NVIDIA provides community grants to organizations located near our worldwide offices. Below is some feedback on the impact our grant dollars made within some of the organizations NVIDIA funded.

Charity Sports Team Matching

Award: $29,532

Every spring and fall NVIDIA provides matching funds to teams of employees that partner to raise money for charity through a sporting event. So far in 2008, NVIDIA and it’s employees have contributed more than $29,000 to the following organizations:

American Diabetes Association
National MS Society
Organs R Us - The Relay
Abilities United
CRY
Vibha
Leukemia & Lymphoma

Childs Play

Award: $10,200

BFG Technologies teamed up with NVIDIA to create a limited run of only ten GeForce 9800 GX2 graphics boxes to honor NVIDIA’s selection by Forbes Magazine. Five of these boxes were listed on Ebay for auction. The winning bids for each were matched by NVIDIA and all proceeds were donated to "Child’s Play" charity, helping children in over 40 hospitals across the nation recover via video games.

Starts and Strikes

Award $10,000

In May 2008, NVIDIA teamed up with several Bay Area companies to support Stars and Strikes, an annual bowling tournament hosted by Cadence. The $1 million raised was donated to May Institute, a pediatric center dedicated to diagnosing and treating autism and other serious developmental disabilities.

A Volunteer at Sunday Friends helps a girl with a word-find

Sunday Friends

Award: $1,960

In December, NVIDIA granted $1,960 to Sunday Friends to help strengthen and expand their writing curriculum for very low-income families. Five months later, they are well on their way to meeting the goals set.

“Thank you sincerely for all that NVIDIA has made possible for highly-motivated families through Sunday Friends.”

San Jose Museum of Art Multi-Part Art Technology Project

Award: $30,000

NVIDIA donated $30,000 to the San Jose Museum of Art’s Multi Part Art Program. The program offers sequential, in-school art lessons for students in grades K-12. Instructors utilize a combination of visual arts instruction and standards-based curriculum, incorporating linkages to core curricula subjects such as math, science, and language arts.

Third Street Community Center

Award: $5,000

The After School Academic Program provides an enrichment curriculum for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who are academically at-risk. The program focuses on teaching mathematics, science and technology to 50 students throughout the school year.

Volunteers from San Jose State University conduct a writing project to teach students how to construct sentences and express themselves through writing.	Parents enrolled in the Family Literacy Program attending a tutoring session with instructors.

Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair at the San Jose Convention Center in March 2007.

Synopsis Science and Engineering Fair

Award: $2000

The NVIDIA Foundation's $2000 grant to the Santa Clara Valley Science & Engineering Fair Association was very much appreciated as part of the funding for the Synopsys Championship in March 2007 at the San Jose Convention Center. Over 800 students in grades 6-12 from schools within Santa Clara County participated. There were 400 scientists and engineers who served as judges during the afternoon. The quality of projects has greatly improved over the past 7 years, with more than half of the projects receiving awards at our Awards Ceremony. Of the Grand Prize winners who attended the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, nine received major recognition. Furthermore, 20 of those attending the California State Science Fair were also recognized with awards. We are very proud of our students from Santa Clara County and thank NVIDIA for being a part of this event.

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Award: $3000

The GetSET (Get Science, Engineer, and Technology) is designed to encourage girls of underrepresented ethnic groups to stay interested in math and science during their high school years, to go to college, and to consider technical careers. The workshops included such things as building a radio, designing a city, soldering, design a web page, learning java script, and competitive engineering games. The ethnic mix of the girls in 2007 was: 50% Latina, 25% African American, and 25% Pacific Islander-- demographics that are generally at-risk for high school graduation, and are substantially under-represented in technical fields.

"Tania: Throughout my 3 years at GetSet I felt that each year led me to my decision on a career path. I am proud to say that I will become a computer science engineer and wish the best for the seniors in their careers"

CommUniverCity of San Jose

Award: $5000
NVIDA partnered with CommUniverCity and AmeriCorps VISTA, to sponsor a field trip for more than 80 10th-graders from San Jose High Academy to San Jose State University. The purpose was to expose students to university life and create a "college-going culture" in neighborhoods where few people enroll in higher education. The grant was applied to pay for buses, food, printing costs and supplies to conduct their own service projects in the community.
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Any Baby Can

Award: $3500

Any Baby Can Child and Family Resource Center extends its appreciation to the employees of NVIDIA for their generous grant of $3,500. The grant was applied to the agency’s Family Literacy Program, which provides free family literacy classes and tutoring sessions to low-income families. Parents attend weekday morning Adult Basic Education classes with their young children to learn functional literacy and parenting skills. During afternoon and Saturday drop-in tutoring sessions, volunteers are supervised to provide parents and school age children with one-on-one instruction and support to achieve goals set at the beginning of each session.

Sunnyvale Community Services

Award: $4000

The needs served are those facing low-income families and seniors everyday—walking a financial tightrope, barely able to keep their balance until unexpected expenses strike; layoffs, reduced hours, uncovered medical and prescription services, car repairs or high utility bills. The financial aid prevents evictions, utility disconnections, and untreated medical problems. The food provided daily for emergencies and ongoing monthly food programs prevents malnutrition and hunger. In 2007 they provided financial aid, food, and other in-kind aid to every single client in verified need.

"We truly appreciate the support of the NVIDIA Foundation."