Green Building Grants

Funding Limitations
Community grant funds are generally not available for:

• Organizations not tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
• Organizations that do not provide benefits and services to residents of South Hampton Roads, (i.e., the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Franklin and Isle of Wight County) and the Eastern Shore
• Individuals
• Fundraising events (such as tickets, raffles, auctions or tournaments), annual fundraising appeals or agency celebrations
• Ongoing operating support
• Political, fraternal or religious activities (organizations that require religious participation by those receiving social services)
• Endowment
• Existing obligations, debts/liabilities or costs that the agency has already incurred
• Scholarly research
• Scholarships, camper fees, fellowships or travel
• National or international organizations or purposes
• Hospitals and similar health-care facilities
• Projects normally the responsibility of government
• Organizations that have been awarded discretionary funding from the Foundation within the preceding three years
• Private primary or secondary schools or academies other than those whose primary purpose is for students with special needs
• Capital campaign requests exceeding 5 percent of campaigns valued at $1 million or more.