Eligibility

The PGE Foundation reviews only one request per calendar year from an organization. Previous grant recipients must complete an impact report prior to submitting a new request.

We award grants to:

• Charitable, nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service

• Organizations based in Oregon and serving Oregonians with priority to groups located in counties where PGE has customers and power generating plants

• Organizations, programs and services that are aligned with one or more of our three focus areas

• Organizations that comply with our nondiscrimination policy for both programming and hiring practices

Requests that won’t be considered

We do not consider requests for:

• Previous grant recipients who have not completed a final impact report for their previous work

• Bridge grants, debt retirement or operational deficits

• Endowment funds

• General fund drives or annual appeals

• Requests to support political entities, ballot measure campaigns or candidates for political office

• Requests from organizations that discriminate, in services provided and/or hiring practices, based on race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, marital status, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans status or color

• Requests from fraternal, sectarian and/or religious organizations, especially if the grant is intended for the principal benefit of the organization’s own members or adherents

• Any activities or organizations for which support would violate IRS regulations for private foundations

• Direct grants to individuals

• Direct support for library operations, or capital

• Travel expenses

• Conferences, symposiums, festivals, events, team sponsorships or user fees

• Capital expenses to purchase vehicles, office furniture, computers, etc.