The mission
of the Tellabs Foundation is to advance specific, strategic endeavors in communities where Tellabs employees live and work. We aim to build the capacity of nonprofit organizations by supporting sustainable initiatives, primarily in education, health and the environment.
The primary focus of the Foundation is to support programs in areas in which Tellabs employees live and work. Generally, grants will be considered for specific programs, rather than for general operating funds.
For more information on how to apply for a grant from the Tellabs Foundation, please review the Foundation Guidelines.
In 2009, the Tellabs Foundation awarded more than $1 million in total grants to the following organizations:
$100,000 and above
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Museum of Science & Industry
Nature Conservancy
Purdue University
UCP of Greater Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago – College of Medicine
$20,001 to $99,000
- American Red Cross - International Relief Fund
Benedictine University
Big Shoulders Fund
Chicago Zoological Society
Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy
Naperville Heritage Society
North Bay Rehabilitation Services
Northern Illinois Food Bank
PACTT Foundation
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Wellness House
Up to $20,000
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Chicago Council on Science and Technology
Doctors Without Borders
Donka, Inc.
Midtown Educational Foundation
National Merit Scholarship
North Texas Food Bank
Oxfam
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Save the Children
Second Harvest of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
World Wildlife Fund
Tellabs Foundation Board
- Michael J. Birck
Denise Callarman
Carol C. Gavin
Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D.
Timothy J. Wiggins
