Best Buy Community Grants

Through decades of charitable giving totaling more than $175 million, Best Buy has supported non-profit organizations in the communities where our employees live and work. Best Buy believes in the power of teens, and @15 is a platform to connect with them, give voice to their perspectives, and invest our resources – including the energy and talents of our employees – to turn their ideas into action and support their efforts to lead social change. To learn more, visit www.at15.com.

@15 is about giving teens opportunities to Live, Learn, Love, and Lead. These are the four dimensions of our @15 mission, and they are specifically designed to create a picture of a whole person, rather than defining a particular issue.

• Learn — opportunities to have a high quality education and learn
• Live — opportunities to build life skills and thrive
• Lead — opportunities to develop leadership skills and contribute
• Love — opportunities to build healthy relationships and relate

@15 COMMUNITY GRANTS

Through the @15 Community Grants Program, Best Buy teams across the United States select non-profit organizations that provide positive experiences to help teens to excel in school, engage in their communities, and develop leadership skills. This year, Best Buy Children’s Foundation will give $2 million through the Community Grants Program.

Best Buy seeks applications from organizations that have current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving a diverse population of young teens in the areas of learning, life skills, leadership or relationship development. Special consideration will be given to programs that:

• Serve a diverse population in local or regional communities
• Build social, academic, leadership and/or life skills in early adolescents (primarily ages 13-18)
• Show positive results against a demonstrated community need
• Reach at-risk children in working families

FUNDING GUIDELINES

• Grants will average $3000-$5000 and will not exceed $10,000.
• Non-profits located within 50 miles of a Best Buy store or Regional Distribution Center may apply. See the Best Buy store locator at www.bestbuy.com.
• Organizations must successfully complete the grant eligibility quiz online at http://www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant to apply.
• Grants are awarded for one year and are not intended to be recurring funding. We invite grantees to re-apply in subsequent years based on program results, although there are no guarantees of multi-year grants. Previous grantees must submit a report online before applying for subsequent funding
• Organizations within the Twin Cities 7-county metro area are eligible and can apply for the Community Grants Program or the Twin Cities Fund, but not both.

PROCESS

June 1, 2010                Grant application opens.

                                    Review guidelines and apply online at http://www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant

July 1, 2010                 Deadline to submit application online - hard copy applications will not be considered.

September 2010          Grant announcement and awards.

QUESTIONS

Go to http://www.easymatch.com/bestbuygrant or contact bestbuygrant@easymatch.com or 866-625-4350.