Rocky Mtn. Power Foundation: Arts and Culture Organizations Grant

The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation supports arts and culture organizations through grants typically ranging from $2,000 to $5,000, with a focus on enhancing community vitality. Eligible organizations include nonprofits dedicated to performing arts, visual arts, and historic preservation. The foundation operates on a quarterly grant cycle, ensuring careful review of applications. Grants are limited to tax-exempt organizations, and the foundation does not fund projects outside its service areas in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and California.

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Power Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Rocky Mountain Power.
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The foundation manages its grants in four cycles. This helps the foundation carefully review similar requests to ensure maximum benefit.
Educational and research organizations both public and private, from early childhood through university level (proposals due March 15)Environment, civic and community enhancement and other organizations not covered in other categories (due June 15)Arts and culture organizations dedicated to performing arts, visual arts, historic preservation, cross-cultural education and related (due September 15)Health, safety and wellness organizations including youth organizations, senior citizen centers, dependency and prevention programs and related (due December 15)
The foundation allocates grants that best serve community interests. Grants generally are less than $10,000 with most between $2,000 and $5,000.

Eligibility

Nonprofit status — 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. Proof of the exemption must be submitted with each request for funding. 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.Projects that have a bearing on communities that are served by Rocky Mountain Power or Pacific Power:Rocky Mountain Power — Utah, Wyoming and Southeastern Idaho.Pacific Power — Oregon, Central/Southeastern Washington and Northern California.View service area map.

Ineligibility

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 support:Establishment or support of endowments;Coverage of operating deficits;Capital campaigns; Computers, software or related items;Marketing and advertising;Maintenance 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.