Climate Resilient Communities Fund Grant

PGE Foundation
The PGE Foundation, an independent philanthropic organization, aligns its grantmaking with Portland General Electric’s commitment to the communities it serves.
Since our inception, more than $33 million in investments has helped community-based organizations expand access to education, creative expression, and career pathways that strengthen long-term economic prosperity.
The PGE Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its new Climate Resilient Communities Fund. This new investment builds on extensive engagement with community partners and reflects the growing urgency of climate-related risks facing Oregon communities today, particularly those historically under-resourced.
Record-breaking wildfires, extreme heat, and other climate-related disasters are challenging our communities like never before—especially those in historically underinvested areas. We support locally driven, community-based programs that address some of the most pressing climate challenges facing Oregonians.
We prioritize organizations and programs that demonstrate elements of the following:

• Core Mission
• The mission of the organization prioritizes:

Wildfire Hazard and Preparedness: Supporting community-driven strategies to reduce wildfire hazards, enable preparedness and response, and build long-term recovery capacity in fire-prone areas before fire comes.
Nature-based Solutions: Investing in community stewardship through habitat restoration, tree canopy, and green infrastructure projects that cool communities, improve water and air quality, and protect ecosystems
Parks and Public Spaces: Expanding, enhancing, and sustaining equitable access to safe, climate-resilient outdoor community gathering spaces where people connect and find refuge.
Outcomes
The proposed project will result in:

• Increased local community capacity and ongoing stewardship for resilience (especially for small and rural organizations)
• Measurable improvements in wildfire preparedness, canopy cover, restoration and green infrastructure
• Greater access to climate-resilient public spaces
• Stronger collaboration and learning networks across sectors

Eligibility

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 in counties where PGE has customers and power generating plants Organizations, programs and services that align with one or more of our focus areas
Organizations that comply with our nondiscrimination policy for both programming and hiring practices

Ineligibility

Previous grant recipients who have not completed a final impact report for their previous workBridge grants, debt retirement or operational deficitsEndowment fundsGeneral fund drives or annual appealsRequests to support political entities, ballot measure campaigns or candidates for political officeRequests 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 colorRequests from fraternal, sectarian and/or religious organizations, especially if the grant is intended for the principal benefit of the organization’s own members or adherentsAny activities or organizations for which support would violate IRS regulations for private foundationsDirect grants to individualsDirect support for library operations, or capitalTravel expensesConferences, symposiums, festivals, events, team sponsorships or user feesCapital expenses to purchase vehicles, office furniture, computers, etc.