OVERVIEW: The Sprint Foundation mainly supports public K-12 schools and districts in urban areas across the U.S.
IP TAKE: The Sprint Foundation has given to hundreds of public K-12 schools and districts across the U.S., prioritizing urban areas. To a lesser extent, this funder gives to private and parochial K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. Only a few grants support arts and culture.
Based on Sprint’s recent merger with T-Mobile and the Sprint Foundation’s precipitous decline in grantmaking, it is likely that this foundation will end its grantmaking program soon.
PROFILE: Based in Overland Park, Kansas, the Sprint Foundation is the philanthropic offshoot of the Sprint Corporation, which merged with T-Mobile in 2020. Prior to the merger, Sprint provided wireless and internet services to over 50 million customers in the U.S. The Sprint Foundation does not maintain a website or offer a mission statement, but tax filings suggest interest in education and arts and culture. In a recent year, grantmaking decreased from over $6 million to about $300,000, suggesting that the foundation is winding down its grantmaking operations.
Grants for K-12 Education
Well over three-fourths of Sprints past grantmaking has supported education. The foundation appears to prioritize public K-12 schools and districts in urban areas, but has also supported private K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. Public education grantees include Miami Dade County Public Schools, the Los Angeles Unified School District, Detroit Public Schools and Long Island City High School in Astoria, New York. Private schools that have received funding include Ursuline High School in Youngstown, Ohio and St. Michael the Archangel School in Leawood, Kansas. In higher education, the foundation has given to the University of Michigan, Iowa State University, Hollins University and the Southwestern College of Kansas.
Grants for Arts and Culture
The Sprint Foundation does not outline goals or priorities for its arts and culture grantmaking, but it appears to maintain an interest in this area. Past grantees include the Media Arts Center of San Diego, California’s McCallum Theatre and the Bach Aria Soloists of Kansas City, Missouri.
Important Grant Details:
The Sprint Foundation appears to be winding down its grantmaking operations; its grantmaking has declined precipitously in recent years. This funder has a strong record of supporting public schools and districts in urban areas across the U.S. It also gives to some private K-12 schools, colleges and universities. Arts and culture represent a smaller area of giving.
The Sprint Foundation does not maintain a website, and the Sprint corporation’s website has been redirected to T-Mobile. Interested grantseekers may reach out by telephone at 913-794-2043. A mailing address is also provided below.
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CONTACT:
Sprint Foundation
6200 Sprint Parkway
Mailstop KSOPHF0101-2B346
Overland Park, KS 66251
(913) 794-2043