If you are interested in these or any other private funding opportunities, please contact Jim Dauer at 577-6468 or jdauer@wayne.edu.

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) can assist you with private funding prospect identification, proposal development including grant writing, and the coordination of a variety of university resources. Please see CFR’s website http://www.dev-alumni.wayne.edu/giving/corpfound.php for more information.

FedEx Corporation

OVERVIEW
FedEx Corp. provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $30 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brands. FedEx employs and contracts with more than 250,000 people.

GIVING
FedEx directs its giving at the communities where its employees live and work. In addition to philanthropy and employee volunteerism, the company develops relationships with charitable organizations that share its values.

Corporate resources include financial contributions, in- kind shipping services and volunteer services of FedEx employees. Written requests are accepted year-round and are generally reviewed within three weeks of receipt. FedEx prefers to contribute to specific program needs rather than to special events or capital campaigns.

FedEx’s core giving areas include:

Emergency and Disaster Relief: FedEx provides contributions and logistics/transportation support for emergency and disaster needs. FedEx has established relationships with several relief agencies, including the American Red Cross, United Way International and Heart to Heart International.

Pedestrian and Child Safety: Safety is a core value of FedEx, and it is the first consideration in all operations. The company partners with the National SAFE KIDS Campaign to promote child and pedestrian safety around the world. It also supports other organizations that work to enhance the safety of children and transportation systems.

Education: FedEx works extensively with programs such as Junior Achievement and Adopt-A-School. The company also supports organizations that enhance education in the following areas: technology, global economics and trade, cultural diversity, and innovative programs that enhance learning.

Health and Human Services: FedEx provides support for health and human service needs through the United Way and March of Dimes. Although limited, the company also supports youth development organizations and others that meet basic human needs.

Selected charities must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations in good financial and public standing. FedEx is especially interested in supporting nonprofit organizations that request 5 percent or less of a total project budget, contingency grants, or seed monies with the thought that other sources will contribute matching amounts. Organizations must show evidence of competent management, low administrative/fund-raising expense ratios, and a nondiscriminatory program benefiting broad segments of the community.

FedEx has ongoing partnerships with several organizations, including the United Way, Red Cross and the March of Dimes. Other organizations the company works with include Heart to Heart International, Junior Achievement, National Civil Rights Museum, and The National Conference for Community and Justice.

In addition, FedEx employees give their time and talents to several other groups, such as the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Toys for Tots, FedEx St. Jude Classic, Special Olympics and Adopt-a-Schools.

Additional information on the company and its philanthropy is available on its Web site.

3610 Hacks Cross Road
Bldg. A, 1st Floor
Memphis, TN 38125
Telephone: (901) 369-3600
Web site: http://www.fedex.com/us/about/responsibility/?link=2

Kettering Family Foundation

ELIGIBILITY: U.S. tax-exempt organizations.

FUNDING: About $873,000.

PRIORITIES: Kettering considers requests in the general areas of Cultural & Arts, Education, Medical & Health, Social & Human Services, and Environment.

COMMENTS: Kettering prefers that you talk with a trustee who will back your project and give it the nod before its considered among other requests. It recently gave Canterbury School in New Milford, CT, $5,000 for its annual and alumni funds. Kettering doesn’t support capital needs, religious groups, individual K-12 public schools or districts, multi-year costs, community drives, or sponsorships.

DEADLINES: Send requests year-round. The trustees meet in May and November.

CONTACT:
Kettering Family Foundation
Grant Application Office
2833 South Colorado Boulevard
Denver, CO 80222
E-mail at ketteringfamily@aol.com
WEB SITE: http://www.ketteringfamilyfoundation.org/

Additional Programs to Consider:

Midwest Eye Banks Scientific Grant Program Due April 14, 2006

March of Dimes Research Programs Due April 30, 2006

Noel-Levitz Developmental Mathematics Retentions Grants Due March 15, 2006

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface Due May 1, 2006