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Nonprofit · EIN 53-0045720

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20062

Financials

$196.5M$197.6M2023$225.8M$218.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$225,835,416$218,805,375$7,030,041$146,983,410$49,239,231$97,744,179
December 31, 2023990$196,544,960$197,575,321-$1,030,361$128,770,787$43,224,574$85,546,213
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$208,694,671
Membership dues
$3,421,477
Program service revenue
$11,944,620
Investment income
$1,157,623
Royalties
$45,000
Net rental income
$41,700
Net gain from sales of assets
$81,306
Other revenue
$4,038,502

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$17,176,690
Other salaries and wages
$81,458,818
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$111,275,630
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,103,399
Accounting fees
$856,796
Occupancy
$8,826,700
Travel
$6,548,849
Depreciation
$1,892,084

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$128,770,787
Total assets, end of year
$146,983,410
Total liabilities, end of year
$49,239,231
Net assets, end of year
$97,744,179
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,055,338
Publicly traded securities
$6,325,580
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$48,495,030
Net assets with donor restrictions
$146,239,209
Gross unrelated business income
$852,012
Gross receipts
$226,196,614
Employees
504
Volunteers
175
Year formed
1915
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Suzanne ClarkPresident & CEO/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
37$7,836,579$555,103
Elizabeth KefferEVP & Chief Relationship Officer
Key employee
40$2,590,487$45,852
Justin WallerEVP, COO
Key employee
38$1,920,238$149,880
David HirschmannEVP, New Strategic Initiatives
Highest-paid employee
40$1,913,700$95,217
Neil BradleyEVP, Chief Policy Officer
Key employee
40$1,793,567$162,778
Harold KimEVP
Highest-paid employee
40$1,369,955$68,660
Michelle RussoChief Comms Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$1,258,660$68,333
Martin DurbinPres, GEI & SVP, Policy
Highest-paid employee
40$1,167,826$68,048
Agnes Warfield-BlancEVP
Highest-paid employee
40$1,041,526$58,512
David DetweilerGeneral Counsel & Secretary
Officer
38$994,831$56,299
Christine KanuchCFO
Officer
38$585,251$111,728
Stefan FreibergCFO
Former
0$409,173$13,947
Kevin GarveyAsst Gnl Cnsl & Asst Secretary
Officer
38$315,110$58,987
Myron BrilliantEVP, Head Intl
Former
0$325,000-$29,900
Robert AgbedeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
94 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mark AllenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Vanessa Allen SutherlandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael AndrewDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Richard BaggerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Roger BatkinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian BernasekDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Richard BielenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Fritz BittenbenderDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Phil BoudreauDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michelle BrowdyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Zawadi BryantDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian ButlerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Douglas CifuDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Suzanne DannDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brackett DennistonSr. Vice Chair/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Amadou DiarraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John DiezDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephanie DysonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Erin EganDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Shawn FaganDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Gerardo FamiliarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Callie FieldDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Robert FunckDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jason GirzadasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bruce GrewcockDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Glenn HamerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John HarmonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael HershmanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John HopkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frederick HumphriesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David A JavdanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jasmine JireleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JJ JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Denise JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jerry JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Bryan JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Natalie KaddasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Fred KaiserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Morgan KendrickDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Raymond KerinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Larry KiddDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve KirbyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jessie KnightDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ed KnightDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Karen KnutsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Cristen KoglDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ravi KumarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lisa Larroque AlexanderDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Christopher LeahyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Peter LevesqueDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Christopher LofgrenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Robert LowenthalDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Katherine LugarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Andrew LundquistDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Arvin MalkaniDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael MaloneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve McManusDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
James MendenhallDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Sherry Menor-McNamraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rance MilesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael NealDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
C Howard NyeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Karen Olson BeenkenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mark OrdanChair/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Patrick OttensmeyerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Louis PastorVice Chair/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
H Ross PerotDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Tram PhiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Carlos PhillipsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Craig PurserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas ReidDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Heather RussellDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Leslie SarasinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
James SchenckDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ed SchultzDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary Beth SewaldDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Gerry ShaheenTreasurer/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Matthew ShayDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rajendra SinghDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Christel SlaughterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
John StarcherDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Traci TapaniDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Steve Van AndelDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Frank VanderSlootDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Todd WalkerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jennifer WaltonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Gretchen WatkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Ashli WattsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rosa WhitakerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Amy WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Heather WingateDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jill WyantDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Elanna YalowDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 117 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Suzanne ClarkPresident & CEO/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
37$6,066,261$592,515
Elizabeth KefferEVP & Chief Relationship Officer
Key employee
40$2,541,471$43,902
Myron BrilliantEVP, Head Intl
Highest-paid employee
40$1,991,231$134,419
David HirschmannEVP: Pres/CEO, CCMC/GIPC/C_Tec
Highest-paid employee
40$1,832,420$244,794
Justin WallerEVP, COO
Key employee
38$1,857,223$149,059
Neil BradleyEVP, Chief Policy Officer
Key employee
40$1,737,436$160,690
Harold KimChief Legal Officer
Key employee
40$1,458,409$63,371
Martin DurbinPres, GEI & SVP, Policy
Highest-paid employee
40$1,138,162$65,960
Michelle RussoChief Comms Officer
Highest-paid employee
40$1,136,396$65,444
Agnes Warfield-BlancEVP
Highest-paid employee
40$1,041,825$56,468
David DetweilerGeneral Counsel & Secretary
Officer
38$764,670$47,208
Stefan FreibergCFO
Officer
38$570,505$49,365
Kevin GarveyAsst Gnl Cnsl & Asst Secretary
Officer
38$281,369$51,303
Robert O AgbedeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark R AllenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Vanessa L Allen SutherlandDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael W AndrewDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Richard H BaggerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Roger N BatkinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Kathy G BeckettDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Richard Joseph BielenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Fritz BittenbenderDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James BradyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michelle H BrowdyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David G BrownDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Zawadi BryantDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Brian A ButlerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Douglas A CifuDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Brackett B DennistonVice Chair/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Amadou DiarraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John J DiezDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Denise M DignamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Maura W DonahueDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael L DuckerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Erin EganDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Shawn FaganDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Terri FarielloDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Callie FieldDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael J FlanniganDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Wayne A I FrederickDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert E FunckDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John E GallinaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jason GirzadasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bruce E GrewcockDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Glenn HamerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric D HammesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Eric P HansotiaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John HarmonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael J HershmanDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
John L HopkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Frederick S HumphriesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David JacobsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elliot J JaffeeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Stacy R JaniakDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jasmine M JireleDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JJ L JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Denise C JohnsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Bryan JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jerry C JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Natalie KaddasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Fred KaiserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Raymond F KerinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Larry KiddDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Steve KirbyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Paul J KlaassenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ed S KnightDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jessie J KnightDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Karen KnutsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cristen L KoglDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Robert G KramerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ravi KumarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lisa Larroque AlexanderDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher LeahyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter J LevesqueDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher B LofgrenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Katherine LugarDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Andrew D LundquistDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Arvin MalkaniDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael T MaloneyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Samantha MarnickDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Steve McManusDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James W MendenhallDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sherry Menor-McNamaraDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rance C MilesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michael S NealDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
C Howard NyeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Karen M Olson BeenkenDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark S OrdanChair/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Patrick OttensmeyerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Louis PastorDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H Ross PerotDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Trm PhiDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Craig A PurserDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Thomas J ReidDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Heather J RussellDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Leslie SarasinDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
James R SchenckDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Gerald L ShaheenTreasurer/Director
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Matthew R ShayDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rajendra SinghDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christel SlaughterDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Traci TapaniDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Steve Van AndelDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Frank L VanderSlootDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Todd A WalkerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jennifer WaltonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Gretchen H WatkinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark E WatsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ashli R WattsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Rosa WhitakerDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Amy E WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Mark WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Thomas J WilsonDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Heather K WingateDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Christopher C WomackDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jill WyantDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Elanna S YalowDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1615 H ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20062-0001
In care of
% CONTROLLER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Christine Kanuch, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, DC 200622000
Signed the 990
Christine Kanuch, CFO
Phone
(202) 463-5590
Return prepared by
Ernst & Young US LLP

Mission

The Chamber of Commerce of the USA serves its members and the nation's business community by analyzing national economic and social issues and by helping legislators and national leaders to shape policies and proposals to foster the development of American business. We advocate, connect, inform, and fight for business growth and America's success. We provide our members timely policy and legislation analysis, connect them with leaders in business and government, and equip them with tools and resources to grow and succeed. We are their ally and champion on Capitol Hill, in the courts, in the state houses, and in markets around the world.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Foreign and domestic policy experts, lobbyists, and communicators advance the issues that matter to our members by working with partners in business and government, influencing public policymaking, and participating in the public debate.
  • We foster relationships with international partners to enhance competitiveness in the global marketplace and strengthen the global economy. We advocate for open markets, a level playing field for American businesses, and strong, enforceable trade agreements.
  • We work with state and local chambers and business associations in Washington and across the country to represent the breadth and diversity of American business. Together, we build awareness of business priorities and generate grassroots advocacy to influence public policy.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-0045720
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
1940
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$146,983,410
Income (IRS master file)
$226,196,614

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$225,835,416$218,805,375$146,983,410IRS
990December 2023$196,544,960$197,575,321$128,770,787XML
990December 2022$209,504,516$207,053,672$131,799,204IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-0045720).

Questions about CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

What is the EIN of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is 53-0045720.
Is CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1940.
Are donations to CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Christine Kanuch.
Who are the officers and directors of CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 109 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,836,579 (Suzanne Clark, President & CEO/Director).
How much revenue does CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $225,835,416, expenses of $218,805,375 and total assets of $146,983,410 at year end.

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