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TCF: First Solar Community Giving Fund – Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact Grants

Toledo Community Foundation Inc

Funding Amount

US $10,000 - US $15,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Can we apply?

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Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • website.
  • The Fund may limit the number of requests accepted by any one requestor at its discretion.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: The fund prioritizes impactful community initiatives while excluding requests for sectarian activities, annual campaigns, or scholarships.
  • Not eligible: That seek:Support for sectarian activities of religious organizations
  • Not eligible: Financial assistance with the annual campaign of an organization.
  • Not eligible: Requests for scholarships.

Overview

TCF: First Solar Community Giving Fund – Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Toledo Community Foundation
Amount: US $10,000 - US $15,000
Last Updated: December 11, 2025

Summary

The TCF: First Solar Community Giving Fund focuses on civic engagement and environmental impact through grants that support green education, access to clean energy, and innovative technologies. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and those demonstrating charitable purposes. The fund prioritizes impactful community initiatives while excluding requests for sectarian activities, annual campaigns, or scholarships. This initiative aims to foster sustainable solutions and positively influence underserved areas.

Overview

First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund: Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact Grants

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants will only be awarded to nonprofit, charitable organizations that are designated as having tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service code or organizations capable of demonstrating the ability to fulfill the charitable purpose of a grant award. The Fund may limit the number of requests accepted by any one requestor at its discretion.

Ineligibility

Through this funding opportunity, the First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund will not consider requests that seek:Support for sectarian activities of religious organizations.Financial assistance with the annual campaign of an organization.Requests for scholarships.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Toledo Community Foundation Inc's IRS filings)

  • The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges

    Columbus, OH · 2021

    $6,650

2 grants in Toledo Community Foundation Inc's 2020–2021 filings reference “First Solar Community Giving Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

What Toledo Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
406
Total given
$17.77M
Median grant
$16K
Range
$5,026–$1.04M
  • By dollars: Ohio 79%, New York 5%, Colorado 2%. Top recipient cities: Toledo, OH; Perrysburg, OH; Maumee, OH.
  • 42% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Mom's House of Toledo · Toledo, OH

    General operating; general operating; general support; rattle the stars campaign

    $1.04M

  • Hospice of Northwest Ohio · Perrysburg, OH

    2024 hospice support: care education, memorials, sump pump, heart of hospice & general…

    $902K

  • The 577 Foundation · Perrysburg, OH

    2024 ops support, 577 renovation, storywalk, education & sustainability initiatives

    $768K

  • Cornell University · Ithaca, NY

    The law school.; unrestricted use; veterinary hospital, cancer research for canines

    $729K

  • Stranahan Theater Trust · Toledo, OH

    General support; land payment, pos units, spotlights

    $463K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

environmental-conservationenvironmental-educationenergy-efficiency

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