Deadline: 7-Jan-22
The PGE Foundation is seeking applications for its Grant Program that focuses on education.
They prioritize programs that are culturally specific and BIPOC led as well as organizations who use input from the community they’re serving and intentionally focus on communities that have faced historic or systemic barriers in reaching equal outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
- They award grants to:
- Charitable, nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations classified as 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service, or those with a qualifying equivalent status
- 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 their three focus areas
- Organizations that comply with their nondiscrimination policy
- They extend a higher level of consideration to grant applications that are:
- Submitted by organizations operating collaboratively or in partnership with other nonprofits or agencies
- Designed with measurable objectives
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission and operations
- If you’re interested in submitting a proposal for an education program, consider:
- Hands-on applied learning experience, specifically initiatives that connect students to the world of work
- Curriculum that engages students with goals and aspirations, provides opportunities for adult mentorship and measures age-appropriate development of essential skills (e.g., socio-emotional skills)
- Collective impact models that support system-wide transformation
Ineligible
They do not consider requests for:
- Previous grant recipients who have not completed a final impact report
- 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
For more information, visit https://pgefoundation.org/apply-for-funding
