FOUNDATION RESOURCE GUIDE +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Office of University Partnerships U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research +---------------------------------------------------------------+ U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Outreach Partnership Centers Program FOUNDATION RESOURCE GUIDE A Compilation of Major Foundations That Sponsor Activities Relevant to Community Outreach Partnership Centers December 1996 Copies of the Foundation Resource Guide can be requested from HUD USER. Request the document by title. Orders can be placed by calling 1-800-245-2691, or 1-800-483-2209 (TDD). +---------------------------------------------------------------+ Foreword Introduction Table of Contents Foundation Listings Subject Index FOREWORD Enclosed is a directory of foundations prepared by the Office of University Partnerships (OUP). The foundations described in the directory are national and multistate foundations which, based on information published in The Guide to Funding for Higher Education, appear most likely to fund the kinds of projects you and the other Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) grantees are undertaking. This revised and updated volume reflects suggestions many of you made after examining a draft guide prepared by OUP and includes examples of funded projects. I hope you will find this a useful reference in your ongoing COPC efforts. Michael A. Stegman Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research INTRODUCTION This Guide was prepared by the Office of University Partnerships (OUP), created within HUD to bring the resources of colleges and universities to bear on revitalizing communities. Though of possible interest to many institutions of higher learning, this publication was developed as a resource for grantees under HUD's Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC) Program. The COPC Program provides funds to help institutions of higher learning form or expand centers for applied research and outreach to communities and neighborhoods. The foundations described here are national and multistate foundations which, based on information published in The Guide to Funding for Higher Education, appear most likely to fund the kinds of projects COPC grantees are undertaking. Further information about OUP and the many ways in which it is helping colleges and universities fulfill their urban mission is available from HUD's University Partnerships Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6091, Rockville, MD 20849-6091, 1-800-245-2691. Information is also available on the Internet. OUP's World Wide Web address is http://www.oup.org, its Gopher address is gopher://oup.org:78, and its e-mail address is oup@oup.org. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foundation Listings * American Express Foundation * AT&T Foundation * The Bristol Myers-Squibb Foundation * Jessie P. Cox Charitable Trust * Ford Motor Company Fund * General Motors Foundation, Inc. * The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * Joyce Foundation * W.K. Kellogg Foundation * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts * The Prudential Foundation * The Rockefeller Foundation * US WEST Foundation * DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Inc. Subject Index FOUNDATION LISTINGS AMERICAN EXPRESS FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation's philanthropic activities focus on three strategic themes: community service, education, and employment; cultural programs; and historic preservation. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: c/o American Express Company American Express Tower World Financial Center New York, NY 10285 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (212) 640-5661 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1954 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Mary Beth Salerno +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts paid (in 1994): $10,499,900 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 705 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High $950,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $200 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Twice a year +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MA, MN, NC, NE, NY, PA, TX, UT, and Washington, DC. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: No specific descriptions given. Florida State University Tallahassee, FL $60,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. Arizona State University Tempe, AZ $10,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. Harvard University Cambridge, MA $300,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. AT&T FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation is the principle source of philanthropy for AT&T and its subsidiaries; its scope is national, emphasizing support of private higher education and institutions and projects in health care, social action, and the arts. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: 1301 Avenue of the Americas, Room 3100 New York, NY 10019 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (212) 841-4747 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1984 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Laura Abbott +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $27,614,616 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 754 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $1,855,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $500 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed three pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: May, June, September, November +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Education (K-12) Health +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving on a national basis. No support for religious organizations for sectarian purposes; local chapters of national organizations; social sciences or health sciences programs; medical or nursing schools; junior or community colleges; industrial affiliates; or trade schools. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: No specific descriptions given. Columbia University New York, NY $40,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. Purdue University West Lafayette, IN $30,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. Princeton University Princeton, NJ $30,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. THE BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation provides assistance for medical research, community funds, higher and other education, and health care. Support is also available for civic affairs and community services, minority and women's organizations, youth agencies, international affairs, and culture. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: 345 Park Avenue, 43rd Floor New York, NY 10154 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: Not Specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1982 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Cindy Johnson, Grants Administrator +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $12,617,655 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 1,479 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $2,000,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $25 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: December +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving limited to areas of company operations and to national organizations. No support for political, fraternal, social, or veterans organizations or religious or sectarian organizations not significantly involved in a project engaging the entire community. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: No specific descriptions given. Columbia University New York, NY $98,000 in 1992 For community outreach support. St. Mary's College Notre Dame, IN $22,852 in 1992 For community outreach support. Manhattan College New York, NY $15,925 in 1992 For community outreach support. JESSIE P. COX CHARITABLE TRUST Purpose and Activities: The foundation provides grants for education, health, environmental protection, and philanthropy development. The trustees tend to favor organizations that have not received prior grants and new approaches over those similar to previously funded projects; fixed amounts of opproximately $3 million are to be paid out annually through the trust. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: 230 Congress Avenue, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02110 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (617) 426-7172 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1982 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Michelle Larkin, Office Manager +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Monthly +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Given primarily in New England. No support for sectarian religious activities or efforts usually supported by the general public. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Boston Conservatory of Music Boston, MA $75,000 in 1991 For Project Search, outreach program to identify and benefit artistically talented minority students. University of New England Biddeford, ME $40,000 in 1991 To establish Community Internship Center to provide for-credit internships and volunteer opportunities for students. New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA $50,000 in 1991 To reorganize and expand educational outreach services for benefit of Boston's low-income and minority communities. FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND Purpose and Activities: Support is available for education, including matching gifts for colleges and universities and basic research grants, community funds, urban affairs, hospitals, and civic and cultural programs. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: The American Road Dearborn, MI 48121 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (313) 845-8711 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1949 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Leo J. Brennan, Jr., Executive Director +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $26,700,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 1,600 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $1,330,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $100 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: April, October +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in areas of company operations nationwide, with special emphasis on Detroit, Michigan. No grants for individuals or for scholarships or fellowships. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA $10,000 in 1992 For Foundation for Corporate Community Relations Research. Suomi College Hancock, MI $10,000 in 1992 For Native American Outreach Program. Howard University Washington, DC $25,000 in 1992 For Minority MBA Program. GENERAL MOTORS FOUNDATION, INC. Purpose and Activities: Grants are largely available for higher education, community funds, social services, urban affairs, civic affairs, cultural programs, and social services. +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Address: 13-145 General Motors Building 3044 West Grand Boulevard +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Phone: (313) 556-4260 +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1976 +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Corporate-sponsored +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Contact: Ronald Theis, Director +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $20,500,595 +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 462 1994): +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ High: $1,000,000 +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Low: $100 +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, contact for guidelines +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Board Meetings: None +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Education (K-12) +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in plant cities where the company has significant operations. No support for special interest groups, hospitals, or United Way support organizations. +----------------------------+----------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: No specific examples given. THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation's purpose is to improve the health and health care of Americans, to help the Nation and its health care system identify and pursue new opportunities to address persistent health problems, and to participate and respond to significant emerging problems. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: P.O. Box 2316 Princeton, NJ 08543-2316 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (609) 452-8701 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1936 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Edward Robbins, Proposal Manager +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1993): $105,611,050 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1993): 769 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $1,030,403 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $82 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Four times a year +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Health +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving limited to the United States. No support for international activities or programs, institutions concerned solely with a specific disease, or basic biomedical research. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL $399,982 in 1991 For Minority Medical Education Program. University of Rochester Rochester, NY $1,009,214 in 1992 For School of Medicine and Dentistry for continuation of urban nurse home-visiting study. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ $455,953 in 1991 For Robert Wood Johnson Medical School for preventing lead exposure among inner-city children. JOYCE FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation seeks to address issues of conservation of natural resources, the improvement of urban educational systems, the development of a prosperous and equitable economic base, the revitalization of the electoral process, and the broader acceptance of cultural diversity, with a particular concern for their impact on minorities and the poor who receive less of society's resources. +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Address: 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 4010 Chicago, IL 60603 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Phone: (312) 782-2464 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1948 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Contact: Deborah Leff, President +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in $18,944,955 1994): +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 338 1994): +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ High: $220,000 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Low: $925 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, contact for guidelines +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Board Meetings: March, July, November +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Deadlines for December 15, April 13, August 15 Submission: +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) Job Training/Micro-Enterprise Assistance +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in the Midwest States, including IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI; limited number of conservation grants to KS, MO, ND, NE, and SD. +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH $52,910 in 1992 For The Center for Regional Economic Issues to develop a framework for analyzing public investments in economic development programs that will benefit low-income populations. Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $101,279 in 1992 For The Julian Samora Research Institute for a collaborative project with Cristo Rey Center to bring about fundamental change in the teaching of Latino youth in North Lansing. Northwestern University Evanston, IL $99,000 in 1992 For the J.L. Kellogg School of Management to design and implement continuous improvement projects at two Chicago public schools. W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation's purpose is to receive and administer funds for educational and charitable purposes. Aid is limited to programs concerned with the application of existing knowledge rather than research. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: One Michigan Avenue East Battle Creek, MI 49017-4085 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (616) 986-1611 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1930 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Nancy Sims, Manager of Grant Proposals +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $216,657,592 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): Not Specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $23,371,560 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $390 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Monthly +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and southern Africa. No support for religious purposes. No grants to individuals. No grants for operating budgets. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Auburn University Montgomery, AL $32,000 in 1992 To improve rural residents' health and quality of life through health services for the elderly, tutoring/enrichment programs for children, and human resources development, moving toward a goal of promoting community-based health services. Total for project: $1,294,555. City University of New York New York, NY $150,000 in 1992 To improve the educational outlook for at-risk students through peer-tutoring systems with a teamwork approach. Cornell University Ithaca, NY $842,900 in 1992 To increase the capacity of public officials to revitalize small towns and rural communities through education, networking, and community development projects. CHARLES STEWART MOTT FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation supports community improvement through grants for expressing individuality; expanding personal horizons; citizenship; volunteer action; counteracting root causes of alienation; community identity and stability; community renewal; environmental management; fostering institutional openness; better delivery of services; and training in and improving practices of leadership. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: Office of Proposal Entry 1200 Mott Foundation Building Flint, MI 48502-1851 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (810) 238-5651 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1926 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $51,254,061 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 810 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $4,000,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $2,500 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Proposal, call for guidelines +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Monthly +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) Environment +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: No support to organizations for religious purposes. No grants to individuals, building or endowment funds, research, scholarships, or fellowships. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Albany State College Albany, GA $20,000 in 1992 To provide low-income and African-American residents of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama with technical assistance in their efforts to respond to community environmental health threats. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC $20,000 in 1992 For the Public Health Foundation for faculty members and graduate students at the university to provide scientific, technical, and other assistance to citizen groups and local governments working on environmental issues in North Carolina. THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS Purpose and Activities: The foundation primarily gives for programs in arts and culture, education, health and human services, conservation and the environment, public and foreign policy, and regional issues. The trusts recently formed an interdisciplinary fund. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: One Commerce Square 2005 Market Street, Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19103 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (215) 575-9050 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1948 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Rebecca Rimel, President +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $157,169,536 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 529 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $5,000,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $5,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, not to exceed two pages +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Monthly +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) Environment Health +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: No grants to individuals or for endowment funds, deficit financing, scholarships, or fellows. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Temple University Philadelphia, PA $1,000,000 in 1992 For a project to strengthen teaching and learning in the freshman year through development of learning communities. Arizona State University Tempe, AZ $400,000 in 1992 For Project 1000 to enhance recruitment and retention of disadvantaged students in graduate school. Cornell University Ithaca, NY $842,900 in 1992 To increase the capacity of public officials to revitalize small towns and rural communities through education, networking, and community development projects. THE PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation's interests for funding include education; business and civic affairs; urban and community development; health and human services, including AIDS program; arts and culture; and focus on children. Support also is given for United Way drives in area of company operation. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: Prudential Plaza 751 Broad Street Newark, NJ 07012 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (201) 802-7354 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1977 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $14,976,028 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 791 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $200,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: Not specified +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Application form +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Three times a year +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving primarily in areas of company operation, especially in NJ, CA, FL, MN, and PA. No support for labor, religious, or athletic groups or general operating funds for single disease health organizations. No grants to individuals. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Essex County College Newark, NJ $10,000 in 1991 For business skills training and a placement program for the unemployed. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA $25,000 in 1991 For a summer high school program for minority youth. Seton Hall University Ithaca, NY $25,000 in 1991 For a youth development program for first-time juvenile offenders. THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: The foundation offers grants and fellowships in three principle areas: international science-based development, the arts and humanities, and equal opportunities. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: 420 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018-2702 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (212) 869-8500 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1913 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Lynda Mullen, Secretary +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1993): $75,845,843 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1993): 961 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $2,400,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $98 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, contact for guidelines +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: March, June, September, December +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Economic Development Education (K-12) Environment +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: No support for establishing local hospitals, churches, schools, libraries, or welfare agencies or their building or operating funds; financing altruistic movements involving private profit; or influencing legislation. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Related Funding Examples: Emory University Atlanta, GA $250,000 in 1992 For The Carter Center to document and evaluate community-action and fundraising strategies that The Atlanta Project (TAP) is using in large-scale effort to combat persistent poverty in Atlanta. This effort makes that information available to other cities for possible replication. University of Chicago Chicago, IL $6,000,000 in 1992 For policy development activities of the new Center for the Study of Urban Inequality. New School for Social Research New York, NY $200,000 in 1992 For the study of social and behavioral effects produced by selected community development corporations (CDCs) in low-income neighborhoods where they operate. US WEST FOUNDATION Purpose and Activities: Giving is primarily for health and human services, including those for minorities and youth; early childhood, elementary, secondary, higher, and other education; rural and community development; and cultural programs. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Address: 7800 East Orchard Road, Suite 300 Englewood, CO 80111 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Phone: (303) 793-6648 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1985 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Company-sponsored +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contact: Janet Rush, Grants Manager +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in 1994): $22,565,462 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 1994): 1976 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ High: $600,000 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Low: $300 +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, contact for guidelines +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Four times a year +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Deadline for Submission: None +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Community Development Education (K-12) +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ Limitations: Giving limited to the States served by the US WEST calling areas, including AZ, CO, IA, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, OR, SD, UT, WA, and WY. +-----------------------------+---------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: University of Montana Missoula, MT $100,000 in 1991 For a seminar for counselors of Native American students, creation of small business entrepreneurial centers, and a tour of Voice of the Prairie. University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA $42,600 in 1991 For the Access for Minorities in Education program. Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO $15,000 in 1991 For adult literacy programs. DEWITT WALLACE-READER'S DIGEST FUND, INC. Purpose and Activities: The Fund is founded on the belief that America's future depends on providing opportunity for all youth to fulfill their educational and career aspirations. To help achieve that vision, the fund invests nationwide to improve elementary and secondary schools; strengthen organizations and programs that serve youth; encourage ties between schools and communities; and increase career, service, and educational opportunities for youth. +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Address: Two Park Avenue, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10016 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Phone: (212) 251-9700 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Incorporated: 1965 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Foundation Type: Independent +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Contact: Jane Quinn, Program Director +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Contracts Paid (in $40,726,265 1994): +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Number of Grants (in 144 1994): +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ High: $1,400,000 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Low: $1,000 +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Initial Approach: Letter describing the scope of the project, contact for guidelines +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Board Meetings: Four times a year +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Deadline for None Submission: +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ COPC Subject Areas: Economic Development Education (K-12) Job Training/Micro-Enterprise Assistance Leadership and CBO Capacity Building +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ Limitations: No support for public television, film, or media projects; local chapters of organizations; or religious or fraternal organizations. No grants to individuals. +-------------------------+-------------------------------------+ COPC-Related Funding Examples: Fordham University New York, NY $500,000 in 1991 For the Stay-In-School Partnership, a model dropout prevention program that provides comprehensive educational and social services for at-risk elementary school children and their families and constrains students in Fordham's Graduate School of Education. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA $100,000 in 1991 To evaluate the YouthBuild Program. SUBJECT INDEX Community Development * American Express Foundation * The Bristol Myers-Squibb Foundation * Jessie P. Cox Charitable Trust * Ford Motor Company Fund * General Motors Foundation, Inc. * Joyce Foundation * W.K. Kellogg Foundation * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts * The Prudential Foundation * The Rockefeller Foundation * US WEST Foundation Economic Development * Ford Motor Company Fund * Joyce Foundation * W.K. Kellogg Foundation * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts * The Rockefeller Foundation * DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Inc. Education (K-12) * American Express Foundation * AT&T Foundation * Jessie P. Cox Charitable Trust * Ford Motor Company Fund * General Motors Foundation, Inc. * Joyce Foundation * W.K. Kellogg Foundation * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts * The Prudential Foundation * The Rockefeller Foundation * US WEST Foundation Environment * Charles Stewart Mott Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts * The Rockefeller Foundation Health * AT&T Foundation * The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * The Pew Charitable Trusts Job Training/Micro-Enterprise Assistance * Joyce Foundation * DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Inc. Leadership and CBO Capacity Building * DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, Inc