Eligibility and Exclusion Guidelines
- All applicants for charitable support from The Boeing Company must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization in current standing with the IRS
- Emphasis is on sustainable, scalable and replicable programs beyond the period of investment. We emphasize programs that are catalyst for positive and systemic change and have a broad base of community support.
- While we recognize that there are many factors affecting individual and community well-being, we place emphasis on addressing prevailing socio-cultural factors, such as disparities between populations, in our grantmaking.
We generally do not support any of the following:
- For-profit businesses, including third-party fundraisers, or public institutions.
- Individuals or families, including:
- Dissertations and student research projects
- Loans, scholarships, fellowships, and grants to individuals
- Travel expenses
- Adoption services
- Individual schools or programs serving schools, including:
- School-affiliated orchestras, bands, choirs, athletic teams, drama groups, yearbooks or class parties
- Sponsorship for travel, competitions, field trips, etc.
- Student tuition or tuition-based extracurricular programs
- Certain event-related expenses, including:
- Nonprofit- and school-sponsored walk-a-thons, athletic events and athletic group sponsorships other than Special Olympics
- The purchase of advertising, T-shirts, giveaways and promotional items
- Printing for auction booklets, tickets, or one-time use items (i.e. invitations or flyers)
- Door prizes or raffles
- Organizations with practices that are inconsistent with company goals and policies
- Organizations that denigrate or advocate discrimination or violence toward any racial, ethnic or cultural group
- Political candidates or organizations; if you are seeking this type of support, please contact your local Boeing State & Local Government Relations office
- Religious activities, in whole or in part, for the purpose of furthering religious doctrine. Faith-based organizations must provide services to all clients regardless of denomination
- U.S. hospitals, hospital foundations and medical research
- Debt reduction
- Capital campaigns to rental properties (i.e. renovations, buildings, playgrounds or playground equipment), memorials or endowments
- Purchase of computing equipment (computing needs are addressed by our surplus property donations)
- Documentary films, books, etc.
- Gifts, honoraria, gratuities
- In-kind transportation services
- Cultural/Ethnic festivals; due to the large volume, we are unable to support individual festivals
- Choral or musical groups for which members pay to participate
- Community theaters and orchestras
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