The Entergy Charitable Foundation is seeking applications for its Grants program to support initiatives that help create and sustain thriving communities.
Donor Name: Entergy Charitable Foundation
State: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Details:
Focus Areas
Education/Workforce Development
Entergy is committed to investing in the future of the communities serve through support for education. Education enables individuals to achieve their fullest potential and contribute positively to society. An educated, skilled, and diverse workforce is critical to Entergy’s long-term success and the health and viability of the communities serves. With education partners, the Entergy Charitable Foundation strives to ensure that every child has access to quality education and the skills to be successful in life.
Poverty Solutions
Entergy’s focus on poverty solutions is rooted in the economic reality of the region we serve. service territory encompasses areas some of the highest poverty states in the nation. The Entergy Charitable Foundation seeks to support programs that provide innovative and measurable poverty solutions and tools that help break the bonds of intergenerational poverty. Such programs may include, but are not limited to:
- Sustaining families and self-sufficiency
- Technical assistance and training for non-profits
- Housing
- Home-ownership preparation
- Energy management and awareness
- Innovative use and promotion of alternative sources of energy
Environmental Programs
Entergy is nationally recognized as an environmentally responsible utility. Entergy was the first U.S. utility to commit to voluntarily stabilizing CO2 emissions in 2000. In addition to a commitment to excellence in environmental performance, committed to working with nonprofit organizations and community partners to protect, conserve and restore the natural beauty and biodiversity of regions that serve. A large portion of Entergy’s customer base and the majority of its utility infrastructure is in the Gulf Coast region, which is experiencing one of the fastest rates of wetland loss in the world, especially along with Coastal Louisiana. The first line of defense to prevent further loss involves working with our communities to restore and maintain barrier islands and coastal wetlands that serve as natural protection in severe weather situations. To that end, the Entergy Charitable Foundation seeks to invest in programs such as:
- Coastal and wetlands restoration
- Reforestation
- Stormwater management
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Environmental education
- Community resilience and mitigation
Eligibility Criteria
Grants will only be made to the following types of organizations:
- a public charity or private foundation that qualifies as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity
- a school, hospital, governmental unit, or religious institution that holds nonprofit status similar to that of 501(c)(3) organizations
- a state or local government, but only if a donation thereto is made exclusively for public purposes
- a war-veterans organization that qualifies as a 501(c)(19) tax-exempt entity
- a volunteer fire department that qualifies as a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt entity
For more information, visit Entergy Charitable Foundation Grants.