Polaris Foundation Grant

Polaris Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Polaris Foundation
Last Updated: September 23, 2025

Summary

The Polaris Foundation Grant focuses on long-term community investment, emphasizing areas such as environment, community development, youth safety, and education in STEM and trades. The foundation prioritizes funding requests from 501(c)(3) organizations located in specific communities where Polaris operates. Organizations are encouraged to promote responsible land use and create vibrant environments for residents, while adhering to eligibility requirements and avoiding politically affiliated or discriminatory programs.

Overview

Polaris Foundation The Polaris Foundation is dedicated to long-term investment in the communities where we live and in which we do business. Providing Polaris with a quality work force and creating healthy communities where our employees live is central to our vision. Focus Areas Environment and Land Access Promote land access and responsible use of trails and the environment Community Development Assist in creating strong, vibrant communities where our employees live, work and play. Youth Safety Increase youth awareness on safe riding practices. Stem and Trades Advancing Stem and Trades Education in our workplaces, communities and society. The Polaris Foundation places a priority on requests received from organizations within communities in which our manufacturing and distribution centers are located. These locations are: Medina, MN Plymouth, MN Roseau, MN Wyoming, MN Huntsville, AL Milford, IA Spirit Lake, IA Osceola, WI Wilmington, OH Vermillion, SD Spearfish, SD

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. You must be a 501(c)(3) organization to apply for a Polaris Foundation grant.

Ineligibility

Restrictions: The Polaris Foundation will not consider requests for the following: Politically affiliated programs. Research projects. Religiously affiliated programs. International or foreign-based programs. Organizations that have received a grant from the Polaris Foundation in the last three years. Organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, color, citizenship, disability, disabled veteran status, gender, race, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, military service or status, or Vietnam-era veteran status. Fire and Rescue Organizations