Emerson believes access to a quality educational experience from early childhood through secondary schooling is a key component for building a more equitable future for the next generation.
Through purposeful investments supporting outcome-driven initiatives, Emerson and the Emerson Charitable Trust will now focus its U.S. corporate giving on initiatives that directly impact the developmental and educational experience of children and youth. We will prioritize projects that serve under-resourced communities and minority populations with outcomes related to measurable performance.
Our corporate philanthropy focus areas in the United States are:
Supporting access to quality early learning opportunities, with a special emphasis on under-resourced populations.
Parental Resources
Increasing the number of parents who have the knowledge and resources needed to prepare their child for success in school.
Program Quality and Availability
Increasing the number of children from under-resourced communities who are kindergarten ready.
Information for Grant Seekers
Thank you for your interest in Emerson community giving. At this time, the Emerson Charitable Trust has an invitation-only process as we align our funding priorities.
Funding Exclusions
Emerson is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, both within our company and in our communities. It is our intent to consider grant requests only from organizations that pursue these same principles.
- Emerson will not provide funding support to organizations that deny service or other involvement based on race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, gender/gender identity, disability status, national origin, ethnicity or age.
- Emerson will decline to fund requests for individual needs; underwriting of deficits and post-event funding; or any funding specified for loan repayment or investment funds.