Grants. 2018 Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation Grants. Let's rebuild OUR COMMUNITY

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Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation

Founded in 1957, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation has a long and proud history of improving the communities we serve. The foundation's support has grown to match the growing needs of our communities, going from $3 million in contributions in 2004 to nearly $19 million in 2010.

Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation funds nonprofit organizations and public agencies that support our charitable goals. The foundation's primary philanthropic focus centers on K–12 public education and community improvement. Within these areas, Lowe's Foundation is committed to supporting projects that have the greatest impact on our communities and align with our core business — home improvement.

We believe education is the cornerstone to building bright futures and stronger communities. Our long-established commitment to improving educational opportunities is best exemplified by our signature education grant program, Lowe's Toolbox for Education^®. Since its inception in 2006, Lowe's Toolbox for Education has contributed nearly $25 million to more than 5,400 schools in the United States. In 2010, with schools and community groups continuing to face financial challenges, Lowe's Foundation again focused on basic needs. The foundation gave more than $2.5 million in regional grants to fund a variety of improvements for schools and community gathering places.

With the foundation's support, we also continued to address the growing skilled worker shortage in the United States and Canada. Lowe's Foundation boosted its support of trades education with a new five-year, $1.5 million annual commitment to SkillsUSA^®. As we expand our store presence in Canada, we also are expanding our commitment to youth across the country. The foundation will contribute $1.25 million over five years to Skills / Compétences Canada. The contribution will support high school-based projects in the provinces of Alberta and Ontario, and will expand to other regions as Lowe's establishes retail locations in more communities.

Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, which also supports partnerships with Rebuilding Together^®, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and The Nature Conservancy among others, is comprised of a nine-member board of directors. The board includes representatives from various departments within Lowe's, from store operations and human resources to the legal and tax teams, supplying a diversity of thought, leadership and experience to help shape the foundation's work. Larry Stone, Lowe's president and chief operating officer and a 41-year company veteran, is chairman of the foundation.

For more information about Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, including application guidelines, visit Lowes.com/community.

Grants. 2018 HomeDepot Community Grants. Let's rebuild OUR COMMUNITY.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS

Thanks to the amazing number of non-profit organizations stepping up to help their neighbors, our community giving goals have been reached and the program is now CLOSED for 2017. The 2018 program will OPEN on February 1, 2018.  

While our program typically operates on a rolling 12-month cycle, grants are awarded on a first-come first-serve basis until funding is exhausted.  For non-profits who have submitted an application but have not received a response, your application will be reviewed and you will still receive a decision email within the 4-6 week processing window

The Home Depot Foundation offers grants, up to $5,000, to IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community. Grants are given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services.

Our primary goal is to provide grants and volunteer opportunities to support the renovation, refurbishment, retrofitting, accessibility modifications, and/or weatherization of existing homes, centers, schools and other similar facilities.

Grant Guidelines

• Only IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies (e.g. Police/Fire Departments) in the U.S. are eligible to apply. (Proof of this status will be required on the application in the form of an IRS Determination Letter, Form 990, or W9.)
• Grants must support work completed by community volunteers in the U.S.
• Projects must be completed within six months following notification that the grant has been awarded.
• Grants are solely given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services up to $5,000.
• Organizations who have received funding through The Home Depot Foundation’s Community Impact Grant Program must wait 12 months after notification of award before applying for additional grants through this program.
• Organizations must be in existence for at least one year.
• Organizations should be willing to submit stories and pictures of the project upon completion.
   

Proposals for the following community improvement activities will be considered:

• Repairs, refurbishments, and modifications specific to ADA compliance or safety regulations to low-income and/or transitional housing, or community facilities (schools, community centers, senior centers, etc.)
• Weatherizing or increasing energy efficiency of low-income and/or transitional housing, or community facilities
• Engage community members as volunteers to help other veterans in their community through service projects focusing on the renovation, repair and improvement of homes and other properties:
   

The Home Depot Foundation’s Community Impact Grant Program DOES NOT make grants to support the following:

• Nonprofit organizations that have been in existence for less than one year
• Churches and religious organizations whose improvement project primarily serves their congregation and not the overall community
• Scholarships or other direct support to individuals or families
• Fraternal, political, labor, athletic or social organizations, civic clubs, candidates or projects
• Fundraising sponsorship or prizes for events such as conferences, festivals, dinners, sports competitions, art exhibits, fundraisers (e.g. dinners, walks/runs/relays, golf tournaments and auctions)
• Requests for The Home Depot’s Kids Workshop kits and/or aprons
• Capital campaigns, endowments or endowed chairs
• Film, music, television, video or media production projects or broadcast underwriting
• Goodwill advertising or marketing
• Any other support that does not meet the IRS’s definition of a charitable purpose.

We are now accepting applications for the Community Impact Grants program.

This is a rolling application process. You will receive a decision on your application within six weeks of submission. The last day to submit applications in 2017 is December 31st.

PLEASE READ:

• If your organization is a school, park, community center or any organization being funded by local government, please use the link for "Government Funded Organizations."
• If this is a Team Depot project, DO NOT use links below. Please refer to the Team Depot Project Funding Request Form for the appropriate application link.