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CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC

CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE KAHLERT FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$227k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$10k
Net assets
$88k
1/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Carroll County Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc does

Mission

The carroll county chamber of commerce foundation is dedicated to fostering leadership, entrepreneurship, and excellence in our community. Through innovative programs, mentorship opportunities, and educational initiatives, we empower individuals to realize their potential, cultivate their talents, and to lead and innovate in carroll county.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. We host an annual outstanding teacher awards event that recognizes approximately 500 public school teachers at an event where almost 1,000 people attend. Ths planning of this event takes approximately 4 months. The chamber foundation awards three scholarships annually to teachers pursuing a masters degree in education or attending training programs that enhance their teaching and benefit their students.

    $60,715 spent
    41% of program spending

  2. Public safety awards: this annual event recognizes local police, fire, and first responders with over 250 people in attendance. The planning for this event is very involved and begins 6 months prior to the event itself. It is filmed by local media and played numerous times on local cable, as well as being posted on the foundation website.

    $9,385 spent
    6% of program spending

  3. We support an annual carroll county women's conference which is a large event to promote issues of importance to local women. Approximately 300 women attend this annual event to hear numerous speakers in breakout groups. Scholarships are awarded to women pursuing higher education at local colleges, including carroll community college and mcdaniel college. The committee also awards an annual scholarship for a participant in carroll county chamber of commerce leadership carroll.

    $79,043 spent
    53% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $149,143.

02The organization over time

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.

Board chair

Val Giovangnoni

Board chair

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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.

Where its funders are

100% of CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC's grant income comes from Maryland funders.

MD

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

CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.

Operating margin34% · top quartile
Months of reserve7.9mo · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC

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In Maryland

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce83%The Carroll Community College Foundation Inc79%Carroll County Association of Realtors Inc78%Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce77%The Community Foundation of Frederick County Maryland Inc77%Community Foundation of Carroll County76%Carroll County Education Association Inc76%Montgomery County Chamber Community Foundation Inc76%

Nationally

Carroll County Chamber of Commerce83%Michigan Chamber Foundation81%Montana Chamber Foundation80%Carroll County Chamber Five Inc79%Missouri Chamber Foundation79%The Carroll Community College Foundation Inc79%Coppell ISD Education Foundation Inc79%Midland Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc78%
05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

100% of spending goes to programs.

Program 100%Management 0%Fundraising 0%

Governance

7
board members
100%
independent
–Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC?
CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC (Maryland) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000 to it, the largest being THE KAHLERT FOUNDATION INC ($10,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000 in grants to CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC?
THE KAHLERT FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CARROLL COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 2024–2024), and the filings of 1 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