COX FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA, JAMES M.

Contact information:
P.O. Box 105357
Atlanta, GA 30348-5720
Phone: 678-645-0000

Website: http://www.coxenterprises.com/corporate-responsibility/giving.aspx

Type of foundation: Company-sponsored

Types of grants: Capital campaigns, program development.

Description: James M. Cox was the Democratic nominee for President in 1920. He founded Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media and automotive services company. Headquartered in Atlanta, Cox Enterprises' revenues are nearly $15 billion, and the company has more than 50,000 employees.

The James M. Cox Foundation provides funding for capital campaigns and special projects in communities where Cox Enterprises does business. The Foundation is concentrating its community support in several priority areas:

• Conservation and Environment.
• Early Childhood Education.
• Empowering Families and Individuals for Success.
• Health.

Sample grants:

• $5,000,000 to Newseum, Washington, DC (2007).
• $150,000 to Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Atlanta, GA, for endowment (2004).
• $150,000 to Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Atlanta, GA, for endowment (2003).
• $100,000 to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, IL, to support the exhibit, Media and the American Presidential Elections (2007).
• $70,000 to Committee to Protect Journalists, New York, NY (2007).
• $50,000 to Communities in Schools of Atlanta for operating support (2008).
• $50,000 to Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, IL (2007).
• $50,000 to Committee to Protect Journalists, New York, NY, for endowment (2005).
• $50,000 to Project GRAD Atlanta for operating support (2005).
• $50,000 to Committee to Protect Journalists, New York, NY, for endowment (2004).
• $50,000 to Committee to Protect Journalists, New York, NY, for endowment (2003).
• $35,000 to Media Institute, Washington, DC, for Cornerstone Project (2003).
• $30,000 to Early Learning Property Management, Tucker, GA, for capital support (2005).
• $25,000 to VOX Teen Communications, Atlanta, GA (2008).
• $25,000 to National Association of Black Journalists, College Park, MD (2005).
• $25,000 to Vox Teen Communications in operating support (2008).
• $25,000 to Teach for America, Atlanta, GA, for operating support (2009=8).
• $10,000 to Asian American Journalists Association, San Francisco, CA, for scholarships (2008).
• $10,000 to Literacy Action, Atlanta, GA for general support (2008).
• $10,000 to National Association of Black Journalists, College Park, MD, for scholarships (2008).
• $10,000 to Native American Journalists Association, Vermillion, SD, for scholarships (2008).
• $10,000 to National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Washington, DC, for scholarships (2008).
• $10,000 to National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Washington, DC, For scholarships (2008).
• $10,000 to Atlanta Youth Academies for operating support (2005).
• $10,000 to Georgia Radio Reading Service, Atlanta, GA (2005).
• $10,000 to Native American Journalists Association, Minneapolis, MN, for scholarships for Annual UNITY Conference (2004).
• $10,000 to Asian American Journalists Association, San Francisco, CA, for scholarships for Annual UNITY Conference (2004).
• $10,000 to National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Washington, DC, For scholarships for Annual UNITY Conference (2004).
• $10,000 to National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Washington, DC, for scholarships for Annual UNITY Conference (2004).
• $10,000 to National Association of Black Journalists, College Park, MD, for scholarships for Annual UNITY Conference (2004).
• $5,000 to Georgia Radio Reading Service, Atlanta, GA (2004).

The Foundation endowed a Chair at the University of Florida in New Media Journalism to support teaching, research and experimentation in new media journalism.

Fit for public broadcasting: The Foundation would be a possible fit for public media projects that focus on training diverse journalists, or incorporating diverse talent and new voices. The Foundation has interests in education, including early education, literacy and apparently dropout prevention. It might be a fit for stations working in these areas, as well.

Eligibility: Applicants must be located in areas where Cox Enterprises does business. Applicants outside of Atlanta, Georgia must submit a letter of support from the local Cox Enterprises business manager. The Foundation supports capital campaigns and special projects that local managers consider important to their community. The Foundation’s guidelines specify that it does not fund events or sponsorships, basic operating expenses (including salaries or other administrative costs), endowments, conferences or seminars. It does not provide in-kind gifts or seed money, nor does it make grants to individuals (including scholarships) or provide loans.

Deadlines: March 15, July 1, November 1.

How to apply: Guidelines and application information are accessible here. All funding requests must be submitted online. The Foundation may require additional information, an interview or a site visit. First-time users must create an account and complete an eligibility quiz in order to begin the application process.

Giving range: $5,000 – $600,000.

Assets: $103,965,761 (2010).

Total giving: $965,500 (2010).