About Business Roundtable
Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of America’s leading companies working to promote a thriving U.S. economy and expanded opportunity for all Americans through sound public policy.
Focus Areas
Corporate GovernanceEducation & WorkforceEnergy & EnvironmentHealth & RetirementImmigrationInfrastructureSmart RegulationTax & Fiscal PolicyTechnologyTrade & International
Funding Style
unrestricted general operating supportcore operating supportflexible/non-project-specific funding
About Business Roundtable
The Business Roundtable Inc gives through a grantmaking program tied to its policy and workforce initiatives, with recent support flowing to nonprofits working on education and workforce development, trade, tax, national security, and related public-policy areas. Its largest recent grant in the list was $500,000 to American Action Network for general support, and the same recipient also appears with a $200,000 grant in 2023, showing that some organizations receive support across more than one year. Another recurring recipient is the Tax Foundation, which received $310,000 in 2025 and $164,000 in 2023. The foundation’s recent awards also include six-figure general-support grants to groups such as the Bipartisan Policy Center, Center for a New American Security Inc, and Americans for Tax Reform. The pattern points to funding that is often unrestricted and oriented toward organizations working on policy analysis, advocacy, and public-interest research rather than project-specific programs. Business Roundtable Inc’s own public materials describe grantmaking and philanthropic activities aligned with its policy and workforce priorities, and its recent grants reflect that structure in the organizations it backs and the general-support format used across many awards.
What Business Roundtable Funds
In education and workforce work, the foundation’s grantmaking program explicitly centers workforce development, multiple pathways, skilled trades, and mental health. In policy research, it gave $310,000 to the Tax Foundation for general support and $250,000 to the Bipartisan Policy Center for general support, indicating strong support for organizations producing analysis on tax and public policy. It also backed national security work with a $200,000 grant to Center for a New American Security Inc for general support. Trade and tax themes appear again in support for Farmers for Free Trade, which received $175,000 in 2025 and $150,000 in 2024, both for general support. These grants sit alongside the foundation’s stated focus areas in education, workforce, immigration, infrastructure, smart regulation, tax, technology, trade, and related issues.
How Business Roundtable Gives
Typical grants are in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $15,000, a median of $27,500, and p75 at $50,000. The recent list also shows repeated support for several organizations across different years, including American Action Network, Tax Foundation, Bipartisan Policy Center, Business Roundtable Action, National Gov Assoc Center for Best Practices, and Farmers for Free Trade. That suggests a mix of recurring relationships and one-off awards. The foundation is a Pure DAF Provider, and the grants shown are overwhelmingly general support rather than restricted project funding. Public pages reference grantmaking guidance, and the program does not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$50.2M
Total Revenue
$65.6M
Total Expenses
$63.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $28K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$28K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOSHUA BOLTEN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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