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3M
3M Center
St. Paul, MN 55144
Phone: 888-364-3577
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The company's goal is to positively impact 3M communities by investing in initiatives that serve youth and families. They look for initiatives with defined and measurable results. The K-12 Education priority is to inspire student interest and success in math, science and economics by advancing teacher excellence and college readiness.

Allstate Foundation
2775 Sanders Road, Suite F4
Northbrook, IL 60062-6127
Phone: 847-402-5502
Email: allfound@allstate.com
Deadline: No deadline given.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The Allstate Foundation helps support national and local organizations that promote safety, economic empowerment and diversity in their neighborhoods. Funding focuses in three areas: (1) safe and vital communities; (2) tolerance, inclusion, and diversity; and (3) economic empowerment. Within these areas are several school programs that focus on student safety, mentoring, conflict resolution, driver’s education, drunk driving prevention, and others.

The Bayer Foundation
Deadline: Deadlines vary by geographic location.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: As the single source for Bayer's philanthropic giving throughout the United States, the Bayer Foundation supports programs that enhance the quality of life, provide unique and enriching opportunities that connect diverse groups and ensure the preparedness of tomorrow's leaders. Bayer, with its diverse businesses, has a solid stake in helping to ensure that today's students and adults are well prepared to be tomorrow's leaders and innovators. As a science and research-based company, Bayer focuses grants on science education at the local, state and national levels, particularly to support science literacy initiatives.

Carnegie Corporation
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-371-3200
Fax: 212-754-4073
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: Andrew Carnegie's charge that the Corporation dedicate itself to the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding" has led it, to support efforts to improve teaching and learning that have the potential to make a lasting and long-term contribution to the field of education. That history resonates throughout their current work in education, which is focused on three major areas: Advancing Literacy; Urban School Reform; and Teacher Education Reform.

The Clorox Company Foundation
The Clorox Company Foundation
c/o East Bay Community Foundation
DeDomenico Building
200 Frank Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-836-3223
Email: Clorox@eastbaycf.org
Deadline: Application deadlines are July 1, October 1, January 1 and April 1.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The Foundation supports programs that prepare young people to participate successfully in an increasingly global society and to contribute back to the communities in which they live. They target education and youth development programs that strive to achieve the following goals: Improve the academic performance of children, especially through strategies that foster reform within the public schools; Prepare youth for the world of work and for community leadership; Promote positive relationships among youth from diverse cultural and ethnic groups. Areas of funding include mentoring, academic development and career development.

The Coca-Cola Foundation
Grants Administration
P.O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to provide youth with the educational opportunities and support systems they need to become knowledgeable and productive citizens. The Coca-Cola Foundation encourages new solutions to countless problems that impede educational systems today, and it supports existing programs that work. Because the challenges for education are so broad, the Foundation's commitment is multifaceted. It offers support to public and private colleges and universities, elementary and secondary schools, teacher-training programs, educational programs for minority students, and global educational programs. The Coca-Cola Foundation devotes much of its efforts to partnership in three main areas: Higher Education, Classroom Teaching and Learning, Global Education.

Corning Foundation
Corning Inc. Foundation
MP-LB-02
Corning, NY 14831
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The Corning Incorporated Foundation develops and administers projects in support of educational, cultural, community and selected national organizations. Selected elementary and secondary schools, community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning are the consistent beneficiaries of Foundation support. Corning's areas of involvement have included community service programs for students, curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and instructional technology projects for the classroom.

DuPont
DuPont Center for Collaborative Research and Education
P.O. Box 80030/1370
Wilmington, DE 19880-0030
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: The DuPont Office of Education (OOE) works with educators, university faculty, the business community and local DuPont sites to prepare today's children for tomorrow's world. OOE is engaged in a variety of collaborative initiatives: to bring inquiry-based science programs to communities where we operate; to nurture young Americans' interest in science and mathematics professions through national and international competitions; to increase the numbers of under-represented minorities prepared for careers in science and mathematics; and to safeguard the competence of our teachers of science and mathematics. DuPont supports programs and initiatives with the potential to demonstrate improved and sustainable outcomes, primarily in mathematics, science, and technology education.

IBM
VP, Corporate Community Relations
IBM Corporation
New Orchard Rd
Armonk, NY 10504
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: To make the most effective use of IBM resources and expertise, IBM has selected priority issues and key initiatives for investment. Their main focus is Education. The Reinventing Education grant program forms the centerpiece of IBM's global commitment to education. Through Reinventing Education, IBM is working with school partners throughout the world to develop and implement innovative technology solutions designed to solve some of education's toughest problems.

JPMorgan Chase
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: JPMorgan Chase supports organizations and public schools in partnership with not-for-profit organizations that build meaningful programs to prepare students to be productive citizens, engage them in the learning process, and provide for opportunities to advance their knowledge and skills to succeed in the twenty-first century. They promote programming and services for young people, teachers and community residents through partnerships among schools, parents and community agencies in low- and moderate-income communities. Funding focus is on programs that: support education initiatives designed to prepare students to gain access to college; provide young people with the financial literacy skills they need to succeed in work and in life; promote partnerships that build capacity within public schools, with particular emphasis on programs that support the middle-school years and engage students in the arts and/or technology; support early childhood literacy.

Micron Foundation
Phone: 208-363-3675
Email: k-12programs@micron.com
Deadline: Deadlines are March 15, July 15, November 15.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: Micron strengthened its commitment to education by establishing the Micron Technology Foundation, Inc. Endowed with gifts from Micron Technology, Inc., the foundation's mission is to advance education-primarily in science and technology-and to support charitable organizations in those communities where Micron employees live and work.

Microsoft
Deadline: Deadlines are ongoing, with decisions made in March and October each year.
Funding: Funding levels vary by request.

Description: In today's knowledge–based economy, computer literacy has become a vital workplace skill–a skill that millions of people worldwide still lack. This global initiative helps people acquire computer skills in remote villages or major metropolitan areas. Community-based technology and learning centers are free or low–cost, friendly places where people of all ages and abilities can learn about computers, use the Internet, explore new careers, further their education, participate in community activities, or develop technology skills. The following types of organizations are eligible to request funding from Microsoft Community Affairs: Nonprofit–in the United States, 501(c)(3) designation; a nongovernmental organization that holds charitable status in its country; School–based–a nonprofit or governmental organization that provides services to the community outside of school hours; Government funded and operated–a nonprofit organization that receives government funding or partners with a government organization to run its programs.

Toshiba America Foundation
1251 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-596-0620
Fax: 212-221-1108
Email: foundation@tai.toshiba.com
Deadline: The Foundation has two funding programs: Kindergarten - 6th Grade Program - applications are due October 1st; 7th - 12th Grade Program - applications accepted year round for grants under $5,000, grants over $5000 are due February 1st and August 1st.

Description: The mission of Toshiba America Foundation is to contribute to the quality of science and mathematics education in U.S. communities by investing in projects designed by classroom teachers to improve science and mathematics education for students in grades K thru 12.

Toyota USA Foundation
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. 19001 S. Western Ave.
Torrance, CA 90509-2991
Attn.: Community Relations, A404
Phone: 212-715-7486
Deadline: There is no deadline.
Funding: Grants up to $5000 are funded.

Description: The Toyota USA Foundation is committed to improving the quality of K-12 education, with a primary interest in mathematics and science. A high priority is placed on the following: Systemic math and science programs which are broad in scope and incorporate interdisciplinary curriculum, "real world" classroom applications and high student expectations; Creative and innovative programs which develop the potential of students and/or teachers; Cost-effective programs that possess a high potential for success with relatively low duplication of effort. In addition, eligible proposals are evaluated on: Significance of need/problem; Potential of program to improve the quality of the system; Program's potential for long-term success; Resourcefulness; Scale of project within community or geographic region; The ability to establish partnerships.

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