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 2008, The Allstate Foundation donated more than $20.8 million dollars to make our communities and our nation a better and safer place to live.

As a commitment to our existing national and local partners during these challenging economic times, The Allstate Foundation is not accepting or responding to unsolicited requests for funding in 2009.

Priorities

The Allstate Foundation supports national, regional, state and local programs that fit within three general focus areas:

• Safe and Vital Communities
• Priority area: Safe Teen Driving
• Catastrophe response
• Youth anti-violence
• Neighborhood revitalization
• Economic Empowerment
• Priority area: Economics Against Abuse
• Financial and economic literacy
• Insurance education
• Tolerance, Inclusion and Diversity
• Teaching tolerance to youth
• Ending hate crimes
• Alleviating discrimination

Eligibility

To be eligible for Foundation funding, an organization must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status (or be a federal, state or local governmental unit), and 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 support the following:

• Individuals
• Fundraising events, sponsorships
• Capital and endowment campaigns
• Equipment purchases, unless part of a community outreach program
• Athletic events
• Memorial grants
• Athletic teams, bands and choirs
• Organizations that advocate religious beliefs or 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
• Multi-year pledge requests
• Non-domestic (international) causes

Partnership Agreements

Funding recipients may be asked to sign a partnership agreement that outlines program timetables, communications, and evaluation measures.

Reporting Requirements

All grantees must submit at minimum an end-of-year report. Reports include:

• Outputs of the program
• Outcomes of the program
• Unique challenges faced
• Plans for future program improvement
• Media successes
• Program participant success stories