In addition to community and marketing sponsorships, non–profit organizations across the country have come to rely on grant and underwriting support from our philanthropic arm, the Sprint Foundation. The Sprint Foundation is a separate legal entity from Sprint, and as such, requests for Sprint Foundation support are handled separately from requests for Sprint sponsorships. You can learn more about the Sprint Foundation here.
Sprint Local Grant Program
Since 2009, Sprint has offered the Sprint Local Grant Program in the markets of Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and New York City. Through the 2012 Sprint Local Grant Program, three local 501(c)3 organizations in each market are selected for Sprint Foundation grants (one each at $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000). Grants go to support programs that provide a meaningful impact in the Sprint philanthropic focus areas of youth development (including mentoring, leadership and academic achievement), arts and culture, and environmental stewardship.
The application period for the 2012 Local Giving Program is May 1 through June 15. The application process is handled online at the link below. Many organizations are expected to apply, and Sprint will narrow the list down to three finalists. All applicants will be notified of their final status by Sept. 28, 2012.
If chosen to be a finalist, an organization must then submit a three-minute video (recorded on a provided Sprint device) showcasing the program that will receive funding. Full instructions will be provided to finalists at the appropriate time; please do not submit video entries unless and until you receive direction from Sprint. Except where prohibited, all applicants grant to Sprint the right to use and publish their video submission, proper name, likeness, voice, opinion(s), and/or biographical information in any form of media used to promote Sponsor and/or the Contest, without receipt of additional compensation. Organizations that are chosen to receive a grant will be given more information about the video submittal process.
The Local Giving Program is available for non-profit organizations in the following metro areas: Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and New York City. Click on each metro area to see eligible counties.
Click here for the Local Giving Application.
For the Sprint Local Grant Program FAQ's, please click here.
For more information about the Sprint Local Grant Program, click here.
Previous Sprint Local Grant Program recipients include:
Atlanta
- 2011: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
- 2011: Givingpoint Inc
- 2010: The Georgia Ballet – $25,000 grant
- 2010: Hands on Atlanta – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Imagine It! Children’s Museum of Atlanta – $25,000 grant
Dallas/Fort Worth
- 2011: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
- 2011: Junior Achievement of Dallas and Ft. Worth
- 2010: Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas – $25,000 grant
- 2010: Volunteer Center of North Texas – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Junior Achievement of Dallas and Junior Achievement of Fort Worth – $25,000 joint grant
Denver
- 2011: Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation
- 2011: Colorado Uplift
- 2010: Colorado Mountain Club – $25,000 grant
- 2010: Colorado Council on Economic Education – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Colorado Uplift – $25,000 grant
New York City
- 2011: VH1 Save The Music Foundation
- 2011: Queens Library Foundation
- 2010: Museum of the City of New York – $25,000 grant
- 2010: Theatre for a New Audience – $25,000 grant
- 2009: Tuesday’s Children – $25,000 grant
- 2009: YMCA of Greater New York – $25,000 grant
Sprint Community Champions Grant Program
From 2009 to 2011, Sprint offered the annual Sprint Community Champions Program in the markets of Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver and New York City. Through the Community Champions Program, the Sprint Foundation selected two local residents - one adult and one high-school student - who did an outstanding job in supporting and improving their community. The following Community Champions were recognized and honored with Sprint Foundation grants made in their names to local organizations of their choice.
For 2012, we are re-focusing our philanthropic support in these markets; though we will not offer the Community Champions Program this year, we are enhancing our Local Grant Program to increase the number of recipients and the total financial contribution, a change that we hope will provide even more benefit to the community.
Atlanta
- 2011: Adult Community Champion Nikki Wilson directed a $5,000 grant to Dream Makers Youth Foundation
- 2011: Youth Community Champion Nina Tran directed a $1,250 grant to Center for Pan Asian Community Service
- 2011: Youth Community Champion Sean Andreassen directed a $1,250 grant to Habitat for Humanity
- 2010: Adult Community Champion Morgan Coffey directed a $5,000 grant to Stronghold Atlanta
- 2010: Youth Community Champion Patrick Brown directed $1,250 grants to Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta and The Warren/Holyfield Unit
- 2009: Adult Community Champion Norman Mitchell directed a $5,000 grant to Communities in Schools of Marietta/Cobb County
- 2009: Youth Community Champion Austin Shaw directed a $2,500 grant to Hemophilia of Georgia
Dallas/Fort Worth
- 2011: Adult Community Champion Angela Dikes directed a $5,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star
- 2011: Youth Community Champion Nya Watson directed a $2,500 grant to Safe Haven of Tarrant County
- 2010: Adult Community Champion Mike Stone directed a $5,000 grant to SafeHaven of Tarrant County
- 2010: Youth Community Champion Justine Berman directed a $2,500 grant to Equest
- 2009: Adult Community Champion Dr. John Richardson directed a $5,000 grant to The WARM Place
- 2009: Youth Community Champion Sarah Baldwin directed a $2,500 grant to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Denver
- 2011: Adult Community Champion Donna Garnett directed a $5,000 grant to The Urban Farm
- 2010: Adult Community Champion Kevin O’Connor directed a $5,000 grant to Family Tree
- 2010: Youth Community Champion Alijah Jackson directed a $2,500 grant to Athletics & Beyond
- 2009: Adult Community Champion Don Quick directed a $5,000 grant to the Mapleton Education Foundation
New York City
- 2011: Adult Community Champion Robyn Yount directed a $5,000 grant to The Relief Boutique
- 2011: Youth Community Champion Jean Patrick Muniz directed a $2,500 grant to Yonkers Partners in Education
- 2010: Adult Community Champion Joel Becker directed a $5,000 grant to Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Suffolk
- 2010: Youth Community Champion Lauren Murphy directed $1,250 grants to Songcatchers, Inc. and Preston Center of Compassion
- 2009: Adult Community Champion Yonette Fleming directed a $5,000 grant to Bailey’s Cafe
- 2009: Youth Community Champion Stephanie Natelli directed a $2,500 grant to the Preston Center for Compassion Outreach
