Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
To develop, encourage, promote and protect the commercial, professional, industrial, agricultural, financial, economic and general business interests of the city of salem, Oregon, and area tributary thereto; to foster, develop and protect its industry; to encourage the development of the transportation and commercial faciliites and the various resources of the area; to study, encourage, develop, investigate and research plans and projects for the business and economic welfare of the area and to promote the civic interests and general welfare of the community.
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce at a glance
In short: Salem Area Chamber of Commerce reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $7,805 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -74.0% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,215,303
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,485,288
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,552
- +16.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,453,469
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Salem Area Chamber of Commerce funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $140 (2020) to $80K (2023). In 2025 it reported $8K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Defeat the Tax on Salem Workers Salem, OR | Advocacy, Public Awareness | $30,000 |
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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 | $1,215,303 | $1,485,288 | $1,453,469 | $7,805 | Total only | $15,552 |
| 2024 | $1,118,314 | $1,325,983 | $1,442,613 | $30,000 | 1 | $13,312 |
| 2023 | $1,221,227 | $1,866,376 | $1,673,265 | $80,000 | 7 | $117,256 |
| 2022 | $1,425,209 | $1,373,075 | $1,260,700 | $1,341 | Total only | $65 |
| 2021 | $943,827 | $1,238,683 | $1,138,947 | $603 | Total only | $10,359 |
| 2020 | $935,123 | $1,277,843 | $1,176,314 | $140 | Total only | $-780 |
| 2019 | $837,268 | $1,294,400 | $1,147,811 | $500 | Total only | $42 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Based on IRS filings
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is a public charity, based in Salem, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $8K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $16K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is led by Thomas A. Hoffert, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas A. Hoffert
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$48K (2019) → $188K (2025)
Mike Herron
President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Martin
Director
Director → Vice President of Membership, 2022
Vice President of Membership → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Castro Monroy
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Dunn
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katya Mendez
Director
Director → Vice President of Events & Programming, 2024
Vice President of Events & Programming → Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Quandray Robertson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Riecke
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane McLaran
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juli Foscoli
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lucy Escobar
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roger Hoy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Dennee
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyson Pruett
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Sorem
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Sparkman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Fahndrich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Graneto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Treva Gambs
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zak Stone
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Blair
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Vu
Vice President - Events & Programming
Director → Vice President - Events & Programming, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Duncan
Vice President of Business Advocacy
Director → Vice President of Business Advocacy, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Dempster
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Ferry
President-Elect
Director → President -Elect, 2024
President -Elect → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Williams
Memership Vice President
Vice President of Membership → Memership Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Alan Rasmussen (2019–2024) — Past President
- Former: Christy Witzke (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan McDowell (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Eric Templeton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Connor Reiten (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Randy Sutton (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Miller (2019–2023) — Vice President of Advocacy
- Former: Kathy Gordon (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Laura Dorn (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Ryan Collier (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephen Joye (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Wendy Veliz (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Julie Hoy (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jeff Kelly (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lorissa Addabbo (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Maria Palacio (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marin Arreola III (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Paul A. Dakopolos (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sheldon Nord (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tj Sullivan (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Randall W. Cook (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dave Dunn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bruce Anderson (2019) — Director
- Former: Caleb Williams (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Cory Redding (2019) — Director
- Former: Curt Arthur (2019) — Past President
- Former: Heidi Wright (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Zook (2019) — Director
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 $188K, to Thomas a Hoffert (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
How much does Salem Area Chamber of Commerce give each year?
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce reported $8K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is Salem Area Chamber of Commerce?
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
Where does Salem Area Chamber of Commerce operate?
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Salem Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN?
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0138235. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- 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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