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SAN DIEGO BUSINESS CHAMBER FOUNDAT

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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2012–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $68K · expenses $70K · assets $43K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
30-0176205
Address
10875 RANCHO BERNARDO RD STE 104, SAN DIEGO, CA 92127-2115
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2004
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Mission

PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Chris Thorne PRESIDENT &2023-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Ross Simmons CHAIRMAN2012-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Debra Rosen (former) PRESIDENT &2012-2022 10 $0 reported 2
Alicia Gwynn (former) DIRECTOR2012-2016 0 $0 reported 2
Rachelle Benson (former) DIRECTOR2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Brown (former) DIRECTOR2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1
William Angus (former) TREASURER2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Tanis Starck (former) DIRECTOR2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS THORNE PRESIDENT &0 $0-- $03
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRIS THORNE PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $03
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &10 $0-- $02
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &0 $0-- $02
RACHELLE BENSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
TOM BROWN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALICIA GWYNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
WILLIAM ANGUS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
TANIS STARCK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &0 $0-- $02
RACHELLE BENSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
TOM BROWN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALICIA GWYNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
WILLIAM ANGUS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
TANIS STARCK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &0 $0-- $02
RACHELLE BENSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
TOM BROWN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALICIA GWYNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
WILLIAM ANGUS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
TANIS STARCK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2013 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &1 $0-- $02
RACHELLE BENSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
TOM BROWN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALICIA GWYNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
WILLIAM ANGUS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
TANIS STARCK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2012 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBRA ROSEN PRESIDENT &1 $0-- $02
RACHELLE BENSON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ROSS SIMMONS CHAIRMAN1 $0-- $01
TOM BROWN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALICIA GWYNN DIRECTOR0 $0-- $02
WILLIAM ANGUS TREASURER0 $0-- $01
TANIS STARCK DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,850$69,693 $42,544$42,544 $24,384- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,967$49,185 $44,387$44,387 $32,695- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,143$23,004 $43,605$43,605 $13,952- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,166$23,211 $26,465$26,453 $15,411- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,132$13,777 $27,509$27,498 $6,533- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,307$4,098 $40,154$40,143 $20,064- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,987$6,282 $15,945$15,934 $1,261- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,627$4,619 $16,240$16,229 $8,627- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,358$2,360 $12,232$12,221 $6,358- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,125$1,053 $8,233$8,223 $2,125- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,050$1,050 $7,162$7,151 $8,050- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$1,050 $162$151 -- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$3,010 $1,212$1,201 -- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $5,200 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
GARY SINISE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$5,200 2024$5,200
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $69,693 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $31,009
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $46,600 66.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,000 25.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,093 7.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$31,009reported apart
Total$69,693100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $49,185 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $21,453
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $28,800 58.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,000 30.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,385 10.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,453reported apart
Total$49,185100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $23,004 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $16,619
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,004 100.0%
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Total$23,004100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $23,211 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,630
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,211 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,630reported apart
Total$23,211100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $13,777 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,717
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,777 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,717reported apart
Total$13,777100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $4,098 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17,721
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,098 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$17,721reported apart
Total$4,098100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $6,282 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,274
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,282 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,274reported apart
Total$6,282100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $4,619 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,619 100.0%
Total$4,619100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $2,360 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,360 100.0%
Total$2,360100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $1,053 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,053 100.0%
Total$1,053100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,050 100.0%
Total$1,050100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $1,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,050 100.0%
Total$1,050100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $3,010 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,010 100.0%
Total$3,010100%

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