South Carolina · Nonprofit
LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT
LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $632,145 to it, the largest being THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE CRAB FESTIVAL INC ($632,145). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2021
- $378k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $632k
- Net assets
- $19k
What Little River Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Cent does
Mission
To promote local businesses, commerce and the little river, sc area through member services, advertising and promotion of tourism, festivals, and other community events by proactive leadership and community involvement
As stated on its FY2021 Form 990.
Program
Membership services - part of the chambers mission is to be a community leader and assist in the economic development of the region. The benefits of membership are both direct and significant with opportunities for advertising, networking, referrals, personal and business participation. Business after hours and ribbon cutting grand opening events allow area members to showcasae their business to the local community and fellow businesses festivals and events - the filing organization hosts a variety of community based festivals and events throughout the year. The shrimpfest is an annual festival which attracts over 12000 - 15000 visitors. The world famous blue crab festival is an annual festival which attracts people from the local area as well as tourists in the grand strand area. These fesitvals allow for the promotion of the little river area advertising and promotion of tourism - part of the mission of the little river chamber of commerce is to provide community leadership through the promotion of economic development including tourism. This is accomplished through the resources of state and local accomodation tax (a-tax) funds received from government to use toward advertising…
$132,243 spent$191,381 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2021 Form 990. Program spending in total: $132,243.
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. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $71k to $134k (+88%).
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: 2020 18% · 2021 26%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 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.
Board chair
Ryan Waters
Chairman
As listed on its FY2021 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $44k → $55k.
From the IRS filings of LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT’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 LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 9,968 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,968 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2021
Organizations like LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT
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 South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
44% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT: 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 LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT?
- LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT (South Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $632,145 to it, the largest being THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE CRAB FESTIVAL INC ($632,145). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $632,145 in grants to LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT?
- THE WORLD FAMOUS BLUE CRAB FESTIVAL INC is the largest funder on record, with $632,145 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LITTLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITORS CENT find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. 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 FY2021 (financials across 2017–2021), 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