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