IN 2022, APPLICANTS WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT BY EMAIL THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS: A COVER LETTER OUTLINING THE REQUEST FOR SUPPORT, SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S LEADERSHIP, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING SOURCES OF SUPPORT, A LIST OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS, A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, A COPY OF THE IRS 501(C)(3) DETERMINATION LETTER. BEGINNING IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION NO LONGER ACCEPTS UNSOLICITED GRANT REQUESTS.

ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLY FOR FUNDING FROM THE PORTER FOUNDATION MUST BE CLASSIFIED AS PUBLIC CHARITIES AND TAX EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986. THE PORTER FOUNDATION WILL PRIORITIZE SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE K-12 EDUCATION, SOCIAL SERVICES AND MEDICAL AND PALLIATIVE CARE. PROGRAMS OR PROJECTS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ARE THOSE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION, MEETING BASIC HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, AND ENSURING COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ITS GIVING IN CLEVELAND AND MECKLENBURG COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA, CENTRAL KENTUCKY, BALTIMORE AND CENTRAL MARYLAND, AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA.