Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Promote economic development and business relationships in the duluth area.
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,404,574
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,372,259
- +6.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $12,448
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,251,308
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $128K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duluth Area Chamber Foundation Duluth, MN | — | $128,303 |
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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 | $1,404,574 | $1,372,259 | $1,251,308 | — | — | $12,448 |
| 2024 | $1,282,973 | $1,283,261 | $1,351,677 | — | — | $11,922 |
| 2023 | $1,344,616 | $1,198,550 | $1,203,422 | — | — | $15,454 |
| 2022 | $1,181,414 | $1,093,913 | $1,193,244 | $128,303 | 1 | $2,265 |
| 2021 | $1,263,625 | $1,040,213 | $989,086 | — | — | $4,802 |
| 2020 | $1,226,417 | $1,199,187 | $970,450 | — | — | $9,115 |
| 2019 | $1,036,086 | $1,146,956 | $1,175,567 | — | — | $4,379 |
About Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Based on IRS filings
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce is a public charity, based in Duluth, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce is led by Matt Baumgartner, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 29 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matt Baumgartner
President
Chair Person → Past Chair, 2020
Past Chair → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$69K (2021) → $155K (2025)
Pat Degrood
Chair
Board → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chiamaka Enemuoh
Past Chair
Chair Elect → Chair, 2024
Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara McDonald
Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Anderson
Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Keppers
Board
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Birkeland
Treasurer
Board → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Cole
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Board, 2023
Board → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cady
Vice Chair
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
Past Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenzie Hohman
Board
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Johnson
Board
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Christensen
Board
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Hughes
Chair Elect
Board → Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Axtell
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Fagerlie
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Norton
Vice Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Briana Johnson
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christie Erickson
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Berg
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Collison
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Kern
Vice Chair
Board → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Bosell
Board
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Wheller
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dylan Merriman
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Magas
Board
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nick Van Deelen
Board
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brianna Gunderson
Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dodie Brown
Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence Trujillo
Board
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Aaron Kelly (2019–2024) — Board
- Former: Steve Glonchak (2019–2024) — Board
- Former: Morgan Fritzinger (2023–2024) — Board
- Former: Barbara Vander Heyden (2024) — Board
- Former: Renee Burns (2024) — Board
- Former: Renee Appel Mattson (2019–2023) — Board
- Former: Brianna Vander Heyden (2022–2023) — Board
- Former: Jeff Holmes (2023) — Board
- Former: Kate Van Daele (2023) — Board
- Former: Annie Harala (2021–2022) — Board
- Former: Dan Fanning (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: David Ross (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Karen Stromme (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Michael Boeselager (2019–2021) — Board
- Former: Dan Markham (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kelsey Johnson (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Lisa Wilson (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Nicole Johnson (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Rick Lubbers (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Shawn Wellnitz (2019–2020) — Board
- Former: Debbie Welle-Powell (2020) — Board
- Former: Renee Apppel-Mattson (2020) — Board
- Former: Andy Reierson (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Craig Bursch (2019) — Board
- Former: Deb Otto (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Debbie Welle (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Karen Herman (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Patra Sevastiades (2019) — Board
- Former: Timothy Mattson (2019) — Board
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 $155K, to Matt Baumgartner (President).
Frequently asked questions about Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
How large is Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce?
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce operate?
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded grants in Minnesota.
What is Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN?
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0225910. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 28, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
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