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Eligibility

The foundation does not award grants for general support to organizations that indirectly receive foundation funds through a federated organization or combined campaign.

The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation does not fund:

  • Activities or organizations that provide benefits to the company or its employees
  • Local projects outside a 50-mile radius of a Weyerhaeuser community
  • Individuals
  • Political campaigns
  • Activities that influence legislation
  • Religious organizations seeking funds for theological purposes
  • Groups or individuals seeking funds to purchase tickets or tables at fundraising benefits

Applications are also discouraged for:

  • Services outside locations where Weyerhaeuser has operating facilities or a significant number of employees (please use the location map to determine whether your organization is within this guideline)
  • Services the public sector is reasonably expected to provide
  • Endowments or memorials
  • Capital campaigns
  • Research or conferences unrelated to the forest products or homebuilding industries
  • Hospital building or equipment campaigns resulting in higher costs to health-care users
  • Disease-specific organizations
  • Operating deficits

2006 Grants Awarded by Geography ($ millions)
Region Millions
West (California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) $3.9
Other (United States and international) $3.3
South (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and South Carolina) $1.9
Total $9.1

Last updated Oct. 10, 2007.