Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce, doing business as Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI), is based in Spokane, Washington. It serves as the region’s business development organization and supports businesses through economic development, workforce initiatives, and advocacy.
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce at a glance
In short: Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce reported $8K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $7,666 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -43.5% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $5,044,093
- -17.5% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $4,242,357
- -17.3% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $52,291
- +336.6% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $4,483,223
- -16.9% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Contact
Mailing address: 801 W Riverside Ave Ste 200, Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 624-1393
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
55 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 55 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
GSI describes its work as serving the Spokane region. The listed 2023 grantee, Northeast Community Center Association, is based in Spokane, Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce gives
- Giving fell 100% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $24.2M (2020). In 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Community Center Association Spokane, WA | To support Summer Single Mother Training. | $7,560 |
| Northeast Washington Education Council Spokane, WA | To support EWU regional science and engineering fair. | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,044,093 | $4,242,357 | $4,483,223 | $7,666 | Total only | $52,291 |
| 2023 | $6,113,838 | $5,132,019 | $5,397,500 | $13,560 | 2 | $11,978 |
| 2022 | $6,247,004 | $5,819,739 | $4,589,969 | $2,250 | Total only | $1,088 |
| 2021 | $2,334,125 | $4,049,802 | $3,829,948 | — | — | $8,425 |
| 2020 | $2,791,565 | $29,000,564 | $28,516,874 | $24,173,013 | 53 | $15,774 |
| 2019 | $2,199,832 | $4,441,627 | $4,142,291 | $53,453 | Total only | $13,387 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
GSI’s mission is to lead transformative business and community initiatives to build a robust regional economy. Its stated program areas include membership and events, business and regional growth, career-connected learning and STEM experiences, and advocacy for policies intended to support economic growth.
The 2023 filing data lists two grants totaling $13,560. One listed recipient, Northeast Community Center Association, received $7,560. The association describes its purpose as managing and maintaining a community center; that is the grantee’s stated mission, not GSI’s.
Grantmaking
GSI’s filing data reports two grants totaling $13,560 in 2023 and no grants in 2022 or 2024. The listed 2023 award to Northeast Community Center Association was $7,560; the available information does not identify the other recipient or award amount. No application process or deadline is stated.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Stacey Cowles as Chair, Charlotte Nemec as Chair Elect, Dan Demchuk as Secretary/Treasurer, Carla Cicero as Past Chair, and William Symmes as General Counsel. It lists Brooke Baker-Spink, David Condon, Stephanie Curran, Steve Hauschild, and Otto Klein as trustees.
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce is led by Alisha Benson, CEO on every filing since 2019; 4 of 21 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Alisha Benson
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$93K (2019) → $227K (2024)
Stacey Cowles
Chair
Chair Elect → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine M Varela
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Vermillion
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcelo Morales
Trustee
Chair → Past Chair, 2023
Past Chair → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Otto Klein
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Read
Trustee
Chair → Past Chair, 2022
Past Chair → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Hauschild
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Condon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Curran
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brooke Baker-Spink
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris McFaul
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Roettger
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trent Maier
Trustee
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Ballew
Vice President of Economic Development
Vice President Economic Development → Vice President of Economic Development, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$109K (2021) → $129K (2024)
Lisa Lewis
Vice President of Development & Partnership
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$130K (2023) → $138K (2024)
Erin Vincent
Vice President of Education & Talent
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024)
Carla Cicero
Past Chair
Chair Elect → Chair, 2023
Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William M Symmes Jr.
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Nemec
Chair Elect
Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023
Secretary & Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Demchuk
Secretary & Treasurer
Trustee → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (103)
- Former: Bill Bouten (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Christine Johnson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Dale Silha (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Daryll DeWald (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Don Ting (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Eva Marquette (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Ezra Eckhardt (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jay Allert (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Philipps (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Van Loben Sels (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Person (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kyle England (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Linda Underwood (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Kuney (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nadine Burgess (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nicole Sohn (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Phil Haugen (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rustin Hall (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Shelly O-Quinn (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Thayne McCulloh (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Adam Swinyard (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gary Stokes (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Kara Rowe (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Keith Schmidt (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Francisco Velazquez (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gordon Hester (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jeff Johnson (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Julie Honekamp (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Keva Sonderen (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew Ewers (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle Hege (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Roger Flint (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Utt (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Alex Jackson (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Patrick (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jasen Bronec (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Shari McMahan (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Stacey (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Patricia McRae (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Denenny (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Dietzen (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: W Stacey Cowles (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Deloris Duquette (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nadine Woodward (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Nick Pierre (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Grover (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Cris Kaminkas (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joel Gilbertson (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Al French (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Albright (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Melanie Rose (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Pam Haley (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Ben Small (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chad Jensen (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David O'Brien (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: F Dale Damron (2019–2021) — Vice President Finance
- Former: Kevin J Twohig (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Steve Duvoisin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Andy Barth (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ben Wick (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Cassius Bentley (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David May (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Santangelo (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Josh Kerns (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Scott McQuilkin (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tami Yager (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ana Mari Cauce (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Beck Taylor PhD (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Chris L Henjum (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Elaine Couture (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Frank R Velazquez MD SM (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Harry G Sladich (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jack Heath (2019–2020) — Past Chair
- Former: Jeremiah Lemons (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Katherine Morgan (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Stanford (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Larry Soehren (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mayor Chris Grover (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Michelle E Hege MS APR (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Thomas M Barbieri (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Tom Johnson (2019–2020) — Past Chair
- Former: Tyler Lafferty (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Catherine Brazil (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Rasler (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Shane Brickner (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew McDirmid (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Barry N Baker (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Clancy Welsh (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Clark Brekke (2019) — Trustee
- Former: David R Black (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Derek Salmi (2019) — Col
- Former: Doug Kelley (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Fukai (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Laura Lawton (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mary Cullinan (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mayor David Condon (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mayor Rod Higgins (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Mayor Steve Peterson (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Regina Malveaux (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Russell Lee (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Sharelynn Moore (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Shelley Redinger (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Todd Mielke (2019) — CEO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $227K, to Alisha Benson (CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce
How much does Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce give each year?
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce reported $8K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it gave $14K across 2 grants.
How large is Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce?
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.
What does Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce fund?
GSI’s mission is to lead transformative business and community initiatives to build a robust regional economy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce?
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce make grants?
GSI describes its work as serving the Spokane region. The listed 2023 grantee, Northeast Community Center Association, is based in Spokane, Washington.
What is Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce's EIN?
Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0418800. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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