- Are political or discriminatory.
- Are religious (however, organizations offering services on a nondenominational, ecumenical basis may be considered for support).
- Receive a large portion of their income from local, state or federal taxes.
- Will use funds to defray the costs for charity balls, casino nights, sponsor tables at dinners, charity golf tournaments and other similar events.
- Telemarketers or direct mail organizations to solicit funds.
| GE, its employees and the GE Foundation support dozens of organizations. The core of our philanthropic effort is the GE Foundation. The Foundation offers a number of program, including the Matching Gifts Program for eligible agencies. While GE tries to help as many agencies as possible, the primary focus areas for corporate giving are Education, Health & Human Services and Children's welfare. We place special emphasis on putting our dollars where GE Volunteers are involved. If you would like to make us aware of your program, as well as your funding request, you may mail information on agency letterhead (stating both purpose and specific dollar amount) to: GE - Transportation Manager, Communications & Public Affairs 2901 East Lake Road Erie, PA 16531 Due to the volume of requests for support, we cannot reply to each inquiry. Please include the name of a contact person, phone number, e-mail address and mailing address. Someone will contact you if your agency matches our contributions focus area and if we are able to provide funding. All agencies must be tax-exempt as defined in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code to be eligible for grants. In general, requests are NOT considered from individuals, nor from organizations which: |