ARCO Foundation 

151 South Flower Street,

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: 213/486-3342
Fax: 213/486-0113

Website: http://www.arco.com/init/foundation/index2.html

Date Established: 1963.

Purpose and Activities: The foundation will concentrate its aid to education in support of the following: pre-college programs to improve the quality of teaching and learning in urban public education; programs aimed at decreasing attrition rates among low-income and minority students; programs to motivate low-income and minority students to succeed in college, especially in mathematics-based careers of engineering, science, and business; support for laboratory renovation and scientific equipment in academic disciplines of interest at major research universities; programs to retain the most talented young faculty in academic careers in selected disciplines; selected liberal arts programs at colleges and universities of interest; state associations of private colleges in the states where the company has interests; academic programs relevant to energy interests at regional universities and colleges; and national education associations and organizations that seek to improve education in public high schools and at higher academic levels. Grants are awarded for operating budgets, seed money, equipment, land acquisition, matching funds, employee matching gifts, employee related scholarships, special projects, and technical assistance.

Eligibility Requirements: The foundation will not consider support of the following: grants for individuals; direct grants to individual elementary or secondary schools or school districts (public or private) grants for endowments; arts or athletics programs at colleges and universities; individual grants of more than $100,000 to any tax-supported public university or college; or major grants to any college or university that has received a recent grant in excess of $100K.

Requirements: The foundation awards education grants both on the national and regional level. Educational programs that are national in scope are funded through the headquarters located in Los Angeles. Regional grants are made to nonprofit organizations in states where ARCO has facilities and personnel--primarily Alaska Region, Anchorage; Southwestern Region, Dallas; Rocky Mountain Region, Denver; and Western Region, Los Angeles. Requests from those states and those nearby should be addressed to the local community affairs managers.

Application Data: Contact the foundation for information on application process. Contact: Virginia Victorin, 213/486-3342, F ax: 213/486-0113 for more information.

Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round.

Fiscal Information: Grants range from $1.5K-$360K.

Sample Grants: University of Montana (Butte, MT)--to help retain and graduate minority students pursuing engineering degrees, $16.5K. University of California (Davis, CA) to help retain graduate minority students pursuing engineering degrees, $47K (2005).