Weekly Funding Opportunity: Qualcomm Incorporated

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Each week, Neighborhood Networks provides potential funding sources to help centers develop and improve programs and services. Featured this week is Qualcomm Incorporated.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services.

Program Areas: Every year, Qualcomm aims to donate one percent of the company's pretax profits to community causes, with a focus on programs that promote education, health and human services, and culture and the arts. Within each of these categories, Qualcomm evaluates programs based on: demonstrated community need, outcome scope and measurability, solution ingenuity, fiscal responsibility, and program scalability. Qualcomm's giving and volunteerism programs are based on: respect for community organizations, cooperative leadership development, and philanthropic creativity.

Targeted Area: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West.

Eligibility: Qualcomm does not fund:

	US-based organizations without Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
	US-based organizations to which donations are not tax-deductible.
	Individuals.
	Political contributions.
	Sporting events without a charitable beneficiary.
	Groups that practice or promote discriminatory, exclusionary, or partisan policies.
	Organizations with a purpose of furthering religious doctrine.

Award Amount: Award amounts vary.

Application Process: Qualcomm uses a three-step application process. These steps include:

	Complete the Letter of Inquiry Form. Qualcomm will respond within seven business days. Organizations that are not invited to submit a proposal may resubmit a letter of inquiry six months following the date of the original letter of inquiry.
	If Qualcomm determines that an organization should submit a complete proposal, the proposal must include:   The San Diego Common Grant Application. Qualcomm requests that organizations complete this form regardless of an organization's location.   In addition to the Common Grant Application, organizations should provide:   A description of Qualcomm employee involvement, i.e. volunteer, board service, etc.   A list of past donations from Qualcomm (list amount, project, date)   Number of paid staff (both full and part time), number of volunteers   (Optional) Maximum of five related articles, reviews, or videos of organization or proposed program Organizations that were invited to submit a proposal, but did not receive funds from Qualcomm, may resubmit a proposal six months after the original proposal submission date.
	Organizations that receive a grant from Qualcomm need to complete the Evaluation Form 12 months after the award date.

If the proposal does not have all the required elements, Qualcomm will contact the organization, request the omitted elements, and, if possible, review in the current cycle. All proposals are answered in writing.

Deadlines: Qualcomm accepts funding requests year-round. The corporate giving committee reviews requests monthly. Complete proposals received by the 15th of the month will be reviewed the following month.

Contact: For more information on Qualcomm's corporate giving, contact:

Allison Kelly
Qualcomm Corporate Giving
5775 Morehouse Drive, (L-733A)
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 651-4027