Giving Back To Our Service Territory

• Donations will not be made to, for, or on behalf of: 
  • National organizations, but may be made to local affiliates providing services within our communities
  • Support political activities or organizations established to primarily influence legislation
  • Religious purposes, although academic non-religious learning activities or sporting events provided at private schools may be considered
  • Donations will not be made to, or on behalf of, individuals
  • Generally will not be made in support of fraternal, service, veteran, social groups or sporting events. These may be considered for discretionary giving
• Should generally be monetary only. In limited instances, non-monetary gifts may be considered. We will not fund multi-year requests
• While we seek to support a wide range of community activities, donations will generally be made to those nonprofit groups that have the greatest impact.
• Organizations must submit requests each time they wish to be considered. The company will not donate annual, automatic contributions to any organization.

• Geographic location – is the recipient in the geographic area served by the company or where the company has a significant business operation?
• Previous history of contributions.
• The perceived effectiveness of the organization, the need for the activity or facility relative to other organizations in the Community or region.
• The level of support being received by the organization from the area in which it operates and from other sources. Generally, we do not wish to provide the sole funding for a project.

Qualified nonprofit organizations must submit an application or written request with proof of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) or Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code to be eligible for consideration.

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