Empowering communities

Any nonprofit organization (501c3) working to improve the community through initiatives focused on:

• Community Vitality
• Access to Opportunities
• Resilience & Sustainability
• Sustainable communities

Municipalities, churches, schools and chambers of commerce are not eligible. Applicants should be located in a region served by PPL Electric Utilities.

Grant requests from organizations located outside the PPL Electric Utilities region may be considered, but the organization should prove that its activities benefit the PPL Electric Utilities region in addition to other areas.

PPL is committed to building healthy communities through financial support to nonprofits working in the areas of education and development of sustainable communities. Sustaining grants can be used for operating funds and day-to-day program management.

Our objective is to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve, with a particular focus on the 29 Pennsylvania counties served by PPL Electric Utilities. We serve the following regions in PA:

• Berks
• Bucks
• Carbon
• Chester
• Clinton
• Columbia
• Cumberland
• Dauphin
• Juniata
• Lackawanna
• Lancaster
• Lebanon
• Lehigh
• Luzerne
• Lycoming
• Monroe
• Montgomery
• Montour
• Northampton
• Northumberland
• Perry
• Pike
• Schuylkill
• Snyder
• Susquehanna
• Union
• Wayne
• Wyoming
• York

An organization is only eligible to receive one grant once per calendar year.

PPL will not be the sole contributor to capital campaign requests.

No multi year commitments will be made.

Requests from political, labor, religious groups, individuals or small groups of individuals, will not be considered.

Requests for scholarship funding will not be considered. Please see our scholarship page.

ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICY:

• All recipients of grants, sponsorship dollars and in-kind support from any of PPL’s giving programs

The PPL Foundation contributes millions annually to organizations working in the following areas:

• Community Vitality
  • Housing stability
  • Food security
  • Energy assistance
  • Arts & Culture
• Access to Opportunities
  • Economic development
  • Inclusive skill-building or entrepreneurship training
  • Workforce development
• Resilience & Sustainability
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Neighborhood revitalization
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Disaster relief
• Education
  • STEM programs
  • Literacy
  • Career pathways
  • College readiness

All applications will be reviewed by regional committees of local PPL employees and the officers and board of the PPL Foundation.

All applications will undergo the same review process, with a focus on whether projects:

• Align with the PPL Foundation’s core mission and focus areas of education; diversity, equity and inclusion; and sustainable communities.
• Address an urgent need in the community.
• Target underserved populations.
• Fill a unique niche or complement other ongoing efforts in the community.

The regional committees are made up of employees who live and work in the communities they serve to ensure local consideration of each grant application.

The PPL Foundation awards $1.5 million annually through grants.

PPL Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization. Funded solely by PPL Corporation, the foundation was formed to support community initiatives in the areas served by PPL Corporation’s utilities.

Access the portal to apply.

When a grant cycle is open, the application for that grant will be available in the portal.

First-time users in our application portal will need to complete a profile and create a password.

Click Start a New Grant Application to begin. You will need to provide the following:

• Contact info
• Organizational profile
• A summary of your request
• Uploads of any relevant documents (Ex: annual budget, program budget, annual reports, brochures, etc.)

Yes. You can save a draft. You can also print a copy of the application if needed.

You will be able to review your application before submitting. Once submitted, applications are no longer open for editing. If you run into technical issues, contact our technical support by clicking on the Need Support? Link at the bottom of each page.

Please see the grant timelines on this page for more information. Grant applicants will receive written notification of the grant award decision. Applicants will be able to view the status of their requests in the Foundation’s online portal.