Weekly Funding Opportunity: King Pharmaceuticals

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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 King Pharmaceuticals.

Program Areas: Based in Bristol, Tennessee, King Pharmaceuticals' major areas of interest include:

	Support for community service organizations that provide unique social or human services, benefit human health and welfare, and generally answer unmet needs of the community.
	Support for programs that encourage innovation in the classroom, promote high standards for learning, support positive life choices, and in particular, enhance the quality of education for disadvantaged students.
	Support for programs that grow and broaden cultural experiences for the underserved, including support for visual and performing arts agencies, museums, and other organizations offering outreach programs to persons of all demographics and ages.

King Pharmaceuticals supports organizations and programs in communities in Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Tennessee, New Jersey, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Targeted Area: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Midwest.

Eligibility: King Pharmaceuticals gives high priority to:

	Programs that benefit communities where it is a significant employer.
	Programs that provide food, shelter, healthcare, and basic services for disadvantaged persons.
	Projects that satisfy unmet needs in the community without duplicating other programs or services.
	Activities that offer services to broad audiences in lieu of selected groups or associations.
	Initiatives in keeping with the company's philosophies and culture.
	Programs that clearly define and measure goals.

King Pharmaceuticals generally does not fund:

	Programs that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin.
	Individuals (as opposed to group-based initiatives).
	Organizations without Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status.
	Political parties, candidates, or campaigns.
	Deficit reduction, loans, investments, or endowments.
	Operating expenses such as: salaries, rent, membership fees, equipment, etc.
	Purely social or fraternal organizations, beauty pageants, etc.
	Athletic team sponsorships, individual leagues, or travel expenses for tournament play. Sponsorships of golf tournaments, sporting events, and professional teams.
	Event or conference sponsorships for supplies, receptions, hospitality suites, and other expenses.
	Sponsorships or expenses for community fundraising events.
	Expenses for trips, tours, or uniforms for individuals or groups.
	Tickets for contests, raffles, events, etc.
	Production of videos, books, films, CDs, and DVDs.
	Advertising in programs, bulletins, yearbooks, or brochures.
	Individual churches or sectarian organizations whose programs are offered exclusively to their members.
	Organizations with affiliates on a local, regional, or national level that have already received funding from the company.
	Capital campaigns, with the occasional exception of organizations that strongly meet all other funding criteria and have pre-existing relationships with King Pharmaceuticals.

Award Amount: Award amounts vary.

Application Process: Organizations should review the application criteria to determine eligibility. All requests for contributions must be submitted in writing and should be typed on a King Community Investment application. An application may be requested using the form provided on the Contacts page of the company's Web site. Amplifying responses, limited to three pages, may be attached.

After an application is evaluated, the applying organization will be contacted if a meeting is required for further information. Organizations that seek funding for annual projects should make contribution requests as early as possible, preferably a year in advance. For more immediate projects, requests must be submitted at least 45 days in advance of when the organization needs a response, since requests for contributions are reviewed on a monthly basis.

After a request is reviewed, organizations receiving gifts of $5,000 or more are asked to submit a progress report following the completion of the program or activity. These reports help King determine the effectiveness of its corporate giving.

Contributions must be expended within a year. If any contribution is not used for the purpose intended, the receiving organization must contact King Pharmaceuticals to discuss other funding options or return the check. King does not guarantee contributions from year to year. Organizations must reapply for funding consideration on an annual basis unless notified by King that other provisions have been made.

Deadlines: Ongoing. It is not necessary for organizations to follow up with calls to inquire about application status. All applying organizations will receive confirmation of request status after funding decisions have been made. Please allow 45 days for application review. For approved requests, organizations will receive a check within three or four weeks of approval.

Contact: For more information about King Pharmaceuticals, contact:

King Pharmaceuticals
501 Fifth Street
Bristol, Tennessee 37620
(800) 776-3637