Macy's Foundation (formerly Federated Department Stores Foundation)

Overview: The Federated Foundation one of the largest department chains in the US, focuses its giving primarily in the areas of education, arts/culture, women's issues, HIV/AIDS, and programs to assist youth and minorities.

The Federated Foundation is among the nation's largest givers to the United Way. This is the principal conduit for contributions from Federated to health and human services initiatives, particularly those unrelated to the Foundation's areas of strategic focus (e.g., breast cancer, ovarian/cervical cancers, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS). As a general rule, health and human services organizations that receive United Way funding will not receive additional separate funding from the Federated Foundation.

NOTE: The company plans to reorganize its charitable giving. The company hopes to identify five charitable causes on which to concentrate its giving. CEO Terry Lundgren said that while some existing grantees will continue to be supported, he would generally like to eliminate small grants in the $10,000 to $30,000 range in favor of fewer, major gifts, in order to have more impact on the communities where Federated does business.

The corporation also supports a corporate giving program which is smaller and more closely alligned with the company's business interests.

• Arts:
• Childcare:
• Crime/violence prevention, domestic violence:
• Disabilities, People with Disabilities:
• Diseases/Disabilities General:
• Diseases/Disabilities, AIDS/HIV Services & Research:
• Diseases/Disabilities, Ovarian Cancer:
• Education:
• Education, Adult Education:
• Education, Early Childhood Education:
• Education, Literacy & Reading:
• Faith-Based, Jewish Agencies & Temples:
• Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics:
• Housing/Shelter:
• Housing/Shelter, Affordable Housing:
• Housing/Shelter, Homelessness:
• Human Services:
• Hunger:
• Libraries:
• Minorities:
• Museums:
• Performing Arts:
• Performing Arts Centers:
• Women & Girls:
• Women's Health:
• Youth Development:
• Youth Development, Centers/Clubs:

Sample Grants
$ 15,338 to AID Atlanta , Atlanta , GA
$ 10,000 to AIDS Foundation of Miami Valley , Dayton , OH
$ 15,000 to AIDS Resource Center Ohio , Dayton , OH
$ 11,500 to AIDS Services Center Coalition , Louisville , KY
$ 10,000 to AIDServ Indiana , Indianapolis , IN
$ 5,000 to American Cancer Society of Garden City , East Lansing , MI
$ 20,000 to Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children , Orlando , FL
$ 75,000 to Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health , Brooklyn , NY
$ 15,000 to Auxiliary of the Henrietta Egleston Hospital , GA
$ 10,000 to Birmingham Museum of Art , Birmingham , AL
$ 5,000 to Breast Health Institute , Philadelphia , PA
$ 8,461 to Bucknell University , Lewisburg , PA
$ 10,000 to Business and Professional Women's Foundation , Washington , DC
$ 50,000 to Carnegie Hall Society , New York , NY
$ 10,000 to Casa de los Ninos Foundation , Tucson , AZ
$ 10,000 to Catholic Inner-City Schools Educational Fund (CISE) , Cincinnati , OH
$ 17,500 to Center for Career Alternatives , Seattle , WA
$ 10,000 to Center for Chemical Addictions Treatment (CCAT) , Cincinnati , OH
$ 10,000 to Child Service and Family Counseling Center , Atlanta , GA
$ 25,000 to Children's Scholarship Fund , Spokane , WA
$ 10,000 to Childrens Diabetes Foundation at Denver , Denver , CO
$ 10,000 to Childrens Museum of Indianapolis , Indianapolis , IN
$ 10,000 to Chilton Memorial Hospital Foundation , Pompton Plains , NJ
$ 10,000 to Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation , Springfield , NJ
$ 12,500 to Cincinnati Association for the Blind , Cincinnati , OH
$ 17,000 to Civic Light Opera , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 20,000 to Community Food Bank of AZ , AZ
$ 20,000 to Community Health Charities of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN
$ 25,000 to Community Partnership For Homeless , Miami , FL
$ 50,000 to Community Support Services , Brookfield , IL
$ 2,000 to Connecticut Association for Human Services , Hartford , CT
$ 6,176 to Connecticut College , New London , CT
$ 20,000 to Corporate Council for the Arts , Seattle , WA
$ 5,000 to Culture Works , Philadelphia , PA
$ 10,000 to Dallas Jewish Coalition , Dallas , TX
$ 10,000 to Deborah Hospital Foundation , Browns Mills , NJ
$ 10,000 to East Bay Agency for Children (EBAC) , Oakland , CA
$ 50,000 to Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation , Santa Monica , CA
$ 15,000 to Employment Policy Foundation , Washington , DC
$ 10,000 to Family AIDS Network , Grand Rapids , MI
$ 103,000 to Florida Education Foundation , Tallahassee , FL
$ 15,000 to Foundation Fighting Blindness , Hunt Valley , MD
$ 5,000 to Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting , Trenton , NJ
$ 25,000 to Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME) , New York , NY
$ 10,000 to Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art, History and Science , Fresno , CA
$ 5,000 to Friends of the Jewish Museum Berlin , Princeton , NJ
$ 10,000 to Fund for Parks & Recreation in Boston , Boston , MA
$ 5,000 to Goldey-Beacom College , Wilmington , DE
$ 25,000 to Guthrie Theater Foundation , Minneapolis , MN
$ 10,000 to Gwinnett Chldren's Shelter , Buford , GA
$ 20,000 to H.E.L.P. Homeless Service Corporation , NY
$ 12,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Arundel , Annapolis , MD
$ 10,000 to Hannah Center , Marshfield , WI
$ 3,500 to Home for Little Wanderers , Boston , MA
$ 5,000 to Housing Assistance Corporation , Boston , MA
$ 6,500 to Indiana Symphony Society , Indiana , PA
$ 20,000 to Indiana University , Bloomington , IN
$ 5,000 to Knock-Out Abuse , McLean , VA
$ 10,000 to Liberty Science Center , Jersey City , NJ
$ 12,000 to Literacy Action , Washington , DC
$ 12,000 to Little Red Door Cancer Agency , Indianapolis , IN
$ 5,000 to Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services , Manchester , NH
$ 22,500 to National AIDS Fund
$ 5,000 to National Aquarium , Baltimore , MD
$ 10,000 to National Puerto Rican Coalition , DC
$ 15,000 to National Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation , Baltimore , MD
$ 10,000 to New Jersey Performing Arts Center , Newark , NJ
$ 5,000 to Open Arms of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN
$ 5,000 to PACER Center , Minneapolis , MN
$ 5,000 to Paper Mill Playhouse , Millburn , NJ
$ 4,000 to Pine Street Inn , Boston , MA
$ 14,550 to Randolph-Macon Womans College , VA
$ 2,000 to Rhode Island Project AIDS , Providence , RI
$ 5,000 to Rural Opportunities Project , Helena , MT
$ 15,000 to Sacramento Food Bank , CA
$ 5,000 to Seattle Alliance for Education , Seattle , WA
$ 10,000 to Share Our Strength , Washington , DC
$ 10,000 to Shepherd Wellness Community (PA) , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 4,000 to Special Olympics of Connecticut , Hamden , CT
$ 10,000 to Stepping Stones , Martinsville , VA
$ 10,000 to Theatre IV , Richmond , VA
$ 38,000 to United Way of Central Indiana , Indianapolis , IN
$ 5,000 to United Way of Delaware , Wilmington , DE
$ 10,057 to United Way of Southern Nevada , Las Vegas , NV
$ 6,630 to United Way, Greater Twin Cities , Minneapolis , MNUSA
$ 83,000 to United Ways of Eastern New England , Boston , MA
$ 20,000 to Victory Girl Productions , Stockbridge , MA
$ 50,000 to Washington Hospital Center , Washington , DC
$ 1,075 to Washington University , Saint Louis , MO

Application Procedures:: Requests for funding through the Federated Department Stores Foundation must be from a non-profit with current 501(c)(3) tax status. Organizations must request an application form from the Foundation, which can be done on their website.

Trustees of the Federated Department Stores Foundation meet on an average of four times a year. Funding is semi-annual. Applications approved in the January-June timeframe generally are funded in August-September; applications approved in the July-December timeframe generally are funded the following February-March.

Grants Paid

2000 ($17,363,258 )

2001 ($15,200,000 )

2002 ($14,711,764 )

2003 ($14,700,000 )

2004 ($12,102,898 )

2005 ($12,102,931 )

2008 ($27,350,566 )

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