Horatio Alger Association Thomas Donohue is an advisor and the former president and CEO (1997-2019) for the Chamber. Donohue is also a 2013 inductee into the Horatio Alger Association, an exclusive circle of wealthy business elites that has lavished Clarence Thomas with luxury gifts and received unprecedented access to the Supreme Court building.
Melaleuca Inc. CEO Frank VanderSloot is also a current board member for the Chamber and a 2015 inductee into the Horatio Alger Association.
Koch Network
Right-wing billionaire Charles Koch’s foundation has given large amounts of money to bankroll the Chamber’s work, including a 2021 grant of $817,500 to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and a 2022 grant of $1.65 million to fund the Chamber’s JobSIDE initiative.