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CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC

CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $622,300 to it, the largest being CDPHP FOUNDATION INC ($250,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.1M
Funders on record
9
Grants received
$622k
Net assets
$310k
5/9 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 22%
01What it does

What Capital Region Chamber Foundation Inc does

Mission

The mission of capital region chamber foundation, inc., a not-for-profit wholly owned subsidiary of the capital region chamber of commerce is to advance the work of the capital region chamber in engaging the business community to addreess business, civic, education and workforce development issues critical to the economic vitality of the region.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. People and workforce includes talent, diversity, inclusion, leadership capital region, the young professionals network, the nonprofit business awards luncheon, and proceeds from the golf tournament that benefit the foundation.

    $821,695 spentof which $54,769 as grants$335,636 earned by the program
    71% of program spending

  2. Business growth includes the entrepreneur boot camp which provides intensive training that guides would-be entrepreneurs, existing businesses and veterans through the step-by-step process of starting, operating and managing a business, and the bipoc business growth initiative, that provides assistance and growth acceleration support to small and mid-sized bipoc businesses in the capital region.

    $235,453 spentof which $1,880 as grants$49,225 earned by the program
    20% of program spending

  3. Military engagement programs in support of the region's military bases and veterans.

    $61,416 spentof which $2,550 as grants$14,340 earned by the program
    5% of program spending

  4. Member services - serve the diverse interests of member businesses by providing relevant programs, services and benefits.

    $39,732 spent$36,660 earned by the program
    3% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,158,296.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20182018 Revenue 100 ($713k) Expenses 100 ($710k) Net assets 100 ($144k)2019 Revenue 113 ($805k) Expenses 113 ($805k) Net assets 100 ($145k)2020 Revenue 119 ($851k) Expenses 115 ($820k) Net assets 122 ($175k)2021 Revenue 132 ($944k) Expenses 124 ($878k) Net assets 167 ($241k)2022 Revenue 162 ($1.2M) Expenses 161 ($1.1M) Net assets 176 ($253k)2023 Revenue 169 ($1.2M) Expenses 165 ($1.2M) Net assets 197 ($284k)2024 Revenue 160 ($1.1M) Expenses 157 ($1.1M) Net assets 215 ($310k)
2018201920202021202220232024
Revenue (160)Expenses (157)Net assets (215)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $495k to $852k (+72%).

$276k
$262k
$495k
$852k
$1.1M
$1.3M
$1.3M
2018201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2018 11% · 2019 9% · 2020 30% · 2021 22% · 2022 24% · 2023 14% · 2024 14%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

63% of CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 12,352 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$2k
’18
$430
’19
$31k
’20
$66k
’21
$12k
’22
$31k
’23
$26k
’24
11
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Chief executive

Mark N Eagan

President & CEO

Board chair

Michelle Wildgrube

Chair

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

2018201920202021202220232024
Listed13111113151516
Joined·+1+4+3+4+1+2
No longer listed·341211
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 5 funders, grant income rose $17k → $221k.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
Cdphp Foundation Incunclassified
$250k
The Mitzen Foundation Incunclassified
$125k
Sunmark Credit Unionunclassified
$68k
Uhy Cares Ny Incunclassified
$500
funders
2
3
2
5
5
1

From the IRS filings of CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

97% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC.

40%
largest funder
86%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 94% · 2021 73% · 2022 50% · 2023 62% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

60% of CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

99% of CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from New York funders.

NY
NJ

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
New York out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 11,752 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin2% · below the median
Months of reserve10.6mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)8% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,752 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Organizations like CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In New York

Capital Region Chamber of Commerce Inc88%The Center for Regional Strategies Inc81%The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc81%Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce80%Ceg of the Capital Region79%Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region Inc79%Chautauqua Region Community Foundation Inc79%Chautauqua Region Economic Development Corporation78%

Nationally

Capital Region Chamber of Commerce Inc88%Charles River Regional Chamberinc85%Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Comm85%The Chamber Foundation85%Capital Region Economic Development Corp84%Columbus Alliance for Regional Investment Inc83%The Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation83%Commerce Lexington Foundation Inc83%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

98% of spending goes to programs.

Program 98%Management 2%Fundraising 0%

Governance

9
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NY

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • Capital Region Chamber Inc · exempt
  • Business Services Corporation · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC?
CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC (New York) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $622,300 to it, the largest being CDPHP FOUNDATION INC ($250,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $622,300 in grants to CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC?
CDPHP FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CAPITAL REGION CHAMBER FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing