Grant Application Guidelines
Philanthropy
The Coca-Cola Company and its philanthropic arm,
The Coca-Cola Foundation, aim to make a greater impact
on the communities we serve around the world by being responsive to
the citizenship priorities of the communities in which we live and
work.
At The Coca-Cola Company, we recognize that we cannot have a healthy
and growing business unless the communities we serve are healthy and
sustainable. We are committed to improving the quality of life in
the communities where we do business and have realigned our community
investment priorities to be reflective of and responsive to the global
and local nature of our business. Our renewed strategy focuses on
global pillars where we can make a unique and sustainable difference:
water stewardship, healthy active lifestyles, community recycling,
and education.
Water Stewardship
To support access to clean water and sanitation, watershed protection
in water-stressed regions, utilization of water for production and
or multiple use systems that do more than provide clean drinking water,
education and awareness programs that promote water conservation within
communities and industry
Healthy and Active Lifestyles
To support access to exercise, physical activity and nutritional education
programs, programs that motivate behavior modification, and programs
that encourage lifestyle/behavioral changes
Community Recycling
To increase liter abatement efforts, advance recovery and reuse, increase
community recycling awareness, and support research and innovation
Education
To support scholarships, school drop-out prevention, access to education
programs, and other education initiatives, per local business unit
priorities
The Coca-Cola Company/The Coca-Cola
Foundation do not generally award
grants to:
- Individuals, religious organizations or endeavors, political,
legislative, lobbying or fraternal organizations, travel, fundraising
events or sponsorships, capital campaigns, construction or renovation
projects
- U.S.-based organizations that do not have tax-exempt status under
Section 501(c) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code, or
the equivalent
- Organizations formed outside the U. S. that do not have a charitable
equivalency status under the laws and provisions of their respective
government
- Organizations that advocate support, practices, activities, inconsistent
with The Coca-Cola Company’s non-discrimination policies, whether
based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, age or disability
Grant Requirements
The Coca-Cola Company/The Coca-Cola Foundation are based in the U.S.
for tax and legal purposes. Both award grants in the U.S. and in many
countries around the world. The following requirements must be met
for funding consideration. Corporate and Foundation funding strategies
are guided by business priorities, tax requirements, and legal compliance.
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