Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 93 organizations whose IRS filings report $104,932,194 to it, the largest being THE STARR FOUNDATION ($16,000,000). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $42M
- Funders on record
- 93
- Grants received
- $105M
- Net assets
- $52M
What US Chamber of Commerce Foundation does
Mission
The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) - HOH is a nationwide effort to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment, including through educational efforts.
$14,404,066 spentof which $816,174 as grants$266,257 earned by the program37% of program spendingDisaster Response and Resiliency - the resilience portfolio supports community building and disaster preparedness by providing direct grants to small businesses affected by disaster and delivering education and training to communities so employers can be more resilient in the future.
$8,091,451 spentof which $6,010,000 as grants$565,905 earned by the program21% of program spendingWorkforce - our workforce programming aims to build better pathways to quality careers by bridging crucial communication gaps between business and education and harnessing new technologies to support the people and enhancing their skills through education.
$5,547,617 spentof which $59,500 as grants$772,846 earned by the program14% of program spendingThe Civic Trust - the Civic Trust is a nonpartisan educational initiative committed to increasing civic literacy, skills, and participation in schools, workplaces, and communities. Its largest initiative is the National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan national competition for middle school students that also engages their parents and other adults in civic learning.
$4,245,974 spentof which $1,340,651 as grants$20,000 earned by the program11% of program spendingEducation - our education programming recognizes that quality education is essential to a building a competitive workforce and supports data-driven, region-specific childcare and K-12 education solutions.
$1,973,592 spentof which $83,000 as grants$85,647 earned by the program5% of program spendingIncubator - incubator pilot programs, including the Global Threats Initiative, to source, vet, and nurture cutting-edge solutions for the problems of tomorrow.
$1,638,744 spent4% of program spendingSignature Events - convenes leaders across business, government, and nonprofits to engage in discussion on a variety of topics supporting the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's mission.
$1,108,677 spent$570,098 earned by the program3% of program spendingJudiciary Training - online training related to the importance of jury service and educational programs for international judges.
$1,086,682 spentof which $576,720 as grants3% of program spendingOther - other activities that are supporting the mission including community development through educational coaching/mentoring opportunities.
$668,503 spentof which $124,863 as grants$144,937 earned by the program2% of program spendingHistoric Preservation - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation awards grantsfor historic preservation to the Chamber of Commerce of the USA to ensure the public continues to benefit from the value of historical and architectural landmarks.
$219,379 spentof which $219,379 as grants1% of program spending
The 10 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $38,984,685.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $78M to $56M (−27%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
84% of US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Suzanne Clark
Director, CEO
Board chair
Thomas J Wilson
Director/Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2020 and FY2021 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $4.7M → $17M.
12 of 93 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $6.8M from 15 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Silicon Valley Community Foundation). These are real filings, and they are not money US Chamber of Commerce Foundation raised.
From the IRS filings of US Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 93 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
33% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund US Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 36% · 2019 21% · 2020 31% · 2021 34% · 2022 24% · 2023 18% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
23% of US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 47% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 27 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $27M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's funding base is broadening — from 9 funders to 24 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,065 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding US Chamber of Commerce Foundation receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $6k on record.
- Registration for Meetings&Conf$6k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 32 states
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Chamber of Commerce of the USA · exempt
- Center for International Private Enterprise · exempt
- USIBC Global Private Limited · corp_trust
- The Madison County Record · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds US Chamber of Commerce Foundation?
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 93 organizations whose IRS filings report $104,932,194 to it, the largest being THE STARR FOUNDATION ($16,000,000). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does US Chamber of Commerce Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 93 organizations giving $104,932,194 in grants to US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 44 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of US Chamber of Commerce Foundation?
- THE STARR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $16,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like US Chamber of Commerce Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 93 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing