Areas
of Giving
Morton Salt Company provides support in many key philanthropic areas including
Education, Environment, Civic and Community, Health and Human Services and
Arts and Culture. To support the company giving mission and values, the Morton
Salt Contributions program seeks requests in the following strategic priorities
within each philanthropic category:
Education:
- K-12th grade math education or business
courses relating to: entrepreneurship, capitalism and/or
marketing
- Mentoring programs linking education to
workplace and career opportunities
- After school programs for children
and teens; programs and activities at times when school
is not in session including after-school hours, weekends
and/or summer break. Initiatives can span one or more
of the giving categories of education, arts and culture,
environment, civic and health and human services and
include:
- Youth development such as leadership
training
- Educational enrichment, particularly
in the areas of math or business
Environment:
- After school programs that build environmental awareness
- Sustainable development programs that
educate and promote development that meets the needs
of the present society without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs. Morton
Salt seeks proposals within this focus area that will
educate and inform youth and their families about:
- Pollution prevention
- Environmental conservation
- Eco-efficiencies
Civic and Community:
- Regional efforts that build local competitiveness
and strengthen the economic and social base
- Programs that build relationships with key
stakeholders in Morton Salt communities
- Programs that focus on volunteerism
Health and Human Services:
- Safety Awareness and implementation
- National programs that can demonstrate that
funding will support projects that directly benefit a Morton
Salt community
- Food and nutrition focused programs
Arts and Culture:
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Funding Criteria
The following are the key criteria that Morton salt uses to evaluate potential
contributions.
A. Does the request address a critical need
in a Morton Salt community?
B. What is the impact on
Morton Salt’s
key objectives? These include:
1. Future growth (new markets, new technologies)
2. Profitable growth and earnings
3. Employee recruitment, retention and development
4. Sustainable development-operations and
products that meet the needs of the present global community
without compromising the ability of future generations
to meet their needs
C. How can support of the program:
1. Strengthen relations with key stakeholders
2. Create a clear niche for Morton Salt
3. Improve the company’s
image, reputation and visibility in the communities where
it operates
D. Are Morton Salt employees interested in
the proposed program?
E. Does the program impact
Morton Salt priorities in more than one of the Company’s
key areas of funding which are education, environment,
civic and community, health and human services, arts and
culture?
F. Does the program or organization have broad
based community support?
G. Does the program/organization have a diversity
of other funders
(i.e. corporate, foundation and individuals)
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Program Exclusions (list
may not be comprehensive)
As a matter of policy, the Company does not provide support for the following:
- Organizations that do
not have their IRS 501 © (3) non-profit tax exempt
status
- Multiple grants in a single year: The Company
does not provide more than one grant per year to an organization.
- United Way funded agencies: As a leader
in support of the United Way in each of its communities,
Morton salt generally does not provide additional funding
to organizations receiving annual support from the United
Way.
- Capital Campaigns: In
general, support is not directed toward capital campaigns.
Exceptions may be made when an organization’s core
program is dependent on new or renovated facilities,
when the capital project helps the organization increase
its earned income, and/or when the project has significant
impact on Morton Salt employees and their families as
well as the general community.
- National organizations including national
health funds. (Except programs that are taking place in
and directly serving a Morton Salt community.)
- Contributions will not be made indefinitely.
Even in those instances where multi-year pledges are made,
the company retains the right to terminate support, if
appropriate.
- Contributions will not be made as a result
of telephone solicitations.
- Fundraising events (one-time short term
events such as walk-a-thons or dinners)
- Religious organizations ( except programs
used by the entire community on a nonsectarian basis).
- Veterans organizations
- Labor organizations
- Fraternal organizations
- Sports federations
- Entertainment groups
- Organizations requesting good will advertising
- Endowment funds
- Individuals
- Political parties or candidates for public
office
- Scholarship support other than Morton Salt
sponsored scholarships
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Application Procedure
Non profits providing services in the Greater Chicago
Metropolitan Area (including the city of Chicago) are eligible to apply to
the Company Giving program and are expected to utilize the online application
form.
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Application Deadlines
Applications are accepted and evaluated year-round.
Non profit organizations requesting funding for programming in the Greater
Chicago Metropolitan Area are expected to apply online utilizing the internet
based application. Nonprofit organizations will need to provide their IRS tax
exempt number to gain access to the full on-line application form.
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On-Line Application
On-line
applications will receive careful consideration by the
Community Affairs Department in Chicago. If your application
is complete and no additional information is requested, a
decision regarding your request will generally be made within
six – to – eight – weeks of your submission.
On-line applications will only be transmitted once you
have submitted a completed form. Non profits may set up
an account on-line to save your incomplete application
for future completion and submittal. Applicants will receive
confirmation of their transmittal by e-mail.
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