Organizational Profile
IBM Corporate Giving Program
Note (July 2000): This profile is no longer maintained and information included may be out-of-date. For more up-to-date information about donors in Latin America, please see the www.wingsweb.org and the Latin America Donor Index created by the Inter-American Development Bank and Fundación AVINA.
Mission/description
IBM considers good corporate citizenship to be one of its basic responsibilities and tries to be responsive to community efforts in locations where it does business and where employees and customers live and work. The company's primary grantmaking focus is public education. IBM employees, shareholders, and customers agree that improving schools helps build strong communities, a healthy economy, and an informed democracy. Individual and collective aspirations are inextricably linked to a successful system of education. IBM is using their expertise in technology to help school systems solve some of their toughest challenges.
Headquarters
United States
Geographical focus
worldwide, Latin America; Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Panama
Education; Science & technology; Environment; Public policy
Unspecified/many groups
Types of support
Financial support and equipment to nonprofit organizations and fellowships to individuals.
Limitations and additional information
No grants to individuals. Gives grants only where the company operates.
Proposal requirements
Local or regional organizations should contact the nearest company facility. National organizations should contact headquarters. Application form not required.
Proposal deadlines
None
Range of grant size
US$50-$2 million
Approximate number of grants per year
Not able to provide
Average total yearly giving
US $125 million
Year established
1914
Chief executive
Louis V. Gertsner, CEO
Contact
Stanley S. Litow, Vice President, Corporate Community Relations
Address
New Orchard Rd.
Armonk, NY 10504
USA
Tel
1 (914) 765-1900
Fax
n/a
Web
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Last update July 13, 2001