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 2008, the Tellabs Foundation awarded nearly $1 million in total grants to the following organizations:
$100,000 and above
- American Cancer Society
Museum of Science & Industry
Purdue University
University of Illinois at Chicago – College of Medicine
$20,001 to $99,000
- American Red Cross
Big Shoulders Fund
Edward Hospital Foundation
Loyola University Medical Center
Metropolia Helsinki University
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
UCP of Greater Chicago
Up to $20,000
- CARE
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund
Downtown College Prep
Feeding America
Friends of the World Food Program
GOAL
Midtown Educational Foundation
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Oxfam
People's Resource Center
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Save the Children
Second Harvest of Santa Clara and San Mateo
UNICEF
Tellabs Foundation Board
- Michael J. Birck
Denise Callarman
Carol C. Gavin
Stephanie Pace Marshall, Ph.D.
Timothy J. Wiggins
