Fluor Foundation

Established in 1952, the Fluor Foundation is funded by corporate contributions and endowment earnings. It is governed by a 9-member board of trustees composed of members from Fluor's senior management. The total worldwide Fluor contributions budget is determined as a percentage (1.5 to 2 percent) of the prior year's earnings before taxes. That budget totals approximately $5 to $6 million annually. (In 2007, Fluor and The Fluor Foundation will contribute $6 million to community organizations and education worldwide. Employees will add another $2.6 million with their donations to United Way, health and human services organizations and universities.)

Education
Focusing on educational organizations and programs, universities and schools (where almost half of our total company contributions are allocated), Fluor supports school/business partnerships and programs that help achieve the following objectives:

• Encouraging elementary/secondary students to pursue higher education/training, with an emphasis on engineering and construction
  
• Improving and enhancing math/science curricula
  
• Supporting teacher training in math/science
  
• Encouraging mentoring and economic literacy programs

Nongovernmental organizations or educational institutions wishing to request funding should make an initial inquiry in the form of a two- to three-page letter. If the proposal is of interest to Fluor, additional information will be requested. Requests are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Fluor Corporation receives many more worthwhile requests than can be funded. Consequently, contributions can only be made to a percentage of organizations considered. Up to two months should be allowed for a reply.

Geographic focus for this foundation is: National/International, California, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and Washington.

If your chapter or national business area is located within these geographic focus areas ... then this might be a good funding source for your SITES programming. Just let us know in the COMMENTS section below if your chapter wants to pursue this funding source.

Grant Declination: Fluor Foundation (Dallas)

We are sorry to report that our letter of inquiry to Fluor Foundation on behalf of BDPA Dallas chapter has been reviewed and declined. We received the following reply from the company:

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Dear Mr. Hicks,

Thank you for contacting us to request financial support for the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation and your Dallas chapter of Black Data Processing Associates.


We have carefully considered the funding opportunity outlined in your proposal, yet we must regretfully decline the opportunity to provide support at this time. While there are many valuable and worthwhile projects in the communities where we have a presence, because of budget limitations, we are only able to award grants for only a portion of the most competitive proposals.


Thank you for thinking of Fluor Corporation and we wish you continued success in all your endeavors.


Sincerely,
Monica Reyes
Community and Public Affairs Manager

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BETF will continue to seek out support for the youth technology programs powered by the volunteers in our BDPA Dallas chapter.   Do you have any ideas or suggestions about funding sources that might be open to supporting our Dallas chapter?

Letter of Inquiry: Fluor Foundation (Dallas)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) and BDPA Dallas chapter partnered on a letter of inquiry to Fluor Foundation. We are seeking permission from them to submit a grant proposal in support of the youth education program in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

The Fluor Foundation has a long history of investing in communities, nonprofit organizations, and education.

We will keep you informed about our progress with this effort. In the meantime, I encourage our BETF-Blog reader to support the YourCause.com page created by a BDPA Dallas chapter officer. A small (and secure) donation by you will go far in helping us with these young people!

Fluor Foundation

The Fluor Foundation has a long history of investing in communities, nonprofit organizations, and education. Since its inception in 1952, the foundation, along with Fluor Corporation, has contributed more than $125 million to projects around the world. In 2007, Fluor Corporation and the Fluor Foundation contributed a combined total of $6.5 million to community organizations and educational initiatives in 17 countries.

Fluor considers requests for operating, program, capital, or endowment support. Priority is given to organizations that feature employee volunteer participation.

Application Process -- Nongovernmental organizations or educational institutions wishing to request funding should make an initial inquiry in the form of a two to three-page letter. If the proposal is of interest to Fluor, additional information will be requested. Requests are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Fluor Corporation receives many more worthwhile requests than can be funded. Consequently, contributions can only be made to a percentage of organizations considered. Up to two months should be allowed for a reply.

The letter should be sent to the local Fluor community relations contacts. All other proposals:

Suzanne Esber, Executive Director
Fluor Foundation
3 Polaris Way
Aliso Viejo, CA 92698

Is your nonprofit interested in exploring this funding opportunity?

Grant Declination: Fluor Foundation

We submitted a letter of inquiry to Fluor Foundation earlier this year on behalf of the National BDPA Member Services department. We sought funding for the BDPA IT Corps project.

Our funding request has been denied. Fluor Foundation wrote:

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Dear Mr. Hicks,

Thank you for your letter requesting support from the Fluor contributions program for BDPA Education and Technology Foundation.

Your request has been reviewed; and unfortunately, we must decline the opportunity to contribute to the BDPA IT Corps project at this time.

Although we are unable to assist, we wish you every success in meeting your goals.

Sincerely,
Suzanne Esber
Executive Director

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BETF will continue to seek funding for BDPA IT Corps. It is a remarkable opportunity to provide our high school students with a global picture of their future in the IT industy.

Letter of Inquiry: Fluor Foundation (BDPA IT Corps)

BETF and the National BDPA Vice President (Member Services) submitted a joint letter of inquiry to Fluor Foundation on behalf of the BDPA IT Corps program.

We expect a response from Fluor Foundation by the end of next month.