Charleston Chamber Foundation

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC EIN: 27-1199140 Website

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAMBER, THE CHARLESTON CHAMBER FOUNDATION ADVANCES THE CHARLESTON REGION'S COMMUNITY THROUGH KEY INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS OUR CRITICAL CHALLENGES. THE FOUNDATION IS ALIGNED TO MAXIMIZE OUR COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION SET OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOCUSED TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARLESTON REGION AS A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE METRO. A PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS DELIVERED IN ITS EFFORTS IN TALENT PIPELINE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ATTAINABILITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

+98.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$334K

Grant Count

Avg Grant Size

$167K

About Charleston Chamber Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Charleston Chamber Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $334K.

Focus Areas

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

South Carolina $334K (100%)

States

South Carolina

Cities

CharlestonNorth Charleston

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$1,013,344	$509,565	$425,785
Revenue	$3,736,769	$2,215,144	$501,081
Expenses	$3,608,270	$2,297,645	$501,081
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	—	—	—
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest include Berkeley-charleston-dorchester Council of Governments ($302,077), E3 Educate Empower Elevate ($32,281).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS NORTH CHARLESTON, SC	AT THE BEGINNING OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, THE BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (BCDCOG) WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE EDA LOWCOUNTRY CAREERS COLLABORATIVE (LCC) GRANT. THE BCDCOG IS ALOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY THAT WAS ENGAGED TO ACT AS A NEUTRAL CONVENER OF THE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP, CONDUCT ESSENTIAL OUTREACH ANDPROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT TO LCC PARTICIPANTS, SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY BY ACTING AS AN ANCHORFOR THE PARTNERSHIP BEYOND THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD.	$302,077
E3 EDUCATE EMPOWER ELEVATE CHARLESTON, SC	FOR THE DURATION OF PROGRAM DESIGN (PHASE II), E3'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROGRAM DESIGN WAS DEDICATED TO RESEARCH THAT WILL INFORM METHODS USED BY THE LCC TO DELIVER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ITS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, E3 WAS ENGAGED TOCREATE AN LCC GUIDE TO ENSURE HEALTHY WORK AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS ARE OFFERED BY LCC PARTNERS.	$32,281

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
BRYAN DERREBERRY	BOARD DIRECTOR	5	—
MATT BREWER	CHAIR	1	—
ELIZABETH BURWELL	FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR	1	—
JOE GRECH	IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	1	—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Charleston Chamber Foundation?

Charleston Chamber Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2024.