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Solicitud de una subvención sin fines de lucro

A través del Programa de Inversión Comunitaria, ofrecemos subvenciones para programas educativos, ambientales, culturales y de seguridad pública. Estas subvenciones son financiadas por los accionistas de la empresa matriz de O&R, Consolidated Edison, Inc.

2025 Grant Cycle

Thank you for your interest in Orange and Rockland's Power of Giving program. Each year, we fund over 150 nonprofit organizations working to foster strength, sustainability, and inclusivity in our service territory. Our grant cycle for nonprofit organizations runs from January 1 to May 31, 2025.

Contact our Strategic Partnerships team for more information, including how to apply.

Eligibility

If your nonprofit organization serves a general population throughout the Orange and Rockland and Rockland Electric service territories, your grant application will be sent to the Strategic Partnerships team for review.

To be eligible for strategic grants, your project or program must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a community-based organization; educational institution; or coalition, or alliance, of institutions, this includes environmental justice networks. Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable entity, as described in Section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code. In a collective group scenario, a designated 501(c)(3) nonprofit is required as the fiscal agent for funding.
  • Support one of Orange & Rockland's grant funding priority areas—climate change and environmental stewardship, clean energy and technology careers, or social justice—and one focal point.
  • Have a public commitment and mission that supports the specific priority area.
  • Be able to provide measurable outcomes for communities within Orange and Rockland and Rockland Electric service territories.
  • Have a strong leadership team that is highly engaged with the communities it serves and demonstrates a high level of community input into the project program.
  • Note: priority will be given to organizations with programs or projects centered in historically marginalized and disadvantaged communities. 

Orange and Rockland does not make grants to:

  • Individuals
  • Endowments or endowment campaigns
  • Public schools
  • Scholarship funds
  • Other private foundations
  • Labor groups
  • Debt retirement or to cover past operating deficits
  • Candidates for political office or to influence specific legislation (lobbying)
  • Religious organizations for realizing a doctrinal purpose*
  • Media or literacy projects not connected with an organization
  • Organizations or programs operating principally outside our service area

Organizations that discriminate based on:

  • race, color, religion, national origin
  • disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression
  • veteran status, genetic information, sex 
  • age (within statutory limits)
  • any other legally prohibited basis

will not be eligible for funding.


Additional Requirements for Social Justice Applications


  • The organization serves a disadvantaged or marginalized community.
  • The mission of the organization is justice-based and is dedicated to addressing systemic inequities through systems change approaches or strategies.
  • The program must align with at least one of the social justice sub-focus areas—human rights and democracy, economic empowerment and opportunity, or community resilience.
  • The staff, board, and volunteer base are primarily comprised of members that reflect the community served.
  • The organization must demonstrate an understanding of policy, advocacy, or community organizing related to social justice and the communities it serves.

Giving Guidelines

  • We do not renew grants automatically. When you apply for a renewal, you must provide documentation showing the value and effectiveness of your previous grants.
  • We reserve the right to audit the financial records of organizations that apply for or receive grants. Your application is your consent to such an audit, both during the application process and after a grant has been made.
  • We do not reduce or donate to cover costs of gas and electric.
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