AT&T makes corporate contributions throughout the year in the form of project-specific financial support to nonprofit organizations in communities where AT&T has a significant presence. AT&T’s Public Relations office in Denver, Colo., considers contribution requests for local consideration, and coordinates grant requests to the AT&T Foundation. In 1997, education and transportation-related programs received more than half of AT&T’s budgeted funds in the Western Region.
AT&T Foundation does not: award grants to individuals; contribute to political organizations or campaigns; buy advertisements; sponsor sports teams or sports-related events; purchase tickets to fundraising events; or donate products or services.
Below is a general description of our grantmaking programs. Please note: detailed guideline information and background may be obtained online at www.att.com/foundation.
In general, our grants are concentrated on specific projects or programs in the following areas:
Education
Our education initiatives include advancing systemic reform in the K-12 grades, promoting curriculum innovation, teacher training, programs that enhance teaching and research (particularly math and science), and projects that include parental involvement, which we believe is essential to a child’s success in school. We also are interested in specific programs that prevent at-risk minority students from dropping out of school by improving their educational opportunities, and - because innovative technologies are at the heart of AT&T’s business - projects that enhance the learning skills of minority students in science, math, computer science and engineering.
The AT&T Foundation provides undergraduate scholarships only through national third-party organizations, such as the United Negro College Fund and the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund. AT&T scholarship programs focus on selected fields of science and engineering at the graduate level and all support is paid directly to the invited institutions.
We make grants only to nationally recognized, tax-exempt, educational organizations that reach a broad range of students and school districts; we do not make grants directly to individual elementary, secondary, private schools or school districts.
Our newest education program, the AT&T Learning Network, represents a $150 million commitment from AT&T to help put all the nation’s 110,000 public and private elementary and secondary schools on the information superhighway by the year 2000. AT&T will make available at no charge some of our newest services and extensive education support to every school in the United States.
The AT&T Learning Network features five free months of unlimited dial-up access to the Internet; free voice messaging mailbox services and three months of unlimited free messaging; and wireless on-school campus voice communications for 100 schools. Since AT&T realizes that technology alone is not a panacea for education, free support for teachers, including on-line mentors are a part of the Learning Network. In addition, AT&T will provide free support for communities, including guides for planning and implementing the use of technology for learning.
The AT&T Foundation has committed $50 million in grants to be made over a five-year period to help teachers, students, parents and communities use technology to enhance teaching and learning.
School that would like to learn more about the AT&T Learning Network can call AT&T at 1-800-809-1097 or via e-mail at LearningNet@attmail.com.
Arts and Culture
The AT&T Foundation’s arts and culture program supports artistic projects by nationally recognized, tax-exempt, arts and cultural institutions. We have a special interest in world premieres and national tours of new works (exhibition and performing arts) by women and minority artists. Also, to qualify for consideration, arts organizations must have been professionally managed for at least five years and must compensate both artistic and managerial personnel.
Health and Human Services
In the health and human services area, our priorities have been focused on increasing the availability of health care and social services for children and families; helping children get a healthy start in life; and supporting individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. We also support programs which protect the environment, particularly in the areas of clean air, clean water, recycling and source reduction.
AT&T does not support organizations formed to combat specific diseases, except HIV/AIDS.
General
Our guidelines preclude the use of corporate contributions to provide support for fundraising events, marketing promotions, conferences, general operating support, capital campaigns, arts education, film and media production projects, vocational training, sports teams or sports-related events, competitions of any kind, or to sponsor advertising. We are prohibited from making corporate contributions for the purpose of purchasing equipment of any kind. And, except in cases of natural disaster or national emergency, we currently do not provide free long distance service.
AT&T makes grants to tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501©(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code only; proof of this status must be included with any request.
If your proposal fits one of our areas of corporate interest, please send a detailed request, including background on your organization. If you have a completed proposal already prepared which covers the same information, please feel free to use it. Grant requests for non-profit organizations in Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Alaska, Utah, Idaho, Washington, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota should be mailed to:
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Chris Chavez
cchavez@attmail.com
AT&T Public Relations
1875 Lawrence Street, Suite 825
Denver, CO 80202
Thank you for your interest in AT&T and for your patience in responding to your proposal.
