What We Do
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation harnesses the power of business to create solutions for the good of America and the world. We anticipate, develop, and deploy solutions to challenges facing communities—today and tomorrow.
Our Impact
- Disasters
Small Business Resilience: Examining Optimism, Risk, and Ability to RecoverPreliminary research findings from a national study of U.S. small businesses
Our Issues
- DisastersWe help businesses and communities respond to, prepare for, and recover from disasters.Read More
- WorkforceWe develop solutions to meet America’s workforce needs.Read More
- CivicsWe strengthen American democracy.Read More
Our Solutions
- Small Business Readiness for ResiliencyBecome a more resilient business with these easy-to-use tools.Read More
- Talent Pipeline ManagementLearn how to build successful talent pipelines to fill open jobs.Read More
- The Civic TrustA nonpartisan commitment to boost civic literacy, skills, and participation.Read More
Our latest pilot is an AI-powered platform that provides business leaders with a curated repository of real-world, proven solutions to complex challenges, starting with childcare.
Upcoming Events
- WorkforceMilitary Spouse Employment SummitThursday, May 2110:00 AM EDT - 02:30 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- WorkforceTalent Forward: AI+WorkWednesday, May 27U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
- WorkforceEmployer Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC) Summer ConveningTuesday, June 2309:00 AM EDT - 05:00 PM EDTU.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H St NW, Washington, DC 20062Learn More
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Latest Content
- Experts share unique challenges and opportunities in maintaining strong communications infrastructures during times of disaster or crisis.As disasters and crises become increasingly frequent, a group of industry experts confronted these critical challenges during a panel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s 13th Annual Building Resilience Conference.Local and state chambers can apply now to participate in the 2025 National Civics Bee®.An Early Childhood Education Public-Private Partnership in Kalamazoo, Michigan connects employers, employees, and social services.Peer feedback is important, especially for our AI-powered colleagues. We had AI chatbots evaluate each other's responses to determine the capabilities and creative limits of the four most popular AI chatbots. By having the tools assess each other, we uncovered strengths, limits, and insights into their 'personalities,' biases, and self-awareness.Meet Moon Nguyen and Melissa Mendizabal, the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s first Innovation Scholars.Introducing Commerce Meets Classroom, a new series from our K-12 education experts, Kyle Butler and Caitlin Codella Low, featuring the business perspective on pressing education issues.Elections are a cornerstone of our democracy, yet there are significant shortages of election poll workers that could prevent polling places from opening for upcoming elections in 24 states.Learn more about the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, winner of the 2023 Citizens Award for Best Sustainability Program, from Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, Justina Nixon-Saintil.
