Philanthropy
The Siebel Foundation
The Siebel Foundation—a nonprofit, public benefit corporation—was established as a private foundation in 1996. Its mission is to support projects and organizations that work to improve the quality of life, environment, and education of its community members.
The Siebel Foundation funds projects to support:- The homeless and underprivileged
- Educational and research programs
- Methamphetamine abuse prevention
- Alternative energy solutions
The Siebel Foundation engages in strategic philanthropy, as such it does not entertain grant requests, but invests in projects it creates and operates. Since 2000, the Siebel Foundation has granted $197,378,224 to various charitable causes.
The Meth Project
One of the Siebel Foundation's most impactful endeavors has been the Meth Project, a large-scale prevention effort aimed at significantly reducing the prevalence of methamphetamine use.
The United Nations has identified methamphetamine abuse as a growing global pandemic. Law enforcement departments across the U.S. rank Meth as the #1 crime problem in America. In response to this growing public health crisis, the Siebel Foundation established the Meth Project to significantly reduce Meth use through public service messaging, community action, and public policy initiatives.
In Montana, where the program was first initiated, the Meth Project has been able to change attitudes and behaviors toward Meth through large-scale messaging campaigns and aggressive community outreach programs. In the two years since the Project launched, Montana has seen a 72% decrease in adult Meth use,1 a 63% decrease in teen Meth use,2 and a 62% decrease in Meth-related crime.3 In addition to the project's broad-based messaging campaign, the Meth Project continues to raise awareness and prompt community action through new projects, such as the 'Paint the State' public art contest for teens, and the HBO documentary film 'Montana Meth.' Based on the results achieved to date, the White House cited the program as one of the country's most powerful and creative anti-drug programs and a model for the nation. The Meth Project is now being adopted by other states, including Arizona, Illinois, and Idaho. For more information visit www.methproject.org.
Visit The Meth Project website.
Siebel Scholars
The Siebel Scholars program was established by the Siebel Foundation in 2000 to identify and nurture the brightest leaders at the worldıs leading business, computer science, and bioengineering graduate schools. Each year, 80 exceptional graduate students from 12 leading universities are chosen as Siebel Scholars. The award is merit-based, focusing on demonstrated excellence in academics and leadership. Each Siebel Scholar receives a $35,000 award for tuition and other educational expenses. In addition, these outstanding leaders join a community of more than 540 of the brightest minds that addresses societyıs most pressing issues.
Funding for the Siebel Scholars program was established through grant of more than $40 million. Each school selected for the program received an endowment of more than $2 million: Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Stanford University, The Johns Hopkins University, Tsinghua University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and University of Pennsylvania. For more information about Siebel Scholars, please visit www.siebelscholars.com
Visit the Siebel Scholars website.
1 Montana Attorney General, Mike McGrath. Methamphetamine in Montana: A Follow-up Report on Trends and Progress. April 2008.
2 Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2009 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey. June 2009.
3 Montana Attorney General, Mike McGrath. Methamphetamine in Montana: A Follow-up Report on Trends and Progress. April 2008.