IT Enabled is committed to supporting the communities where we live work and play. We believe in giving back by volunteering and sponsoring events that promote and encourage the use of technology within our community. Because of this, we are committed to meeting regularly to discuss potential community partnerships that will both benefit our community and promote the use of technology in some way. Our community involvement team will meet every other month during 2022 to consider sponsorship requests from organizations throughout East Texas.
Sponsorship focus:
Our support is primarily focused on organizations and events that will promote the use of technology within our community. While we will not be able to accommodate all sponsorship requests, we will work to be a great partner and build a better community.
Sponsorship Guidelines
- Local Community grants range from a minimum of $250 to a maximum of $2,000.
- All support requests must be submitted through our online process at least 90 days in advance of your event.
- Sponsorship requests are subject to review of the organization’s reputation and activities and its agreement to comply with applicable terms and conditions.
- Only one request per calendar year will be accepted.
- Funding approval will be communicated via email.
- Organizations should provide proof of funding utilization within 180 days of receipt of the grant.
Eligibility
Organizations applying must meet one of following criteria:
- All requests must be for an event that will promote the use of technology within our communities.
- Non-profit status must be verifiable and the organization must hold a current tax-exempt status as a public charity under Section 501(c)(3), a Federal Tax ID, and conduct activities within the communities that IT Enabled serves.
- A recognized government entity: state, county or city agency, within the areas that IT Enabled serves including law enforcement or fire departments, that are requesting funds exclusively for public purposes.
- A K-12 public or nonprofit private school, charter school, community/junior college, state/private college or university; or a church or other faith-based organization with a proposed project that benefits the community at large.
Our Selection Process
- The community involvement team at IT Enabled will review all sponsorship request that come in during their regularly scheduled sponsorship meetings. These meetings are held every other month beginning in January 2022.
- If an organization is approved, grant checks will be mailed directly to the recipient’s address listed in funding request provided by the organization. Please allow four to six weeks for delivery.
- Organizations will be notified of any decision via e-mail. All funding decisions are final.
- The community involvement team at IT Enabled reserves the right to adjust the amount awarded to each organization without prior notice.
- Upon being awarded a sponsorship, organizations will work with the community involvement team at IT Enabled to schedule a formal recognition event within 180 days of completion of the event.
- Submission of an application does not guarantee funding.