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
10 Things Small Business Owners Can Do to Better Prepare for Natural DisastersLearn how to proactively prepare your small business for natural disasters with a 10-step checklist, including risk assessment, emergency planning, employee training, data protection, and community partnerships.
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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
- Resilience in a BoxBecome 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
Solutions Bank
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.
Partner Stories
- Corporate Social Responsibility
PepsiCo Foundation and Sustainable Agriculture: Partnering with Farmers for ChangeAt Business Solves 2025, Marissa Rollens outlined the PepsiCo Foundation’s approach to sustainable agriculture: investing in farmers as partners, reducing risk through regenerative practices, and leveraging innovation to build resilient food systems.
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Latest Content
- In this edition of Commerce Meets Classroom, Kyle Butler discusses the untapped potential of timely education data. Learn how faster test results could boost student success and strengthen America's future workforce.Brad Wilson, CEO of Care.com, emphasizes the crucial role of child care in the workforce and the need for public-private collaboration to address the care crisis.Ahead of the 2024 Badge Summit in Boulder, Colo., Executive Director Taylor Hansen sat down with organizer Noah Geisel of University of Colorado Boulder for a conversation about digital credentialing innovations and community-driven ecosystems.Leaders from the Medtronic Foundation and Walmart share how organizations can work together to best position themselves for successful disaster response initiatives.This year marks ten years of our award-winning Talent Pipeline Management® (TPM) initiative. From a white paper to a movement of more than 1,000 practitioners in 43 states and three countries, explore how TPM has sparked a workforce rethinking.Jon-Paul Bianchi of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation highlights innovative partnerships and solutions addressing child care challenges, benefiting families, businesses, and the economy.As we dive into summer, the next school year looms on the horizon. In this edition of Commerce Meets Classroom, Kyle Butler outlines actions for how the business community can address the issue of chronic absenteeism.This annual competition by The Civic Trust®, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is expanding to a record 28 states this year.Explore key insights and actions from the first-of-its-kind National Child Care Innovation Summit with early childhood education policy and programs intern, Lu Johns-De La Garza.Our 2024 EPIC Summer Meeting showcased how partnerships solve real business challenges, open doors for students, and transform communities through work-based learning.
