An initiative of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
An initiative of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
SAVE SMALL
BUSINESS
A grant making initiative to help small employers who are struggling during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Save Small Business Fund is a way for larger businesses and philanthropies to help the small business community suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continuing to award grants to our existing list of applicants as new funds become available, but due to overwhelming demand, the Chamber Foundation is no longer accepting new applications from the general public. We wish we could help everyone in this challenging time. You can find more non-financial resources here.
To learn about opportunities to support the Save Small Business Fund, please contact us.
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
"It was just a huge emotional relief when I got the phone call saying that I've been approved for the grants. It’s so nice because everything else up to that point had been really just kind of negative, negative, negative. And then suddenly it was positive."
-Jack Neal, Franny’s Bistro, Camden, ME
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
“As a small business, I felt like we were left in the dust especially at the beginning of this pandemic. Having this grant gave us that clarity to keep moving forward and bridged the gap in many ways for our business to stay afloat.”
-David Costanzo, Appliance King of America, Boynton Beach, FL
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
“This grant gave us a good catalyst to start back again. It helped us reopen safely. Right now, our biggest priority is keeping our staff, our doctors, and our patients safe. We're upgrading everything and increasing our PPE supply. It's because of the grant that we're able to provide all that and reopen.”
-Quynh Tran, Quynh Tran Optometry, Chino, CA
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
“We are a small town and we don’t get a lot of grants. We’re only fifteen hundred people in our town. So to get something like this is pretty phenomenal.”
-Kerry Butler, Butler’s Daylight Donuts, Gordon, NE
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
“This grant allowed us to keep paying our employees and provide service to the essential workers that were still traveling to get supplies moved across the U.S."
-Pankaj Lad, The Best Western Plus, Duncanville, TX
HEAR FROM OUR GRANTEES
“There are a lot of people who don’t know what the next step is in a lot of this. When funding like this becomes available, it gets you through another week and then another week of the situation.”
-Jennifer Cristiano, Technology for Education and Communication Consulting, Williamstown, NJ
VITAL TO OUR ECONOMY
Small businesses are the foundation of our communities and our economy. Employing nearly half the American workforce, companies like yours keep our neighborhoods running and make them feel like home.
We know you’re facing multiple challenges right now, and every dollar counts.
Funded by corporate and philanthropic partners, the Save Small Business Fund is a collective effort to provide $5,000 grants to as many small employers as we can. We hope these supplemental funds will help you get through the next days and weeks.
We know these grants won’t cover all your expenses, but we hope they’ll help you bridge immediate financial needs.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
ADVISORY
In this pandemic, a few bad actors are taking advantage of people in need, including purporting to offer federal funds, charitable contributions, and medical equipment. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation urges small businesses to be careful sharing their information.
ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES MUST
- Employ between 3 and 20 people
- Be located in an economically vulnerable community
- Have been harmed financially by the COVID-19 pandemic
Enter the zip code associated with your business (as listed on your W9 Form) to see if you are eligible
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Save Small Business Fund is an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and is made possible by the generosity of our partners.
FOUNDING PARTNERS
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is a private sector 501(c)(3) charity affiliated under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is not a government agency. To learn more, please visit www.uschamberfoundation.org.