Rockport-Fulton

What Rockport-Fulton does

Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership organization serving businesses, residents, and visitors in Rockport and Fulton, Aransas County, Texas. Founded in 1952, it operates from a single headquarters at 319 Broadway, Rockport, TX, with 1-10 employees, and runs an associated physical visitor center that distributes tourism information for the Copano and Aransas Bays coastal area. Its core activities are membership acquisition and renewal, a community events calendar (687+ events including Network Wednesday, ribbon cuttings, and festivals), and promotion of the area's tourism economy.

The chamber's product surface is a bundle of community services rather than a technology platform. It sells tiered annual memberships (from $140 for individuals/realtors to $870 for businesses with 51+ full-time employees), a one-time $150 enhanced business listing, paid event inventory such as the $100 Gun Raffle Calendar and $10 farmers market vendor fees, and the $400-per-participant Leadership Aransas County program (currently in its 29th cohort). Backed by the affiliated 501(c)(3) Rockport-Fulton Chamber Foundation, it also coordinates charitable programs including Hurricane Harvey relief, scholarships, and hospitality training. Technology is limited to the third-party GrowthZone membership management platform and a Square-based visitor center gift shop; no proprietary software, API, or AI capability was disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are dominated by recurring membership dues supplemented by event fees, leadership program tuition, and ancillary retail. Distribution runs through a self-serve online membership portal, an in-person visitor center, a member business directory, and social channels (Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube) plus a monthly community events newsletter. The chamber holds 5-Star Accreditation, the Texas Music Friendly Community designation, and America 250 participant status, and is led by President Shelly Stuart (per structured input also listed as Diane Loria Probst, President and CEO).

Name

Rockport-Fulton

Legal name

Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

Website

https://rockport-fulton.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership organization in Rockport, Texas, serving local SMBs, residents, and visitors through tiered memberships, an events calendar, a visitor center, business directory, and the Leadership Aransas County leadership development program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees based on business size, with tiered pricing from $140 for individuals to $870 for businesses with 51+ employees. Revenue supports chamber operations, events, and community programs.
2. Event Revenue: Various events including the Gun Raffle Calendar ($100 per calendar), farmers market vendor fees ($10), and other community events generate revenue.
3. Enhanced Listings: One-time $150 fee for enhanced business listing with priority placement, additional characters, photos and media content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership organization serving local businesses and the Rockport-Fulton community in Aransas County, Texas. It provides tiered annual business memberships ($140–$870), a searchable member business directory, community events programming, leadership development through the Leadership Aransas County program, visitor center tourism information, and charitable programs via its affiliated Chamber Foundation.

Product overview

Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce operates as a membership-based community organization offering a unified set of services centered on business development, community engagement, and tourism promotion. The core offerings include Chamber Membership Services providing networking and business visibility, an Events Calendar and Management platform for community activities, the Leadership Aransas County Program for leadership development, Chamber Foundation Programs for charitable community initiatives, Visitor Center Services for tourism support, and a Business Directory for member discovery. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but rather serves as a community and business development entity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chamber Foundation: Rockport-Fulton Chamber Foundation - a 501(c)(3) supporting organization focused on charitable programs, education, training, and community welfare
• Leadership Aransas County

Products and services

• Chamber Membership Services
• Events Calendar and Management
• Leadership Aransas County Program
• Visitor Center Services
• Business Directory
• Enhanced Business Listing

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rockport-Fulton Chamber FoundationcoreOthersThe Rockport-Fulton Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)(3) supporting organization of the Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. It supports the chamber's mission through charitable programs focused on education, training, leadership development, and infrastructure enhancement in Aransas County. The foundation also coordinates disaster recovery efforts including Hurricane Harvey Relief and provides scholarships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: The national federation to which most local chambers of commerce are affiliated. Comparable in that it operates as a membership-based business advocacy organization, but at a vastly larger, national scale and policy orientation rather than local tourism promotion.

Others

• Texas Association of Business (TAB) / Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives: The state-level chamber executive association that provides accreditation, training, and resources to local chambers across Texas. Relevant peer not as a direct competitor but as the industry body that administers the 5-star accreditation the subject Chamber holds.

Direct peers

• Galveston Chamber of Commerce: A Texas Gulf Coast destination chamber with a similar tourism-centric, member-supported operating model — strong visitor center, events calendar, and member directory. Comparable in that it serves a coastal economy with the same hurricane exposure and tourism-driven business base as Rockport-Fulton.
• South Padre Island Chamber of Commerce: Another Texas Gulf Coast island destination chamber offering membership tiers, visitor information services, and an active events calendar. Highly analogous operating model and customer base (tourism-dependent small businesses and visitors) to Rockport-Fulton.
• Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce: A neighboring Texas Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce serving Port Aransas / Nueces County. Highly comparable in that it is also a small-staff, tourism-driven coastal chamber operating on membership dues, events, and a visitor center — the closest direct analog to Rockport-Fulton.
• Aransas Pass Chamber of Commerce: Chamber serving adjacent Aransas Pass, directly neighboring the Rockport-Fulton market. Comparable in scale (small coastal community), membership model, and tourism-and-fishing economic base.
• Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce: A small Texas Gulf Coast chamber serving Calhoun County with a comparable tourism-and-coastal-economy base. Similar in scale, staffing, and product mix (membership tiers, visitor center, events).

Regional players

• Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce: The chamber for the larger Corpus Christi metro area on the same Texas coast. Comparable in mission (local business advocacy + tourism promotion), but larger in scale and serves a much broader urban geography rather than a single small coastal community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CharmofTxCoast
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzpNnSiFyrwI4sktSDeuT2Q?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/Rockport.Fulton.Chamber
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rockport-fulton-chamber-of-commerce

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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