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Guidelines and Restrictions Dominion Foundation |
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Foundation grant support is available to:
- Not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations
- Organizations within geographic areas where Dominion provides electricity or natural gas service, or has significant facilities or business interests
- Organizations that focus on education, environment, culture and the arts, civic and community development, and health and human services
Foundation grant support is NOT available to:
- Individuals
- Religious programs of churches or other sectarian organizations
- Fraternal, political, advocacy or labor organizations
- Operating funds of individual United Way agencies, which already benefit from Dominion's generous corporate donations to United Way
- Projects or organizations that are not located within geographic areas where Dominion provides electricity or natural gas service, or has significant facilities or business interests
- Fund-raising events (dinners, lunches, etc.)
- Golf tournaments or other sporting events
- Organizations without 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
- Organizations that limit membership and services based on race, religion, color, creed, sex, age or national origin
- Advertising for benefit or courtesy purposes
- Travel-related events, including student trips or tours
- Memorial campaigns
Dominion does not typically fund university research projects or endow chairs. The primary interest of the Dominion Foundation is to support programs. Consequently, support of capital campaigns is limited and provided on an exceptional basis.