The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is recognizing 37 organizations through its annual Citizens Awards program. From strengthening disaster resilience and expanding economic opportunity to advancing civic participation and workforce development, these finalists show what it looks like when businesses and chambers of commerce apply what they do best to improve lives.
Spanning nine categories and representing organizations of all sizes—from local chambers of commerce to global corporations—these finalists are setting the standard for what business-led community impact can look like.
- Best Corporate Steward: Large Business
- Best Corporate Steward: Small and Middle-Market Business
- Best Civic Engagement Program
- Best Community Improvement Program
- Best Disaster Response and Community Resilience Program
- Best Economic Opportunity and Empowerment Program
- Best Education and Workforce Program
- Best Health and Wellness Program
- Best Sustainability Program
Best Corporate Steward: Large Business
Cotton On Foundation
Cotton On Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cotton On Group, exists to create a world where every young person can thrive. Through community-led partnerships across 11 countries, it invests in education, mental health, and environmental sustainability initiatives. Funded through product sales and customer donations, the Foundation creates lasting impact for young people and communities.
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines connects people and communities across more than 300 destinations in over 50 countries. Guided by its purpose to connect the world to opportunity, Delta embeds social impact into its business through three priorities: Taking Care of Our People, Serving Our Communities, and Supporting Our Environment.
Micron Technology
As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of advanced memory, Micron Technology connects business growth with community impact. Its shared value approach invests in the AI-ready workforce, resilient communities, and employee-led engagement, helping build the talent, trust, and opportunity needed for the future of innovation.
UPS
UPS combines its logistics expertise, transportation assets, charitable investments, and employees’ skills, passion, and time to make a measurable impact in society. Through The UPS Foundation, it empowers resilient, safe, and healthy communities around the world. UPSers have contributed more than 30 million volunteer hours globally.
Best Corporate Steward: Small and Middle-Market Business
The Connor Group
Through its nonprofit arm, The Connor Group expands opportunities for under-resourced students, adults with cognitive differences, and young people through programs like Greater Schools, Colin’s Lodge, and Connor Kids Academy. Each initiative is managed with the same accountability and long-term vision that guide the company's business.
GTA
GTA Gives leverages its people, technology, resources, and partnerships to strengthen Guam. Through digital inclusion, youth development, disaster resilience, nonprofit partnerships, business support, cultural initiatives, and employee volunteerism, GTA creates meaningful impact while helping build a more connected, resilient, and empowered island community.
Mimecast
Mimecast’s “Securing Tomorrow, Together”program brings employees, partners, and communities together to ensure that the company’s impact on organizations extends well beyond its cybersecurity products and services. Since its founding in 2004, Mimecast has embedded corporate citizenship into its culture with a sustained commitment to driving social good worldwide.
Synterex, Inc.
Synterex is a global clinical and regulatory consulting firm specializing in agile methodology, automation, and AI-driven technologies. For over a decade, it has helped scientists communicate with patients and government agencies, making complex science clear and trusted. Through AgileWriter.ai®, Synterex connects insights and people so critical information reaches patients faster.
Best Civic Engagement Program
Allstate
Allstate’s Trust in Practice Awards support nonprofit-led initiatives that build trust and strengthen civic participation. In partnership with the Aspen Institute’s Alliance for Social Trust, the program identifies, funds, and elevates collaborative efforts that foster local leadership, community engagement, and collective problem-solving, while sharing successful models across communities nationwide.
Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce
Dalhart Area Chamber of Commerce’s Early Impact Committee is where Dalhart’s next generation of leaders gets connected, involved, and inspired. Through networking, leadership opportunities, civic engagement, and hands-on community projects, young professionals build relationships, discover their potential, and make a real difference.
Joyner Family Insurance
Joyner Family Insurance transforms client referrals into community impact through its “Help Our Community” Referral Program. Community members vote to select nonprofit recipients, and referral-generated donations provide both funding and visibility, creating lasting partnerships among clients, local organizations, and the communities they serve.
Successful Innovations, Inc.
As a leader in technology education, Successful Innovations created Future Ready Families to strengthen family engagement and educational opportunities through digital learning, professional development workshops, and national convenings. The initiative equips educators and families with resources that build trust, collaboration, student support, and community engagement nationwide.
Best Community Improvement Program
athenahealth
The athenaGives Free Clinic Partnership Program expands healthcare accessibility for underserved populations by providing free and charitable clinics with access to athenahealth's electronic health record (EHR) services and comprehensive support model. This initiative specifically works to improve healthcare access for individuals in low-income areas, who often encounter barriers to receiving quality medical care.
Chicago Fire Football Club
Since 2013, the P.L.A.Y.S. Program uses soccer to strengthen underserved communities across Chicago Public Schools. Combining a sports-based curriculum with social-emotional learning, P.L.A.Y.S. builds skills, including self-awareness, teamwork, and respect that transfer from the field to the classroom.
State Farm
State Farm and the National Volunteer Fire Council teamed up to create the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. Since 2024, a total of $4 million has been distributed to support 400 volunteer fire departments nationwide. Each volunteer fire department received a $10,000 grant to enhance responder safety and better protect their communities.
Total Quality Logistics
Moves that Matter uses Total Quality Logistics’ transportation expertise and network of more than 110,000 carriers to deliver donated goods to communities in need. By covering transportation costs, Moves that Matter supports food insecurity and disaster relief efforts while helping children, families, military members, and first responders.
Best Disaster Response and Community Resilience Program
Airbnb.org
Airbnb.org is an independent nonprofit founded by Airbnb that provides free emergency housing in times of crisis. Partnering with local nonprofits and governments, Airbnb.org has provided more than 1.6 million nights of free stays in nearly 140 countries since 2020.
FedEx
The Community-Port Resiliency Program (C-PReP) is a collaboration between Outreach Aid to the Americas and FedEx that strengthens disaster preparedness at airports. The program enhances operational continuity during emergencies, ensuring airports can serve as effective gateways for life-saving aid and accelerating community recovery.
Tyson Foods
Since 2012, the Tyson Foods Disaster Relief team has responded to more than 40 disaster events, providing support to communities when they need it most. Since 2022, Tyson Foods has donated more than 4.6 million pounds of protein to aid recovery efforts nationwide.
Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy's Tribal Wind mentoring initiative expands access to energy careers through mentorship and professional development. Since 2022, participants have advanced into new leadership and career opportunities, strengthening workforce readiness and helping build a skilled talent pipeline to support the energy industry's future needs.
Best Economic Opportunity and Empowerment Program
Citigroup
Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers initiative provides flexible funding to innovative organizations that are working to connect low-income communities to greater economic opportunity. Organizations leverage the funding to expand their local impact on issues like affordable housing, economic development, financial health, and workforce readiness.
Marriott International
Future in Training (or FiT) is Marriott International's trauma-informed job readiness curriculum for survivors of human trafficking. Developed with anti-trafficking experts and survivor leaders, the program builds workplace skills, confidence, and career readiness through hospitality-focused training. Since 2022, FiT has supported more than 900 survivors on their path to economic empowerment.
Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce
Launched in 2024 to address a critical workforce transportation gap, MoGo Rideshare is an on-demand, app-based transit program connecting underserved residents to employment and career opportunities through affordable transportation. Since launch, MoGo has completed more than 39,000 rides with 95% of riders giving a 5-star rating.
Nasdaq Foundation
The Nasdaq Foundation's Economic Opportunity Grant Program works to expand access and create opportunity by driving impact through five key areas—regional revitalization and rural wealth building, access to capital, employee and community ownership, financial literacy, and investor identity.
Best Education and Workforce Program
Flikshop, Inc.
The Flikshop School of Business delivers technology and entrepreneurship education to incarcerated individuals, preparing them for the modern workforce. By combining digital skill-building with executive mentorship, the program breaks down systemic employment barriers, reduces recidivism, and creates sustainable pathways to financial independence.
Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Sarasota Chamber’s CareerEdge initiative strengthens the regional workforce by investing in employer-led training and tuition-free FastTrack programs that launch individuals into high-demand careers. Since 2010, CareerEdge has invested more than $20 million, trained 8,500 workers, and generated nearly $45 million in annual earnings gains.
Intuit
Intuit and Education at Work built a paid, work-based learning program that gives college students real roles in tax and financial services. Since launching in 2024, it has grown to more than 700 students, with research showing participants have strong gains in career readiness and industry-specific skills.
NC Chamber Foundation
The NC Health Talent Alliance, led by the NC Chamber Foundation, NC Area Health Education Centers, and the NC Center on the Workforce for Health, works to address North Carolina’s healthcare workforce shortages. The Alliance aligns training programs with employer demand through strategies that strengthen talent pipelines statewide.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
STEM-Fueled is Regeneron's strategic investment in strengthening the STEM education ecosystem, supporting programs including the Regeneron Science Talent Search and International Science and Engineering Fair. Since 2020, Regeneron has invested more than $100 million and supported over 4 million STEM experiences for students nationwide.
Best Health and Wellness Program
BeneFit Personal Training
BeneFit Personal Training delivers in-home medical exercise for older adults. Strength, balance, mobility, endurance, and functional training are tailored to each client’s abilities and health considerations, helping reduce barriers to exercise while supporting safer movement, continued independence, and healthier aging at home.
Greenway Health
Greenway Health's Harvest of Hope initiative addresses food insecurity by mobilizing employee volunteerism, corporate and payroll giving, and community partnerships to increase access to nutritious food. Through collaboration with Feeding America, the program supports healthier, more resilient communities.
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
Healthy Kingsport, an initiative of the Kingsport Chamber, is dedicated to fostering a community that actively embraces healthy living. They are creating a healthier place to live, work, learn, and play by utilizing resources within their three areas of focus: Healthy Schools, Healthy Community, and Healthy Workplaces.
Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru Loves to Care® is a partnership between Subaru of America and Blood Cancer United that supports cancer patients and families through emotional and financial assistance. In 2025, Subaru retailers delivered more than 57,000 blankets and 10,000 care kits, while helping provide financial assistance to more than 2,300 families nationwide.
Best Sustainability Program
Allagash Brewing Company
For nearly a decade, Allagash has invested in Maine-grown grain, helping strengthen the region’s agricultural supply chain. In 2025, Allagash brewed with more than two million pounds of Maine-grown and processed grain. Today, brewers, bakers, and restaurateurs across Maine and New England are benefiting from the grain economy Allagash helped kickstart.
ClearCOGS
ClearCOGS's AI platform prevents restaurant food waste at the forecasting and preparation stage, before it happens—and is the only solution targeting this issue in foodservice. Its SaaS solution integrates with existing POS systems to standardize prep and prevent waste.
Netafim North America
Netafim’s Corporate Partnership Program turns corporate water commitments into measurable action on farms. It has provided over $4.5 million to growers, supported 29 growers, and modernized nearly 2,900 acres, while delivering estimated annual water-use reductions exceeding 1.2 billion gallons through a model designed to scale.
U-Haul International
U-Box Load Share is a U-Haul sharing economy program that reduces freight emissions by connecting U-Box container shipments with rental truck customers already traveling the same route. Both customers save money, large commercial vehicles are kept off the road, and U-Haul reinvests the cost savings into newer, safer equipment.
