Mitsubishi Electric: Changes for the Better

We Do Not Fund

• Individuals (scholarships, stipends, fellowships, personal assistance)
• Intermediary organizations such as the United Way
• Organizations whose services are limited to a particular ethnic, fraternal, labor or political constituency
• Loans of money for any purpose
• Capital campaigns/building funds
• Organizations that discriminate by race, color, creed, religion, veteran status or national origin
• Equipment or devices for individual users
• Organizations engaged exclusively in political activities or lobbying
• Locally based activities without national impact
• Individual schools or school districts
• Sectarian or religious activities for religious purposes
• Projects or events that are already completed
• Organizations or programs connected with a controversial social or political issue
• Endowment campaigns
• Political campaigns or causes
• Fund-raising events
• Projects exclusively benefiting individuals or groups outside of the United States

The Foundation does not broker requests for product donations from Mitsubishi Electric America. We suggest visiting www.giftsinkind.org, a resource for product donations.

Priorities & Guidelines

The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation is dedicated to helping young Americans with disabilities maximize their potential and full participation in society. The Foundation supports organizations and projects within its mission that address important needs, have broad scope and impact, and demonstrate potential for replication at other sites.

A major program emphasis is inclusion: enabling young people with disabilities to have full access to educational, vocational and recreational opportunities and to participate alongside their non-disabled peers.

• Funding is available for both project costs and operating support, and is open to both disability-specific organizations and those that serve the general population.
• While requests from all parts of the US will be considered, priority will be given to communities where Mitsubishi Electric US companies are located.
• Preference is given to organizations and projects that reflect collaboration among groups.
• Preference is also given to organizations and projects that actively involve people with disabilities in program planning and implementation.
• Grants are made only to US-based nonprofit organizations that have been granted Federal income tax exemption under 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Please see Frequently Asked Questions for answers to commonly asked questions.

If your organization meets the above priorities and guidelines you may submit a short concept paper for preliminary review. Concept papers may be submitted by mail, fax, or online.