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Bend Chamber of Commerce

501(c)(6) organization Bend, OR EIN: 93-0331932 Website

Bend Chamber of Commerce at a glance

In short: Bend Chamber of Commerce gave $117K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $117K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$117,354
-32.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$117,354
+34.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$117,354
Total assets
$951,174
-7.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Bend Chamber of Commerce funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Bendnext: $117KBendnext$117K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bendnext ($117K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

BendCorvallisSalem

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $174K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $117K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bendnext Bend, OROperations$117,354
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$951,174$1,586,218$1,601,599$117,3541$7,683
2024$1,031,116$1,367,163$1,353,089$174,3112$16,133
2023$1,081,130$1,262,175$1,252,614$135,4132$-469
2022$932,875$1,436,626$1,369,233——$579
2021$899,255$1,359,486$1,126,974$5,0001$404
2020$719,381$1,295,926$1,117,340$5,0001$3,490

About Bend Chamber of Commerce

Based on IRS filings

Bend Chamber of Commerce is a public charity, based in Bend, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $951K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $117K. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bend Chamber of Commerce is led by Sara Odendahl, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 2 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sara Odendahl

    CEO

    Interim CEO → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2024) → $138K (2025)

  • Tia Lewis

    Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2024

    Chair Elect → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Lyons

    Director

    Chair → Past Chair, 2024

    Past Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheri Helt

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig Chenoweth

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Woods DMD

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Senner

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Ladd

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Divya Sharma MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Merriman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Handy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Strang

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katy Brooks

    Former CEO

    CEO → Former CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $162K (2023) → $99K (2025)

  • Katie Anderson

    Past Chair

    Chair Elect → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Renee Alexander

    At-Large Member

    Member at Large → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2024

    Vice Chair & Treasurer → At-Large Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary North

    Chair Elect

    At-Large Member → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Breit

    Vice Chair & Treasurer

    Director → Vice Chair & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Rebecca Berry (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Alan Dietrich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Coby Horton (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Hunter Neubauer (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jim Sansburn (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Travis Ulrich (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Laurie Hill (2023) — Director
  • Former: Megan Wood (2023) — Director
  • Former: Kathleen Brooks (2020–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Lisa Hale (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Moe Carrick (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Megan Walker (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Preston Callicott (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Scott Wallace (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Teri Hockett (2020) — Director
  • Former: Vic Martinez (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Sara Odendahl — CEO: $138KSara OdendahlCEO$138KKaty Brooks — Former CEO: $99KKaty BrooksFormer CEO$99K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $138K, to Sara Odendahl (CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Bend Chamber of Commerce

How much does Bend Chamber of Commerce give each year?

Bend Chamber of Commerce gave $117K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $174K across 2 grants.

How large is Bend Chamber of Commerce?

Bend Chamber of Commerce reported $951K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

Where does Bend Chamber of Commerce operate?

Bend Chamber of Commerce has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Bend Chamber of Commerce's EIN?

Bend Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0331932. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 22, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 30, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 20, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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