To qualify for a grant, an organization must:

• Be a charitable, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization as determined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or qualifying equivalent.
• Be domiciled in Oregon to serve Oregonians.
• Follow the procedures outlined in how to apply.

Request funding for a grant that supports at least one of the Foundation's three Areas of Giving:

• Education
• Healthy families
• Arts and culture

Ineligible Grant Requests

The following types of requests are not eligible for funding from the PGE Foundation:

• 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 based on race, religion, creed, national origin, marital status, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation or color.
• Requests from fraternal, sectarian and religious organizations 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.
• Travel expenses.
• Conferences, symposiums, festivals, events, team sponsorships or user fees.
• Salaries of employees, with the exception of costs relating directly to the funded project.
• The Foundation generally does not fund capital requests that include building improvements, equipment purchases or anything considered an asset of the organization.

Please note the foundation considers just one request per year from an organization.