Oracle Corporation Contributions Program

Overview: The corporation has recently gone through an extended multi-billion dollar struggle to takeover a smaller competitor, PeopleSoft. Consequently, the company's foundation giving programs have been suspended indefitinely. There is no word from the corporation on when or if the giving programs will be reinstated. There is no word on how the merger will effect either company's giving programs in the future.

In the meantime, the corporation continues to advertise its corporate giving program which is distinct from its corporate foundation and from its equipment contributions programs. See the foundation's profile elsewhere on the Access Philanthropy webpage.

Until recently, Oracle makes charitable contributions to a wide-range of nonprofit organizations involved with K-12 education, open spaces, environmental education, endangered species protection, cancer research, AIDS research, and neuroscience research.

However, the corporation recently announced that it is restructuring its corporate giving program and indefinitely is no longer accepting unsolicited proposals for either its foundation or its corporate giving program.

The corporation reports that it intends to continue supporting the communities where it has signficant numbers of employees (especially the San Francisco Peninsula), but will be expanding the scope and nature of its giving to reflect the company's international interests.

No timeline has been given for when the restructuring will be completed. However, it's a good bet it won't be complete until the PeopleSoft merger has been fully realized.

• Animals/Wildlife:
• Diseases/Disabilities, AIDS/HIV Services & Research:
• Diseases/Disabilities, Cancer and Cancer Research:
• Education, K-12:
• Environment:
• Environmental Education:
• Medical Research:
• Medical Research, Neuroscience:

Sample Grants
Acterra Support Bay Area Earth Day and protect the declining population of red-legged frogs and birds at the Arastradero Preserve.
American Institute of Physics , College Park , MD Support of the semi-finalist awards program for the International Physics Olympiad.
Bat Conservation International Research the conservation needs of bats in ecosystems around the world.
Buck Institute for Age Research Support a five-year study into the rise in incidence of breast cancer with age and the correlation between age and specific type of breast cancer.
College of the Atlantic Enhance on-going ecological studies of large baleen whales and their diverse marine ecosystems.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , Boston , MA Fund the use of chip technology to identify the critical genes involved in breast cancer.
Girlstart Support of Saturday camps at the Girlstart Tech Center.
Grand Canyon National Park Foundation Support the California condor reintroduction project and help upgrade the tracking equipment.
Junior Achievement of Sacramento Implementation of grades K-6 programs which will serve 400 students in the South Placer County area.
Los Angeles High Tech, Tech High Support of after-school robotics program that includes Battle Bots and Lego Mindstorm kits.
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Research into how cancer cells respond to chemotherapy.
Resource Area for Teachers RAFT's Teacher Education Program that provides interactive learning activities centered on math, science, and technolog for about 1,000 teachers.
Salmon Protection and Watershed Network Survey creek barriers that prevent salmon from migrating successfully.
Ventana Wilderness Society Support the condor release project at the Pinnacles and a database to track condor movement.
World Wildlife Fund , Washington , DC Research into the protection of the Javan rhino, one of the most endangered large mammals in the world.

Application Procedures:: See Overview regarding the status of the corporation's corporate giving program and foundation.

Apply to Giving Program

Oracle considers each completed and signed application received. Successful applications provide all information requested and demonstrate tangibly and specifically how Oracle's support furthers the mission of the organization.
Please submit your application in the following order:

1. Completed and signed Organizational Profile
2. Proposal (Please include the organization's name on each page)
3. Support information.

The Proposal

Most of Oracle's grants are in the five to ten thousand dollar range. It is Oracle's goal to provide support to as wide a variety of organizations as possible. Therefore, Oracle Giving does not give multiple-year grants and rarely funds an agency for more than three years in succession.

Applications to Oracle Giving must include the following information:

1. Completed and Signed Organization Profile

2. A Proposal of not more than five pages that includes:

a. A description of the Organization including its mission and goals.
b. A description of the program for which the support is requested.
c. A specific and detailed description of the support requested.
d. A description of the population(s) and geographical area(s) the program serves.
e. The start date and duration of the program
f. The objectives of the program and how results will be measured.
g. A description of the Organization's involvement with Oracle through past support or volunteer involvement.

3. Support Information:

a. Verification of the Organization's tax exempt status.
b. Budgets for the Organization and for the program for which support is requested.
c. A list of key staff members and their professional backgrounds.
d. A list of the Organization's key funders.

Grants Paid

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