Georgia · Nonprofit
GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,121 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC ($35,121). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.4M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $35k
- Net assets
- $892k
What Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce does
Mission
The purpose of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce is to promote and develop civic, educational, commercial and industrial interests in columbus, georgia and certain surrounding areas.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Member and community services - fosters knowledge, stimulates interest and facilitates the general welfare and prosperity of the columbus area for the benefit of its citizens and all areas of its business community.leadership columbus is a program designed to identify leaders and volunteers to help guide the community in the years to come. The program exposes highly talented and motivated leaders to economic, governmental and socio-cultural community issues with the intent of involvement, future direction, and ultimately, solutions.the young professionals is a membership program whose vision is to foster an environment where young professional members age 21-40 are energized, engaged, and empowered to continue the legacy of leadership, progress and growth that has shaped the greater columbus, georgia region.
$649,793 spent58% of program spendingEconomic development - works directly with with ft. Moore and local governments in the region to enhance sustainability and economic development. The columbus 2025 plan is a collaborative community plan to create a more competitive and prosperous region. The guiding principles of the plan to are to increase prosperity, reduce poverty, and improve overall quality of life for a stronger and more vibrant region for decades to come.
$89,626 spent8% of program spendingEducation and advocacy - encompasses activities that encourage the business community to become partners with schools in order to aid education in the columbus area.the partners in education program seeks to improve education by stimulating meaningful business and community involvement in public and private schools. The program now emcompasses over 300 partners and over 80 schools engaged across seven school districts.the workforce advisory council exists to develop and sustain a highly qualified and skilled workforce through education, training and dynamic partnerships that will lead the greater columbus region into a stronger economic future.
$380,913 spent34% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,120,332.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $965k to $3.0M (+209%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 15% · 2023 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
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
Jerald Mitchell
President/CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $5k → $14k.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $13k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Medical Center Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE raised.
From the IRS filings of GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’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 GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $35k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Organizations like GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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 Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
47% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Columbus Alliance for Regional Investment Inc · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Georgia) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $35,121 to it, the largest being COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC ($35,121). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $35,121 in grants to GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC is the largest funder on record, with $35,121 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like GREATER COLUMBUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. 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 2018–2024), 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