Our Mission
ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF GREATER IRVINE
ADVANCE THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF GREATER IRVINE
DIVERSITY We celebrate greater Irvine's rich diversity as a key component of economic vitality.
COLLABORATION We believe in the importance of convening business, nonprofit, academia, and government for an exchange of ideas that lead our community forward.
INTEGRITY The Chamber operates honestly and openly to best serve the community.
SERVICE We believe the Chamber should consistently exceed our member’s expectations, passionately strive for excellence, and remain dedicated to outstanding member service.
INNOVATION We have a strong customer focus, proactively recognizing and leveraging opportunities.
The Greater Irvine Chamber is one of seven chambers in California, and one of 120 in the nation, to have a 5-star accreditation from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Only 1.7 percent of all chambers in the U.S. currently hold this distinction. which recognizes high quality, expertise, and strong leadership.
The Greater Irvine Chamber is funded by member businesses, signature events, advertising and a Hotel Improvement District voluntary assessment on sold hotel rooms. The Greater Irvine Chamber does not receive any city funding, any portion of the eight percent Transient Occupancy Tax collected or any resident-funded tax.
The Greater Irvine Chamber’s destination marketing division, Destination Irvine, works to attract travelers to Irvine, resulting in millions of dollars in economic impact to the city annually.