For the various Chamber Day events, you can claim a donation on your taxes in the amount over the Fair Market Value of the items/services you receive.

Those of you who made your donations on-line will find that these adjustments have been made to the donation receipt you received from the Development office:

Event Event/Item Amount Fair Market Value Donation Amount
Chamber Challenge Any Amount n/a Full Amount
Chamber Day Boat Spot $175 >$175 (Trip + T-shirt) $0
Chamber Eve Dinner $175 $100 (Dinner + Venue) $75
Chamber Eve V.G.D. $50 $15 $35
Chamber Day/Eve Short Sleeve Shirt $30 $20 $10
Chamber Eve Long Sleeve Shirt $40 $30 $10
Flying Dutchman &
Virtual Chamber Eve
$95 *See Exemption Below $95

* These meet the requirements for a Token Exceptions, where you do not have to subtract the value if the item is considered a “token” or of “insubstantial value”. For 2026, an item is typically considered a token if the payment is at least $69.50 and the item bears the charity’s logo and costs the charity less than $13.90 [IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 pg.24.]