Eligibility

Our August 31 application deadline has passed, and we are not accepting additional grant applications for the remainder of 2009. We invite you to visit our website in 2010. We will post new funding priorities, application process and deadlines early in the year.

The following types of organizations are eligible to request funding from Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation:

• Tax-exempt, nonprofit organizations as defined under Section 501(c)(3) or the Internal Revenue Code.
• Public education institutions or government entities qualified under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code

The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation does not fund:

• Activities or organizations that provide benefits to Weyerhaeuser Company or its employees
• Local projects outside a 50-mile radius of a Weyerhaeuser community
• Grants for general support to organizations that indirectly receive foundation funds through a federated organization or combined campaign
• Individual people
• Political, labor or fraternal organizations
• Activities that influence legislation
• Religious organizations seeking funds for theological purposes
• Groups or individuals seeking funds for sponsorships or to purchase tickets or tables at fundraising benefits
• Sporting teams
• Private foundations

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