July 2007
Internet Prospector

CORPORATIONS/FOUNDATIONS

CONTENTS:


GIFTS IN KIND INTERNATIONAL

Gifts in Kind distributes nearly $900 million in new product donations each year to 150,000 deserving community charities throughout the U.S. and the world. These charities annually help more than 17 million people in over 100 countries.

With 99.5 percent of its donations going directly to communities and people in need, Gifts in Kind is ranked as one of the nation's top four most efficient charities by Forbes magazine and has received Charity Navigator's top 4-star rating for six consecutive years.

Industry donors provide a wide range of items: computers and products for education, the office, home improvement, health and personal care. You'll also find apparel, footwear, appliances, toys, sporting goods and automotive products.

If you want to apply, first browse the Web site to see how the organization works. To learn about available products, contact the member representative for your state:

http://www.giftsinkind.org/about/?pn=contact.asp

http://www.giftsinkind.org/


MOCKINGBIRD FOUNDATION: INNOVATION IN MUSIC EDUCATION

The Mockingbird Foundation is a nonprofit organization of Phish phans. Its primary purpose is charitable, "out of love for and thanks to Phish for their inspiring music" -- remarkable, since the band's farewell performance was nearly three years ago, on August 15, 2004.

The foundation exists almost exclusively online, using the Internet to avoid travel and other expenses. It has no paid staff, office space or endowment, to allow all possible funds to be distributed to its charities and programs. Its programmatic focus is music education for children.

One of the foundation's funding opportunities, the DeLucia Award for Innovation in Music Education, is open for nominations (Craig DeLucia is the founder of the foundation). The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a passion for music through the use of unconventional genres, instruments, methods or other aspects of music education that can be duplicated. Five awards are given each year.

To apply for any of Mockingbird's grants, be sure to follow the funding guidelines. Full proposals are by invitation only, and will not be considered if unsolicited. Letters of inquiry must be submitted first, and are considered in two cycles. For letters received by August 1, the funding committee will invite proposals in October. Letters submitted by February 1 will be considered for proposal invitations in April. Since this is a volunteer organization, please keep additional correspondence to a minimum.

http://www.mockingbirdfoundation.org/funding/


MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS FOUNDATION: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Rather than providing cash grants, Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation provides musical instruments and instrument repair to K-12 music programs, community arts schools, after-school programs and youth orchestras, as well as to outstanding student musicians in need of instruments. Music programs must be at least three years old to apply.

Grants generally range from $500-$8,000 worth of instruments.

Read the guidelines for the foundation's three programs:

  • The Melody Program, for K-12 programs that meet during the regular school day
  • The Special Projects Program, for K-12 after-school music programs
  • The Michael Kamen Solo Award, for outstanding students in grades 8-12 who cannot afford an appropriate instrument. Students must have completed at least five years of study on their instrument to apply.

Instruments with a retail value of up to $20,000 are awarded.

http://www.mhopus.org/teachers.asp


KNIGHT FOUNDATION: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

The Knight Foundation's twin missions are "to seed and inspire great journalism everywhere, and to build strong communities" in the 26 cities and towns where its founders ran newspapers. It seeks out leaders who can turn big ideas into action.

Programs that educate current and future journalists, promote the defense of First Amendment rights or support a free press in the U.S. and worldwide are of particular interest to the foundation. A one to two page letter of inquiry is encouraged before submitting a proposal. U.S.-based nonprofit organizations may apply.

http://www.knightfdn.org/default.asp?story=programs/index.asp


UNITED HEALTHCARE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Parents and caregivers of children 16 and younger may apply for grants of up to $5,000 each to help pay for healthcare services for sick children who are only partially covered by insurance plans. The aim is to improve the child's quality of life through the following types of services: treatment for serious dental problems, eyeglasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, physical therapy and speech therapy.

Applicants must live in the U.S., be covered by a commercial health-insurance plan and must have an adjusted gross income of less than $20,000 per individual family member (less than $60,000 for a family of three, for example.) Applications must be submitted to the foundation prior to receiving health services. Past medical bills will not be covered.

http://www.uhccf.org/apply.html


NIKE CORPORATE GIVING: YOUTH ACCESS TO SPORT
NIKE FOUNDATION: EMPOWERING GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Nike believes in the power of sport to unleash potential: If you have a body, you are an athlete. The company will invest $315 million through 2011 to give excluded youth greater access to sport. Nike seeks to "get kids more physically active, get kids involved in the teamwork of sport, and have real, positive and measurable impact."

Nike's corporate giving program provides support in several ways -- cash grants, product donations to nonprofit youth programs (not to teams) and for disaster relief. Its impressive Bowerman Track-Renovation Program is named for Bill Bowerman, the University of Oregon's legendary track and field coach and Nike's co-founder. This 10-year, $2 million program provides $50,000 in matching funds to youth-oriented nonprofit organizations anywhere in the world.

Grant recipients are encouraged (but not required) to use Nike's track resurfacing "grind" technology that turns ground-up recycled athletic shoes into rubber granules for environmentally conscious, all-weather track surfaces. To date, thirteen Bowerman programs have turned 75,000 recycled athletic shoes into state-of-the-art track surfaces.

The Nike Foundation:

The Nike Foundation prioritizes its funding to partners and programs with especially innovative and compelling approaches for empowering girls throughout the world. It supports programs that benefit communities and enhance public policy.

http://www.nikebiz.com/community

http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikefoundation/who.jhtml


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