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Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce

Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce (North Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being Mountain Air Community Fund Inc ($15,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2023
$488k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$15k
Net assets
$313k
0/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce does

Mission

Empowering members through education, advocacy, and partnership.

As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Business Builders Breakfasts: The Yancey County Chamber of Commerces Business Builders Breakfasts are a monthly networking and educational event designed to support local businesses. Co-sponsored by Mayland Community Colleges Small Business Center and the Yancey Chamber, the events feature speakers discussing timely community issues affecting the community. Education sessions are included on pertinent topics such as corporate development and taxes. Attendees benefit from a pre-program networking opportunity, fostering connections and business relationships building among local professionals.

    $451,989 spent$7,782 earned by the program
    100% of program spending
  2. Yancey Chamber After Hours: The Yancey County Chamber of Commerces Business After Hours are premier networking gatherings held at various local businesses througout the county. These events offer Chamber members and local professionals the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and build relationships in a relaxed, after-work setting. Attendees also enjoy refreshments, explore host venues, and engage in meaningful conversations that foster community and business growth. Each event showcases a different local business, providing insights into their operations and contribtuions to the community. With ten events hosted annually, Business After Hours serves as a cornerstone for professional networking and community engagement in Yancey County. Leadership Yancey: Leadership Yancey County is a seven-month leadership development program organized by the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce. Through monthly sessions, participants explore key sectors such as education, industry, health, and human services, small business, tourism, parks and recreation, agriculture, and local government. The program includes site visits and interactive learning experiences designed to deepen understanding of the…

  3. Remote Workers Exchange: The Yancey County Chamber of Commerces Remote Worker Exchange events provide a welcoming space for remote professionals to connect, socialize, and expand the business community in Yancey County. Hosted at the local Chamber-member venues, these gatherings offer a relaxed atmosphere with beverages and appetizers, encouraging attendees to forget meaningful relationships and support local businesses. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Yancey County Economic Development, the initiative strengthens ties between remote workers and the broader business community, fostering collaboration and economic growth in the region.

The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $451,989.

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 ($161k) Expenses 100 ($144k) Net assets 100 ($184k)2018 Revenue 118 ($191k) Expenses 132 ($190k) Net assets 100 ($184k)2019 Revenue 122 ($196k) Expenses 130 ($188k) Net assets 105 ($192k)2020 Revenue 129 ($208k) Expenses 154 ($223k) Net assets 97 ($177k)2021 Revenue 234 ($377k) Expenses 200 ($289k) Net assets 144 ($265k)2022 Revenue 276 ($445k) Expenses 275 ($397k) Net assets 170 ($313k)2023 Revenue 303 ($488k) Expenses 338 ($488k) Net assets 171 ($313k)
2017201820192020202120222023
Revenue (303)Expenses (338)Net assets (171)

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 $180k to $277k (+54%).

$187k
$188k
$198k
$180k
$277k
$313k
$313k
2017201820192020202120222023
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
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2018 53% · 2019 56% · 2020 86% · 2021 79% · 2022 76% · 2023 66%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.

$17k
’17
$742
’18
$8k
’19
−$15k
’20
$88k
’21
$48k
’22
$282
’23
6.7
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.

Chief executive

Christine Kay Wood

Executive Director

As listed on its FY2023 Form 990.

201820192020202120222023
Listed11116121211
Joined·+4+1+10+10+2
No longer listed·464103
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'24*
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of Yancey CountyBurnsville 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 Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.

NC

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

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05Profile & governance

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

Where the money goes

93% of spending goes to programs.

Program 93%Management 5%Fundraising 2%

Governance

11
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention–Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

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Questions and answers

Who funds Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce?
Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce (North Carolina) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being Mountain Air Community Fund Inc ($15,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $15,000 in grants to Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce.
Who is the largest funder of Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce?
Mountain Air Community Fund Inc is the largest funder on record, with $15,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Yancey CountyBurnsville Chamber of Commerce find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), 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