Introduction
 As part of the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Project, Goal #5 team members worked on a number of activities relating to the identification of funding opportunities relating to technology. These activities were as follows:

 #1: Identify sources of grant information
 #2: Use source or sources to develop list of likely grant opportunities
 #3: Collect and evaluate information about each grant opportunity
 #4: Rank order each grant opportunity
 #5: Share information at ACE-DHH 2000

This document  addresses the first four activities.

 One of the primary tasks of Goal #5 was to get information about foundations or other sources that might possibly be interested in funding aspects of the Technology Project. In so doing the team developed a search strategy that sought to identify major funding sources. This strategy included an examination of print documents as well as web site sources. As a result of this strategy, the team identified the following sources:

 Sources: Print
 1. Annual Register of Grant Support,
  A Directory of Funding Sources
  32nd Edition, 1999

 2. The Distance Learning Funding $ourcebook
  A Guide to Foundations, Corporate and Government Support
  for Telecommunications and the New Media
  Third Edition
  Arlene Krebs
  Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
  Dubuque, Iowa

 3. Directory of Operating Grants, 5th Edition
  Research Grant Guides, Inc.
  West Palm Beach, FL

 4. Foundation News & Commentary Today
  Council of Foundations
  Washington, DC
 

     After exploring each of the above sources, it was decided that the most useful was The Foundation Center [www.fdncenter.org]. This web site was used to gather most of the information included in this report.

     As part of this activity, Goal #5 team members developed  an information sheet showing critical information about a foundation. The original information sheet, which used a matrix format, included the following ten items:

After some exploration, these ten funding opportunities categories were reduced to four categories:
 
 

    While certain categories (ie., grouping of foundations on the basis of national, regional, and state) were eliminated because of time restraints and logistics, the overall reduction of categories from ten to four was done to  facilitate the work of the team, as well as to make the end product useful.
     While the search strategy focused on the identification of major funding opportunity sources, the establishment of funding opportunity categories, and the collection of data for the information sheets, it recognized that some other important issues would need to be addressed at a later date. Specifically, the team did not address issues relating to specific uses of funds made available by funding agencies; that is, the team did not attempt to identify if funds could be used for start-up cost, capital cost, maintenance costs, and so on.
 
 

    As noted above, ten funding opportunity categories were identified when the project began. The ‘government’ category was dropped after discussions with a private funding raising consultant. The other categories were re-organized so that the search could focus on a single source [ie., the Foundation Center] and realistic funding opportunity sources (ie., Telecommunications, Hardware Companies, Software Companies, and Other & Foundations).
 The Foundation Center web site [www.fdncenter.org] provides grantwriters with easy access to many funding opportunity sources. Once on the Grantmaker Info page [http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/index.html], four choices were available:
 
 

Of these choices, two were explored:
 
 

In using these two choices, five key words, which are normally associated with education, were used to identify funding opportunity sources. These words were:
 
 

The search began with an exploration of each of these terms in both choices: Private Foundations and Corporate Grantmakers. The search resulted in the identification of the names of companies and/or foundations as shown in Table 7.

     After an initial scanning of the data from Table 7, and in particular of Corporate Grantmakers, Education [See Appendix A] ,Corporate Grantmakers, Technology [See Appendix B], and Private Foundations [See Appendix C],  it was decided that an in-depth examination of funding opportunity sources would focus on Corporate Grantmakers, Technology. This decision was based on the notion that this category would include the most relevant information.
Corporate Grantmakers, Technology
 The process involved in collecting and evaluating information about funding sources listed under Corporate Grantmakers, Technology, was quite basic. It involved the following:

   <> Going to each web site listed.
   <> Locating appropriate material.
   <> Reading appropriate material.
   <> Reducing pertinent information so that it could be placed on  the company/foundation information sheet.

Of the more than one hundred web sites visited, pertinent information was collected on thirty
five. [See Appendix D]
 
 

    Considering the wide variety of funding opportunity sources listed in print documents and web-sites sited above, as well as the funding opportunity sources identified in this document, a question arises: Which ones might become supporters of the current technology project, or other technology projects that address the issue of integrating technology into the classroom work of teachers?
     How might this question be answered? While there are several options that might be pursued, one seems to offer some immediate promise: categorize funding opportunity sources. A categorization approach, such as the one that has been used in this document, has a number of valued aspects:

 <> The approach can take advantage of current operating categories, such as     identifying funding opportunity sources on the basis of [1] telecommunication sources, [2] hardware sources, [3] software sources, and [4] foundation sources.

 <> The approach can begin with a limited number of categorizes: as time progresses, some can be deleted, or others can be added.

 <> The approach is very practical: categories can be identified based upon current or    projected needs.

     Using these factors a matrix was developed  in which salient information relating to each funding opportunity source was recorded.

 As shown in Table 8, the thirty-five funding opportunity sources included:

Together, these 35 funding opportunity sources varied in terms of their distribution areas [national vs regional], application deadlines, and other unique features. Based upon an analysis of Table 8, certain general observations can be offered. These include the following:

<> Most of the “old” telecommunication companies focus on specified regions and thereby support regional organizations, including IHE that provide educational services.

<> Most of the ‘new’ telecommunication companies have a national focus and thereby support organizations, including IHE that provide educational services.

<> Hardware companies are split with some being more regional than others.

<> Foundations are more inclined to have funding policies that support    organizations with innovative educational projects [ie., integrating technology in the classroom].

    In addition to offering these general observations, there are a few specific observations that might be offered. These include the following:

<> The Ameritech Corporation
 seems to be committed to supporting innovative education projects in the Midwest

<> Bell Atlantic seems to support innovative education projects.

<> Bell South is very active in supporting innovative education projects.

<> Oracle Corporation has a national focus and will be accepting letters of inquiry, which is the first step in the unsolicited proposal process.

<> Compaq Corporation not only has a national focus, but has an interest in what they call ‘strategic organizations.’ That is,  Compaq is interested in supporting an organization [ie., professional organization or a consortium] that can achieve a specific purpose.

<> Micron Technologies is establishing a new foundation this April to support technology projects.

<> NEC and United Technologies will be accepting letters of inquiry, which is the first step in the unsolicited proposal process.

<> The Cisco Foundation will be accepting letters of inquiry, which is the first step in the unsolicited proposal process.

Hardware Companies
 

 
Software Companies
 
 

Other Companies & Foundations
 
 

 Mailing Addresses

AT&T
Secretary
AT&T Foundation
32 Avenue of the Americas
24th Floor
New York, NY 10013

The Paul G. Allen Foundation Virtual Education
110 110th Ave. N.E., Suite 550
Bellevue, WA 98004
Executive
Director: Jody Patton

Ameritech Corp
Illinois
Donna Jernigan
Director of Corporate Contributions for Illinois

Ameritech
225 W. Randolph, 30-A
Chicago, Illinois 60606
 

Indiana
Director of Corporate
Contributions for Indiana

Ameritech
240 N.Meridian, 1811
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
 

Michigan
Lisa Hamway
Director of Corporate Contributions for Michigan

Ameritech
444 Michigan Avenue, 1550
Detroit, Michigan 48226

Ohio
Bill Boag
Director of Corporate Contributions for Ohio

Ameritech
45 Erieview Plaza, 1457
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Wisconsin
 Peggy Larson
Director of Corporate Contributions for Wisconsin

Ameritech
722 N. Broadway, 13th Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Regional/National/International
Mike Kuhlin
30 South Wacker Drive, 34th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
408-996-1010

Aspect Telecommunications
Corporate Headquarters
1310 Ridder Park Drive
San Jose, CA 95131-2312
United States
+1 (408) 325-2200
+1 (408) 325-2260 (fax)

Bechtel Fdn.
Bechtel Foundation
P.O. Box 193965
San Francisco, CA 94119-3965
E:mail: foundtn@bechtel.com

Bell Atlantic Foundation
1095 Avenue of the Americas
Room 3200
 New York, NY 10036

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grant Inquiry Coordinator
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102

Cisco Foundation
 170 West Tasman Drive
 San Jose, CA 95134-1706

Corning Foundation
Mrs. Kristin A. Swain
President
Corning Incorporated Foundation
MP-LB-02
Corning, New York 14831

ExxonMobil Education Foundation
5959 Las Colinas Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75039-2298
Fax: 972-444-1405

IBM Corporation
Vice President
Corporate Community Relations
IBM Corporation
New Orchard Road
Armonk, New York 10504

Lucent Technologies Foundation
Room 3C-209
600 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974

Markle Foundation
Ms. Susan Sigel
Grants Manager
The Markle Foundation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th floor
New York, NY 10020

Micron Technology, Inc.
c/o Sharron LaVoy
8000 S. Federal Way
PO Box 6
Boise, ID 83707-0006.

McGraw-Hill Foundation
Susan A. Wallman
Manager, Corporate Contributions
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas - 20th floor
New York, NY 10020-1095

NEC Foundation
8 Corporate Center Drive
Melville, NY 11747
Tel: 516-753-7021
Fax: 516-753-7096

Oracle Corporation
500 Oracle Parkway
Redwood Shores, CA 94065
650-506-7000

 Quantum Corporation
 "Capacity for Caring"
 500 McCarthy Boulevard
 Milpitas, CA 95035

The SBC Foundation
175 E. Houston, Ste. 200
San Antonio, Texas 78205.

The SBC Foundation operates under familiar local brand names.
The Southwestern Bell Foundation in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas
The Ameritech Foundation in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin
The Pacific Bell Foundation in California
The Nevada Bell Foundation in Nevada
The SNET Foundation in Connecticut

SGI
 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
 Mountain View, CA
 94043 USA
 (650)960-1980

Sprint Corporation
Executive Director
Sprint Foundation
2330 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Westwood, KS 66205
 (913) 624-3343

 TRW Foundation
Alan F. Senger, Vice President
TRW Foundation
1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, OH 44124
Phone: 216.291.7160

Laura L. Johnson, Manager, Contributions
TRW Foundation
1900 Richmond Road, Cleveland, OH 44124
Phone: 216.291.7166

The Walton Family Foundation
 P.O. Box 2030
 Bentonville, AR 72712
 (501) 464-1570
Fax: (501) 464-1580

U.S. West Foundation
1801 California Street Suite 1360
Denver, CO 80202-2658
phone: 303-896-1496

Union Pacific Foundation
1416 Dodge Street, Room 802
Omaha, NE 68179
Telephone: (402) 271-5600
FAX: (402) 271-5477

United Technologies Corp.
United Technologies Building
Hartford, CT 06101
860-728-7000