Corporate Affairs/Community Relations

Grants

The Adobe Foundation supports programs and organizations that help make our communities better, stronger, and more vibrant places to live, work and do business. The Foundation’s community grants program and focus areas of giving are designed to create strategic partnerships with nonprofits to achieve our philanthropic goals.

Focus areas for giving

In addition to Adobe Youth Voices, Adobe's signature philanthropy initiative, the Adobe Foundation supports the following areas:

Arts & Creativity

The Adobe Foundation supports the arts and creativity as forces for social innovation and for improving communities. We understand that art and design are tools to address social issues and can be vehicles for improving lives. We support organizations with a principal focus on creation and exhibition of visual and multimedia art and organizations which utilize or teach design as a tool to address social issues and to improve lives and communities. Arts and Creativity Grant applications are accepted by invitation only.

"Through our support of the arts, we're investing in innovation. A vibrant arts scene fosters an atmosphere of creativity – the kind that brings new ideas into workplaces and classrooms, stimulating communities and preparing for tomorrow’s challenges. Our employees and the Adobe Foundation are proud of the positive impact we have by championing creative expression" - Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated; Board of Directors, Adobe Foundation

Critical Local Needs

The Adobe Foundation provides support for critical local needs in the communities where Adobe System Incorporated operates. We support organizations that address local relief efforts for poverty, hunger, homelessness and water scarcity through cash support as well as Adobe employee volunteer support and software donations. Potential grantees are nominated by local Adobe employees on an annual basis. Grant applications are accepted by invitation only in the following geographies:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Beijing, China
Bucharest, Romania
Hamburg, Germany
London, England, United Kingdom
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Orem, Utah, USA
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
San Francisco, California, USA
San Jose, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA