Funding Priorities - Who Can Apply - Exclusions - How to Apply

Since its founding over 70 years ago, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) has made a commitment to core values which include community support and active volunteerism. Today, our commitment to those core values are expressed through a variety of outreach efforts, from employee volunteers who participate in our Blue Corps team, to financial support/sponsorship of successful health initiatives in the communities where we live, work and do business. Around the state, BCBSTX takes pride in reaching out to community partners to keep our commitment to giving and improving the well-being of Texans.

Through charitable giving and sponsorships, our organization connects with customers, community leaders and policy makers that are interested in making Texas a healthier state. We respect all community-oriented projects but must limit our support. Please read through the following information to see if your organization's project is a good fit for our funding priorities.

Mission

BCBSTX has a core mission of promoting accessible, cost-effective, quality health care for our customers. We feel that it is imperative to align our corporate giving and sponsorship decisions with this mission in an effort to achieving successful outcomes.

Funding Priorities

• Access to Care Corporate Contributions: Projects that increase awareness and understanding of access to care issues for uninsured and low-income households. Applicants must be able to demonstrate knowledge of health care access issues and related stakeholders, including providers, policy makers, and advocates. Your application should include your project goal, audience, initiative or activity, sponsor levels and publicity plan.
• Healthy Living/Wellness Corporate Contributions: Projects that increase awareness and understanding of healthy choices in everyday living and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The issues surrounding the cost of health care are complex, but BCBSTX understands the physical and financial importance of living a healthy lifestyle. Applicants must be able to demonstrate accurate and clear information that is actionable. Your application should include your project goal, audience, initiative or activity, sponsor levels and publicity plan.
• Disease Management Corporate Contributions: Projects that increase awareness and understanding of living with chronic disease. The following areas are a priority for BCBSTX: premature births and chronic, obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Applicants must be able to demonstrate knowledge of community-level disease management resources and tools, and be willing to help promote the importance of disease management programs available in the community.
• Business Partner Corporate Contributions: Allows BCBSTX staff to build relationships with the business community and the provider community. Must be able to demonstrate audience demographics and allow for adequate brand visibility based on the level of financial commitment. Applicants must adhere to corporate brand identity standards.
• Community Concerns and Social Service Corporate Contributions: Projects that increase awareness of cultural, education and social service needs, especially for children and seniors. Applicants must be able to demonstrate knowledge of community-level service delivery, resources and tools for disadvantaged/underserved populations. Your application should include your project goal, audience, initiative/activity, sponsor levels and publicity plan.

Who Can Apply?

BCBSTX partners with organizations that share our mission. We accept requests for giving and sponsorships from organizations that are located within the geographic service area of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and has at least one of the following designations:

• Defined as a non-profit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code
• Government agencies, civic/cultural organizations and public school systems.

Exclusions - What is not funded?

BCBSTX is unable to offer funding for the following activities:

• Organizations or projects that discriminate against individuals based on race, gender, religion, or sexual preference
• Sponsorship of unrelated charitable or non-charitable programs
• Youth athletics
• Deficit funding
• Individuals

How to Apply

New Funding Request: New requests must be submitted using our online application. Our preference is to receive requests as far in advance of the event date as possible, however, requests must be received a minimum of 45 days prior to start date or event date.

Please view instructions about the online application process.

Start a new online application.

Returning User: Need to access a previous funding request? If you previously created an account and started or submitted a funding request, log in to access/view your request.

Thank you for considering BCBSTX as a potential partner.