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Corporate Citizenship Report 2010 - Impact on Giving and Volunteers

Oracle works to improve the quality of life in the communities where it does business.

In FY10, Oracle donated more than US$9 million in cash to nonprofit organizations and more than US$2.3 billion in in-kind resources to educational institutions. For details regarding Oracle’s in-kind grants, see the Overview tab in the Education section of this report.

Cash Grants


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Commitment Grants

Oracle awards Commitment Grants of US$1 million to organizations that work globally to support math, science, technology education, or the environment.

Examples of recent Commitment Grants include:

  • Lawrence Hall of Science: Oracle’s grant to this internationally renowned museum and research center funds the creation of KidzScience, an after-school science-education program. Consisting of four hands-on science kits that map to K-5 chemistry, physical, environmental, and earth science standards, the KidzScience curriculum supports more than 45,000 K-5 students globally.
  • National Geographic: Oracle’s grant helps fund Mission Blue, a five-year, US$70 million initiative to reverse ocean degradation. Launched in September 2010, this initiative is a sweeping combination of research, publicity, and education. Our donation funds much of the education effort. Beyond the grant, the Oracle Education Foundation has also linked National Geographic with its online learning community, ThinkQuest, Thousands of ThinkQuest users recently followed marine ecologist Dr. Enric Sala’s research expedition to Cocos Island, and they will follow future expeditions as well.
  • Teach For All: Oracle’s grant expands the Teach For All network – which currently includes organizations in the U.S., UK, India, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Germany, Estonia, Latvia, and Lebanon – to 12 additional countries. Our donation funds global infrastructure development, and the recruitment and training of 3,000 teachers in 23 countries.
  • Susan G. Komen for the Cure: Oracle’s donation supports the development of the world’s first virtual tissue bank at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center. This virtual bank transforms tissue specimens into free, digital data that is available online. Powered by Oracle technology, the bank opens breast cancer research to anyone with access to the Internet.

Impact Grants

Oracle awards Impact Grants to San Francisco Bay Area organizations that support math, science, technology education, or the environment. Approximately 40 to 50 grants are dispersed annually, ranging from US$10,000 to US$100,000. A list of recent Impact Grant recipients can be found at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/citizenship/038275.htm.

Matching Gifts

Matching Gifts


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Oracle matches employee’s charitable contributions up to US$300 per employee/year.

Disaster Relief

When a disaster occurs, Oracle matches employee contributions dollar-for-dollar. To make a significant impact and speed aid to those in need, we typically select one or two nonprofits as our disaster relief recipients.

Oracle’s recent disaster relief efforts include:

  • 2010 Chile earthquake, with relief donations going the Chilean Red Cross.
  • 2010 Haiti earthquake, with relief donations going to AmeriCares.
  • 2009 Australia bush fire, with relief donations going to the Australian Red Cross.
  • 2009 Italy earthquake, with relief donations going to the Italian Red Cross.
  • 2008 China earthquake, with relief donations going to the American Red Cross.
  • 2008 Myanmar cyclone, with relief donations going to the American Red Cross.

Event Sponsorships

On a selective basis globally, Oracle makes contributions to charitable fund-raising events.

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