The EQT Foundation Grant program supports nonprofits that demonstrate positive, needed, and trusted impacts throughout their community with special attention given to proposals grounded in analysis that demonstrate creative approaches to addressing critical issues.
Donor Name: EQT Foundation
State: Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The mission of this grant is to Deliver affordable, reliable, cleaner energy to the world. Since its inception, the EQT Foundation has awarded nearly $80 million to nonprofits throughout the operational footprint of EQT Corporation. The EQT Foundation has developed strong partnerships with a variety of nonprofit organizations to enrich the viability of the communities, sustain the principles of continuous learning, train the future workforce and preserve the natural resources.
They believe in meaningful engagement with the communities they call home and they take great pride in being responsible and responsive corporate citizens. Through a practice of trust-based philanthropy, they focus the resources on areas that have a direct effect on the stability of communities and, in turn, contribute to the success of business operations in those areas.
Priorities
The EQT Foundation’s funding strategy endorses organizations and programs that directly impact the community and its residents. The EQT Foundation also seeks evidence of:
- Geographic setting that aligns with EQT Corporation’s business locations
- Ability to manage available resources effectively
- Outreach that gains solid public recognition and support for the nonprofit, its programs and sponsors.
Focus Areas
- Community Enrichment
- Encourage the development of diverse, safe, healthy and sustainable communities, which can help to retain residential, commercial and economic growth
- The after-school program Homework and More provided by the LeMoyne Community Center serves K-12 youth in the Washington, PA, school districts. Students are welcomed with a hot meal, homework assistance from volunteers, and a multitude of enrichment classes ranging from Girl Scouts to STEM to music activities.
- Education & Workforce
- Promote proficiency in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) topics for youth, as well as training programs to create a future skilled workforce.
- Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Thingamajig Summer Camp provides students entering grades 9-12 hands-on experience with polymer engineering, automated manufacturing, welding engineering technology, and more. Participants work with Penn College faculty to use design software and operate fabrication equipment in the College’s academic labs, empowering them to see themselves entering these high-wage manufacturing fields.
- Environmental
- Support the preservation of natural resources, and educate children, residents and businesses to employ conservation techniques to minimize adverse impacts on the environment.
- The Wetzel 4-H Trail is a newly constructed walking trail at the Wetzel County 4-H camp near New Martinsville, WV. The camp had been deeded 60 acres of adjacent woodlands, but the property was hard to access. With the construction of the new trail, residents are able to get into the woods on two and a half miles of walking trails that are open to the public. The trail system is the first of its kind in Wetzel County.
- Nonprofit Capacity Support
- Starting in June 2024, the EQT Foundation offered a round of capacity grants to nonprofits that fall within the funding priorities and geography covered by the Foundation. Applicants were able to request up to $25,000 for a project that builds capacity within their organization – whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. Capacity grant applications will be open annually May 1 – August 1.
Funding Information
The average grant awarded by the EQT Foundation is $15,000.
Geographical Areas
The EQT Foundation tends to award grants in the same geographic footprint of EQT Corporation’s business operations. For the most part, that includes southwestern Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, Westmoreland Counties), northeastern Pennsylvania (Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Tioga), northern West Virginia (Doddridge, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Tyler, Wetzel Counties) and eastern Ohio (Belmont County).
For more information, visit EQT Foundation.
