Puget Sound Community Involvement

Early Learning, Primary and Secondary Education Guidelines

Early Learning, Primary and Secondary Education Please see the main community website for strategy for each of the giving categories. More specific information for Puget Sound is:

To apply for support

Please read the general guidelines to determine if your organization or project will qualify for consideration.
It is our preference that you make separate application for each type of request and that you input the requests on or about the same day.
Select the application link at the bottom of this page.

Cash and In-Kind Grants

The Boeing Company has partnered with local school districts within a five-mile radius of a major Boeing facility and where the majority of our employees live and work. Each school district has identified a district focal to prioritize all requests submitted by the school district to The Boeing Company based on the district's strategic focus areas. Parents, teachers or others interested in submitting an application are requested to contact their district focal to have their proposal reviewed and submitted by the focal for consideration.

General Guidelines

1. You must be a U.S.-based IRS 501(c)3 qualified charitable organization
2. Contributions made in King, Pierce, Snohomish, or a public school district listed below:
- Arlington
- Auburn
- Bellevue
- Bethel
- Dieringer
- Edmonds
- Enumclaw
- Everett
- Federal Way
- Highline
- Issaquah
- Kent
- Lake Stevens
- Lake Washington
- Marysville
- Mercer Island
- Monroe
- Mukilteo
- Northshore
- Orting
- Puyallup
- Renton
- Seattle
- Shoreline
- Snohomish
- Sumner
- Tacoma
- Tahoma
- Tukwila

Exclusions

The following types of support fall outside the guidelines for Pre-K-12 support:

1. Sponsorships for student travel, competitions, field trips, etc.
2. Athletic teams, clubs, school bands or choirs
3. Senior parties
4. Door prizes/Raffles
5. Capital campaigns (i.e. renovations, buildings, playgrounds or playground equipment)
6. Purchase of new computing equipment (computing needs are addressed by our surplus property donations)
7. Production and development of videos
8. Printing for auction booklets, tickets, or one-time use items (i.e. invitations or flyers)
- We generally do not fund/support
  - individuals or families
  - political candidates or organizations
  - churches or religious organizations
  - travel expenses for individuals or groups to competitions, parades, performances abroad
  - school-affiliated orchestras, bands, choirs, drama groups or tuition-based arts programs
  - walk-a-thons (or the like), athletic events
  - memorials or endowments
  - door prizes or raffles
  - In-kind transportation services

In-Kind Donations

The Boeing Company makes donations of many in-kind resources and services, including surplus goods and auction support.

NEW!! We have launched an INKIND donations application. When applying, you must use inkind678 in the Invitation Code field.

Printing or Graphics

We prefer to print items with a shelf life of at least a year such as: annual reports, educational materials, general brochures and posters. We do not print items such as: auction catalogs, tickets, invitations, programs for events, letterhead or newsletters. Printing is takes approximately 90 days from approval to finishing the end product. Please be sure that you are ready to print prior to making application. You must complete the application and upload the Specification Worksheet before submitting online.

Surplus Goods

We provide surplus store vouchers to the districts listed above.

How it works

Non-profits and private schools may apply for a line of credit once in each calendar year. If you are seeking computing equipment, the application is the same, but the process is slightly different. If your application is approved, you will be given a line of credit for a specific amount and 90 days to shop at the Surplus Store* until it is spent. Please do not wait until the last few days to shop, as no extensions are possible. If computing is approved, you will receive an approval letter placing you on a waiting list for one-twelve weeks. When computers are ready for pick up, you will be notified by FAX or email.

Schools are eligible to receive up to ten computers and five printers per calendar year
All computers must be picked up at the same time
Please allow one cubic yard per machine in the vehicle you use.
All equipment must be picked up within 10 days or it will be re-allocated to waiting organizations
Store personnel is not able to load your vehicle, so please be sure you bring appropriate manpower
The Boeing Surplus Store has NEW hours: Open Wed-Fri 10 a.m. - 5 p.m ; Sat 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; Closed Tues & Thurs.
Located northwest of 84th / Central Ave exit off Hwy 167 at 20651-84th Ave South , Kent , WA , Bldg 7-48-04, Door 15
For directions, please call 425-393-4065
Computers are picked up a different location, recipients will be given directions

Table or Event Sponsorship

The Boeing Company may choose to support a non-profit organization or school organization through the purchase of a table at an event or by underwriting your fundraising event.

You must include any information regarding the various levels of sponsorships (cost and benefits) available by uploading attachments prior to submitting online.

Auctions

Please supply a copy of the auction notice, along with the name of your principal to Pre K-12 Education Relations M/C 17-MP.

Because of the volume of auctions that are held in our local school districts to raise money to augment public funding, we provide schools a $50 Surplus Auction Voucher to be used by the school staff to purchase necessary school supplies. Currently statistics indicate that teachers provide $587 per year out of their own pockets for classroom supplies. We find that educators are extremely grateful for the opportunity to shop at our surplus store.

Private Schools

We offer surplus equipment and auction vouchers. Additionally, gift-matching is available for local private 501c(3) schools through donations made by eligible Boeing employee.

The schools are requested to contact us to obtain the necessary information to submit an application.