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NEC FOUNDATION FOR AMERICA

NEC Foundation For America

Contact information:

2950 Expressway Dr. S., Suite 102
Islandia, NY 11749-1412
Contact: Sylvia Clark, Executive Director
Phone: 631-232-2212
Website: http://www.necus.com/necus/about/nec_foundation/  

Type of foundation: Company-sponsored

Types of grants: Curriculum development, general/operating support, program development, publication, research, technical assistance

Description: NEC Corporation is a leader in technology solutions to meet the needs and demand for broadband network, e-commerce and enterprise business solutions. NEC is a provider of core technologies and services for the connected world, ranging from advanced semiconductors and device solutions, to high-speed optical communications, systems integration, enterprise-class hardware and e-commerce software applications. NEC Corporation is a Global Fortune 500 company with more than 154,000 employees worldwide (3,000 in the U.S.) and $46 billion in revenues. The NEC Foundation of America supports programs designed to have national reach and impact in areas of Assistive technology for people with disabilities.

Sample grants:

  • $50,000 to Art Education for the Blind, New York, NY(2007).
  • $50,000 to CAST, Inc., Wakefield, MA (2007).
  • $45,000 to Friends of Disabled Adults and Children, Stone Mountain, GA (2007).
  • $33,600 to American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY (2007).
  • $30,000 to Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Washington, DC (2007).
  • $30,000 to National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD (2007).
  • $21,600 to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, Calabasas Hills, CA (2007).

Fit for public broadcasting: The best fit is likely raising public awareness on the topics of innovation and assistive technology for people with disabilities.

Eligibility: Giving is primarily in Washington, DC, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey and New York. 

No support is given to:

  • Individual elementary or secondary schools or school districts.
  • Local chapters of national organizations.
  • Organizations located outside the U.S.
  • Individuals.
  • Capital campaigns or building funds.
  • Fundraising events or advertising.
  • No product donations.

Deadline: Prior to March 1 and September 1

How to apply: The Foundation has temporarily suspended grantmaking due to the recession. The Foundation will announce renewed grantmaking in the future by posting a notice on its website. When grantmaking is reimplemented, initial approach is by one-page letter of inquiry, submitted by e-mail. 

Giving range: $12,750 - $60,000

Assets: $10,928,231 (as of 3/31/08)

Total giving: $455,636