Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR YELLOW SPRINGS AND MIAMI TOWNSHIP AND TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PROSPERITY OF ITS MEMBER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ADVOCACY, MENTORING, EDUCATION, NETWORKING, MARKETING, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND DISCOUNT PROGRAMS.
THE CHAMBER DIDNT HOST ALL OF THE EVENTS AND FESTIVALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING SPRINGSFEST AND YELLOW SPRING OPEN STUDIOS IN THE TRADITIONAL FORMAT DUE TO COVID. REVENUE AND EXPENSE FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE WAS PREDOMINENTLY VIRTUAL WITH MARGINAL SUCCESS. DURING NON COVID TIMES, THROUGH PROMOTIONS AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, THE YS CHAMBER SUPPORTS DOZENS OF OTHER LOCAL EVENTS. ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT BRING OVER 270,000 VISITORS TO YELLOW SPRINGS ANNUALLY THEREBY AIDING MEMBER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. STUDIES HAVE INDICATED THAT TOURISM SPENDING FACILITATED BY THE YS CHAMBER BRING OVER $16 MILLION TO THE YELLOW SPRINGS ECONOMY.
THROUGHOUT COVID RESTRICTIONS THE CHAMBER CONTINUED TO FACILITATE MEETINGS AND SEMINARS FOR MEMBER BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS BUSINESS ISSUES AND PROMOTE MENTORING, EDUCATION, AND NETWORKING. HUNDREDS OF OUR MEMBERS TYPICALLY PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS ANNUALLY WHICH ENRICHES THE RELATIONSHIPS AND MUTUAL SUPPORT AMONG OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL WELLBEING OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE ECONOMY OF YELLOW SPRINGS. DURING THE COVID LOCKDOWN, PPE, LOAN GUIDANCE, SIGNAGE FOR MERCHANTS, AND OTHER GENERAL SUPPORT PERTAINING TO NAVIGATING THE COVID LOCKDOWN WAS PROVIDED BY THE CHAMBER.
COVID CANCELLED : PROMOTE AND FACILITATE YELLOW SPRINGS STREET FAIR TWICE ANNUALLY THAT ATTRACTS OVER 40,000 VISITORS TO YELLOW SPRINGS. STREET FAIR EVENTS CANCELLED IN PERSON 2020 AND ONLINE ATTEMPTS TO FACILITATE A VERSION OF THE FESTIVAL ONLINE FOR LOCAL VENDORS PROVED MARGINALLY SUCCESSFUL. THE CHAMBER LOOKS FORWARD TO 2021 WHEN THE BOARD HOPES FALL STREET FAIR EVENTS TAKE PLACE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Karen Wintrow | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $17,396 |
| Sarah Courtright | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Minerva Bieri | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Nick Gaskins | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ashley Mangen | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Gery Deer | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Ara Beal | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Dave Ehman | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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