Minnesota · Nonprofit
NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,750 to it, the largest being AARP ($12,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $677k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $18k
- Net assets
- $976k
What New Ulm Chamber of Commerce does
Mission
To promote commerce within the city of new ulm and surrounding area.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Tourism & advertising/promotion- in an effort to expand our tourism base and entice visitors for overnight stays, we advertise using magazines, billboards, trade shows, and fam tours. We also developed several new events. Result- over 50,000 people stay in our city.
$67,491 spent$168,160 earned by the program26% of program spendingHome, health & recreation show- this event brings in over 2,000 people to the area to see the products and services of area businesses which is important for continued retail growth, had 90 vendors in two arenas.
$8,820 spent$35,494 earned by the program3% of program spendingOktoberfest- this festival brought in over 5,000 people to new ulm, which helps our local businesses including hotels, shops, and restaurants. This event helps support our chamber activities and educational programs.
$29,869 spent$64,925 earned by the program11% of program spendingEconomic development/retail targets declining new ulm retail base, especially downtown. Attention is focused on retail retention and recruitment. Chamber dollars are an effort to keep dollars "at home"- certificates for dollars to be spent at participating chamber businesses.
$3,295 spent$3,146 earned by the program1% of program spendingBusiness action team
$160 spent$101 earned by the program0% of program spendingWillkommen
$2,376 spent$3,750 earned by the program1% of program spendingChristmas & parade of lights
$9,057 spent$1,649 earned by the program3% of program spendingEvents: annual meeting, women's event & industry of the year. These events celebrate local businesses, recognize women- over 300 attended to promote individual growth and networking, honor success and business accomplishments.
$17,204 spent$23,907 earned by the program7% of program spendingCrazy days, bavarian blast, farmers market, other festivals, & nonchamber events, such as sand volleyball, bring thousands of people to new ulm.
$72,447 spent$81,014 earned by the program28% of program spendingNetwork new ulm
$15,760 spent$15,874 earned by the program6% of program spendingSpecial projects including twins game and car roll-ins
$12,855 spent$15,925 earned by the program5% of program spendingNarren- they are a masked characters who give life and color to communities throughout the world. There were 38 members during 2025.
$6,552 spent$8,038 earned by the program2% of program spendingLeadership
$5,142 spent$9,558 earned by the program2% of program spendingSetting the pace- retreat initiatives
$12,391 spent$6,013 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 14 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $263,419.
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.
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 $976k to $1.2M (+20%).
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 3% · 2022 2%. 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 9 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
Sarah Warmka
CEO
Board chair
Brie Taralson
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2019 and FY2020, and between the FY2020 and FY2021, and between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2019: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $12k → $6k.
From the IRS filings of NEW ULM 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.
How concentrated its funding is
NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% 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
100% 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 NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% — broadly stable.
“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
NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE draws 68% of its grant income from funders outside Minnesota, across 2 states in all.
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.
Organizations like NEW ULM 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 Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
45% 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 NEW ULM 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 NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Minnesota) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,750 to it, the largest being AARP ($12,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $17,750 in grants to NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
- Who is the largest funder of NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- AARP is the largest funder on record, with $12,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NEW ULM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 2 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing