Washington, D.C. · Public charity
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world.
- $9.2M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 55
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 48
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 71%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.9M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $6,750
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $535,856
- Organizations funded a year
- 21 to 55
- FY2017 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2024
- 28
- Total assets, FY2024
- $62M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 71% of the organizations US Chamber of Commerce Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $807k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 55 | $1.9M | 80% |
| FY2022 | 48 | $2.9M | 71% |
| FY2021 | 55 | $3.5M | 78% |
| FY2020 | 21 | $15M | 76% |
| FY2019 | 27 | $1.1M | 67% |
| FY2018 | 29 | $956k | 66% |
| FY2017 | 24 | $647k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber of Commerce of the USA | $18,198,023 | 5 | 6% |
| Khan Academy Inc | $535,856 | 1 | 2% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $525,000 | 2 | 0% |
| National Black Chamber of Commerce Inc | $344,000 | 3 | 30% |
| The National Business League Inc | $344,000 | 3 | n/a |
| U S Black Chamber of Commerce EDC | $344,000 | 3 | 10% |
| Presidential Precinct | $316,000 | 1 | 21% |
| Goodwill Industries International Inc | $289,737 | 1 | 0% |
| The Urban Alliance Foundation Inc | $237,500 | 8 | 0% |
| Ethics Resource Center Inc | $184,000 | 1 | 10% |
Show all 198 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 126 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Gates Foundation · NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Daniels Fund · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · WK Kellogg Foundation · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Tides Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation
How this is measured
About US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- How much does US Chamber of Commerce Foundation give?
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation reported 55 itemized grants totaling $1,881,110, out of $9,230,287 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 21 and 55 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
- What does US Chamber of Commerce Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (78%), Education (7%), Employment (6%).
- Who are US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Chamber of Commerce of the USA ($18M), Khan Academy Inc ($536k), George Mason University Foundation Inc ($525k).
- Does US Chamber of Commerce Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 71% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as US Chamber of Commerce Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gates Foundation, NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc, Carnegie Corporation of New York.
- Where is US Chamber of Commerce Foundation based?
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is based in DC.
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