Program areas at GVCC
The Valparaiso magazine is our premier marketing print publication that allows our Chamber to showcase many important quality of life aspects of our community. It takes the perspective of looking at our community through the lens of the businesss point of view. The publication has a circulation of 18,000 homes and businesses in the Greater Valparaiso area. It features business owners and their many facets to the strong civic engagement to this community. Valparaiso magazine is published four times a year.
Chamber network night is an annual business to business expo which provides businesses from porter county to showcase their products and services face to face with potential clients and customers. There are nearly 200 organizations with booth space to display their products and services. The diversity of businesses participating, range from hospitals, sign companies, law firms, telecommunication firms, and many more. This is the largest business expo in northern Indiana.
Our membership directory is a very useful buyers guide for businesses and individuals looking for business services, consumer products, and anything needed to purchase for home or business. It lists the many members who belong to the Valparaiso Chamber alphabetically and by business category. This directory also provides display advertising which helps to promote the products and services provided by the 800 plus businesses that are affiliated with our Chamber of Commerce. This directory circulates to 5,000 businesses in the Valparaiso market place. Its an outstanding business to business resource.
The Chamber provides individuals and businesses with information on activities throughout Valparaiso, porter county, and northwest Indiana.
Personnel at GVCC
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Danielle Oeding | Vice President , Sales and Marketing / Executive Vice President | | 2022-04-03 |
| Kurt Gillins | Vice President , Programs and Communications / Vice President , Sales and Marketing | | 2022-04-03 |
| Rex Richards | President | $128,103 | 2023-11-14 |
| Greg Gottschalk | Treasurer | $0 | 2024-09-20 |
| Matt Evans | Chair - Elect and Vice - Chair , Member Services | $0 | 2024-09-20 |
| ...and 16 more key personnel |
Financials for GVCC
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $101,555 | $75,610 | 34.3% |
| Program services | $666,185 | $610,593 | 9.1% |
| Investment income and dividends | $10,074 | $2,347 | 329.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $24,405 | $25,646 | -4.8% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-4,717 | $0 | -999% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-1,917 | $5,545 | -134.6% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $20,740 | $19,057 | 8.8% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $321,305 | $352,435 | -8.8% |
| Total revenues | $1,137,630 | $1,091,233 | 4.3% |
Organizations like GVCC
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Martinsburg Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Martinsburg, WV | $399,825 |
| Seneca County Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Waterloo, NY | $833,018 |
| Richland Area Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Mansfield, OH | $2,123,004 |
| Chemung County Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Elmira, NY | $703,497 |
| Columbia County Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Evans, GA | $1,013,608 |
| Milledgeville-Baldwin Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Milledgeville, GA | $329,166 |
| Centerville Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Centerville, IA | $588,306 |
| Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Elkhart, IN | $1,174,866 |
| Bastrop Chamber of Commerce | 501(c)(6) | Bastrop, TX | $701,194 |
| The Chamber of Manitowoc County | 501(c)(6) | Manitowoc, WI | $396,658 |
Data update history
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
December 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
July 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Trade associationsChambers of commerceBusiness and community development organizations
Issues
Business and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsFundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringFundraising races, competitions, and tournaments
General information
- Address
- 162 W Lincolnway
- Valparaiso, IN 46383
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- Porter County, IN
- Website URL
- valpochamber.org/chamber-staff.htmlÂ
- Phone
- (219) 462-1105
IRS details
- EIN
- 35-0727140
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1912
- 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
- Independent
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