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Grant Title Funding Amount Due Date Summary
Best Buy Children's Foundation $10,000 June 1-July 1, 2010 To help teens excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills.
Do Something $500 Ongoing To sponsor youth-led community action projects in their neighborhoods.
Intel Varies     Ongoing    

Each year, Intel and its employees contribute millions of dollars toward community programs, disaster relief efforts, and grants for education and the environment.

State Farm Good Neighbor Youth Service Learning Grant $1,000 10/15/10

Eligible programs will engage youth in service-learning, an effective teaching and learning strategy that promotes student learning, academic achievement, workplace readiness, and healthy communities.

Textron corporate giving Varies Ongoing A large multi-industry company, funds efforts that improve the quality of life in communities where employees live and work.
Tony Hawk Foundation Varies Various Dates To promote high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States.
Verizon Varies 9/17/10 Allows Verizons wireline telephone customers to support literacy programs in their state by checking a box on their monthly phone bills to make a $1 tax-deductible donation to promote literacy programs in their local communities.
Youth Garden Grants Program Gift Cards Various Dates In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus and/or curricular ties (if applicant is a formal education program); nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning.
Youth Philanthropy Initiative $25,000 Various Dates The GWYPI challenges young people to seek solutions to community needs through a comprehensive leadership development and grant making program.
Youth Service America Award Ongoing YSA is offering recognition from the President of the United States to those who have demonstrated a commitment to volunteer service for 12 months.