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Nonprofit · EIN 58-1950100

DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Tax-exempt · DAWSONVILLE, GA 30534

Financials

$1.3M$1.1M2023$1.3M$1.1M2024$2M$1.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,961,732$1,212,019$749,713$2,179,341$346,551$1,832,790
December 31, 2024990$1,282,138$1,144,926$137,212$1,328,095$278,108$1,049,987
December 31, 2023990$1,282,096$1,135,773$146,323$1,178,325$265,550$912,775
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$810,467
Membership dues
$85,632
Program service revenue
$1,076,937
Investment income
$4,532
Net income from fundraising events
$60,073
Other revenue
$69,796

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$137,682
Other salaries and wages
$358,112
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$601,096
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$36,544
Travel
$22,526
Depreciation
$20,350
Program services (functional)
$905,787
Management and general (functional)
$298,669
Fundraising (functional)
$7,563

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,328,095
Total assets, end of year
$2,179,341
Total liabilities, end of year
$346,551
Net assets, end of year
$1,832,790
Land, buildings and equipment
$845,431
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,355,903
Net assets with donor restrictions
$476,887
Gross receipts
$2,004,965
Employees
8
Volunteers
35
Year formed
1977
State of legal domicile
GA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MANDY POWERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$137,682
ALEXANDRIA WILLIAMSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ALEXA BRUCEBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFIC
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY PALMERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ANGELIA HOLLOWAYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN HAASBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BROOKE ANDERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFIC
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS DEARWENTBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CODY CHEMBARSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC GRAVESBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAN STOCKBRIDGEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER PATTERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JERE ALLENBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFIC
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WALDENBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFIC
Trustee or director
1$0
KARMEN PHARRISIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARK SUSSMANBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT WALLSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
NICOLE LECAVEBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFIC
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDALL JACKSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERI HARDEEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TROY LINDSEYBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WESLEY BEARDENBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MANDY POWERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$125,235
MONTY SIRMANSBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KARMEN PHARRISBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MATT WALLBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMY PALMERBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ALEXANDRIA WILLIAMSBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CODY CHEMBARSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRIS ELLIOTTBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY GALBRAITHBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC GRAVESBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN HAASBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHERI HARDEEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDALL JACKSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN LEEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW MEYERSFORMER BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER PATTERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAN STOCKBRIDGEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WESLEY BEARDENBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JERE ALLENBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
BROOKE ANDERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXA BRUCEBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WALDENBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE LECAVEBOARD OF DIRECTOR/EX OFFICIO
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MANDY POWERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$119,354
MONTY SIRMANSBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KARMEN PHARRISBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MATT WALLBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SHANNON VOSSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ALEXANDRIA WILLIAMSBOARD OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMY PALMERBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOBBI LARSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN HAASBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAN STOCKBRIDGEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER PATTERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN LEEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHY GALBRAITHBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRIS ELLIOTTBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW MEYERSBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDALL JACKSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAYLOR BENNETTBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WESLEY BEARDENBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN TRAPNELLBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BROOKE ANDERSONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS GAINESBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE EASONBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE LECAVEBOARD OF DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 299, DAWSONVILLE, GA 30534-0006
In care of
% BRENDA MASON
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
MANDY POWER, PO BOX 299, DAWSONVILLE, GA 30534
Signed the 990
MANDY POWER, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(706) 265-6278
Return prepared by
SEROTTA MADDOCKS EVANS & CO

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS CULTIVATING A SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND A DESIRABLE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROMOTION OF TOURISM - THROUGH USE OF THE HOTEL/MOTEL TAX REVENUE TO ENCOURAGE TRAVEL TO DAWSON COUNTY AS A DESTINATION FOR BUSINESS AND LEISURE TRAVEL. ADVERTISING IN PRINT MEDIA AS WELL AS FAMILIARIZATION TOURS AND TRAVEL WRLTER'S TOURS WERE CONDUCTED. SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ALSO USED TO CREATE AWARENESS OF DAWSON COUNTY AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION. APPROXIMATELY 40 LOCAL TOURISM VENUES BENEFITED IN ADDITION TO LOCAL LODGING, RESTAURANTS, GAS STATIONS, GROCERY STORES AND 140 RETAIL OUTLET STORES AND OTHER INDEPENDENT RETAILERS. ALSO PROMOTED THE LOCAL ARTS CENTER AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAIN MOONSHINE FESTIVAL. THROUGH ALL FORMS OF ADVERTISING, OVER 2 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ARE MADE ON POTENTIAL VISITORS.
    Expenses $684,529 · revenue $688,749
  • MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESS THROUGH SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS, PROMOTIONS SUCH AS RIBBON CUTTINGS, NEWSPAPER/NEWSLETTER ARTICLES, BUSINESS AFTER HOURS NETWORKING EVENTS, MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS WITH BUSINESS RELATED SPEAKERS.
    Expenses $13,272 · revenue $52,699
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - THE CHAMBER WORKS WITH PROSPECTIVE BUSINESSES AS THEY SEEK ASSISTANCE IN MOVING OR EXPANDING IN DAWSON COUNTY. THE CHAMBER ALSO WORKS WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DAWSON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE CITY OF DAWSONVILLE AND DAWSON COUNTY TO PROMOTE OUR COMMUNITY AS A PREMIER PLACE TO DO WORK, PLAY AND LIVE.
    Expenses $207,986 · revenue $187,539

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
58-1950100
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,179,341
Income (IRS master file)
$2,004,965

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,961,732$1,212,019$2,179,341XML
990December 2024$1,282,138$1,144,926$1,328,095XML
990December 2023$1,282,096$1,135,773$1,178,325XML
990December 2022$1,119,503$935,253$1,002,628IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1950100).

Questions about DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

What is the EIN of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 58-1950100.
Is DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1993.
Are donations to DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MANDY POWER.
Who are the officers and directors of DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,682 (MANDY POWER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does DAWSON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,961,732, expenses of $1,212,019 and total assets of $2,179,341 at year end.

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