Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Mission Statement

The mission of the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation is to address societal challenges in the communities in which Credit Suisse operates and where employees live and work, and to support a culture of community and inclusion within our organization. We achieve our mission by leveraging our grant making with the Bank's relationships and resources, the most important of which is the time, energy and talents of our employees.

The Credit Suisse Americas Foundation concentrates its efforts on supporting organizations where grant making can be leveraged by an infusion of Credit Suisse employees and/or in-kind contributions. Preference is given to:

• Organizations whose mission will be advanced by the involvement of Credit Suisse employees as volunteers;
  
• Organizations with stable financials;
  
• Organizations that will be likely to attract the support of other funders in subsequent years; and
  
• Organizations with strong leadership.
  

View a list of the 2006 Credit Suisse Americas Foundation grants .

Communities Served

The Credit Suisse Americas Foundation's support in the Americas is focused primarily on organizations in New York City, but it also extends to organizations in the areas where employees live and work such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Palo Alto, San Francisco and San Paulo, where Credit Suisse offices are located.

The European Charities Committee and the Asia Pacific Philanthropic Committee serve their respective regions through grant making and encouraging employee volunteering.

Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Grant Making

At this time, the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation is accepting renewal applications only. Please check back at a later date for the most up to date guidelines.

Renewal Grants

If your organization is applying for continued support, you must submit a six-month report and a final report on the most recent grant prior to being considered for future funding. Please ensure the following information is included:

• Contact information (name, title, address, phone, fax and e-mail);
  
• Description of the organization;
  
• Purpose of the project for which funds are being requested;
  
• Population your project will serve;
  
• Estimated overall project budget;
  
• Time period for which funds are requested;
  
• List of current board members and their affiliations;
  
• Most recent audited financials; and
  
• Annual report.
  

To comply with the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation's mission as outlined above, please include the following information:

• Description of opportunities to engage teams of Credit Suisse volunteers;
  
• Description of opportunities to engage individual Credit Suisse volunteers;
  
• Suggestions for in-kind contributions from Credit Suisse (i.e., meeting space);
  
• Names of Credit Suisse board member(s), if applicable;
  
• Names of past Credit Suisse volunteers and descriptions of volunteer activities; and
  
• Internal and external communication opportunities for promoting the relationship with Credit Suisse, if applicable.
  

Please address renewal applications to:

Anne Marie Fell
Program Officer
Credit Suisse Americas Foundation
One Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10010-3629

If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact Anne Marie Fell at the Credit Suisse Americas Foundation.