Citizens Awards
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Small businesses, large companies, and local chambers of commerce
Other requirements
- Businesses, chambers of commerce, and trade associations
- No limit on the number of nominations an organization can submit
Overview
The Citizens Awards shine a national spotlight on companies that lead with purpose. For more than 25 years, the Corporate Citizenship Awards have recognized businesses for their leadership in solving the world's biggest challenges.
Geographic Scope: National (US)
Focus Areas: The awards are given in nine categories, reflecting the most innovative and impactful corporate citizenship initiatives that leverage a company's talent, resources, and expertise to improve communities. Focus areas include:
- Civics
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Disasters
- Education
- Workforce
- Emerging Issues
- And other community impact areas
Eligibility:
- Businesses, chambers of commerce, and trade associations
- Small businesses, large companies, and local chambers of commerce
- No limit on the number of nominations an organization can submit
Award Details:
- Award Categories: Nine categories
- Fees: There is no fee to nominate
- Recognition: Finalists announced in fall; winners revealed at the Business Solves Conference (held October 28-29)
Contact Information:
- Sponsorship inquiries: Rebecca Mousseau
- Media inquiries: Sydney Lewis
- Social Media: @USCCFoundation on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram
How to Apply
Application Process
- Submission Method: Online nomination
- Deadline: June 27, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Fee: No fee to nominate
- Multiple Submissions: No limit on the number of nominations an organization can submit
Timeline
- Nominations due: June 27, 2025
- Finalists announced: Fall 2025
- Winners announced: October 28-29, 2025 at Business Solves Conference
What US Chamber of Commerce Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 55
- Total given
- $1.88M
- Median grant
- $6,750
- Range
- $5,625–$536K
- By dollars: Virginia 38%, California 30%, District of Columbia 15%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Anchorage, AK; Little Rock, AR.
- 5% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 80% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Khan Academy Inc · Mountain View, CA
Grants to support an AI civics tutoring platform
$536K
Presidential Precinct · Charlottesville, VA
Grant to provide international judges education on the rule of law
$316K
Chamber of Commerce of the USA · Washington, DC
Grant for historic preservation
$219K
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA
Grant to support the educational activies of GMU's Law School
$200K
Ethics Resource Center Inc · Merrifield, VA
Grant to report on the US workforce's civic engagement
$184K
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Fields of Work
- Corporate
- Community development
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