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Organizational Profile
 
AT&T Foundation

Note (July 2000): This profile is no longer maintained and information included may be out-of-date.

Mission/description

 

The AT&T Foundation invests globally in projects that are at the intersection of community needs and AT&T's business interests. Emphasis is placed on programs that serve the needs of people in communities where AT&T has a significant business presence, initiatives that use technology in innovative ways, and programs in which AT&T employees are actively involved as contributors or volunteers.

 

Headquarters

 

United States
 

Geographical focus

 

North America, Latin America (including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico), Asia

 

Program themes

 

Art, Culture & Recreation, Education, Health, Social services, Philanthropy & Voluntarism

 

Program beneficiaries

 

Women, children and youth, the elderly, disabled people
 

Types of support

 

Financial support in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations , in addition, AT&T employees volunteer for various organizations

 

Limitations and additional information

  AT&T only gives grants to organizations that are invited to apply, but accept proposals for future consideration. The applications must fall under one of three categories: Education, Civic and community service, Arts and culture. In general, AT&T grants are awarded for specific projects rather than operating support. They do not donate AT&T products or services. Further AT&T does not give grants that go towards building an endowment or fundraising actitivies. They do not support organizations which are trying to have a political influence.
 

Proposal requirements

 

There are no application guidelines.

 

Proposal deadlines

 

None
 

Range of grant size

 

US$20,000-$100,000
 

Approximate number of grants per year

 

In 1999, AT&T provided approximately 1,200 grants.

 

Average total yearly giving

 

US$41.2 million, in 1999
 

Year established

 

1984
 

Chief executive

 

Esther Silver-Parker, President
 

Contact

 

Ronald Dabney, Community Manager
 

Address

 

32 Ave. of the Americas, 24th Fl.
New York, NY 10013
USA
 

Tel

 

1 (212) 387-4801/387-4867

 

Fax

 

1 (212) 387-4433

 

Email

 

rdabney@attmail.com
 

Web

 

www.att.com/foundation
 
 

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Last update June 18, 2001

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