Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
An accredited Lowcountry chamber that has taken on a fifteen year civic agenda spanning housing, childcare, transit, and workforce, well beyond the usual business brief
Financial profile
Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce · EIN 57-0138852 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $4,670,659 | $0 | $4,627,605 | $4,568,359 | $652,684 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $4,077,656 | $24,000 | $4,030,870 | $4,150,438 | $489,228 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $4,299,222 | $534,945 | $3,746,298 | $4,018,814 | $699,980 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $3,697,164 | $110,043 | $3,564,640 | $3,438,939 | $1,200,008 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $4,292,941 | $0 | $4,393,633 | $4,844,175 | $887,271 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $4,806,982 | $0 | $4,773,958 | $4,851,169 | $1,470,187 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce is read alongside.
GCC
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
A 137 year old Greenville institution of some 1,400 members that carries its longevity into a modern six part…
5 companies named
OI
OneSpartanburg, Inc.
A consolidated Spartanburg organization that folds chamber, economic development, tourism, and talent into a…
55 companies named
SACC
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce
A Savannah alliance of more than twenty three hundred businesses built around connection, representation and…
91 companies named
WCC
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Southeastern North Carolina's largest and most diverse business membership, organized into a lattice of…
59 companies named
AACC
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
A chamber that frames its purpose as building community through business, pairing a five sector economic…
104 companies named
Who backs CMCC
Every company Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| First Citizens Bank | Corporate partner | AACC AFP CMA CNA DPCCC +3 |
| Forvis Mazars | Corporate partner | ABA ACEC AFA AHLA ATA +3 |
| Huntington Bank | Corporate partner | AFP CCC DRC ETA FHCCC +3 |
| Lee & Associates Charleston | Corporate partner | CI CREDA CREWN GDCC GRCC +3 |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners | Corporate partner | AAJ BHPCC CACC CREWN GDCC +3 |
| Synovus | Corporate partner | AACC CACC GFLCC GPCC GTCC +3 |
| Truist | Corporate partner | AACC AFP AACC AMCC BGACC +3 |
| Womble Bond Dickinson | Corporate partner | AFSA CBA GRCC HMCC NACC +3 |
| Burr & Forman | Corporate partner | ACB DVDB JC MC MBACC +2 |
| Blackbaud | Corporate partner | AAM AHP APRA EP GFOA +1 |
| Ogletree Deakins | Corporate partner | ICC MCC NACC NAWL NLBA |
| First National Bank of PA | Corporate partner | ECF SAF WCC |
| Choate Construction | Corporate partner | GRCC NACC |
| SeamonWhiteside | Corporate partner | AACC OI |
| Life Cycle Engineering | Corporate partner | AA |
| Luma Brighter Learning | Corporate partner | NPTC |
| South State Bank | Corporate partner | OI |
| Thomas & Hutton | Corporate partner | SACC |
| AstenJohnson | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Brownstone Construction Group | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Charleston Branch Pilots | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Charleston RiverDogs | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Chernoff Newman | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Cooper River Partners | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Cypress Engineering | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| eGroup | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Floyd Lee Locums | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| GOODSTOCK Consulting LLC | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Hi Mark Capital | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| HLA, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Home Telecom | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| InterTech Group | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Low Country Case & Millwork | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| LS3P | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Morris Financial Concepts | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Mungo Homes | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Southern First Bank | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| The Beach Company | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| The GEL Group, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Trident Construction | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Volvo Car USA | Corporate partner | Only Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
People First Investors. Read September 27, 2026. Investors in the Chamber's People First regional strategy; governments, hospitals, credit unions, foundations and individuals omitted.
Who backs Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's peers, but not Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
Companies named publicly by at least one of Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's five peer societies, and not found in Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce's reviewed public records.
The outside view
An accredited Lowcountry chamber that has taken on a fifteen year civic agenda spanning housing, childcare, transit, and workforce, well beyond the usual business brief
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Republic
Run by its members, built to outlast them.
The Republic runs like a well-built institution, professional and stable, under the guidance of its members. Its gift is scale and continuity, its challenge is staying close to the grassroots as it grows.
Also reads toward The Movement, The Frontier and The League.
Strengths
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