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The CME® Foundation considers grant and donation requests related to the following three areas
of concern: children in need, education, and health and human services. Organizations should
provide services within the communities where we live and do business.
Grant/Donation Guidelines:
- All organizations requesting support must be tax-exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
- The organization’s activities must relate to one or more of the following areas: children in
need, education, and health and human services.
- Preference will be given to organizations requesting financial support that are concentrated in
the Chicago area and other locations in which CME and its constituencies live and work.
- Preference will be given to project-specific requests that directly address community
needs.
Excluded Organizations and Purposes:
The Foundation generally does not fund the following:
- Organizations without tax-exempt status
- Exclusionary organizations
- Private foundations
- Operating or capital expenses
- Individuals
- Political candidates and lobbying organizations
- Religious, fraternal, social or other membership organizations providing services to their own
constituencies
- Memorials, endowments or multi-year pledges
- Fundraising efforts to benefit other organizations
- Fundraising activities related to individual sponsorships (e.g., walk-athons, marathons)
- Seed money for new organizations
- Special events such as conferences, symposia and sports tournaments
- Athletic teams
- Video/film production
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