Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power: Education/STEM Grants

The Pacific Power Foundation provides Education/STEM Grants aimed at enhancing community vitality through charitable investments. With over $1 million awarded in 2021, eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, educational institutions, and youth organizations. The foundation emphasizes initiatives in electrical safety, energy efficiency, and workforce development. Grants are available in four cycles to ensure thorough evaluation of requests. Exclusions apply to organizations that discriminate or operate outside the service areas of Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power.

Pacific Power Foundation
The Pacific Power Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Pacific Power. Over the past 5 years, the foundation has awarded over $13 million to nonprofit organizations.
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The foundation manages its grants in four cycles. This helps the foundation carefully review similar requests to ensure maximum benefit.
Electrical safety, energy efficiency education, higher education institutions, K-12, literacy and reading programs, STEM education initiatives, teacher/professional educator development, workforce development/careers and employability, and youth development.

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;
Education organization eligibility: 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;Religious groups for religious purposes;Any non-charitable purpose; and/orOrganizations outside the PacifiCorp service territory.As a general rule, the Foundation also will not supportEstablishment or support of endowments;Coverage of operating deficits;Capital campaigns;Computers, software or related items;Marketing and advertisingMaintenance of existing facilities;Conferences, conventions and events; andProjects that do not have a bearing on Pacific Power or Rocky Mountain Power's geographic service area.