Verizon Foundation
The Verizon Foundation is the corporate philanthropic arm of Verizon (EIN 13-3319048). The foundation’s grant guidance and Form 990s are hosted on Verizon’s official site and state funding priorities including digital inclusion, climate protection, and human prosperity; new applications are generally by invitation only.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations working on Verizon’s stated priorities (digital inclusion, climate protection, and human prosperity), or recognized intermediaries and community partners able to engage in corporate partnership programs.
Good Fit
- • Programs that clearly map to digital inclusion, climate, or community prosperity goals.
- • Capacity to participate in corporate partnerships, matching programs, or invitation-based initiatives.
- • Track record as an intermediary (United Way, community foundation) or visible disaster-relief/response partner.
- • Ability to manage many smaller grants and to report program metrics.
- • Presence in multiple states or demonstrable alignment with Verizon’s national footprint.
Geography
Observed grants span a national footprint (about 52 distinct states/jurisdictions in the latest year) with the majority of dollars going to out-of-state recipients.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows thousands of grants (about 5,464) to roughly 4,830 distinct recipients, with a large number of smaller awards indicating a broad and diverse recipient set despite some larger single grants.
New Applicants
Direct application is formally invitation-only, but behaviorally the foundation funded many new recipients in the latest year (about 2,104 new grantees), so new entrants do join the portfolio—likely via programmatic partnerships or curated outreach rather than an open unsolicited process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
