CORPORATIONS

CONTENTS:

• Toy Manufacturers and Retailers
  • Toy Industry Association
  • Wal-Mart Good Works
  • Toys "R" Us Charitable Efforts
  • Kmart Community Programs
• Krislyn's Strictly Business Sites
• Business.com

TOY MANUFACTURERS AND RETAILERS

At this magical time of the year for children, 'tis also the season to consider toy manufacturers and retailers as prospective donors to child-related causes. The corporations and foundations featured here all have generous giving histories.

Toy Industry Association

See the Foundations beat in this issue for information on the The Toy Industry Foundation.

http://www.toy-tia.org/industry/index.html

Three of the largest toy retailers:

Wal-Mart — the number one toy retailer. Click on the Good Works button at the top.
http://www.walmartstores.com

Toys "R" Us Charitable Efforts
http://www202.toysrus.com/corporate_info/tru/tru_about_charity.cfm

Kmart Community Programs and Corporate Giving
http://www.kmartcorp.com/corp/community/index.stm

KRISLYN'S STRICTY BUSINESS SITES

Krislyn has direct links to the philanthropy pages of 44 major corporations. Search the site using the term "corporate grantmakers."

http://www.krislyn.com

BUSINESS.COM

Search by business type and find links to companies listed under those categories. At this time of year, packaging and container companies might be a good bet.

Under Company Research, you'll find Company Rankings -- all the "famous" lists and many others, several pages worth.

http://www.business.com

Beverly Goodwin