Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
To promote educational, civic, social, commercial, agricultural and economic welfare of the people of amherst, Massachusetts & vicinity; to preserve and distribute civic educational information.
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce at a glance
In short: Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,520
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,520
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,520
- Total assets
- $177,145
- -12.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
How Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce gives
- Giving fell 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Organizations | Grants for Small Businesses | $5,520 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $177,145 | $314,054 | $334,153 | $5,520 | 1 | $1,350 |
| 2024 | $202,870 | $343,791 | $293,311 | $6,585 | 1 | $1,065 |
| 2023 | $149,768 | $317,029 | $308,698 | $9,616 | 1 | $778 |
| 2022 | $127,744 | $304,598 | $299,722 | $8,654 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $127,548 | $270,488 | $262,910 | $6,197 | 1 | — |
| 2020 | $107,108 | $213,005 | $188,038 | $2,450 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $83,721 | $227,176 | $237,224 | $4,050 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Based on IRS filings
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce is a public charity, based in Amherst, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $177K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $1K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce is led by Jacob Robinson, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jacob Robinson
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$51K (2024) → $77K (2025)
Heidi Flanders
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Buffone
Director
At-Large Director → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Cleary
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aelan Tierney
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Laguera Sierra
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Brown
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Prothers
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Barr
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Fitzgibbon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Palkowski
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Scully
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alden Peotter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Watts
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Michelakis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenicca Gallagher
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barry Roberts
Director "past"
Director → Director "past", 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Plante
Director "past"
Director → Director "past", 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kishore Parmar
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sherri Willey
Director "past"
Director → Director "past", 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur Haskins
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fungai Tichawangana
Director "past"
Director → Director "past", 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katarzyna Bernash
Director "past"
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Claudia Pazmany (2019–2024) — Executive Director "past"
- Former: Lynn Gray (2019–2024) — Director "past"
- Former: Maura Guzik (2020–2024) — Secretary "past"
- Former: Michael Gay (2020–2024) — Director "past"
- Former: Jessica West (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Karen Dunn (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Johnson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Samantha Pleasant (2022–2024) — Director "past"
- Former: Miream Alexandria Laguerra Sierra (2024) — Secretary
- Former: Phil Ciccarelli (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Brassord (2019–2022) — Director "past"
- Former: Beth Pearson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Craun (2020–2022) — Director "past"
- Former: Hannah Rechtschaffen (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Alex Niefer (2022) — Director "past"
- Former: Nathan Yee (2022) — Director "past"
- Former: G. Christopher Blauvelt (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Vickery (2019) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $77K, to Jacob Robinson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
How much does Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce give each year?
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.
How large is Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce?
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce reported $177K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $314K.
What is Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN?
Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2388764. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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