The American Water Charitable Foundation is seeking applications for its Workforce Readiness and STEM Education Grant Programs.
Donor Name: American Water Charitable Foundation
State: Selected States
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2023
Details:
The mission of the foundation is to demonstrate American Water’s commitment to the communities it serves, they align their grant-making to American Water’s values. The charitable focus to Keep Communities Flowing empowers the employees to get involved and the communities to learn how every drop counts.
The Foundation’s mission to demonstrate American Water’s commitment to the communities it serves, they align their grant making to American Water’s values. The charitable focus to Keep Communities Flowing empowers the employees to get involved and the communities to learn how every drop counts.
Funding Priorities
The American Water Charitable Foundation supports two pillars of giving:

Workforce Readiness: Programs focused on general career readiness, financial and business literacy, positive youth development, mentoring, and life skills to help prepare future leaders of tomorrow. Programs with a strong focus on inclusion, diversity and equity (IDE) will be prioritized.
STEM Education: STEM-focused curricular and extracurricular programs to provide underserved students access to high-quality learning they need to succeed. Programs with opportunity for American Water employee engagement will be prioritized.

Eligibility Criteria 

Applicant must be classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or K-12 public school, college or university. Organization must either operate within, or directly benefit, an American Water service territory.
While American Water values its business relationships and takes tremendous pride in serving the communities, the IRS prohibits private foundations from advancing the business interests and/or business ventures of the company. Any grant that could be viewed as attempting to influence the outcome of a business proposal, for example, will be declined to avoid self-dealing practices. Thank you for understanding.
The IRS prohibits private foundations from paying for the recruitment expenses and/or training that American Water would otherwise have to pay. Job skills or training programs to maintain or gain employment with American Water would be considered a self-dealing practice. Any grant that could be viewed as a recruitment tool or inducement for employment will be declined. Thank you for understanding.
An organization’s eligibility for a grant is subject to the final discretion of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Foundation reserves the right to decline a grant request under any of its programs to any organization for any reason or no reason at all.

For more information, visit AWCF.