The Employee Vibrant Community Grants began in 2018 as a celebration of Corning Incorporated Foundation’s 65th anniversary. The program encourages employees to nominate eligible non-profit organizations for a $1,000 grant. This allows the Foundation to invest in the non-profit organizations that mean the most to Corning employees.
January 3-31, 2023, Corning U.S. employees (both full- and part-time) may submit short essays to nominate an eligible non-profit organization for a $1,000 Employee Vibrant Community Grant.
Submission is totally online; the first 50 eligible requests received will be granted. Non-profit organizations may receive only one Employee Vibrant Community Grant, and employees may only nominate one non-profit organization. Non-profit organizations who received a grant in 2022 are not eligible in 2023.
The Foundation will announce the 50 winning grants (25 from Corning Valley and 25 from Corning business locations) and distribute the funds in March 2023.
Here’s how employees may nominate an organization for an Employee Vibrant Community Grant:
- Confirm your organization is a 501(c)(3) and 509(a) public charity. Eligible non-profit organizations are U.S. accredited public-school districts, non-profit private schools, and colleges / universities as well as U.S. public charities in the following organizations
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- Arts and Culture
- Community & Civic
- Educational Institutions and Support
- Environment
- Health, Wellness and Human Services
- Verify the organization is physically located within approximately 20-mile radius of a U.S. Corning business location with at least 50 Corning employees unless you are a remote employee.
- Write a short essay (250 words maximum) describing how the organization contributes to the vibrancy of a Corning community. We consider a community to be vibrant when its citizens are engaged, its businesses thriving, its education opportunities robust, and its cultural outlets plentiful.
- Have this information handy for your application form:
- Your contact information, including employee number and email
- Full name, address, website, and email contact for the non-profit you’re nominating
- The non-profit’s Employee Identification Number (if you don’t have it, ask your organization or look it up at (guidestar.org)
- The non-profit’s mission statement (usually listed on their website) and description of services and primary activities
Employee Vibrant Community Grant Guidelines
2023 Employee Vibrant Community Grants
Click here to view a full listing of the 2022 Grant Recipients and check out our 2022 highlight video!
