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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 57,089,297 | 21,325,898 | 27,170,125 | 23,227,972 | 25,038,781 | 153,852,073 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 57,089,297 | 21,325,898 | 27,170,125 | 23,227,972 | 25,038,781 | 153,852,073 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 17,983,721 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 135,868,352 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 57,089,297 | 21,325,898 | 27,170,125 | 23,227,972 | 25,038,781 | 153,852,073 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 553,740 | 885,964 | 1,087,559 | 1,263,477 | 1,531,769 | 5,322,509 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 66,310 | 154,380 | 244,121 | 269,503 | 309,118 | 1,043,432 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 160,218,014 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part IV Question 12 | Auditing of financial statements The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is a related organization within the consolidated financial statements of the US Chamber of Commerce. Schedule R lists some additional related organizations included in the US Chamber of Commerce consolidated financial statements. |
| Form 990, Part IV Question 26 | The loan in Part X Line 6 is with the US Chamber of Commerce, which meets the definition of a disqualified person for the purposes of Line 6. However according to the Schedule L instructions, the Chamber does not meet the requirement of an interested person; thus, this loan is not disclosed on Schedule L. |
| Form 990 Part V Item 1a | Number reported on 1096 US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is part of a consolidated treasury function with affiliated organizations where an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA makes payments on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The number in box 1a is the number of information returns filed by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. |
| Form 990 Part V Item 2a | Number reported on W-3 US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is part of a consolidated payroll function where all payroll functions are handled by an affiliated organization, the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. The Chamber of Commerce of the USA is the statutory employer for the employees of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation and pays compensation on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The number in box 2a is the number of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's employees reported on Form W-3 by the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Suzanne Clark has a business relationship with Tom Donohue, Justin Waller, Stan M Harrell, Ryan Meyers, Cheryl Oldham, and Jason Tyszko. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 | The US Chamber of Commerce Foundation (USCCF) has one class of membership. The sole member of USCCF is the Chamber of Commerce of the USA. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | The sole member of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation is the Chamber of Commerce of the USA, which has the right to elect or appoint a majority of members of the governing body of US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | The following actions require the prior written approval of the Member: 1 Amending the Certificate of Incorporation; 2 Amending or repealing the bylaws or adopting new bylaws; 3 Adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation; 4 Adopting a plan of wind-up and dissolution; 5 The sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition of all or any substantial part of the Corporation's assets or properties; and 6 The creation of a subsidiary or another related organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | The draft Form 990 was provided in advance to the Board of Directors and reviewed individually with each member prior to filing. The board receives the most recently completed tax return at the next regularly scheduled meeting. The 990 is reviewed by an independent accounting firm. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | We annually notify staff of the Standards of Conduct and Ethics policy, which includes a requirement that any transaction or relationship that is reasonably expected to give rise to an actual or apparent conflict of interest be brought to the attention of a supervisor, a senior manager in the Talent Solutions department or the Office of the General Counsel. In addition, we issue an annual written questionnaire to all members of the board of directors asking for information on potential conflicts of interest, which is gathered by the Chief Financial Officer. All reports of potential conflicts will be evaluated by the General Counsel in consultation with other senior management and staff, as appropriate. Any conflicts of interest involving board members or staff are resolved in accordance with the USCCF's conflicts of interest policies. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15b | Part VI Question 15a The Chief Executive Officer is an employee of the US Chamber of Commerce and is not compensated by the organization. Part VI Question 15b The process for determining total compensation for the four key employees, whose compensation is charged to the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is as follows. An independent compensation consultant provides supporting data and analysis to the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Senior Vice President and the US Chamber of Commerce's Vice President, Talent Solutions who establishes job classifications and compensation ranges for all employees. These two executives then make their recommendations to the US Chamber of Commmerce Foundation's President. Based on this information, individual total compensation is determined by the individual's supervisor and the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation's President, and the Vice President, Talent Solutions on an annual basis. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The Form 990 is made available to any member of the public who requests a copy. Any requestor is forwarded to the Administrative Director of Finance of the US Chamber of Commerce, who will forward a copy of the document to the requestor. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy were made available during the filing period with the organization's Form 1023 which was filed on February 4, 2013. The organization's financial statements are not made available to the public but are reflected in the financial data of the Form 990. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Policy and Research Consulting: Program service expenses 7774861. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 22. Total expenses 7774883. Temp Salaries: Program service expenses 127892. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 127892. Video production: Program service expenses 334151. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 334151. Photographic services: Program service expenses 26569. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 26569. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Flow through loss from partnership investments 84758. |
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