Messer Foundation is accepting grant applications focused on environmental stewardship (i.e., creative solutions for making an organization’s built environment more sustainable) in addition to priority areas of economic inclusion, education and workforce development.
Donor Name: Messer Foundation
State: Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee
City: Indianapolis, Lexington, Louisville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Knoxville, and Nashville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Grant Size: $25,000
Details:
The Messer Construction Co. Foundation assists in carrying out Messer’s commitment to be an involved corporate citizen. The Messer Construction Co. Foundation assists in carrying out Messer’s commitment to be an involved corporate citizen. The foundation seeks to support organizations that advance the interests of society in the areas of economic inclusion, education, workforce development or environmental stewardship.
The foundation has identified four distinct funding priorities: economic inclusion, education, workforce development and/or environmental stewardship.
Funding Information
It is the foundation’s intention to award grants in the amount of $25,000 each.
Geographic Funding Priorities
Consideration will only be given to proposals that benefit the communities where company employees live and work. Currently, 10 greater metropolitan areas qualify: Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; and Knoxville and Nashville, Tennessee.
Eligibility Criteria
The foundation only awards grants to community-based 501(c)(3) organizations, qualified educational institutions and other exempt organizations that reflect Messer values, and that focus their efforts and results within Messer regions. Organizations that are controversial or that require significant transfer of local funds to national or international parent organizations will not be considered.
For more information, visit Messer Foundation.
