Office Depot Foundation Inc Fka Office Depot Disaster Relief Fd

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Jul 28, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$7,162,601

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Supporting its commitment to building the capacity of nonprofit organizations, the office depot foundation hosts its annual weekend in boca civil society leadership symposium in boca raton, florida. Participants in weekend in boca, which is presented free of charge, gain insight and knowledge from nationally prominent speakers, enjoy extensive opportunities to network with other nonprofits, and learn about best practices and how to incorporate them into the important work they do every day. In its first six years, approximately 900 individuals from nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, businesses, government agencies and other entities participated in weekend in boca. To help small businesses and nonprofit organizations prepare for natural disasters as well as recover and rebuild in the aftermath of these tragic events, the office depot foundation is the primary sponsor of the u.s. Chamber of commerce foundation corporate citizenship center's national disaster help desk for business. This 24-hour, toll-free hotline - 1-888-my-biz-help - provides essential information, expert guidance and connections to invaluable resources at times when people feel overwhelmed. Through 2012, the help desk had fielded more than 20,000 requests for assistance since its inception in 2007.office depot recognizes the importance of minimizing waste and strives to ensure that products that it can no longer sell are put to good use. Through the office depot foundation's caring is sharing product donation program, unsold items are collected from office depot retail stores and donated to feed the children, an internationally known nonprofit relief organization. Feed the children, in turn, donates the products to nonprofit organizations and schools across the united states and in other countries to help them support their missions and save budget dollars for other priorities. The program is a triple win - office depot, the recipient organizations and the environment all benefit. Between july 1, 2012, and june 30, 2013, the office depot foundation donated products valued at $9,357,015 through this program.

Activity 3

In collaboration with the usa today charitable foundation, the office depot foundation's dream up career exploration program enables middle school students to start thinking about the future, set realistic and achievable personal goals - and believe their dreams can be fulfilled. Between 2010 and 2012, approximately 67,000 students across the u.s. Researched job possibilities, wrote essays about their chosen careers and had the chance to experience "dream jobs" ranging from fighter pilot to chemist and many more. By inspiring young people to dream big dreams today, the foundation is giving them hope for the future.

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EIN

65-0596803