Eligibility

To be considered for funding a program must do one of the following:

• Serve a community within a 50-mile radius of a major Weyerhaeuser facility. If you are interested in applying for a grant, please review where we give. OR
• Support a state-wide issue of interest to the Foundation and Weyerhaeuser in the key states of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon or Washington. OR
• Support a selected, high-priority national or international initiative directly related to the sustainability and importance of working forests.

To be eligible to receive funding from Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation an organization must be one of the following:

• Tax-exempt, nonprofit public charity classified under Section 501(c)(3) of 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 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
• Individuals
• Political, labor or fraternal organizations
• Activities that influence legislation
• Religious organizations seeking funds for theological purposes
• National health-related organizations and their local affiliates
• Groups or individuals seeking funds for sponsorships or to purchase tickets or tables at fundraising benefits
• Sports teams or athletic events
• Operating deficits
• Hospital building or equipment campaigns resulting in higher costs to health-care users
• Private foundations
• Multi-year requests

Applications are also discouraged for:

• 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