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DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (Delaware) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $216,300 to it, the largest being WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY INC ($108,675). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.9M
Funders on record
4
Grants received
$216k
Net assets
$1.5M
1/4 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 7%
01What it does

What Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Inc does

Mission

To promote an economic climate that strengthens the competitiveness of delaware businesses and benefits citizens of the state. The chamber will provide services members want; it will serve and be recognized as the primary resource on matters affecting companies of all sizes; and it will be the leading advocate for business with government in delaware.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Annual dinner event - the delaware state chambers largest network event with delaware's business leaders. The event features a well known keynote speaker, dinner and presentation of the josiah marvel cup award to the delaware business leader or prominent person who makes significant contributions to the state.

    $157,883 spent$625,750 earned by the program
    9% of program spending

  2. Superstars in business event - recognition luncheon for small business owners and non-profits. Members describe what's special about their small business; each business is confidentially reviewed by a panel of accomplished business leaders who choose delaware's superstars in business. The experience also provides feedback about the applicant's business. Awards are presented at the luncheon along with a video that showcases the business.

    $40,744 spent$63,838 earned by the program
    2% of program spending

  3. Business relations and community services.

    $1,485,859 spent$1,255,438 earned by the program
    88% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,684,486.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($1.6M) Expenses 100 ($1.4M) Net assets 100 ($913k)2018 Revenue 104 ($1.6M) Expenses 131 ($1.8M) Net assets 2 ($16k)2019 Revenue 116 ($1.8M) Expenses 133 ($1.8M) Net assets 19 ($170k)2020 Revenue 99 ($1.5M) Expenses 111 ($1.5M) Net assets 32 ($289k)2021 Revenue 120 ($1.9M) Expenses 99 ($1.4M) Net assets 107 ($978k)2022 Revenue 113 ($1.8M) Expenses 122 ($1.7M) Net assets 137 ($1.2M)2023 Revenue 119 ($1.9M) Expenses 134 ($1.8M) Net assets 166 ($1.5M)2024 Revenue 125 ($1.9M) Expenses 157 ($2.1M) Net assets 168 ($1.5M)
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Revenue (125)Expenses (157)Net assets (168)

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 $913k to $1.7M (+83%).

$914k
$806k
$911k
$913k
$1.7M
$2.0M
$2.3M
$2.9M
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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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$187k
’17
−$177k
’18
−$1k
’19
$26k
’20
$520k
’21
$87k
’22
$15k
’23
−$201k
’24
5.4
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.

Board chair

Marie Holliday

Chair

As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.

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Listed1517171717151616
Joined·+5+6+2+3+6+2+3
No longer listed·3623813
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $12k → $125k.

Funder
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'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
Wilmington University Incunclassified
$109k
funders
1
1
1
2
3
1
1

From the IRS filings of DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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

DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

53% 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 DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC.

50%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 93% · 2023 80% — 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.

Where its funders are

96% of DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC's grant income comes from Delaware funders.

PA
MD
DE

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

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’20
’21
’22
’23
Delaware 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

Government funding DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $161k on record.

State$161k
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Top programs
  • ADVERTISING$86k
  • ASSOC DUES AND CONF FEES$44k
  • OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE$20k
  • TRAINING$10k
  • GRANTS$500

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 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 Delaware

Delaware Health Empowerment Coalition Inc78%Delaware Center for Justice77%The Committee of 100 Inc77%Delaware Business Roundtable Inc76%Masonic Charities of Delaware Inc76%Delaware State Troopers Association76%Delaware Nature Society Inc75%University of Delaware Alumni Association Inc75%

Nationally

Delaware Advancement Corporation79%Delaware Health Empowerment Coalition Inc78%Delaware Center for Justice77%Delaware County Foundation77%Monroeville Area Chamber of Commerce77%Delaware County Economic Development Corporation77%Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Inc77%Salem Area Chamber of Commerce77%
05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

78% of spending goes to programs.

Program 78%Management 22%Fundraising 0%

Governance

15
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

DE

Part of a family of 7 related entities

  • The Partnership Inc · exempt
  • The Delaware Public Policy Institute · exempt
  • Delaware Retail Council Inc · exempt
  • The PAC · exempt
  • Delaware Employers and Employees Education Fund · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC (Delaware) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $216,300 to it, the largest being WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY INC ($108,675). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC have?
IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $216,300 in grants to DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC?
WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY INC is the largest funder on record, with $108,675 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like DELAWARE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Delaware. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 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