on legislation both locally and at the state house help bridge our workforce gaps by engaging in our talent advancement efforts build and deepen relationships through connections to fellow business leaders advocating for a thriving community thriving communities dont just happen. Rather, they are the result of smart planning, collaboration and dedication to driving solutions. The chambers government relations team works tirelessly to build and nurture relationships, address our regions critical issues and advocate for a healthy business environment all so the collective voice of the regions business community is heard. So you can focus on your business, while we focus on ensuring your business has a thriving community to prosper within. So that each one of our community members has the opportunity to advance and enjoy a top-notch quality of life. Our team advocates at the federal, state and regional levels and takes a proactive and collaborative approach to tackling issues.

Who funds Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Advanced Technology InternationalContribution$20,000
Bosch Community FundEco+stem$15,000

Personnel at Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

NameTitleCompensation
Bryan DerreberryPresident and Chief Executive Officer$350,290
Laurie CarterSenior Vice President of Finance$110,445
Erin AylorSenior Vice President of Marketing
Justin LeeSenior Vice President of Membership and Corporate$127,975
Scott BarhightSenior Vice President of Government Relations$121,674
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$24,000
Program services$4,030,870
Investment income and dividends$22,786
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$4,077,656

Form 990s for Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-11990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2018-122020-01-30990View PDF
2017-122019-02-21990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 43 new personnel
July 12, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from Advanced Technology International
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 25 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Bosch Community Fund
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsChambers of commerceBusiness and community development organizationsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsPolitical advocacyCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
Address
4922 Ohear Ave Ste 101
North Charleston, SC 29405
Metro area
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
County
Charleston County, SC
Website URL
charlestonchamber.org/ 
Phone
(843) 577-2510
Facebook page
ChasChamber 
Twitter profile
@chaschamber 
IRS details
EIN
57-0138852
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1823
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S41: Promotion of Business
NAICS code, primary
813910: Trade Associations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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