Name:
GATX
Purpose:
To help improve communities by proactively selecting and supporting significant issues relevant to the economic viability of our local communities nationwide, through initiatives that are consistent with GATX's business interests.
Eligibility:
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Strategic Issues: GATX will consider funding programs in the following areas of interest:
Education
- address the intellectual and emotional development of you children;
- seek to prepare students academically and socially for successful high school and college careers;
- provide academic support to youth in higher education;
- offer comprehensive arts education to our schools, especially those that integrate the arts into the school curriculum;
- provide adult literacy education, because the underlying success of a child's academic development is parental involvement.
Environment
- address air and water pollution;
- water or land conservation;
- beautification;
- preservation and open space.
Strengthening Families
- provide adults with skills training and placement services, as economic hardship has a significant impact on the lives of children;
- seek to prevent violence in the home or in the community, as children need a safe and nurturing environment in order to thrive;
- enable families to access quality health care services, especially preventive services;
- enhance family communications and improve parenting capabilities;
- work to remedy the lack of affordable housing which weakens families' and impairs some families' ability to care for children.
Geographic Commitment:
Priority to nonprofit organizations serving the Chicagoland area.
Grant Award:
Amount varies. While most grants will be restricted to program or project funding, consideration may also be given to: capital support, start up or seed money for pilot projects, and challenge grants to leverage additional community support.
Deadline:
For information regarding the 2006 application process, please email GATX Corporation at community@gatx.com
Link to Corporation:
http://www.gatx.com/common/about/community/chicago.asp
