Alabama · Nonprofit
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc (Alabama) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $20k
- Net assets
- $543k
What The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc does
Mission
The mission of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, Inc is to provide the leadership, vision and catalyst for the advancement of the economic prosperity, business climate, and quality of life...
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Leadership and Community Development: Focuses on programs that make a difference in the quality of life in West Alabama. Informational and educational programs include the Womens Leadership Alliance, Civic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Leadership Tuscaloosa, Forerunners Youth Leadership Program, Young Tuscaloosa, State of the Community, the Diverse Business Council and the Community Benchmarking Trip
$91,378 spent$178,678 earned by the program9% of program spendingEducation and Workforce Development: To link business and education, leading to sustainable educational excellence and skilled workforce capacity.
$214,323 spent$546,445 earned by the program20% of program spendingMembership Development: Membership & Investor Relations focuses on our members and major investors. Our Annual Meeting and Award Ceremony celebrates our accomplishments from the previous year. Business After Hours and Breakfast & Biz give our members an opportunity to network with each other. Our investor reception honors those who contribute to our five-year plan. Celebrate Local is a community event to showcase our local businesses.
$75,804 spent$93,352 earned by the program7% of program spendingOther program services of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama including: Economic Development and Public Policy and Advocacy.
$675,593 spent$273,885 earned by the program64% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,057,098.
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 2018 to 2019, from $774k to $1.0M (+32%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $10k.
From the IRS filings of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama 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
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Alabama, across 1 state 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 The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama 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 Alabama
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
44% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc: 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 The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc?
- The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc (Alabama) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $20,000 to it, the largest being NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $20,000 in grants to The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc?
- NATIONAL SKILLS COALITION is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Alabama. 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 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