Allstate Foundation

Funding Guidelines

Background/ History of the Foundation

Founded in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent charitable organization funded by contributions from subsidiaries of The Allstate Corporation. At Allstate, we are the Good Hands® people. We help people realize their hopes and dreams through products and services designed to protect them from life's uncertainties and to prepare them for the future. The Allstate Foundation does just that by consistently investing millions of dollars annually in communities and issues to protect and prepare Americans.

In 2009, The Allstate Foundation donated more than $18.2 million dollars to make our communities and our nation a better and safer place to live

Signature Programs

• Teen Safe Driving
• Economic Empowerment for Domestic Violence Survivors

Focus Areas

• Safe and Vital Communities
• Catastrophe response
• Neighborhood revitalization
• Economic Empowerment
• Financial and economic literacy
• Tolerance, Inclusion and Diversity
• Teaching tolerance to youth
• Alleviating discrimination

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding from The Allstate Foundation, an organization must be exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code, or be a municipal, state or federal government entity.

Charitable organizations should be a public charity and not a private foundation.

Faith-based organizations are eligible for funding as long as their programming serves the whole community, regardless of religious affiliation.

Exclusions

The Allstate Foundation does not provide grants to support the following:

• Individuals
• Fundraising events, sponsorships
• Equipment purchases, unless part of a community outreach program
• Athletic events
• Memorial grants
• Athletic teams, bands and choirs
• Organizations that restrict participation on the basis of religion
• Scouting groups
• Private elementary schools
• Requests to support travel
• Grant requests for production of audio, film or video
• Non-domestic (international) causes

Partnership Agreements

Recipients of grants of $25,000 or more will be required to enter into an agreement that details, in a collaborative way, program activities, timetables, planned communications, and program evaluation measures.