Funding Guidelines

We are proud to partner with many extraordinary organizations. Our collective accomplishments demonstrate that together, we make a difference. Through our partnerships, EMC contributes funding, goods and services, including EMC products and services, and volunteer work.

Funding criteria

To be eligible for funding, organizations must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a nonprofit and tax-exempt organization according to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, a publicly funded academic institution, or a municipality.
• Must support an EMC site community.
• Overhead expenses must not exceed 25% of total operating budget.

Ineligible for funding

The following organizations are not eligible for funding:

• Organizations without 501(c)(3) status with the exception of publicly funded academic institutions and municipalities.
• Individuals; religious, veteran or fraternal organizations; political causes or candidates.
• Organizations that promote or practice discrimination.
• Direct mail solicitations.
• Courtesy advertising.
• Endowments.
• Tickets for contests.
• Reduction of debt.

Submitting a proposal for funding

EMC considers proposals bi-monthly. The review process takes approximately eight weeks. There is no set grant range. All proposals should be e-mailed to CorporateCommunityInvolvement@emc.com and must include the following information:

• Application form (download and complete this form)
• A listing of all current funding sources and amounts, and other revenue
• Names of board of directors and affiliations

Incomplete proposals will not be considered.

EMC will respond to you in writing. If your proposal is selected for funding, EMC requires the following additional attachments:

• Copy of IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter.
• Audited financial statement for most recent fiscal year.
• Annual report, if available

Final report

All recipients of EMC grants must submit an evaluation on the expenditures of the funds within 12 months of the award. New requests will not be considered until the evaluation for the last grant is submitted.