Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power: Arts/Culture Grants

The Pacific Power Foundation is dedicated to enhancing community vitality through charitable investments, with a focus on arts and culture. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, supporting projects in performing arts, visual arts, and cultural heritage. In 2021, over $1 million was awarded to local nonprofits, underscoring the foundation's commitment to community growth in service areas across Oregon, Washington, California, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Pacific Power Foundation
The Pacific Power Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Pacific Power. In 2021, the Pacific Power Foundation awarded more than $1 million to local nonprofit organizations.
Arts festivals, cultural heritage, museums, music, theater/drama and visual arts.

Eligibility

In general, grants from the Foundation are limited to charitable nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations that have obtained a determination letter from the IRS under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and are not classified as private foundations.
Grants may sometimes be made for charitable purposes to government entities.
Eligible candidates — Organizations and activities eligible for Foundation support include:Nonprofit groups that have 501(c)(3) designation from the Internal Revenue Service;
Educational and research institutions, both public and private, from early childhood through university level;
Youth organizations;
Cultural enrichment organizations dedicated to the performing arts, the visual arts, historic preservation, cross-cultural education and other such activities;
Health and human services organizations including chemical dependency treatment and prevention programs, senior citizen centers, runaway youth services and domestic violence treatment and prevention programs, safety programs, and wellness programs; and
Projects that have a bearing on communities that are served by Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power:Pacific Power — Oregon, Central/Southeastern Washington and Northern California.
Rocky Mountain Power — Utah, Wyoming and Southeastern Idaho.

Ineligibility

Ineligible candidates — Organizations and activities not eligible for foundation support include:Organizations that discriminate against individuals on the basis of religion, race, color, sex, age, national origin or veteran status;
Individuals;
Political organizations, ballot measure campaigns or candidates for public office;
Contributions to or memberships in chambers of commerce, service clubs, taxpayer associations and other similar bodies;
Any non-charitable purpose; and/or
Organizations outside the PacifiCorp service territory.As a general rule, the Foundation also will not supportEstablishment or support of endowments;
Conferences, conventions and events; and
Projects that do not have a bearing on Pacific Power or Rocky Mountain Power's geographic service area.