Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
A chamber that casts itself as a driving force behind Durham's growth and innovation while putting connection at the heart of the work and staking its foundation on economic mobility for all.
70named by GDCC
134named by peers
Financial profile
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce · EIN 56-0207530 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | $1,062,935 | $0 | $1,061,998 | $1,234,605 | $304,363 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,151,086 | $60,000 | $1,076,447 | $1,119,470 | $476,033 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $1,265,437 | $103,300 | $1,151,177 | $1,201,051 | $444,417 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $1,331,598 | $0 | $1,326,708 | $1,313,704 | $380,031 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $1,249,002 | $0 | $1,242,100 | $1,419,730 | $257,075 | Dec 2018 |
| FY2017 | $1,327,948 | $0 | $1,327,948 | $1,212,490 | $427,803 | Dec 2017 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce is read alongside.
CGCHC
The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
A university town chamber that promises to guide each business to success while building one thriving…
29 companies named
CCC
Cary Chamber of Commerce
A Research Triangle chamber whose tagline, Connecting Business With Community, doubles as its whole theory…
3 companies named
CCCC
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
A Hickory region chamber that calls itself your advocate and voice and vows to be a good steward of member…
BHPCC
Business High Point Chamber of Commerce
A chamber rebranded around a verb, helping High Point Do Business Better through a stack of leadership…
12 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 GDCC
Every company Greater Durham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Corporate partner | ACC A AACC AFP AWSF +3 |
| BASF Corporation | Corporate partner | AAPS ACI ASA A CAST +3 |
| Biogen | Corporate partner | AAN AAO AAI AANEM ACNM +3 |
| Clorox | Corporate partner | ACI ASCC AALS EBCF FHCA +3 |
| Dominion Energy | Corporate partner | AIP CCEC CGRCC CERF CSTA +3 |
| Duke Energy | Corporate partner | ANS AACC AIF CRC FHBA +3 |
| Fidelity Investments | Corporate partner | ACOE AFP BIANH CUPAH CCC +3 |
| First Citizens Bank | Corporate partner | AACC AFP CMA CNA CMCC +3 |
| First National Bank | Corporate partner | CBICC DPCCC ERC FACC GCP +3 |
| Genentech | Corporate partner | AMCP AAAAI AAFP AAN AAO +3 |
| Corporate partner | AAA ARF ACC AAF AAS +3 | |
| Lee & Associates | Corporate partner | CI CMCC CREDA CREWN GRCC +3 |
| Merck & Co. | Corporate partner | AAFP AAO AAP AAPA AAM +3 |
| Meta | Corporate partner | AAF AAAA APWG ASCC ACL +3 |
| novartis.com | Corporate partner | AAD AAN AACR AANEM ACS +3 |
| Novo Nordisk | Corporate partner | AMCP AND AAFP AAN AAPA +3 |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners | Corporate partner | AAJ BHPCC CMCC CACC CREWN +3 |
| PNC-Bank-logo | Corporate partner | AACCC A ACC CBICC CGRCC +3 |
| Segra | Corporate partner | ASCC CRCC GACC KCC LCC +3 |
| truist | Corporate partner | AACC AFP AACC AMCC BGACC +3 |
| Wells Fargo | Corporate partner | AC AAFCS AGS AHEPA A +3 |
| United Therapeutics Corp. | Corporate partner | AMCP ACCP ASE ATS GMCC +2 |
| Avison Young | Corporate partner | CI CREDA CREWN NCRED NACC +1 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Corporate partner | AAP GRCC IMS KCC NHNPA |
| Maynard Nexsen | Corporate partner | ACB GRCC MC NABL OI |
| Clancy & Theys Construction Company | Corporate partner | GRCC WCC |
| Clark Nexsen | Corporate partner | GRCC NSSF |
| LeChase Construction Services, LLC | Corporate partner | CRCC GRCC |
| lfrep.com | Corporate partner | GRCC CGCHC |
| AT&T North Carolina | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| BCBSNC-RGB-CB-LEFT-PNG | Corporate partner | MHF |
| bioMerieux | Corporate partner | IDSA |
| capitolbroadcasting.com | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| M&F Bank | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| McAdams | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| McDonald York Building Co. | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| Measurement Incorporated | Corporate partner | NCOMI |
| Morningstar Law Group | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| O’Brien Atkins Associates | Corporate partner | GRCC |
| Perkins and Will | Corporate partner | AAVLD |
| Triangle Media Partners | Corporate partner | CGCHC |
| 97.9 The Hill WCHL & Chapelboro | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| ABC 11 Eyewitness News | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Aisin North Carolina Corporation | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| DMJPS CPAs + Advisors | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| DPAC2 | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Durham Center | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Gateway Building Company | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Hendrick Southpoint Auto Mall | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| karlin_real_estate_logo | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Kompleks Creative | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| LRC Properties | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Manning, Fulton & Skinner, P.A. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| MHAworks Architecture | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Northwood Ravin | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Olive & Olive, P.A. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Precision BioSciences, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Radio One – Raleigh | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Samet Corporation | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| SVN Real Estate Associates | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| The Streets at Southpoint | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Thomas, Judy and Tucker, P.A. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Trinity Partners | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Verizon Communications | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Welcome Group, LLC | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| Wolfspeed, Inc. | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
| WorkSmart | Corporate partner | Only Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
Key Investors. Read September 27, 2026. Chamber investor tiers (Presidents Circle, Visionary, Champion, Leader); some Presidents Circle logos identified only by linked domain.
Who backs Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce's peers, but not Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce
Companies named publicly by at least one of Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce's five peer societies, and not found in Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce's reviewed public records.
| Company | CGCHC | CCC | BHPCC | AACC | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon | Our Gold Sponsors | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| A-American Electric | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| abb | Presenting Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Acuity Mergers & Acquisitions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ALAIR Homes | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Alfie Investors, LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Alleanza, LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Allen Stahl + Kilbourne | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Andmore-Logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Arcadia Beverage | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts | GROW Series sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Asheville Tourists | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| atma-hotel-group-logo | Our Community Investors | 1 of 4 | |||
| att-logo-transparent | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| AvL Technologies, Inc. | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Barringer Construction LLC | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Beverly-Grant, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Biltmore Company | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Biltmore Farms | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| blue-ridge-companies | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| bluecrossnc | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Blum Construction Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Bolton & Menk | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Brooks Pierce | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Brookshire Garside Group of Baird | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Capstone Health Alliance | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Carleton Collins Architecture | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Carolina-Inn-Transparent | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Carolina-Soccer-Ventures-LLC- | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Carraway Village - Northwood Ravin | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Chapel-Hill-Media-Group-LOGO5 | Our Community Investors | 1 of 4 | |||
| CHK Law | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Chris Skibinski, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Civil Design Concepts | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Coastal Logo | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Coca Cola Bottling Co. | GROW Series sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Coldwell Banker Advantage Western Region | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Colton Groome and Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Culp | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Del Vecchios | GROW Series sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Devil’s Foot Beverage | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dewey Property Advisors | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| DMJPS LLC | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Eaton | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ECS Southeast | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Electronic Office | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Element-360 | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ELLER-Logo | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Enbridge | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Enbridge Logo | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Enitech-logo | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| ERC Broadband | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| excel-wellbeing-logo-file | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| FASTSIGNS of Asheville | PROpel AVL sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| fastsigns_sponsorlogo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fearrington Village | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| FIRC Management Group | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| First Bank | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| First Horizon Bank | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| FlatFeeRecruiting | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Forvis Mazars | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Friday Workforce Solutions | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gfoss Consulting – Gary & Taylor Foss | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Givens Communities | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Glen Lennox Logo | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gonzalez | Our Platinum Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Governors Club | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Graduate Hotel | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Gratz Park Private Wealth Asheville | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Haakon Industries | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hedrick Industries | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hendrick | Our Community Investors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Holmes Geospatial | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Hornsby Creative Group, LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| iHeart Media | PROpel AVL sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Insurance Services of Asheville (ISA) | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kearfott Corporation | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kinetic Talent | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kudzu Brands | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| LaBella | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| LS3P Architects | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| marketplace-management | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| McGuire, Wood and Bissette PA | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Mills Manufacturing | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Modera Wealth Management | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| New Belgium Brewing | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Nova Kitchen & Bath, Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| old-dominion-freight-line | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Omni Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Park National Bank | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| pathfinder-wealth-consulting | Gold Sponsor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pepsi Cola Bottling Company | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pirani Life Inc. | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| pnc_color | Our Community Investors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Prager Metis CPAs | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Pratt & Whitney | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Premier Sotheby’s International Realty | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Prestige | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Progressive Companies | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| PVC, Inc. Pearsall Operating Co. | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Quility | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Realty ONE Group Pivot | PROpel AVL sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Resurrection Studios Collective | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Roberts and Stevens | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| SDV Office Solutions | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| SeamonWhiteside | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Second Gear | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Skyland Distributing | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| smith-and-jennings | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| smith-leonard | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Southeastern Container | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Spicer Greene Jewelers | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| TD Bank | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tennoca Construction Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Terracon | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Tessier Property Brokerage & Management | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Topo Logo | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Trinsic Residential Group | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Truliant | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Union Transfer & Storage | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| UPlace Logo | Our Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| vann-york-auto-group | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vannoy Construction | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vintara Holdings | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Virtelle Hospitality | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Whiting-Turner | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wicked Weed | Legacy and Executive Level Investor | 1 of 4 | |||
| Wildlands Engineering | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| WithersRavenel | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Worley & Peltz PLLC | GROW Series sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Young Transportation | Named | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
A chamber that casts itself as a driving force behind Durham's growth and innovation while putting connection at the heart of the work and staking its foundation on economic mobility for all.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Village and The Republic.
Strengths
→Real influence on the wider field.
→Members are motivated by a clear why.
→Quick to rally around what matters now.
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