*Corporate Sponsorships
Union Bank also considers requests for corporate donations and sponsorships to nonprofit organizations in the above-mentioned categories and other program areas such as Arts & Culture, Health & Human Services, and Emergency Services. All charitable contributions made by the Bank are evaluated by local Area Contributions Committees. For additional information contact one of the Foundation Officers listed below, or visit our website at
- 1 -
CHARITABLE GIVING FOCUS
Our vision is to strategically fund community and regional initiatives that will position the Union Bank Foundation as an innovator of partnerships and grant-maker intent on helping to create and sustain healthy communities.
The Union Bank Foundation proactively invests in the communities in which the Union Bank and its businesses operate, for the benefit of low- and moderate-income populations. The Foundation focuses on the following strategicprogram areas*:
• Affordable Housing
• Community Economic Development • Education
• Environment
The monitoring, assessment, and review of needs in these categories are the responsibility of Union Bank Foundation staff under the oversight of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. In its grant making work, Foundation staff places emphasis on well-managed nonprofit organizations and programs, and maintains open channels and the flexibility to learn about and accommodate new and innovative approaches to meeting community needs.
The Union Bank Foundation prefers program grants, but will consider requests for core operating support and/or capacity building grants to support exceptional work within its strategic funding categories. Program grants exceeding $10,000 may include an allowance to be used by the grantee to cover administrative expenses. The Foundation does not provide funding for capital campaigns, nor does it fund individual elementary or secondary level schools.
The Foundation expects effective program planning, execution, evaluation and reporting relative to stated program objectives by the recipient organizations. Grant requests exceeding $10,000 must include performance measurement criteria, and the requestor must be prepared to submit a report of achievement annually.
The Foundation prefers single-year funding commitments; however, it will consider multi-year grants for well established organizations demonstrating a history of success within the Foundation’s strategic funding categories.
The following are the specific project/program areas* being funded by the Union Bank Foundation:
1. Affordable Housing
• For-sale housing • Rental housing
• Special needs housing • Senior housing
• Transitional living facilities • Emergency/homeless shelters • Youth housing
• Self-help housing • Farmworker housing
• Predevelopment funding to nonprofit developers • Capacity building for nonprofit housing organizations
2. Community Economic Development
• Small Business Development
o Microenterprise development and support o Technical assistance/entrepreneurial training
o Organizations that promote access to capital for business or farms that meet SBA criteria
o Job creation • Individual Development
o Job training/apprenticeship o Welfare to work
o Wealth accumulation/asset building o Life skills training
o Financial literacy/credit counseling o Mortgage credit counseling
o Business education
• Neighborhood Development
o Youth prevention/intervention programs o Gang prevention/gang intervention programs
o Community organizing to engage, inform and empower citizenry Crime prevention
Dispute resolution/mediation/violence prevention Reduction of liquor outlets
Improved quality of food in local markets o Childcare and daycare programs
o Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs; independent living programs o Organizational Capacity Building - funding for operating/administrative
expenses
3. Education (The Foundation does not fund individual elementary or secondary level schools.)
• Scholarship programs • Tutoring programs
• General education degree (GED) preparation • English as a second language (ESL) programs • Computer education
• Support for the teaching profession o Teacher training
• Literacy programs • Parent education
• Outreach programs of visual and performing arts organizations targeted to low-and moderate-income populations
• Enrichment programs targeted to low-and moderate-income populations • Capacity building for nonprofit organizations
4. Environment
• Brown field remediation
• Science and education relevant to green building • Energy upgrade and conservation
• Rehabilitation and cleanup
• Coastal/creek and reserve cleanup and preservation • Urban green space projects
• Environmental education • Aquarium and museums
• State parks, nature centers, conservancy centers, botanical gardens, wildlife centers
REQUESTS
When you apply for funding online
provide the following information:
• Your taxpayer I.D. for verification of your 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
• Your organization's mission statement, a description of what your organization does, whom you serve, your history, and major accomplishments
• A description of the specific program or project that you wish the Union Bank Foundation to consider funding, the amount of funding you are requesting, and the expected outcomes
• A list of your board of directors
• Your organization’s current annual operating budget
• A copy of your most recent audited financial statement or, alternatively, if not required to prepare audited statements, the most current company prepared financial statement
• The five-year trend of your operating budget (total revenues)
• The five-year trend of the change in your net assets (total revenues minus total expenses)
• A current list of major contributors and their giving levels
EXCLUSIONS FROM SUPPORT
• Individuals
• Veterans, military, fraternal, or professional organizations • Political organizations or programs
• Service club activities
• Other intermediary foundations (i.e., foundations which, in turn, make grants to other charities)
• Churches or religious groups (except separately incorporated community development corporations)
• Educational institution operating funds
The Union Bank Foundation Board meets bi-monthly. Questions should be directed to the appropriate area Foundation Officer as follows:
Southern California
JR Raines, Assistant Vice President Union Bank, N.A.
530 B Street, Mail Code S-1450 San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 230-3105
Northern California/Central California/Pacific Northwest
Karen Murakami, Assistant Vice President Union Bank, N.A.
400 California Street, Mail Code 1-001-08 San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 765-3890
