Otter Tail Corporation Foundation Grant Program

Otter Tail Corporation Foundation Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Otter Tail Corporation Foundation
Last Updated: July 24, 2025

Summary

The Otter Tail Corporation Foundation Grant Program focuses on supporting 501(c)(3) organizations in communities across Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Priorities include early childhood education, health services for families in need, community development, and environmental sustainability. While the 2025 budget is fully allocated, they encourage applications for 2026, emphasizing collaborative projects that create measurable impacts.

Overview

NOTE: It is with a full heart that we announce that our 2025 charitable giving budget has been fully allocated. While we are unable to make any additional donations for the remainder of 2025, we encourage you to keep the spirit of giving alive and consider reapplying in 2026.We value community. Our mission is to connect with our communities to support young minds, invest in our current and future workforce, create vibrant culture and vital communities, improve health and human services, and protect our natural resources. Our Priorities We focus our resources on the communities where we work and live. Our funds are for innovative projects and programs that create measurable impacts in our areas of emphasis. The Foundation will consider requests from qualified organizations to support operating budgets and capital fund programs for the construction, refurbishment or purchase of buildings, structures, equipment or physical enhancements. Education Especially early childhood education initiatives and programs that support schools of higher learning with special interest in curricula and capital improvements in the study of business, political science, economics, engineering, and natural/physical sciences as they relate to the energy and industrial industries. Health and Human Services Including initiatives and programs that help individuals and families struggling with daily living challenges, including hunger, poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, and disabilities. Community, Civic, and Cultural Development Programs and projects that focus on local, regional, or statewide economic and cultural development, including efforts that increase awareness of culture and the arts and encourage their growth, particularly for regions or populations that would otherwise be unable to participate. Environment programs that emphasize sustainability, preservation, environmental education, and stewardship of our land, water, and air with an emphasis on collaborative programs that strengthen ties between businesses and communities.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Otter Tail Corporation Foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations onlyThe principal focus of the Foundation includes those communities in Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota where Otter Tail Corporation and its subsidiaries have a business presence.

Ineligibility

Normally, the Foundation will not contribute to endowments.The Foundation does not support the following:individuals individual scholarships organizations that are not described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a public charity including, but not limited to:labor or veteran’s organizations fraternal orders social clubsloans for small business political organizations and political campaigns organizations that practice discrimination based on sex, age, height, weight, marital status, race, religion, sexual orientation, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, handicap, or veteran status religious organizations when the contribution will be used for denominational or sectarian purposes debt reduction campaigns sports tournaments talent or beauty contestsThe Foundation does not purchase tickets or make payments to events or celebrations to raise funds for charitable purposes, nor does it sponsor advertising supporting these efforts.