Government Grants For Women #3 Cisco Systems Foundation170 W. Tasman Dr.San Jose, CA 95134-1706 Telephone: (408) 527-3040 E-mail: ciscofoundation@cisco.com URL: www.cisco.com/go/foundation Limitations Giving in the U.S., with emphasis on CA. No support for discriminatory organizations, religious, political, or sectarian organizations no of direct benefit to the entire community, public schools or school systems, charter schools, school foundations, booster clubs, colleges or universities, pass-through organizations, or grantmaking foundations. No grants to individuals, or for research, start-up needs, scholarships, stipends, or loans, athletic events, competitions, or tournaments, conferences or seminars, festival or similar one day events, field trips, fundraising events or sponsorships, capital campaigns, or challenge or matching grants; generally, no equipment funding. Purpose and Activities The foundation supports programs designed to improve access to basic human needs, education, and economic opportunity. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to address underserved communities; and provide solutions that utilizes the power of the internet and communications technology. Financial Data Year ended 7/31/06: Assets: $161,644,188 (market value) Gifts received: $50,000,000 Expenditures: $10,987,734 Total giving: $9,306,387 Qualifying distributions: $9,502,042 Giving activities include: $9,245,943 for 127 grants (high: $3,886,046; low: $3,250) $60,444 for 3 employee matching gifts Estimated financial data for year ending 7/30/07: Assets: $160,000,000 Grants: $10,000,000 Selected Grants The following grants were reported in 2006: $3,886,046 to Global Impact, Alexandria, VA. For general support, payable over 1 year. $1,850,000 to American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Washington, DC. For employee matching gifts for Hurricane Katrina, payable over 1 year. $499,378 to Community Voice Mail National Office, Seattle, WA. For general support, payable over 1 year. $421,000 to National Center for Learning Disabilities, New York, NY. To build early educators, elementary school teachers, and school administrators capacity to monitor children's academic progress and provide research-based interventions to children who struggle to learn, payable over 1 year. $376,123 to Music Intelligence Neural Development (MIND) Institute, Costa Mesa, CA. To improve program scalability to serve more students with math education process, payable over 1 year. $364,528 to Digital Opportunity Trust, Ottawa, Canada. For general support, payable over 1 year. $300,000 to Grameen Foundation USA, Washington, DC. For MIFOS to strengthen operations and sustainability of microfinance organizations (MFIs) worldwide, payable over 1 year. $300,000 to YouthNoise, San Francisco, CA. To engage youth collectively and individually to improve their communities, payable over 1 year. $15,000 to Project H.E.L.P. (High Expectations Learning Program), Sunnyvale, CA. For Math Center at Bishop School: Eliminating the Achievement Gap in mathematics for all students, payable over 1 year. $15,000 to Resource Area for Teachers, San Jose, CA. To develop teacher's skills to provide hands-on teaching, payable over 1 year. |
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