IMPORTANT
We are dedicated to building safer and more resilient communities. Through our charitable giving program, we invest in:
- Emergency preparedness; safety and resiliency; food insecurity; and justice, equity and inclusion
- Climate resiliency; environmental stewardship; and land, air and water quality
- STEM education, workforce development and support for small business
In 2023, we made over 1,000 grants to nonprofit organizations and schools, totaling more than $25 million. Our coworkers volunteered more than 35,000 hours, while donating nearly $3 million themselves to organizations in their communities.
We are your friends. We are your neighbors. And we are going to keep showing up for you every day.
Better Together Nature Positive Innovation Grant program
Investing in partnerships to protect the environment.
Resilience Hubs Grant program
Building local community resilience hubs.
Social impact stories
Showcasing breakthroughs in our community.
Other programs
- Our Coworkers: Engaged in our Communities
- Giving in our Communities
- Grant Guidelines
Our coworkers at PG&E are committed to supporting the communities where we live and work.
Campaign for the Community
We’re proud of PG&E’s more than 20-year workplace charitable giving campaign. The value it provides to our coworkers and the organizations is huge. In the last 10 years, coworkers and retirees have contributed more than $110 million in support to our communities.
Campaign for the Community also matches those donations:
- Up to $1,000 per person for individual donations
- Up to $5,000 for coworker-initiated fundraisers.
2023 Coworker giving impact
2023 Volunteer impact
PG&E Volunteers Take Care of Final Resting Place for Veterans
Hundreds of PG&E Volunteers Pitch in to Protect the Planet
PG&E Coworker Helps Paso Robles Teen Earn His Eagle Scout Rank
Applications
Our grant cycle runs from April through September. Organizations seeking funding are encouraged to reach out to their PG&E contact during this period.
Funding priorities
We are dedicated to building safer, more resilient and more prosperous communities. Through our charitable giving program, we invest in:
People
- Emergency preparedness
- Safety and resiliency
- Food insecurity
- Justice, equity and inclusion
Planet
- Climate resiliency
- Environmental stewardship
- Land, air and water quality
California’s Prosperity
- STEM education
- Workforce development
- Support for small business
Requirements
Applicants must be one of the following:
- Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization
- Educational institution
- Government agency
- Federally recognized tribe
Requests should be for:
- California-based organizations and/or
- Those serving the people, planet and prosperity of Californians.
PG&E’s charitable funding seeks to have meaningful impact. We do not make contributions to:
- Political causes, candidates, campaigns or lobbying programs
- Religious, fraternal or exclusive organizations with services that are not open to the broader community:
- Alumni groups
- Fraternities or sororities
- Alumni groups
- Auctions, raffles, drawings, lotteries
- Capital campaigns
- Individual schools, teams, clubs or booster organizations
- Programs with the primary purpose of advertising
- Organizations that engage in illegal activities or do not comply with the US Patriot Act
- Organizations that might represent a conflict of interest with PG&E’s:
- Business interests
- Reputation
- Relationships
- Organizations that discriminate or advocate discrimination against a person or group based on:
- Race, color, national origin, ancestry
- Sex, age, religion
- Physical or mental disability status
- Medical condition
- Veteran status
- Marital status
- Pregnancy
- Sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression
- Genetic information
- Membership or non-membership in any lawful organization
- Any other basis prohibited by local laws or regulations
Connecting
General inquiries about our programs are welcome at communityrelations@pge.com. However, we do not accept unsolicited grant requests by email.
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