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Strongsville Chamber of Commerce

501(c)(6) organization Strongsville, OH EIN: 34-0892274 Website

Advance Welfare of City of Strongsville Community

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce at a glance

Total assets
$1,571,446
+4.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$380,636
-8.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$46,823
-37.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$307,652
-1.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Strongsville Chamber of Commerce

Who Strongsville Chamber of Commerce funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Strongsville

How Strongsville Chamber of Commerce gives

  • Giving grew 620% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $72K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $72K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Strongsville Strongsville, OHCommunity Promotion$72,000
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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$1,571,446$380,636$307,652——$46,823
2024$1,509,670$413,643$311,480——$74,711
2023$1,400,135$356,001$363,996$72,0001$21,235
2022$1,404,614$353,741$249,480$7,3451$99
2021$1,293,805$308,936$223,663$15,7641$191
2020$1,229,589$154,355$191,082$10,0001$11,116
2019$1,258,167$270,820$236,106$23,2002$784

About Strongsville Chamber of Commerce

Based on IRS filings

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce is a public charity, based in Strongsville, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $47K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce is led by Amy Feree, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 27 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Amy Feree

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Officer, 2021

    Officer → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $48K (2019) → $69K (2025)

  • Jessica Frenchik

    President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Goss

    Trustee

    Vice President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Colleen Flowers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cortney Kalfas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Jardine

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Glissman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Catan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard D Baldin

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Maloney

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas P Perciak

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Walter Ehrnfelt III

    Trustee

    Past President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Matula

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittany Swan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Hollingsworth

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Jarus

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Carbone

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Finkler

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Sika

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert McGrath

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spenser Vago

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Burichin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Wolfe-Housum

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Zacharyasz

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent Painter

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg R Finkler

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Kaminski

    Vice President

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Dan Stroemple (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael Kalinich Sr. (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert A Kalfas (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Rokowsky (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bob McGrath (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Chuck Hollingsworth (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Dustin Hayden (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jeff Smutek (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Jim Carbone (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Matt Finkler (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Neil F Sika OD (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Steven Neal (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Burichin (2019–2022) — Homecoming Chair
  • Former: Jim Wood (2019) — Trustee

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

Amy Feree — Executive Director: $69KAmy FereeExecutive Director$69K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $69K, to Amy Feree (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Strongsville Chamber of Commerce

How large is Strongsville Chamber of Commerce?

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $381K.

Where does Strongsville Chamber of Commerce operate?

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Strongsville Chamber of Commerce's EIN?

Strongsville Chamber of Commerce's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-0892274. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 20, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 3, 2024)

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