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The information contained on these pages is public, however, we do not provide fund raising assistance to outside organizations unless involved in a College partnership.  Non-College employees are welcome to contact these funders directly for updated information.

Alex Lee, Incorporated - Alex Lee is a holding company involved in the food, supermarket and food transportation industries. The company sponsors a foundation, and while additional contributions are made by the company and its subsidiaries, no specific information is available.

George Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation accepts requests for funding. Contributions are made primarily to organizations in communities where the company has employees, specifically in the Hickory and Winston-Salem areas. The foundation makes donations only to qualified public charities. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, capital campaigns, civic programs, community and economic development, education (general), education foundations, social services, sports and athletics, and United Way.

American Express Company - American Express is a holding company for charge and credit card services, travel and tourism services, banking services, and insurance and investment services. The company accepts requests for direct giving, in-kind gifts, matching gifts, and sponsors a charitable foundation.

American Express Philanthropic Program - The company participates in direct giving, in-kind gift, and matching gift programs. The company concentrates its giving on national programs, international programs, and in communities where the company has employees. No grants are awarded to: individuals, political causes, fundraising events, endowments or capital campaigns, dinner programs, books, magazines, journals, religious causes, fraternal organizations, or to organizations that discriminate on the basis of sex, race, or religion. Giving interests include arts and culture, education (general), environment, health and hospitals, historic preservation, and minorities. In-kind gifts are awarded as volunteer staff time and donated services. Although there is no deadline, the board meets in February and each fall.

American Express Foundation - The company's foundation has a history of funding some North Carolina programs. Emphasis is placed on organizations in AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MN, NC, NE, NY, PA, TX and UT. International giving focuses on Japan, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Asia. No grants are awarded to: individuals, political causes, fundraising events, endowments or capital campaigns, dinner programs, books, magazines, journals, religious causes, fraternal organizations, or to organizations that discriminate on the basis of sex, race, or religion.

AMR Corporation/American Airlines, Incorporated - AMR Corporation provides aviation services through American Airlines and/or American Eagle to North Carolina cities at the following airports: RDU International, Piedmont Triad International, Charlotte International, and Asheville Regional. Other cities serviced by the company include Wilmington, Fayetteville, New Bern, Greenville, and Jacksonville. The company sponsors an in-kind giving program and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Contributions - The company participates in an in-kind giving program. The kinds of gifts awarded are donated products and services as well as travel for certain charitable organizations and for children under the age of 18 who are in need of special medical attention.

AMR/American Airlines Foundation - Emphasis is placed on health associations and higher education, with grants also going to community funds, social services, youth programs, and the arts. The foundation does not award grants to individuals. Also, the foundation does not contribute to: organizations lacking tax-exempt status; endowments or capital campaigns; annual fund drives; organizations that discriminate based on sex, religion, or national origin; religious, fraternal, social or veteran organizations; political or partisan organizations or candidates; lobbying groups; organizations receiving United Way support; basic academic or scientific research; athletic events or commemorative journals, yearbooks, or special event publications. The foundation tries to focus its resources on organizations in those communities where it operates a hub or has a major facility and/or employee base. The foundation receives contributions directly from American Airlines, Inc. and from two charities, Flagship Charities and Chicago Charities, that are associations of employees of American Airlines.

AT&T Corporation - AT&T provides national and international telecommunications services and miscellaneous communications and information management systems. The company accepts requests for direct giving, in-kind gifts, matching gifts, and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Giving Program - The corporate giving program operates in communities where AT&T has a concentration of employees and customers. In addition to direct giving the company sponsors in-kind giving. The AT&T University Equipment Donation Program provides computer laboratories to selected colleges and universities. The company also supports volunteer staff time as in-kind giving. The Equipment Donation Program is invitational only and is not open to unsolicited requests

AT&T Foundation - The foundation provides grants to national and international programs. The foundation matches contributions by AT&T employees and retirees to higher educational and cultural institutions throughout the country equally, thereby providing a way for the foundation to extend its giving to institutions that might otherwise be ineligible for funding. The foundation supports nonprofit institutions and projects concerned with higher education, social action, health care and the arts. The foundation provides aid to communities primarily through the United Way.

Bank of Granite Corporation - Bank of Granite serves as a bank holding company. The company accepts requests for direct funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Contributions - The company accepts requests for direct funding.

Bank of Granite Foundation - The foundation gives to organizations in North Carolina, with emphasis on giving to organizations in Caldwell County. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, education (general), environment, social services, and sports and athletics. The foundation does not accept unsolicited applications for funding, and makes contributions only to preselected charities.

Barclays American/Mortgage Corporation - Barclays American has been sold and no longer operates as a mortgage banking institution. Barclays Bank Commercial Group of Charlotte operates the foundation, which has not been affected by the sale of the subsidiary. The foundation has no printed guidelines.

Barclays Bank Foundation - The foundation has historically awarded grants on a national level, with most of the recipients being in North Carolina. The foundation does not award grants to individuals. The foundation giving interests include arts and culture, community funds, education (general), higher education, minorities, social services, and youth and family services. A governing board meets quarterly to review grant requests and decide funding priorities.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare is an international manufacturer and marketer of healthcare products. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company places an emphasis on giving in communities where it has operations. The company's North Carolina subsidiary contributes primarily to organizations in the McDowell County area. Corporate giving interests include health and hospitals and social services. In-kind giving consists of donated equipment, donated products, use of facilities, and donated land.

The Baxter Foundation - see under deadlines for December, March, June, October, and November.

Belk Stores Services, Incorporated - Belk Stores Services owns and operates department stores under several different partnerships in the different regions of North Carolina and the Southeast. The company and its multiple subsidiaries sponsor several charitable foundations, the most prominent of which are The Belk Foundation and The Belk Tyler Foundation. Each of the more than 375 Belk-affiliated department stores operates as an individual corporation.

Corporate Contributions - Some stores have discretionary funds to use for smaller contributions in their immediate communities.

The Belk Foundation - Most of the recipients are in North Carolina and/or in areas where Belk Stores Services and its subsidiaries operate. There are no established restrictions. The foundation giving interests include arts and culture, capital campaigns, civic programs, education foundations, environment, health and hospitals, higher education, private education, scholarships, social services, United Way, and youth and family services.

The Belk Tyler Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is to: aid groups of young people or adult members of any regularly organized Protestant church to be leaders for special training in religious work or to attend religious camps or training centers; aid any organized church to carry on its mission work; aid churches in purchasing and circulating religious literature; aid and support churches of various denominations; aid YMCAs and YWCAs in their regular activities; aid and contribute to the support of public libraries; aid any of the civic organizations (community chests, American Red Cross, etc.) and other publicly supported institutions; and aid and contribute to the support of American universities, colleges, and secondary schools meeting IRS code section 101(c). All recipients were in North Carolina. No grants are awarded to individuals. The foundation does not normally accept unsolicited applications for funding.

BellSouth Corporation - BellSouth serves as a holding company for telecommunications services and provides telecommunication services to nine southern states, including North Carolina. The company sponsors a direct giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company typically confines contributions to organizations that benefit communities in regions it services. Funding is not awarded to: individuals or families; organizations that are not eligible for tax-exempt status; organizations that discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, disability or national origin; political organizations or campaigns; lobbying groups; special events or good will advertising; religious organizations (with possible exceptions for church affiliated hospitals, clinics, educational institutions, and community outreach programs); fraternal and veterans groups; labor organizations; and organizations performing primarily medical research that must be monitored or evaluated for performance results. The company's matching gift program matches employee contributions to educational institutions and arts and cultural programs. Gifts are matched 2:1 with a maximum of $2,500 for educational institutions and 1:1 for arts and cultural programs. Corporate giving interests include animals and zoological societies, arts and culture, capital campaigns, civic programs, community and economic development, community funds and chests, education foundations, education (general and private), elementary and secondary education, engineering and science technology, environment, foundations, health and hospitals, higher education, historic preservation, international affairs, libraries and literacy, media and communication, minority programs, public policy, scholarships, social services, sports and athletics, United Way, women's issues, youth and family services and youth programs.

BellSouth Foundation, Incorporated - see under deadlines for February 1st and August 1st.

BI-LO, Incorporated - BI-LO operates a chain of grocery stores in North and South Carolina. The company accepts requests for direct giving.

Corporate Contributions - The company focuses its giving on organizations dealing with children's health and educational issues and combating hunger in communities where the company has stores. The giving interests include education (general), health and hospitals, hunger (food banks), and youth and family services.

Bibb Company, Incorporated - The Bibb Company manufactures a variety of fabrics, yarns, and finished products such as blankets, comforters, towels, and bed sheets. The company participates in direct and in-kind giving, and also sponsors a charitable foundation that has a history of awarding grants to North Carolina organizations.

Corporate Contributions - The company makes cause-related marketing and donates services.

The Bibb Foundation - The foundation concentrates its giving on providing funds to higher educational institutions and organizations and programs involved with the arts and humanities. The foundation restricts grants to organizations involved with educational initiatives. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture and higher education.

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina - BlueCross BlueShield provides dental and health/hospital insurance services. According to the company's spokesperson, the company is not allowed to make financial contributions due to certain regulations set down by the NC General Assembly. An in-kind giving program provides limited support to programs that benefit the company's members.

Corporate contributions - The giving interest of the in-kind giving program includes health and hospitals, United Way, women's issues, youth programs, youth and family services, and uninsured.

Bridgestone/Firestone, Incorporated - Bridgeston/Firestone manufactures and distributes tires and produces air springs, synthetic rubber, roofing materials and industrial textiles. The company has a corporate giving program and sponsors a charitable foundation that provides support to organizations in communities where it has a major operating facility.

Corporate Contributions - Organizations should contact the local facilities to submit requests for funding.

Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund - Organizations from Bridgestone/Firestone communities should contact the local facilities to submit requests for funding. Organizations in other communities should contact the foundation headquarters directly for additional information or to determine the foundation's interest in funding a grant request. No grants are awarded to partisan political organizations, religious organizations, or organizations that discriminate. The foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education, education foundations, private education, public education, scholarships, health and hospitals, arts and culture, historic preservation, libraries, environment, social services, youth and family services, public policy, animals/zoos and United Way.

Bryant Supply Company - Bryant Supply manages the wholesale of electrical equipment and related supplies. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions- Corporate giving interests include health and hospitals, religion, sports and athletics, disabled children, Shriners' hospitals, Holy Angels Nursery, Special Olympics, and child-related illness prevention.

Burlington Industries, Incorporated - Burlington Industries is a diversified manufacturer of textiles, fabrics, yarns, carpets and draperies. The company provides in-kind gifts, matching gifts and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Giving - The company provides in-kind gifts consisting of donations of equipment, product, services and volunteer staff time.

Burlington Industries Foundation - The foundation typically awards grants and offers a matching gifts program to match gifts of employees, retired employees and directors to eligible educational institutions. The foundation gives priority to higher education and to organizations that improve the quality of life in communities where the company employees live. Such organizations include hospitals and healthcare facilities, United Way and local community projects, civic organizations, and art and culture programs.

Carlyle & Company - Carlyle & Company owns and operates retail jewelry stores. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Carlyle & Company Foundation - The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The foundation giving interests include international affairs, private education, health and hospitals, religion, and youth and family services.

Carolina MediCorp, Incorporated - Carolina MediCorp is involved with a variety of medical services, which include hospital and nursing home management and the leasing of medical equipment. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - The company focuses its giving primarily on health-related programs in the Winston-Salem area. Most of the contributions fund the United Way programs dealing with premature births. Corporate giving interests include United Way, youth and family services, and health and hospitals.

Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) - CP&L provides electric utility services. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program and a foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company focuses giving on programs in communities where it has operations. Corporate giving interests include arts and culture, community and economic development, education foundations, education (general), elementary and secondary education, historic preservation, libraries and literacy, minority programs, scholarships, social services, environment, higher education, and United Way. For the in-kind giving program, the company gives gifts of volunteer staff time and use of facilities. The purpose is to encourage employees to volunteer time to organizations such as the United Way, Cities In Schools, and Junior Achievement. The matching gifts program matches employee contributions 1:1 to approved organizations.

CP&L Foundation - see under deadlines of February 28th, May 31th, August 31st, and November 30th.

Carolina Steel Corporation - Carolina Steel manufactures and distributes fabricated steel and concrete products and operates a steel services center. The company accepts requests for direct funding and matching gifts, as well as supporting foundation grants throughout the Winston-Salem Foundation

Corporate Contributions - Corporate giving interests include environment, higher education, historic preservation and United Way.

Century Furniture Industries - Century Furniture manufactures residential upholstered furniture. The corporation sponsors a charitable foundation.

Century Foundation - The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for contributions. Most of the grant recipients are in North Carolina. The foundation giving interests include social services, education (general), arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment and religion.

Champion International Corporation - Champion International manufactures paper, pulp, plywood, paperboard, Kraft packaging paper, and hardwood. The company accepts requests for direct and in-kind giving.

Corporate Contributions - The company sponsors both direct and in-kind giving programs in the areas of civic programs, social services, arts and culture, minorities, higher education, elementary and secondary education, and environment. There are no deadlines, although contributions are budgeted one year in advance. Champion's Contributions Program will not fund organization that do not have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status; organizations that practice discrimination by race, color, creed, sex, age, or national origin; individuals; political candidates or organizations; religious organizations (with the exception of non-sectarian, community-wide programs); organizations with a limited constituency, such as fraternities or veterans' groups; national or local chapters of disease-specific organizations; tickets to dinners, benefits, and other fund-raising events; conferences, sports events, and other one-time, short-term activities; goodwill advertisements for benefit purposes; supplementary operating funds for agencies already supported through the United Way; community organizations not in a Champion community. The Champion Fund for Community Service Program provides grants to community service organizations where Champion employees regularly volunteer. Grants range from $100 to $1,000. A committee of Champion employees evaluates all requests and determines the appropriate amount for each grant. The Matching Gifts Program provides dollar-for-dollar match for personal contributions made by employees and retirees to eligible nonprofit, civic and community, health and human service, arts and culture, and educational organizations. Additionally, the company supports a scholarship program for the children of Champion employees and provides support for colleges and universities from which the company recruits personnel.

CIBA-Geigy Corporation - CIBA-Geigy manufactures pharmaceuticals and chemical agricultural products. The company accepts requests for direct giving.

CIBA-Geigy Corporate Giving Program - Each operating location of CIBA-Geigy has its own contributions committee. The parent company does not operate a centralized contributions program and does not directly support a foundation. Most of the contributions made by the company are issued directly from the headquarters in Ardsley, NY. The company does not award grants to individuals, political candidates or organizations, religious or fraternal organizations, groups classified subversive by the US Attorney's Office, discriminatory organizations, or to organizations that employ full-time fundraisers whose salaries are based on a percentage of the money they raise. Contributions are typically awarded to organizations in communities/states where CIBA-Geigy has operating locations. The giving interests of the company include education (general), environment, health and hospitals, arts and culture, and civic programs.

Coats American, Incorporated - Coats American manufactures individual sewing thread. The company sponsors a foundation that awards scholarships to the children of company employees.

American Thread Educational Foundation - The foundation awards scholarships to children of Coats American employees only.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated - Coca-Cola is involved with the bottling, canning, and distributions of soft drinks produced by the Coca-Cola Company. A charitable foundation sponsored by Coca-Cola of Atlanta, GA, makes some grants to North Carolina organizations.

Coca-Cola Foundation - The foundation's mission is to foster and promote a favorable environment for business growth by supporting education and related community needs, thereby enhancing the reputation of the company. The foundation's objectives are to give youth the educational opportunities and support systems they need to become knowledgeable and productive citizens. Education is a fundamental means to help individuals reach their full potential. The foundation, by committing its resources to education, can help to address society's greatest educational challenges and provide quality learning opportunities. The foundation does not award grants to individuals; religious, political, fraternal, or veterans organizations; charitable dinners or fundraising events; and advertising in magazines, journals or other publications. The foundation awards grants only to tax-exempt organizations. The foundation interests include education (general), higher education, social services, arts and culture, media and communications, and health and hospitals.

Cogentrix Incorporated - Cogentrix is involved with the development and management of coal-generated energy and steam production facilities. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Although the company entertains funding requests from all kinds of organizations, children's issues have recently become a priority for the company's direct grants. Corporate giving interests include youth and family services.

Collins & Aikman Group, Incorporated - Collins & Aikman Group manufactures wallpaper and auto and floor fabrics. The company sponsors a charitable foundation that makes grants to organizations in communities where the company has operations.

Collins & Aikman Foundation - This foundation was formerly the Collins & Aikman Holdings Foundation, which was formerly the Wickes Foundation of California. Giving is restricted to communities near the company's operating locations. The company has operating locations in the following North Carolina cities: Albermarle, Charlotte, Greensboro, Norwood, Roxboro and Spindale. The foundation also manages a matching gifts program.

Cone Mills Corporation - Cone Mills manufactures cotton and other synthetic fabrics. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes direct and in-kind contributions.

Cone Mills Corporate Giving Program - The company accepts requests for funding for direct and in-kind giving.

ABC Foundation, Incorporated - Grants generally are awarded in the area of operations, with a heavy slant toward funding scholarships for employees' children. The foundation giving interests include social services, higher education, education (general), arts and culture, and sports and athletics.

Cummins Engine Company - Cummins Engine designs, manufactures and distributes engines and engine-related parts and power systems. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes a limited number of direct gifts.

Corporate contributions - The company makes a relatively small number of direct contributions each year. Corporate giving interests include community/economic development, arts and culture, elementary and secondary education, minority programs, United Way, women's issues, social services, youth and family services, and youth programs.

Cummins Engine Foundation - See under January 1st, May 1st, and September 1st deadlines.

Dana Corporation - Dana Corporation manufactures and distributes automotive parts and industrial components. The company sponsors a charitable foundation, a matching gifts program, and an in-kind giving program.

Corporate Contributions - The company sponsors an in-kind giving program, which includes donations of equipment, services and volunteer staff time. The company's subsidiaries also make contributions directly from corporate funds. The company does not release information about direct giving.

Dana Corporation Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals. Special emphasis is given to national organizations and to organizations in communities where the company has operating facilities/employees. Special emphasis is also given to programs and organizations that have the greatest involvement by, or greatest potential to affect Dana employees. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, capital campaigns, civic programs, health and hospitals, United Way, and youth and family services. Funding is also available through a matching gift program sponsored by the Dana Corporation Foundation. Any accredited university, college, community college, public or private school or vocational school in the United States to which tax-deductible gifts may be made is eligible to receive matching gifts no smaller than $25 and no larger than $5,000 per employee per calendar year.

Dillard Paper Company - Dillard Paper Company manufactures and distributes paper products. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and accepts requests for direct giving.

Corporate Contributions - Although there is no deadline, requests are reviewed quarterly.

Dillard Fund, Incorporated - No grants are awarded to individuals or for partisan political programs. Foundation giving interests include education (general), social services, arts and culture, environment, health and hospitals, and religion.

Dixie Yarns, Incorporated - Dixie Yarns manufactures value-added textiles and floor covering products for specialty markets. Its textile products include yarns, industrial sewing threads and knit fabrics. The company's floor covering business is a leading carpet supplier to the manufactured housing and recreational vehicle industries, produces high-end residential and commercial carpets, designer rugs, and carpet and rug yarns. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Contributions - The company accepts requests for direct giving. The areas of corporate giving include arts and culture, capital campaigns, civic programs, community/economic development, education foundations, education (general), engineering and science technology, environment, health and hospitals, higher education, minority programs, United Way, and youth programs.

Dixie Yarns Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is making grants to employees or former employees to assist them and their families during periods of extreme financial hardship due to sickness or accident. Grants are also made to civic, charitable, educational and religious institutions. Scholarships are awarded to children of the company and its subsidiaries. The foundation does not award grants to individuals, religious organizations for sectarian purposes, or political or lobby groups. The foundation focuses giving to organizations where the company operates. Foundation giving interests include social services, education (general), civic programs, arts and culture, and scholarships.

Duke Power Company - Duke Power provides electric utility services to communities in North and South Carolina. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program.

Duke Power Company Foundation - The foundation normally supports those organizations, institutions and programs that can demonstrate a broad base of support from the business and civic communities. Support is directed in the areas of health and human services, education, culture and art, and civic programs and issues. The foundation also manages several distinct programs including a scholarship program (applications due October 15th in the year prior to the need). The foundation also operates a matching gifts program. Through its Share the Warmth program, the foundation matches public contributions (up to $400,000) to distribute to needy families for payment of home heating bills. The foundation also matches employee gifts to educational institutions up to $12,000 per individual per year. The foundation will not award grants to: political candidates; hospitals supported by the Duke Endowment; sectarian religious, veteran, or fraternal organizations; individuals except within scholarship programs; projects, institutions or organizations to which the foundation would be the only donor; organizations that would constitute a taxable expenditure. Less stringent limitations involve the foundation not awarding grants to: organizations outside the Duke Power service areas; organizations supported primarily through tax revenues; and other foundations whose contributions program an on-going basis duplicates the contributions program of the foundation. The foundation normally supports those organizations, institutions and programs located within the company's service areas. On occasion and for special reasons, the foundation may support those outside the service area. The foundation makes contributions only to 501(c)(3) organizations.

Easton Corporation - The Easton Corporation manufactures and distributes automotive and related electronic components. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program.

Corporate contributions - Eaton employee gifts to accredited colleges, universities and secondary schools are double matched by the company. The giving interests include higher education and public schools.

Eaton Charitable Fund - The purpose of the charitable foundation is awarding grants for general operating support to educational, health, human service, medical research, civic and cultural organizations, and independent college funds. These organizations plus hospitals and accredited colleges and universities qualify for capital grants. There are no deadlines, but requests are reviewed monthly. The foundation does not award grants to religious, fraternal or labor organizations. The company vigorously supports the United Way concept and avoids contributing to organizations that choose not to be a part of local United Way campaigns.

Ernst & Young - Ernst & Young provides accounting and financial services, in addition to management consulting. The company provides services to organizations throughout North Carolina. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program, as well as direct giving.

Corporate contributions - Each operating location has the ability to award grants. The Directors of Human Resources at these locations serve as the local contacts for centralized direct giving. The company also provides funding for the North Carolina Community Foundation.

Ernst & Young Foundation - The Directors of Human Resources at each operating location serve as the local contacts to the foundation. Foundation giving interests include public policy, education (general), higher education and minorities. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program, which has giving interests in the areas of higher education, education foundations and minorities.

First Union Corporation - First Union serves as a holding company for banks located throughout North Carolina and the Southeast. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program.

First Union Foundation - The foundation provides grants and matching gifts to organizations in several states. Contributions are considered for United Way, hospitals and medical centers, youth organizations, local affiliates of national health and welfare organizations, local health and welfare organizations, private and public institutions of higher learning, special programs for public elementary and secondary schools, education-related programs such as Junior Achievement, arts funds or councils, museums and cultural centers, public radio and television stations, visual and performing arts organizations, libraries, community improvement, historic preservation, leadership development, and environmental protection. Requests for funding should be sent to local First Union City Executives. Organizations requesting funding for statewide programs and similar large projects should send requests to the company's Contributions Coordinator in Charlotte. Special consideration will be given to innovative programs for children and youth that help them become productive, self-sufficient adults, and programs for the disadvantaged that help them overcome barriers and become productive and self-sufficient. Special consideration also will be given to programs where there is, or can be, a high degree of involvement by First Union employees. Grants are not made to individuals; political causes or candidates; religious, veteran or fraternal organizations; retirement homes or communities; organizations receiving First Union support through United Way or a united arts drive, except for approved capital campaigns; pre-college level schools except through First Union's Educational Matching Gifts Program or for an approved special project for a public school; organizations not recognized by the IRS as eligible to receive gifts that can be deducted on the donor's federal income tax returns.

Flagstar Companies - Flagstar owns and operates Denny's, El Pollo Loco, and Quincy's Family Steakhouse.

Corporate contributions - The company accepts requests for funding, and is the largest franchisee of Hardee's. The company accepts requests for funding. Corporate giving interests include youth programs.

Georgia-Pacific Corporation - Georgia-Pacific manufactures and distributes pulp and paper products and building materials. The company sponsors a foundation and a matching gifts program.

Georgia-Pacific Foundation - The foundation generally awards its grants to organizations and scholarships to graduating seniors in areas where the company has significant operations or employees. The company has operational locations in the following North Carolina cities: Ahoskie, Asheboro, Bridgeton, Conway, Creedmoor, Dudley, Enfield, Fayetteville, Hamlet, Manson, Marion, Murfreesboro, Warsaw, and Whiteville. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, environment, health and hospitals, higher education, media and commmunications, religion, scholarships, social services, and sports and athletics.

Gilbarco, Incorporated - Gilbarco manufactures equipment for measuring and dispensing fuel. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - The company awards funding exclusively to organizations or projects that benefit its employees or directly benefit residents of the Greensboro area. The company provides most of its budgeted annual support to the local United Way. Because the company does not handle retail sales, it is not looking for publicity on the donations it makes. The company responds favorably to approximately 10% of all requests received. Corporate giving interests include United Way, higher education and education (general).

Goody's Manufacturing - Goody's manufactures headache powders and pharmaceuticals. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Goody's Manufacturing Corporation Foundation - The foundation only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Foundation giving interests include health and hospitals, social services, elementary and secondary education, religion, community development, and higher education.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Goodyear Tire & Rubber manufactures and distributes tires, vehicle components, rubber, chemical products, and crude oil. The company accepts and reviews requests for direct and matching gifts. The company also sponsors a foundation, which is currently inactive.

Corporate contributions - Requests are reviewed as submitted. Corporate giving interests including higher education, education (general), social services, health and hospitals, arts and culture, United Way and civic programs. The giving interest of the matching gifts program is higher education.

Gregory Poole Equipment Company - Gregory Poole manufactures wholesale road and construction equipment. The company accepts and reviews requests for funding.

Corporate Contributions - The company considers funding for organizations that fall into the following categories: education; health and human services; arts and civic functions. The company also considers funds for industry-related programs. The company sponsors a matching gifts program whose giving interests include higher education.

GTE Corporation - GTE provides telecommunications services and is involved with public broadcasting. The company provides direct and in-kind gifts, and also sponsors a charitable foundation and matching gifts program.

Corporate contributions - The company sponsors direct and in-kind gifts. Gifts in-kind consist of donated equipment. The company also sponsors corporate scholarships to the children of GTE employees attending accredited institutions and is involved with public broadcasting through the "Scientific American Frontiers" series.

GTE Foundation - The foundation awards grants and governs the company's matching gifts program. The foundation's grants encourage excellence in schools and colleges, promote the health and well-being of people, and support the development of communities. No grants are awarded to individuals; religious groups; fraternal, athletic, social, or veterans groups; political organizations; goodwill advertising; fundraising events, sponsorships, dinners, or conferences. Recipients must have obtained tax-exempt status. Foundation giving interests include elementary and secondary education, higher education, health and hospitals, social services, and community development. Matching gifts are provided for employee contributions to colleges, universities and accredited private secondary schools. The giving interests for the matching gifts program include higher education and private schools.

Hanes Companies, Incorporated - Hanes is a subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation and manufactures textiles (cotton and synthetic fabrics), dyes and bleaches. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Hanes Companies Foundation - The foundation only makes grants to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Foundation giving interests include United Way, youth and family services, education foundations, community development, health and hospitals, civic programs, higher education, and arts and culture.

Hannaford Brothers Company - Hannaford Brothers is a multi-regional food retailer. The company operates 118 supermarkets, primarily under the names Shop 'n Save, Wilson's, and Sun Foods. The company also operates 57 pharmacies and provides wholesale food services to select customers. The company provides direct giving and sponsors a charitable foundation

Corporate contributions - The company's Promotions Department sponsors nonprofit youth athletic leagues, school events, performing arts organizations, civic events, and environmental and health organizations. The company also donates to local food banks, shelters, and soup kitchens. The company generally awards grants through its foundation only. When stores are opened in locations new to the company, the company typically makes contributions to charitable organizations to coincide with the opening.

Hannaford Charitable Foundation - The foundation does not fund: institutions that are open to a relatively small or restricted segment of the public; veterans, fraternal or sectarian religious organizations; individuals; tax-supported institutions; or organizations that are not qualified as tax-exempt. Also, the foundation will not give sales discounts or purchase advertising in publications or programs. Advertising is considered promotional and should be considered by the company's Promotions Department. Foundation giving interests include health and hospitals, higher education, civic programs, capital campaigns and scholarships.

Hardees Food Systems - Hardee's accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a special program ("Hardee's Rise and Shine for Community Service") and a matching gift program.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include arts and culture, civic programs, community/economic development, education (general), environment, and health and hospitals. The "Hardee's Rise and Shine for Community Service" program recognizes and rewards youth-oriented community service efforts and is available to public school teachers. The company's matching gifts program matches employee contributions to educational institutions and other charitable organizations up to a predetermined amount per calendar year.

Harriet & Henderson Yarns, Incorporated - Harriet & Henderson Yarns manufactures textiles including cotton and polyester-cotton yarn. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors a matching gifts program to match contributions made by employees to eligible charities.

Corporate contributions - The company participates in direct giving and a matching gifts program.

Hoechst Celanese Corporation - Hoechst Celanese manufactures pharmaceuticals, chemicals, specialty fibers and products. The company has a significant contributions program managed by the Hoechst Celanese Foundation, which accepts requests for grants and administers a matching gifts program.

Hoechst Celanese Foundation - Grants are made to organizations that strengthen the communities where company employees live and that improve the environment where the company does business. The company has operating locations in the following North Carolina communities: Charlotte, Mount Holly, Salisbury, Shelby and Wilmington. The overall contributions program is designed to support the activities and gifts of company employees. Educational grants support institutions of higher learning. They can support other educational institutions through the matching gifts program. Health and human service grants fund hospitals, local youth programs, federated drives such as United Way, and other groups that contribute to the general welfare of communities where the company operates. Grants to youth groups are normally made only to organizations where the company has a significant number of employees. Priority is given to organizations that encourage independence, initiative, and self-reliance. Environmental grants are awarded to programs that: conduct scientific research on existing and potential environmental hazards; preserve the diversity of the country's natural resources; and improve cooperation between business and conservation groups. Other areas of interest for the foundation are equal opportunity programs, arts and cultural programs, and civic and public affairs programs. No grants are awarded to individuals or religious or fraternal groups. The matching gifts program matches employee and retiree contributions from a minimum of $25 to a maximum of $5,000 to any one institution in a calendar year. Programs eligible under the matching gifts programs include the following: higher education institutions; secondary and handicapped schools; arts and cultural institutions; and other eligible nonprofit institutions. The company provides a 1:1 match for funding except for gifts to higher education institutions, which receive a 2:1 match. No matching funds provided to higher education institutions may be appropriated for non-scholastic purposes, although the employee's initial gift may be designated for any purpose.

Insteel Industries, Incorporated - Insteel Industries manufactures steel nails and other steel reinforcement products. The company accepts requests for funding but tends to contribute funds to those organizations to which it has a history of providing funds.

Corporate contributions - The company focuses its contributions on organizations that either operate in the communities where the company has employees or that have a direct effect on the company's employees. Corporate giving interests include higher education and health and hospitals.

International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation - IBM develops and manufactures information and communications systems. The company also is involved with software development and product marketing. The company accepts requests for direct funding and in-kind giving, operates a matching gifts program and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate Support Plans and Programs - The company accepts requests for direct giving, in-kind giving, and operates a matching gifts program. No grants are awarded to individuals, political parties, sports groups, political groups, labor groups, religious groups, or fraternal organizations. Corporate giving interests include elementary and secondary education, adult education and training, international programs, environment, education foundations, education (general), and libraries/literacy. In-kind gifts consist of donated equipment and donated products/services. The matching gifts program matches employee contributions of cash and equipment to qualifying organizations in the areas of higher education, cultural programs, environment, hospitals, nursing homes, and elementary and secondary education. Gifts of cash are matched one to one for employees and one-half for retirees. Gifts of equipment are matched three to one for employees and one-and-a-half to one for retirees. The initial contact should be made to local branch offices for local or statewide interests, while national or international programs should contact the Corporate Support Programs director.

IBM Foundation - Guidelines are available.

Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation - Interstate/Johnson Lane is a full-service securities firm engaged in brokerage for retail and institutional customers, market-making and underwriting of municipal and corporate securities, investment management, financial advisory services, and the sale of mutual funds and other financial products. The company sponsors a direct giving program.

Corporate contributions - The company does not accept general requests for funding. A Charitable Gifts Committee representing a cross-section of employees meets periodically to review the company's giving policies. The company supports specific programs in specific locations on a limited basis. Corporate giving interests include elementary and secondary education, youth programs, and economic education/understanding.

Investor's Management Corporation - Investor's Management owns subsidiaries involved with real estate, restaurants, motels, automobile lubrication and other service industries. The company operates businesses under the following names: Golden Corral Corporation, Ragazzi's Incorporated, and Quick 10 Corporation. See also Golden Corral Corporation.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include arts and crafts, capital campaigns, education foundations, education (general), elementary and secondary education, and United Way.

Ithaca Industries, Incorporated - Ithaca Industries produces underwear, briefs, socks and pantyhose. The company makes contributions to schools near its operating locations. Requests for funding are accepted.

Corporate contributions - The company focuses its contributions on local schools and programs that serve the communities where the company has employees. Corporate giving interests include elementary and secondary education, community funds/chests, social services, sports and athletics, United Way, and youth programs.

Jefferson-Pilot Corporation - Jefferson-Pilot provides insurance underwriting services. The company sponsors a foundation, which governs the matching gifts program.

Jefferson-Pilot Foundation- The majority of grants awarded by the foundation were to organizations in North Carolina. Foundation giving interests include health, human resources, education (general), arts and culture, capital campaigns, United Way, youth and family services. The company provides 1:1 matches for employee gifts to qualifying charitable organizations and educational institutions. Local company offices provide 1:1 matches for employee gifts to the United Way. Matching gifts program interests are education (general), United Way, arts and culture, health, and social services.

Klaussner Corporation - Klaussner manufactures upholstered wood furniture. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes direct contributions. Although the foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding, the company does accept requests for contributions.

Corporate contributions - The company accepts requests for funding.

Hans Klaussner Foundation - The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding, and contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Foundation giving interests include health and hospitals, social services, education (general), and environment.

Ladd Furniture, Incorporated - Ladd Furniture manufactures residential furniture and contracted furniture for hotels. The company accepts requests for direct funding and operates a matching gifts program.

Corporate contributions - Employee Matching Gifts are made by the company to institutions of higher learning up to a maximum of $250. Corporate giving interests include higher education.

Lance, Incorporated - Lance manufactures and distributes snack foods, crackers, cookies, nuts, candies, and chips. The company also operates and supplies vending machines containing its products. The company accepts requests for direct funding and supports a charitable foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company accepts requests for direct funding.

Lance Foundation - The foundation provides management for a second foundation, the Philip L. Van Every Foundation.

Philip L. Van Every Foundation - No grants are awarded to individuals or for partisan political organizations or campaigns. Foundation giving interests include social services, health and hospitals, education (general), arts and culture, religion, environment, sports and athletics, and media and communications.

Lando Land Company - Lando Land is a holding company for real estate development. The company sponsors a foundation that accepts requests for funding.

Lando Land Fund - The foundation does not award grants to individuals or partisan political campaigns and organizations. Foundation giving interests include religion, health and hospitals, higher education, scholarships, and social services.

Lexington Furniture Industries - Lexington Furniture manufactures dining room and bedroom furniture. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program. See also Masco Corporation.

Dixie Foundation, Incorporated - Grants are limited to scholarships for children of Lexington Furniture Industries employees. The matching gifts program's areas of interest include United Way.

Lowe's Companies, Incorporated - Lowe's operates more than 300 retail stores in North Carolina that specialize in marketing home remodeling products and building materials. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes direct contributions.

Lowe's Charitable and Education Foundation - The company does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Contributions are considered only for qualified charitable and educational purposes.

Martin Marietta Materials Group - Martin Marietta Materials Group manufactures crushed stone, sand, gravel, and refractory materials. Martin Marietta Materials Group is a subsidiary of Martin Marietta Corporation of Bethesda, MD. The Materials Group has two operating locations in North Carolina, and the Martin Marietta Services Group of New Jersey has one operating location in RTP. The company sponsors two foundations, a matching gifts program, and an in-kind gift program.

Corporate contributions - The company manages a matching gifts program.

Martin Marietta Philanthropic Trust - Foundation giving interests include higher education, arts and culture, civic programs, education foundations, religion, elementary and secondary education, and United Way. The trust governs an in-kind giving program.

Martin Marietta Corporation Foundation - The foundation is based at the home office in Bethesda, MD, and awards grants that serve the general population in the areas of health and human services, education, culture, and civic programs. The foundation also sponsors scholarship programs and employee matching gifts programs aimed at higher educational institutions, cultural institutions, and community programs. The foundation giving interests include health and hospitals, higher education, education (general), arts and culture, civic programs, and scholarships. No grants are awarded to individuals, political or religious organizations, or athletic events. The foundation governs a matching gifts program, and the program giving interests include higher education and arts and culture.

McDonald's Corporation - McDonald's develops and licenses fast food restaurants. The company sponsors a foundation.

Ronald McDonald Children's Charities - The program provides grants to nonprofit organizations whose programs help children live up to their potential by providing services in three areas: civic and social services; education and the arts; and, health care and medical research, including Ronald McDonald House. The corporation underwrites the general and administrative costs, and contributions for grant funding are received from the company's family of officers, licensees, suppliers, employees, and customers. Other significant corporate partners in funding the foundation are: The Coca-Cola Company, United Airlines, EMI Records Group North America, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, East Balt Incorporated, Fresh Start Foods, Golden State Foods, The HAVI Group LP, Keystone Foods, Martin Brower Company, OSI Industries Incorporated, The Quaker Oats Company, J. R. Simplot Company, Texas Commerce Bank, and ConAgra Diversified Products Companies. In addition to corporate support, the foundation has a network of local chapters that raise money and funnel it back through grants to key community programs. There are 13 international chapters, and 94 U.S. chapters, including one in Raleigh. The foundation does not fund: advertising or fundraising drives; partisan, political, or denominational programs; general and administrative costs; intermediary funding agencies; endowment campaigns; ongoing salaries or travel expenses; and requests not submitted in writing. Foundation giving interests include youth and family services, health and hospitals, education (general), social services, arts and culture, and civic programs. The priorities of the foundation are: programs that directly benefit children; organizations that display consistent and effective management; organizations that have clear goals and objectives and a broad base of funding support; organizations that demonstrate an ability to respond to the needs of specific groups of children in a way that yields measurable results; and organizations that submit requests for specific program support.

Mechanics and Farmers Bank - Mechanics and Farmers owns and operates a state chartered bank. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Donations are not awarded to individuals. Corporate giving interests include civic programs, community/economic development, education foundations, education (general), health and hospitals, minority programs, United Way, and youth programs.

N. C. Natural Gas - N.C. Natural Gas provides natural gas retail and related services. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include community/economic development, social services, United Way, and youth programs.

National Gypsum Company - National Gypsum manufactures and markets gypsum wallboard and related building products. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and a matching gifts program.

National Gypsum Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation lists no restrictions concerning grant requests, although it only makes awards to tax-exempt organizations. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, youth and family services, education (general), higher education, education foundations, health and hospitals, social services, and minorities. The foundation manages the matching gifts program, and the program giving interests include higher education and education foundations.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company - Northern Southern Railway provides railroad and motor carrier services to companies in the following North Carolina cities: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Morehead City, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem. The company sponsors a charitable foundation, a matching gift program and in-kind donations program.

Corporate contributions - The company sponsors an in-kind giving program. In-kind gifts include donations of equipment and land.

Norfolk Southern Foundation - The foundation concentrates grants on educational institutions and funds, with support also going to social services, arts and cultural programs, health care, environmental programs, media and communications, civil liberties, and religious programs. The foundation does not award grants to individuals. Most grants are for educational institutions and collective fundraising organizations such as United Way and independent college funds through a matching gifts program provided to match contributions by company employees. Priority is given to requests from organizations in Hampton Roads and Roanoke, VA and Atlanta, GA. However, grants may be awarded to organizations in other locations served by Norfolk Southern Corporation and its subsidiaries. The giving interests of the matching gifts program includes higher education, arts and culture, and United Way.

North Carolina Community Foundation - The foundation was established in 1988 to act as an umbrella organization for the affiliated community foundations that are developed in areas across North Carolina not currently served by existing foundations. The board of directors encourages the formation of these affiliated funds and may make challenge grants to interested communities. The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. The foundation's giving interests include higher education, arts and culture, education (general), health and hospitals, youth programs, environment, and social services. Among the founders were Branch Banking & Trust Company, Southern National Bank, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and Wachovia Bank of North Carolina. The following companies currently provide either unrestricted or discretionary funding to the foundation: BTI (Business Telecom, Incorporated); Carolina Power and Light; Centura Banks; Coca-Cola Bottling Company; The Dickson Foundation (Ruddick); Ernst & Young; First Citizens Bank of Smithfield, of Raleigh, and of Franklin; First Union National Bank of NC; Kmart Corporation; Southern National Bank; Sprint/United Telephone Mid-Atlantic Group; and Wal-Mart Foundation.

North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation - North Carolina Electric provides electric utility services. Although the company generally does not accept requests for funding, the company does provide funding to certain charitable organizations that have an emphasis on funding schools and educational programs.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include community/economic development, education (general), scholarships and youth programs.

Bright Ideas Grant Program - This is a teacher grant program available to North Carolina educators. Requests must be submitted by an educator working in a North Carolina school.

North Carolina Foam Industries, Incorporated - North Carolina Foam manufactures foam insulation and plastic materials. The company sponsors a charitable foundation. See also Barnhardt Manufacturing Company.

North Carolina Foam Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals or partisan political campaigns or organizations. Foundation giving interests include social services, health and hospitals, religion, education (general), higher education, and arts and culture.

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance - North Carolina Mutual Life provides insurance underwriting services. Although the company has a structured giving program, it generally does not accept requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include arts and culture, education (general), higher education, minority programs, and youth programs.

Northern Telecom Ltd. - Northern Telecom manufactures telecommunications equipment systems and provides services. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors an in-kind giving program.

Northern Telecom General Support Program - No grants to individuals, political groups, religious organizations, or to organizations receiving funds from the United Way or other united funds. Corporate giving interests include education (general), arts and culture, social services, and engineering and science education. The in-kind gifts consist of donated products and loaned executives. The matching gifts program giving interests include higher education.

Parker Hannifin Corporation - Parker Hannifin manufactures motion control systems and automotive, aviation, marine and industrial components. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Parker Hannafin Corporation Foundation - The foundation focuses its giving on organizations in communities where the company has operations. The company has subsidiaries in the following North Carolina cities: Aberdeen, Forest City, Hillsborough, Mooresville, Sanford, Vanceboro and Wake Forest. Donations to religious organizations are limited to organizations serving the general public on a nondenominational basis. The foundation concentrates contributions in the following areas: the United Fund and similar combined local campaigns that are effectively administered and have broad community backing; building and similar capital projects at colleges, universities, hospitals, and other health facilities, with major gifts normally spread over two to five years; combined drives by independent colleges for building and other capital requirements in regions with the highest concentrations of employees; scholarships for degree programs that may lead to careers in company-related product areas and that, together with other grants for higher education, are based on an institution's potential as a source for recruitment of employees; and Junior Achievement, scouting programs and similar youth organizations that promote understanding of the private enterprise system and of good citizenship.

J. C. Penney Company, Incorporated - J.C. Penney owns and operates department stores, drug stores, catalog sales, and provides limited insurance services. The company accepts requests for direct funding and participates in a matching gifts program.

J. C. Penney Community Partners Program - The company accepts requests for funding and actively encourages its managers and their associates to participate in community affairs. The company considers grants to tax-exempt organizations, with special emphasis on projects and organizations that provide direct services to their client populations, and projects or organizations with a proven record of success. Corporate giving interests include health and hospitals, higher education, civic programs, community development, United Way, arts and culture, and elementary and secondary education. The giving interests for the matching gifts program include higher education. Contributions to individual institutions of higher learning are made primarily by local stores and facilities or by matching gifts of the company's employees. Contributions to hospitals and community-based organizations are made only by local stores and facilities. Proposals for grants to local organizations or projects should be sent to the managers of individual stores and facilities. The home office in Dallas, TX funds grant proposals for national organizations or projects. There are no deadlines, and minor grants of less than $5,000 are made year-round. Major grants of $5,000 or greater are made following the quarterly meetings of the company's Public Affairs Sub-Committee of the Management Committee. The company does not fund: individuals; membership and/or religious organizations, unless the project benefits the entire community; journal or program advertising; fundraising dinners, luncheons or other types of benefits; conferences and seminars; projects for citizens of other countries; pilot projects; and film and video projects.

Peoples Security Life Insurance Company - Peoples Security Life provides underwriting services for life, accident and health insurance policies. The company accepts requests for funding. The parent company, Capital Holding Corporation, offers an employee matching program. See also Durham Corporation.

Corporate contributions - The company concentrates its direct giving on health-related issues, educational programs, and United Way. The matching gifts program matches up to $1,000 per employee annually for contributions to institutions of higher learning.

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte, Incorporated - Pepsi-Cola Bottling of Charlotte manufactures and distributes soft drinks. The company sponsors a charitable foundation that focuses on providing grants to charitable organizations operating within Mecklenburg and surrounding counties.

Pepsi-Cola of Charlotte Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation makes contributions only to charitable organizations within the franchise area of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte, which includes Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Stanly, and Union counties. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, social services, higher education, scholarships, environment, health and hospitals, and sports and athletics.

Perdue Farms, Incorporated - Perdue Farms processes chickens and turkeys for cooking and produces soybean meal and oil. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Depending on the location of the organization, the funding request may be reviewed by local executives in the community where the company has operating facilities or by the executives who oversee the broad-based marketing of the company's products. North Carolina subsidiaries of Perdue Farms are in the following cities: Cofield, Halifax, Lewiston, Murfreesboro, Norlina, Robbins, Robersonville, Rockingham and Sanford. The company does not make contributions to individuals or religious organizations. The company prefers to make contributions to local school systems in the communities where the company operates and to broad-based community organizations such as the United Way. Corporate giving interests include elementary and secondary education, social services and United Way.

Pharr Yarns, Incorporated - Pharr Yarns accepts requests for funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company is involved with direct support and employee contributions to broad-based community programs such as the United Way and McAdenville Community Chest. The company's contributions focus on organizations in the McAdenville and Gaston County areas. Priority is given to technical educational programs offered through the University of North Carolina and area schools such as Queens College. Corporate giving interests include higher education and engineering and science technology.

McAdenville Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals or for partisan political programs. Foundation giving interests include higher education, engineering and science technology, community funds, and United Way.

Plastic Packaging, Incorporated - Plastic packaging manufactures plastic packaging materials. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Plastic Packaging Foundation, Incorporated - (formerly the Ballenger Foundation) The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Foundation giving interests include social services, higher education, environment, arts and culture, religion, and health and hospitals.

PPG Industries, Incorporated - PPG Industries manufactures a wide variety of paints, glass, glass fiber products, and chlorine chemicals. The company sponsors a charitable foundation, which manages a matching gift fund.

PPG Industries Foundation - The foundation awards grants to organizations and manages an employee matching gift program. The foundation does not award grants to individuals, partisan political programs or candidates, organizations receiving funding through the United Way, scholarships, special fundraising events, sectarian religious or fraternal organizations, or advertising in journals and other publications. Foundation giving interests include health, human service programs, higher education, education (general), arts and culture, civic programs, animals and zoological societies, capital campaigns, community funds/chests, engineering and science technology, historic preservation, libraries and literacy, minority programs, scholarships, and United Way. The giving interests for the matching gifts program include human service programs, health, education (general), and arts and culture.

Procter & Gamble - Procter & Gamble manufactures pharmaceuticals and chemicals, toiletries, and skin and hair care products. The company provides substantial contributions both directly and through the Procter & Gamble Fund.

Corporate contributions - The company accepts requests for direct giving and in-kind gifts and operates a matching gifts program. Giving interests for the matching gifts program include higher education.

The Proctor & Gamble Fund - The company contributes only to tax-exempt organizations and does not provide funding to individuals, special fundraising events, or to fundraising events, or to religious or fraternal organizations. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, capital campaigns (non-higher education), environment, higher education, public policy, social services, United Way, and youth and family services.

Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated - Public Service Company is involved with natural gas and oil exploration and provides retail sale of gas and oil. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Although a central contact person is provided for the company, the company prefers requests to be sent through area service managers. The company has offices in the following cities: Asheville, Belmont, Brevard, Cary, Chapel Hill, Cherryville, Concord, Durham, Forest City, Fuquay-Varina, Gastonia, Henderson, Hendersonville, Kannapolis, Mebane, Mooresville, Raleigh, Roxboro, Sanford, Siler City, Statesville and Tryon. The company's contributions focus on educational institutions, scholarships, and environmental programs, but smaller contributions are made to organizations representing other interests.

Ralph Wilson Plastics Company, Incorporated - Ralph Wilson Plastics is a subsidiary of Premark International Incorporated and manufactures decorative plastics, plastic countertops and assorted laminates.

Corporate contributions - Premark International has decentralized corporate giving and generally does not duplicate contributions of its local subsidiaries. The company offers a matching gifts program for employees and makes direct gifts. Corporate giving emphasizes contributions to educational institutions and programs in the health and human services area. Particular emphasis is placed on community and economic development and education improvement.

Ralph Wilson Plastics Scholarship Fund, Incorporated - The foundation awards scholarships only to students who are dependents of employees of the Ralph Wilson Plastics Company.

Revco Discount Drug Centers - Revco Discount Drugs owns and operates two thousand drug and health stores nationwide, with 287 stores in North Carolina. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include community funds/chests, health and hospitals, social services, youth programs, and youth and family services.

Rexham, Incorporated - Rexham manufactures packaging materials and industrial laminates. The company sponsors a charitable foundation, a matching gift program, and an in-kind giving program.

Rexham Foundation - The foundation giving interests include higher education, United Way, arts and culture, youth and family services, and scholarships. The giving interests of the matching gifts program includes higher education and education foundations.

Rite Industries, Incorporated - Rite Industries manages the wholesale of paper, leather, textile dyes, and water treatment chemicals. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - There are no set policies or budgets for contributions. Corporate giving interests include community/economic development, engineering and science technology, environment, higher education, and United Way.

Royal Insurance Company of America - Royal Insurance Company provides underwriting services for insurance policies. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

The Royal Insurance Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation is involved with giving to education in a variety of forms including direct grants to support special funding needs and matching grants to colleges and universities. At the pre-school, elementary, and secondary levels, the foundation supports programs that address critical needs such as early childhood intervention and drop-out prevention. The foundation also supports Junior Achievement programs. Other interests of the foundation include health and human services, arts and culture, and civic programs. The majority of the health grants are made to the United Way. Other health interests are programs dealing with the homeless, the mentally disabled, the elderly, and other select health organizations. Arts and culture grants support the visual arts, arts groups, science museums, and performing arts programs such as symphonies and theater. Civic grants support public radio and television programming, crime prevention groups, minority organizations, low-income housing, and efforts to prevent teen drinking and driving. The foundation awards grants only to 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Contributions from the foundation may not be used to support churches and institutions related to religious organizations; individuals unless through a scholarship program; medical research; political organizations; veteran and fraternal organizations; and, broadcast fundraising such as telethons and televised auctions. No contributions will be made to endowments or the operating funds of individual organizations that are part of the United Way.

Ruddick Corporation - Ruddick Corporation serves as a holding company for companies involved with the manufacturing of textiles and the management of retail grocery stores. The company sponsors a charitable foundation. The company does not make contributions directly; all direct contributions are handled through the company's subsidiaries. See also Harris Teeter, Incorporated.

Dickson Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals. Grants are typically made to organizations in the Charlotte area. Foundation giving interests include youth and family services, health and hospitals, community development, civic programs, higher education, historic preservation, and arts and culture.

Sears Roebuck - Sears Roebuck owns and operates department stores, auto and home supply stores, and provides property liability and life insurance services. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and also makes direct contributions.

Corporate contributions - The company's general philanthropic interests are: United Way, vocational education, health and human services, civic and community programs, and arts programs.

Sears-Roebuck Foundation - The foundation contributes only to tax-exempt organizations and do not award grants to: individuals; political or fraternal organizations; endowments; sectarian religious organizations; capital campaigns; special advertising; or non-U.S. programs. Foundation giving interests include United Way, social services, education (general), higher education, health and hospitals, civic programs, and arts and culture.

Shelton Companies - Shelton Companies provides nonresidential real estate investment and management services. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Shelton Foundation - The foundation awards grants only to preselected charities. No grants are awarded to individuals. Foundation giving interests include higher education, education (general), civic programs, environment, social services, youth and family services, health and hospitals, arts and crafts, and religion.

Southern National Corporation - Southern National serves as a holding company for state commercial banks in the Carolinas and Virginia. The company has a structured giving program; however, in light of the recent merger with BB&T, the company is restructuring its giving program. The company accepts requests for funding.

Corporate contributions - Corporate giving interests include education foundations, education (general and private), higher education, United Way, youth programs, youth and family services, and organizations supported by BB&T employees.

Stonecutter Mills Corporation - Stonecutter Mills manufactures textiles including cotton, synthetic and woven fabrics, yarns, and fabric dyes. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Stonecutter Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation giving interests include scholarships, higher education, social services, religion, health and hospitals, environment, and media and communications. Education loans are limited to residents of the Spindale/Rutherford County area.

R. L. Stowe Mills, Incorporated - R.L. Stowe Mills manufactures textiles including cotton yarn. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Robert Lee Stowe, Jr. Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals or partisan political campaigns. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, higher education, education (general and private), health and hospitals, public policy, religion, social services, and youth and family services.

Thomasville Furniture Industries, Incorporated - Thomasville Furniture manufactures upholstered and wood furniture. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Thomasville Furniture Industries Foundation - The foundation's giving interests include scholarships. Grants are also made to organizations. Scholarships are awarded only to children of employees of Thomasville Furniture Industries. No grants are awarded to individuals.

United Dominion Industries, Incorporated - United Dominion Industries is involved with the manufacturing of engineering, construction and manufacturing equipment. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

United Dominion Foundation - Foundation giving interests include capital campaigns, engineering and science technology, and United Way.

Wachovia Corporation - Wachovia is a Southeastern interstate bank holding company maintaining dual headquarters in Atlanta, GA and Winston-Salem, NC. Among its principal subsidiaries is Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, NA. Along with two other subsidiaries, the North Carolina subsidiary funds The Wachovia Foundation. The company also sponsors a matching gifts program.

The Wachovia Foundation - The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, community and economic development, education (general), health and welfare, social programs, civic programs, and youth programs. The company also sponsors a matching gift program, encouraging employee contributions to nonprofit educational institutions by matching them dollar for dollar.

Wal-Mart - Wal-Mart owns and operates Wal-Mart Discount Cities and Sam's Club stores. The company also sponsors a charitable foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Wal-Mart Foundation - No grants are awarded to individuals unless through scholarships. The foundation awards grants only to organizations serving communities where Wal-Mart stores are located. Foundation giving interests include scholarships, higher education, social services, health and hospitals, United Way, arts and culture, and education (general).

W. H. Weaver Construction Company - W.H. Weaver Construction provides contracted industrial, commercial, institutional and residential construction services. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Weaver Foundation, Incorporated - No grants are awarded to individuals or for partisan political groups. The majority of the grants were awarded to organizations in the Greensboro/Guilford County area. Foundation giving interests include higher education, health and hospitals, historic preservation, sports and athletics, civic programs, arts and culture, and United Way.

Wellco Enterprises, Incorporated - Wellco manufactures industrial boots and footwear. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Wellco Foundation - The foundation awards grants only to preselected charitable organizations. The foundation giving interests include private education, social services, religion, arts and culture, environment, health and hospitals, and media and communications.

West-Point Pepperell Enterprises - West-Point Pepperell manufactures bed and bath linens and towels. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

West-Point Pepperell Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation does not award grants to individuals or for partisan political programs. Foundation giving interests include higher education, education foundations, elementary and secondary education, social services, health and hospitals, environment, religion, and arts and culture.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation - Westinghouse Electric manufactures and distributes generators and various electrical components and electronic systems. The company is also involved with electric utility industries, television and radio broadcasting. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Westinghouse Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to: individuals; political groups or candidates; hospitals; religious groups; discriminatory organizations; educational research programs and liberal arts education programs; and general endowment funds. The foundation makes grants only to tax-exempt organizations. Foundation giving interests include education (science, math and engineering), higher education, social services, arts and culture, health and hospitals, engineering and science technology, civic programs, United Way, youth programs, and minority programs. The foundation manages a matching gifts program whose giving interests include higher education, arts and culture, museums, environment, and media and communication. The company also operates an in-kind giving program. The types of in-kind gifts include workplace solicitation, donations of equipment, services and volunteer staff time.

Winn-Dixie Stores, Incorporated - Winn-Dixie owns and operates a supermarket chain, transportation services, pharmaceuticals, and in-store banking services. The company operates approximately 200 stores from its two North Carolina headquarters in Charlotte and Raleigh. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Winn-Dixie Stores Foundation - Grants typically are awarded to qualified tax-exempt organizations in the areas where the company has operating locations. Foundation giving interests include United Way, youth and family services, elementary and secondary education, higher education, minorities, social services, and health and hospitals. The foundation also manages a matching gifts program whose giving interests include United Way and social service programs.

Wrangler - Wrangler manufactures family jeanswear and other brand name clothing items. The company sponsors a charitable foundation that awards grants only to preselected organizations.

Blue Bell Foundation - Many of the foundation's contributions are matching gifts awarded to education institutions both public and private. While the foundation imposes no geographical restrictions on its grants, it only awards contributions to preselected charitable organizations. The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funding. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, alumni/student associations, health and hospitals, higher education, social services, private education, public education, religion, scholarships, youth and family services, libraries, sports and athletics, and animals/zoos.

Thomas Built Buses, Incorporated - Thomas Built Buses manufactures school and commercial buses. The company accepts requests for direct gifts and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Corporate contribution - The company prefers to concentrate on giving to organizations in the High Point and Guilford County area.

Thomas Foundation - The foundation giving interests include education (general), United Way, youth programs, and youth and family services.

Memorial Mission Medical Center - Memorial Mission provides medical services. The company accepts requests for funding and is involved in making donations both directly and through the foundation.

Corporate contributions - The company provides funding only to nonprofit organizations. No grants are made to capital campaigns. Qualified applicants will have a relationship with the company. Corporate giving interests include health and hospitals, education (general), women's issues, and youth programs.

Memorial Mission Healthcare Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation provides funding only to nonprofit organizations. No grants are made to capital campaigns. Qualified applicants will have a relationship with the company.

Glaxo Wellcome, Incorporated - Glaxo Wellcome researches and manufactures pharmaceuticals. Recently, Glaxo acquired the holdings of the former Burroughs Wellcome Company, and is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the nation. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a foundation.

Glaxo Wellcome Corporate Contributions Program - No grants are awarded to individuals, international programs, film productions, and construction/restoration projects. Grants are made nationally with an emphasis on the Triangle area.

The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation - See under January 1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st deadlines.

CCB Financial Corporation - CCB Financial owns and operates commercial bank branches. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

CCB Foundation - The majority of the foundation's grants are awarded to organizations in North Carolina and the Triangle area and communities where the bank has branches. Grants are limited to tax-exempt charitable organizations. Foundation giving interests include social services, education (general), arts and culture, health and hospitals, community/economic development, education foundations, higher education, and United Way. The foundation sponsors a matching gifts program that matches up to $750 per employee per year for gifts to institutions of higher learning.

Cummins Engine Company - Cummins Engine designs, manufactures and distributes engines and engine-related parts and power systems. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes a limited number of direct gifts. See also Cummins Atlantic, Incorporated.

Corporate contributions - See under no deadlines.

Cummins Engine Foundation - The foundation does not sponsor individuals or provide grants or loans for the start-up or development of businesses. All grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations or to public agencies. The foundation does not provide any college scholarships except to the children of company employees. The foundation does not support political causes or candidates, or sectarian religious activities. Foundation giving interests include youth and family services, education (general), education foundations, public policy, minorities, women, and civic programs. Deadlines also for May 1st and September 1st.

Fieldcrest Cannon, Incorporated - Fieldcrest Cannon designs and manufactures a wide variety of household textiles. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Fieldcrest Cannon Foundation - The foundation provides funding for scholarships and grants-in-aid for children of the company's employees. Other grants are also awarded. Grants are not awarded for general purposes, equipment and materials, capital funds, seed money, loans, research-related programs, or endowments. Foundation giving interests include United Way, community funds, scholarships, higher education, and youth and family services. The foundation awards grants on a calendar year basis and is normally unable to respond in the current year for requests made after January 1st. The January 1st deadline is for organizational grants only. Deadline for scholarships is March 1st and grants-in-aid is July 1st.

Glaxo Wellcome, Incorporated - Glaxo Wellcome researches and manufactures pharmaceuticals. Recently, Glaxo acquired the holdings of the former Burroughs Wellcome Company, and is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the nation. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a foundation.

Glaxo Wellcome Corporate Contributions Program - See under bi-monthly deadlines.

The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is to provide seed funds for new and worthwhile educational programs, but this does not preclude the consideration and possible funding of ongoing projects. The foundation encourages proposals for innovative programs that emphasize the understanding and application of science, mathematics, and health at all educational and professional levels. In general, grants are not awarded to fund the following: general operating expenses; individual endeavors; construction or renovation projects; international programs; publications; meetings; film or video productions; or institutions supported principally by tax dollars. Generally, grants are awarded to organizations in North Carolina. Deadlines also on April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

The Winston-Salem Foundation - The foundation serves as a community foundation, governing funds donated by individuals and corporations for both general use and designated purposes for use as the foundation committee sees fit to allocate funding. Area corporations have established several funds in recent years. They include the A. T. Williams Oil Company Fund (unrestricted), the Carolina Steel Fund (discretionary), R. J. Reynolds Industries Unrestricted Fund, and The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Fund (unrestricted). Grants are made to tax-exempt, non profit agencies of the Greater Forsythe County area for purposes of education, health and medical care, social services, arts and culture, youth programs, scholarships, and related fields of community service. The foundation matches the gifts of employees. Deadlines vary for the many different funds and programs managed by the foundation, but general deadlines for the unrestricted funds are January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

BellSouth Corporation - BellSouth serves as a holding company for telecommunications services and provides telecommunication services to nine southern states, including North Carolina. The company sponsors a direct giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

BellSouth Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation does not make grants for capital or building campaigns; general endowment funds or campaigns; general operation expenses; educational product development; equipment acquisition, except as a small and incidental part of a larger program; scholarships; and, charitable dinners or fundraising events. Grants are not awarded to individuals, organizations lacking tax-exempt status, and organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or national origin. Foundation giving interests include public education and elementary and secondary schools. Deadlines also on August 1st.

Nucor Corporation - Nucor manufactures steel and steel products. The company sponsors a foundation. The company has no structured corporate giving program, but contributions are considered individually.

Nucor Foundation - The foundation provides scholarships for natural children, adopted children, or stepchildren of qualified employees. All grants are for scholarships to aid in financing the undergraduate or vocational education of recipients.

Quintiles Transnational Corporation - Quintiles Transnational provides clinical research services. As a general rule, the company makes contributions through the Quintiles Gives Back Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation.

Quintiles Gives Back Fund - Corporate giving interests include arts and culture, education (general), health and hospitals, poverty and homelessness, and youth programs. See Triangle Community Foundation for further information.

Triangle Community Foundation - The foundation was established to expand private philanthropy in the Triangle area. The foundation targets grants that address the pressing needs of the communities and those geared toward promising opportunities. The foundation manages a large variety of philanthropic funds for individuals, corporations, and charitable agencies. The following companies provide either unrestricted or discretionary funding to the foundation: American Airlines (Kids Are Something Special Fund), Branch Banking & Trust (endowment fund), Carolina Power & Light (endowment fund), Glaxo Wellcome (endowment fund and Special Projects Fund), IBM (program fund), Investor's Management Corporation (endowment), Liggett Group (endowment fund), NationsBank (Leadership Triangle Endowment Fund and Durham Advised Fund), News & Observation Foundation (endowment), Northern Telecom (endowment), Peoples Security Insurance (endowment and advised fund), Qualex (endowment and advised fund), Wachovia Bank and Trust Company (endowment). Deadline also on August 1st.

FEBRUARY 28th DEADLINE

Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) - CP&L provides electric utility services. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program and a foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

CP&L Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to: individuals; political candidates; fraternal, veterans and labor organizations; religious organizations; operating funds of organizations supported by United Way campaigns that are supported by the company; or athletic teams whose purpose is not primarily charitable. No grants are made to tax-supported institutions except for scholarships, fellowships, or programs not supported by public funds that may be of specific interest to the company. Foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education and scholarships. The board meets on the second Friday of March, June, September and December. Applications are due at least two weeks before board meetings. Deadlines also on May 31th, August 31st, and November 30th.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare manufactures and markets healthcare products internationally. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

The Baxter Foundation - The foundation does not make grants to: capital and endowment campaigns; disease-specific organizations; educational institutions except in instances where a grant would help to achieve other goals such as increasing the skills and availability of healthcare providers or enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company employees live; non-U.S. institutions; hospitals; individuals; fraternal, veterans or religious organizations; contributions for advertising, promotional materials, or tickets to dinners and fundraising events. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment, scholarships, religion, foundations, United Way, minorities, community funds, and social services. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program that matches employee contributions to hospitals and institutions of higher education.

Fieldcrest Cannon, Incorporated - Fieldcrest Cannon designs and manufactures a wide variety of household textiles. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Fieldcrest Cannon Foundation - The foundation provides funding for scholarships and grants-in-aid for children of the company's employees. Other grants are also awarded. Grants are not awarded for general purposes, equipment and materials, capital funds, seed money, loans, research-related programs, or endowments. Foundation giving interests include United Way, community funds, scholarships, higher education, and youth and family services. The foundation awards grants on a calendar year basis and is normally unable to respond in the current year for requests made after January 1st. The March 1st deadline is for scholarships only. Deadline for grants-in-aid is July 1st and January 1st for organizational grants.

Philip Morris Companies - Philip Morris manufactures and distributes a wide variety of popular brands of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffees, soft drinks, dairy products, desserts, fresh and processed meats, and assorted food items. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Philip Morris Companies Corporate Contributions Program - The company does not generally provide support to fundraising events or special dinners; capital campaigns; endowments or building fund drives; film, video or television projects; one-time or annual events; individuals; political or lobbying organizations or candidates; religious, fraternal or veterans groups; research or other activities related to specific diseases or disease prevention; athletic or sports-related activities; or organizations already supported through United Way contributions. Corporate giving interests include education (general), elementary and secondary education; libraries and literacy; arts and culture; social services; youth and family services; environment; civic programs; and health and hospitals. The in-kind giving program makes donations of equipment, product and talent, and services. The March 1st deadline is for dance companies only. See July 1st for theaters, August 1st for music groups, and October 1st for museums.

Glaxo Wellcome, Incorporated - Glaxo Wellcome researches and manufactures pharmaceuticals. Recently, Glaxo acquired the holdings of the former Burroughs Wellcome Company, and is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the nation. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a foundation.

Glaxo Wellcome Corporate Contributions Program - See under bi-monthly deadlines.

The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is to provide seed funds for new and worthwhile educational programs, but this does not preclude the consideration and possible funding of ongoing projects. The foundation encourages proposals for innovative programs that emphasize the understanding and application of science, mathematics, and health at all educational and professional levels. In general, grants are not awarded to fund the following: general operating expenses; individual endeavors; construction or renovation projects; international programs; publications; meetings; film or video productions; or institutions supported principally by tax dollars. Generally, grants are awarded to organizations in North Carolina. Deadlines also on July 1st, October 1st, and January 1st.

The Winston-Salem Foundation - The foundation serves as a community foundation, governing funds donated by individuals and corporations for both general use and designated purposes for use as the foundation committee sees fit to allocate funding. Several funds have been established in recent years by area corporations. They include the A. T. Williams Oil Company Fund (unrestricted), the Carolina Steel Fund (discretionary), R. J. Reynolds Industries Unrestricted Fund, and The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Fund (unrestricted). Grants are made to tax-exempt, non profit agencies of the Greater Forsythe County area for purposes of education, health and medical care, social services, arts and culture, youth programs, scholarships, and related fields of community service. The foundation matches the gifts of employees. Deadlines vary for the many different funds and programs managed by the foundation, but general deadlines for the unrestricted funds are January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

Cummins Engine Company - Cummins Engine designs, manufactures and distributes engines and engine-related parts and power systems. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes a limited number of direct gifts. See also Cummins Atlantic, Incorporated.

Corporate contributions - See under no deadlines.

Cummins Engine Foundation - The foundation does not sponsor individuals or provide grants or loans for the start-up or development of businesses. All grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations or to public agencies. The foundation does not provide any college scholarships except to the children of company employees. The foundation does not support political causes or candidates, or sectarian religious activities. Foundation giving interests include youth and family services, education (general), education foundations, public policy, minorities, women, and civic programs. Deadlines also on September 1st and January 1st.

MAY 31st DEADLINE
 

Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) - CP&L provides electric utility services. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program and a foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

CP&L Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to: individuals; political candidates; fraternal, veterans and labor organizations; religious organizations; operating funds of organizations supported by United Way campaigns that are supported by the company; or athletic teams whose purpose is not primarily charitable. No grants are made to tax-supported institutions except for scholarships, fellowships, or programs not supported by public funds that may be of specific interest to the company. Foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education and scholarships. The board meets on the second Friday of March, June, September and December. Applications are due at least two weeks before board meetings. Deadlines also on February 28th, August 31st, and November 30th.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare manufactures and markets healthcare products internationally. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

The Baxter Foundation - The foundation does not make grants to: capital and endowment campaigns; disease-specific organizations; educational institutions except in instances where a grant would help to achieve other goals such as increasing the skills and availability of healthcare providers or enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company employees live; non-U.S. institutions; hospitals; individuals; fraternal, veterans or religious organizations; contributions for advertising, promotional materials, or tickets to dinners and fundraising events. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment, scholarships, religion, foundations, United Way, minorities, community funds, and social services. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program that matches employee contributions to hospitals and institutions of higher education.

Fieldcrest Cannon, Incorporated - Fieldcrest Cannon designs and manufactures a wide variety of household textiles. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

Fieldcrest Cannon Foundation - The foundation provides funding for scholarships and grants-in-aid for children of the company's employees. Other grants are also awarded. Grants are not awarded for general purposes, equipment and materials, capital funds, seed money, loans, research-related programs, or endowments. Foundation giving interests include United Way, community funds, scholarships, higher education, and youth and family services. The foundation awards grants on a calendar year basis and is normally unable to respond in the current year for requests made after January 1st. The July 1st deadline is for grants-in-aid only. Deadline for organizational grants is January 1st and scholarships is March 1st.

Glaxo Wellcome, Incorporated - Glaxo Wellcome researches and manufactures pharmaceuticals. Recently acquired the holdings of the former Burroughs Wellcome Company, and is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the nation. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a foundation.

Glaxo Wellcome Corporate Contributions Program - See under bi-monthly deadlines.

The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is to provide seed funds for new and worthwhile educational programs, but this does not preclude the consideration and possible funding of ongoing projects. The foundation encourages proposals for innovative programs that emphasize the understanding and application of science, mathematics, and health at all educational and professional levels. In general, grants are not awarded to fund the following: general operating expenses; individual endeavors; construction or renovation projects; international programs; publications; meetings; film or video productions; or institutions supported principally by tax dollars. Generally, grants are awarded to organizations in North Carolina. Deadlines also on October 1st, January 1st and April 1st.

Philip Morris Companies - Philip Morris manufactures and distributes a wide variety of popular brands of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffees, soft drinks, dairy products, desserts, fresh and processed meats, and assorted food items. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Philip Morris Companies Corporate Contributions Program - The company does not generally provide support to fundraising events or special dinners; capital campaigns; endowments or building fund drives; film, video or television projects; one-time or annual events; individuals; political or lobbying organizations or candidates; religious, fraternal or veterans groups; research or other activities related to specific diseases or disease prevention; athletic or sports-related activities; or organizations already supported through United Way contributions. Corporate giving interests include education (general), elementary and secondary education; libraries and literacy; arts and culture; social services; youth and family services; environment; civic programs; and health and hospitals. The in-kind giving program makes donations of equipment, product and talent, and services. The July 1st deadline is for theaters only. See March 1st for dance companies, August 1st for music groups, and October 1st for museums.

The Winston-Salem Foundation - The foundation serves as a community foundation, governing funds donated by individuals and corporations for both general use and designated purposes for use as the foundation committee sees fit to allocate funding. Area corporations have established several funds in recent years. They include the A. T. Williams Oil Company Fund (unrestricted), the Carolina Steel Fund (discretionary), R. J. Reynolds Industries Unrestricted Fund, and The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Fund (unrestricted). Grants are made to tax-exempt, non profit agencies of the Greater Forsythe County area for purposes of education, health and medical care, social services, arts and culture, youth programs, scholarships, and related fields of community service. The foundation matches the gifts of employees. Deadlines vary for the many different funds and programs managed by the foundation, but general deadlines for the unrestricted funds are January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

BellSouth Corporation - BellSouth serves as a holding company for telecommunications services and provides telecommunication services to nine southern states, including North Carolina. The company sponsors a direct giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

BellSouth Foundation, Incorporated - The foundation does not make grants for capital or building campaigns; general endowment funds or campaigns; general operation expenses; educational product development; equipment acquisition, except as a small and incidental part of a larger program; scholarships; and, charitable dinners or fundraising events. Grants are not awarded to individuals, organizations lacking tax-exempt status, and organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, or national origin. Foundation giving interests include public education and elementary and secondary schools. Deadlines also on August 1st.

Philip Morris Companies - Philip Morris manufactures and distributes a wide variety of popular brands of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffees, soft drinks, dairy products, desserts, fresh and processed meats, and assorted food items. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Philip Morris Companies Corporate Contributions Program - The company does not generally provide support to fundraising events or special dinners; capital campaigns; endowments or building fund drives; film, video or television projects; one-time or annual events; individuals; political or lobbying organizations or candidates; religious, fraternal or veterans groups; research or other activities related to specific diseases or disease prevention; athletic or sports-related activities; or organizations already supported through United Way contributions. Corporate giving interests include education (general), elementary and secondary education; libraries and literacy; arts and culture; social services; youth and family services; environment; civic programs; and health and hospitals. The in-kind giving program makes donations of equipment, product and talent, and services. The August 1st deadline is for music groups only. See March 1st for dance companies, July 1st for theaters, and October 1st for museums.

Triangle Community Foundation - The foundation was established to expand private philanthropy in the Triangle area. The foundation targets grants that address the pressing needs of the communities and those geared toward promising opportunities. The foundation manages a large variety of philanthropic funds for individuals, corporations, and charitable agencies. The following companies provide either unrestricted or discretionary funding to the foundation: American Airlines (Kids Are Something Special Fund), Branch Banking & Trust (endowment fund), Carolina Power & Light (endowment fund), Glaxo Wellcome (endowment fund and Special Projects Fund), IBM (program fund), Investor's Management Corporation (endowment), Liggett Group (endowment fund), NationsBank (Leadership Triangle Endowment Fund and Durham Advised Fund), News & Observation Foundation (endowment), Northern Telecom (endowment), Peoples Security Insurance (endowment and advised fund), Qualex (endowment and advised fund), Wachovia Bank and Trust Company (endowment). Deadline also on August 1st.

AUGUST 31st DEADLINE
 

Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) - CP&L provides electric utility services. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program and a foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

CP&L Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to: individuals; political candidates; fraternal, veterans and labor organizations; religious organizations; operating funds of organizations supported by United Way campaigns that are supported by the company; or athletic teams whose purpose is not primarily charitable. No grants are made to tax-supported institutions except for scholarships, fellowships, or programs not supported by public funds that may be of specific interest to the company. Foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education and scholarships. The board meets on the second Friday of March, June, September and December. Applications are due at least two weeks prior to board meetings. Deadlines also on February 28th, May 31th, and November 30th.

Harris Teeter, Incorporated - Harris Teeter operates a chain of retail grocery stores. The company sponsors a direct giving program and is a subsidiary of Ruddick Corporation.

Corporate contributions - The company limits its funding to umbrella organizations such as United Way. Contributions typically are awarded to hunger programs, arts and culture, higher education, and health-related organizations.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare manufactures and markets healthcare products internationally. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

The Baxter Foundation - The foundation does not make grants to: capital and endowment campaigns; disease-specific organizations; educational institutions except in instances where a grant would help to achieve other goals such as increasing the skills and availability of healthcare providers or enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company employees live; non-U.S. institutions; hospitals; individuals; fraternal, veterans or religious organizations; contributions for advertising, promotional materials, or tickets to dinners and fundraising events. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment, scholarships, religion, foundations, United Way, minorities, community funds, and social services. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program that matches employee contributions to hospitals and institutions of higher education.

Cummins Engine Company - Cummins Engine designs, manufactures and distributes engines and engine-related parts and power systems. The company sponsors a charitable foundation and makes a limited number of direct gifts. See also Cummins Atlantic, Incorporated.

Corporate contributions - See under no deadlines.

Cummins Engine Foundation - The foundation does not sponsor individuals or provide grants or loans for the start-up or development of businesses. All grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations or to public agencies. The foundation does not provide any college scholarships except to the children of company employees. The foundation does not support political causes or candidates, or sectarian religious activities. Foundation giving interests include youth and family services, education (general), education foundations, public policy, minorities, women, and civic programs. Deadlines also on January 1st and May 1st

United Parcel Service of America (UPS) - UPS provides national and international courier services. The company sponsors a charitable foundation.

UPS Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to individuals, religious organizations or theological functions, or church-sponsored programs that are limited to church members. Grants supporting large capital campaigns or operating expenses are seldom approved. Foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education, social services, arts and culture, environment, health and hospitals, religion, and public policy.

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Glaxo Wellcome, Incorporated - Glaxo Wellcome researches and manufactures pharmaceuticals. Recently, Glaxo acquired the holdings of the former Burroughs Wellcome Company, and is now the largest pharmaceutical company in the nation. The company is headquartered in Research Triangle Park. The company accepts requests for direct giving and sponsors a foundation.

Glaxo Wellcome Corporate Contributions Program - See under no deadlines.

The Glaxo Wellcome Foundation - The purpose of the foundation is to provide seed funds for new and worthwhile educational programs, but this does not preclude the consideration and possible funding of ongoing projects. The foundation encourages proposals for innovative programs that emphasize the understanding and application of science, mathematics, and health at all educational and professional levels. In general, grants are not awarded to fund the following: general operating expenses; individual endeavors; construction or renovation projects; international programs; publications; meetings; film or video productions; or institutions supported principally by tax dollars. Generally, grants are awarded to organizations in North Carolina. Deadlines also on January 1st, April 1st and July 1st.

Philip Morris Companies - Philip Morris manufactures and distributes a wide variety of popular brands of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, coffees, soft drinks, dairy products, desserts, fresh and processed meats, and assorted food items. The company accepts requests for funding and sponsors a charitable foundation.

Philip Morris Companies Corporate Contributions Program - The company does not generally provide support to fundraising events or special dinners; capital campaigns; endowments or building fund drives; film, video or television projects; one-time or annual events; individuals; political or lobbying organizations or candidates; religious, fraternal or veterans groups; research or other activities related to specific diseases or disease prevention; athletic or sports-related activities; or organizations already supported through United Way contributions. Corporate giving interests include education (general), elementary and secondary education; libraries and literacy; arts and culture; social services; youth and family services; environment; civic programs; and health and hospitals. The in-kind giving program makes donations of equipment, product and talent, and services. The October 1st deadline is for museums only. See March 1st for dance companies, July 1st for theaters, and August 1st for music groups.

The Winston-Salem Foundation - The foundation serves as a community foundation, governing funds donated by individuals and corporations for both general use and designated purposes for use as the foundation committee sees fit to allocate funding. Area corporations have established several funds in recent years. They include the A. T. Williams Oil Company Fund (unrestricted), the Carolina Steel Fund (discretionary), R. J. Reynolds Industries Unrestricted Fund, and The Wachovia Bank and Trust Company Fund (unrestricted). Grants are made to tax-exempt, non profit agencies of the Greater Forsythe County area for purposes of education, health and medical care, social services, arts and culture, youth programs, scholarships, and related fields of community service. The foundation matches the gifts of employees. Deadlines vary for the many different funds and programs managed by the foundation, but general deadlines for the unrestricted funds are January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st.

AMP Incorporated - AMP manufactures electric wire terminals and associated tools and machinery. The company supports a foundation.

AMP Foundation - Giving is restricted to the communities in the immediate areas surrounding operation locations. The company has plants in the following North Carolina communities: Charlotte, Gastonia, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. Foundation giving interests include public policy, United Way, higher education, elementary and secondary education, youth and family services, education (general), arts and culture, private education, capital campaigns, community funds, and health and hospitals.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare manufactures and markets healthcare products internationally. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

The Baxter Foundation - The foundation does not make grants to: capital and endowment campaigns; disease-specific organizations; educational institutions except in instances where a grant would help to achieve other goals such as increasing the skills and availability of healthcare providers or enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company employees live; non-U.S. institutions; hospitals; individuals; fraternal, veterans or religious organizations; contributions for advertising, promotional materials, or tickets to dinners and fundraising events. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment, scholarships, religion, foundations, United Way, minorities, community funds, and social services. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program that matches employee contributions to hospitals and institutions of higher education.

NOVEMBER 30th DEADLINE
 

Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) - CP&L provides electric utility services. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program and a foundation. See also North Carolina Community Foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

CP&L Foundation - The foundation does not award grants to: individuals; political candidates; fraternal, veterans and labor organizations; religious organizations; operating funds of organizations supported by United Way campaigns that are supported by the company; or athletic teams whose purpose is not primarily charitable. No grants are made to tax-supported institutions except for scholarships, fellowships, or programs not supported by public funds that may be of specific interest to the company. Foundation giving interests include education (general), higher education and scholarships. The board meets on the second Friday of March, June, September and December. Applications are due at least two weeks prior to board meetings. Deadlines also on February 28th, May 31th, and August 31st.

Acme-McCrary Corporation - Acme-McCrary manufactures women's hosiery and assorted knitted fabrics. Corporate contributions are handled through the Acme-McCrary and Sapona Foundation, Incorporated.

Acme-McCrary and Sapona Foundation, Incorporated - Emphasis is placed on giving to organizations in Randolph County and North Carolina. Foundation giving interests include health and hospitals, youth and family services, arts and culture, animals and zoological societies, libraries and literacy, scholarships, United Way, education (general), religion, and civic programs.

Baxter Healthcare Corporation - Baxter Healthcare manufactures and markets healthcare products internationally. The company sponsors a direct giving program, an in-kind giving program, a matching gifts program, and a foundation.

Corporate contributions - see under no deadlines.

The Baxter Foundation - The foundation does not make grants to: capital and endowment campaigns; disease-specific organizations; educational institutions except in instances where a grant would help to achieve other goals such as increasing the skills and availability of healthcare providers or enhancing the quality of life in communities where the company employees live; non-U.S. institutions; hospitals; individuals; fraternal, veterans or religious organizations; contributions for advertising, promotional materials, or tickets to dinners and fundraising events. Foundation giving interests include arts and culture, health and hospitals, environment, scholarships, religion, foundations, United Way, minorities, community funds, and social services. The foundation also governs the matching gifts program that matches employee contributions to hospitals and institutions of higher education.

If you are a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty or staff member interested in approaching any of these corporations for support of your programs or projects, please call Chris Cammarene-Wessel at 919/515-7678, or write her at chris_wessel@ncsu.edu.

The information contained on these pages is public, however, we do not provide fund raising assistance to outside organizations unless involved in a College partnership.  Non-College employees are welcome to contact these funders directly for updated information.

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