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Corporate Giving Guidelines

The NI Community Relations team makes monetary donations and coordinates volunteer opportunities for its employees. To focus our giving of time and resources to maximize results, NI uses a once-a-year request for proposal (RFP) process. Please review the guidelines below to determine if your organization is eligible for consideration. NI does not review or fund unsolicited proposals.

Note: NI has already determined its community grants through December 2008.

If you meet the eligibility requirements below, you may submit your 2009 RFP by e-mailing it to community.connections@ni.com by Tuesday, August 19, 2008.

2008 RFP

The following organizations are not eligible for NI support:


  • Organizations not located in communities where NI has operations
  • Health and Disease-related organizations
  • Individual K-12 schools
  • Religious, political, or social organizations
  • Table sponsorships