Rowan County Chamber of Commerce EIN 56-0387470

Rowan County Chamber of Commerce

EIN  56-0387470 Business league / trade association Salisbury, NC Founded 1925
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves Salisbury and Rowan County's industrial, economic, and social well-being.
Leadership
Elaine Spalding · President · $154K
Money in and out
$575K revenue, $586K expenses
Bottom line
-2% operating surplus

Improves Salisbury and Rowan County's industrial, economic, and social well-being. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $575K in revenue, $586K in expenses, and $374K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$575K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$586K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$374K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.24
Operating surplus
-2%
revenue over expenses▲ +66% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
97%
of revenue from program services & dues0% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
57%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -2% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$575K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses
$586K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total assets
$485K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$111K
FY20250%
Total revenue
$575K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$586K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$374K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$485K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $447K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Promote the industrial, commercial, agricultural, economic, civic and social welfare of the people of salisbury and rowan county north carolina promote education advocacy promote workforce development

$447Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRowan County Chamber of Commerce
EINHdr · item D56-0387470
Principal addressHdr · item CSalisbury, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.rowanchamber.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1925
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2023

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$153,625Pt VII · Sec A
Div Chair Ed Workforce
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Div Chair - Membership
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Div Chair - Public Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elaine Spalding’s $154K as President is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elaine Spalding$153,625$147,265$153,625$145,118$141,140$137,931

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$558K · 97%
Other revenue$14K · 2%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Program service revenue97%$558K
Other revenue2%$14K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$575K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.24
Program services76%$447K
Management & general24%$139K
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$425K
Total assetsLn 16$485K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$111K
Total net assetsLn 32$374K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $425K · Operating expenses/yr $586K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $447K · Total expenses $586K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $139K · Total expenses $586K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $586K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $575K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $575K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $558K · Total revenue $575K
97%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $575K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $558K · Total expenses $586K
95%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $575K · Prior year $508K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $389K · FY2025 $575K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $374K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $575K · Expenses $586K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $485K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $374K · Total assets $485K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $485K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elaine Spalding · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $154K · Total expenses $586K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $332K · Total expenses $586K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 24%
Revenue growth 13%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$575K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$512K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$428K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$389K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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