American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
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Activities
The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce provides benefits to its members that include free market advocacy, protections from threats of “cancel culture,” access to research and polling related to regulations and policy, and networking with other like-minded small business owners and allies. AmFree also encourages its members to take part in its quarterly surveys and provides members with policy briefings, status reports, and action plans. 1
The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce seeks to advance its American Free Enterprise Bill of Rights. The ten principles of AmFree’s Bill of Rights include protecting property rights, supporting open and fair free markets, creating simple and fair tax policy, allowing for open and free foreign policy and trade, and limiting regulations. 2 AmFree’s Bill of Rights seeks a more limited role of government, where government serves to create and maintain a fair and stable framework for the economy without favoritism or subsidies. 3
AmFree’s Bill of Rights also seeks to advance an American education system that is the best in the world and includes increasing competition and innovation within the educational system, increasing school choice for parents, and teaching the value of free markets. 4
Funding
The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce receives annual membership fees, which are $99 as of mid-2022. 5
People
Gentry Collins is the CEO of the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce and the former national political director at both the Republican Governors Association and the Republican National Committee. 1
William Canfield works as general counsel at AmFree and is the former chair of the American Bar Association‘s Standing Committee on Election Law. 1
Somsak Chivavibul is the chair of the Governance and Accountability Committee at AmFree and the former CFO of Navient. 1
Jason Miyares is the honorary chair of the board. Miyares formerly served as the attorney general of Virginia from 2022 to 2026. 6 7
Terry Branstad is the former honorary chair of the board. He is a former Republican governor of Iowa, and the former U.S. ambassador to China during the Trump administration. 1
Jim Kurtenbach is the treasurer of the board and a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives. 1
Jill Rulli also sits on the board. 1
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
Revenue Detail
Employee Compensation
Highest Earning Employees
| Employee | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Gentry Collins | President | $292,500 |
| William Canfield | General Counsel | $86,000 |
| James M Kurtenbach | Secretary and Treasurer | $37,500 |
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $440,000
- Number of Grants: 2
- Number of Funders: 1
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
| Amount | Year | Funder | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| $400,000 | 2024 | Amfreeaction Committee | Support of American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce work fulfilling the exempt purpose of AmFreeAction Committee. |
| $40,000 | 2022 | Amfreeaction Committee | General operating support. |
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