Nonprofit · EIN 74-0964905
GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Tax-exempt · VICTORIA, TX 77902
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $211,490 | $234,815 | -$23,325 | $31,990 | $1,542 | $30,448 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $247,492 | $230,115 | $17,377 | $55,163 | $1,390 | $53,773 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $245,117 | $232,398 | $12,719 | $37,598 | $1,202 | $36,396 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $130,002
- Membership dues
- $130,002
- Program service revenue
- $74,457
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $7,031
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $86,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $57,370
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $182,205
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,500
- Occupancy
- $15,278
- Travel
- $133
- Depreciation
- $3,641
- Program services (functional)
- $5,417
- Management and general (functional)
- $229,398
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $55,163
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,990
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,542
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,448
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,146
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $30,448
- Gross receipts
- $211,490
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 35
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON LYON | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $86,000 |
| BJ NELSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BLAINE WARZECHA | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHERRY MCSHAFFRY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONALD JIRKOVSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CINDY COX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| APRIL BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEN GALVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DIEGO GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID HARTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK MCSHAFFRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBERT ROYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GERI SCHROEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTI STEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON LYON | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $85,050 |
| BJ NELSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BLAINE WARZECHA | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHERRY MCSHAFFRY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONALD JIRKOVSKY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CINDY COX | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| APRIL BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEN GALVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DIEGO GONZALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID HARTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK MCSHAFFRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBERT ROYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GERI SCHROEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTI STEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS VEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON LYON | PRESIDENT Officer | 50 | $78,600 |
| JAMES MARTINEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MIKE OLSON | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BLAINE WARZECHA | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRIS VEGA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROSALIND PEREZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN BILLINGSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEN GALAVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JESUS A GARZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREGORY GUERRERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DIANE KLIEM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BJ NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTI STEVENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GERI SCHROEDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHERRY MCSHAFFRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MIA TALLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2465, VICTORIA, TX 77902-2465
- In care of
- % RIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFFERSON LYON
- Signed the 990
- JEFFERSON LYON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (361) 573-5277
- Website
- WWW.VICTORIACHAMBER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROLOFF HNATEK & CO LLP
Mission
ORGANIZATION OF INDIVIDUALS & BUSINESSES WORKING TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE & ECONOMIC WELL- BEING IN THE VICTORIA AREA.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTED THE VICTORIA BUSINESSES AND IMPROVED THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF THE CITY.Expenses $5,169 · revenue $74,457
- PROMOTED THE VICTORIA BUSINESSES AND IMPROVED THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF THE CITY.Expenses $248
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-0964905
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1927
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,990
- Income (IRS master file)
- $211,490
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $211,490 | $234,815 | $31,990 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $247,492 | $230,115 | $55,163 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $245,117 | $232,398 | $37,598 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $232,552 | $253,221 | $40,785 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 74-0964905).
Questions about GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
- What is the EIN of GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is 74-0964905.
- Is GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1927.
- Are donations to GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does GREATER VICTORIA AREA 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 GREATER VICTORIA AREA 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 GREATER VICTORIA AREA 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 GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFFERSON LYON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,000 (JEFFERSON LYON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does GREATER VICTORIA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $211,490, expenses of $234,815 and total assets of $31,990 at year end.
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