Firstenergy Foundation
Official FirstEnergy Foundation page on the FirstEnergy Corp. website describing the foundation’s giving priorities (safety, workforce and economic development, community vitality) and eligibility. It outlines grant guidance including program grants up to $25,000 via the company platform and provides a contact email for inquiries.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-medium nonprofit or United Way with projects tied to safety, workforce/economic development, community vitality, or health and safety seeking modest program or project support (often under $25,000) and able to apply via the company platform, Benevity, or a brief letter/email.
Good Fit
- • Requests aligned to safety, workforce development, economic development, community vitality, or health and safety.
- • Project-level asks in the typical corporate-grant size range (many recent grants under $25K).
- • Local or regional presence in states the foundation covers, or partnership with a United Way or similar intermediary.
- • Ability to submit a short one- or two-page letter or participate in the employer’s Benevity/company giving platform.
- • Clear, time-limited program goals and a concise budget.
Geography
Giving in the latest year spread across 16 states and historically serves many states; although one intermediary recipient absorbed most dollars, grants were still made to organizations in numerous states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 150 distinct recipients (128 new that year) and prior years include hundreds of unique grantees, indicating a broad and diverse recipient set despite financial concentration to a single pass-through.
New Applicants
Behavioral evidence shows a high rate of new recipients in the latest year (128 new grantees), and the foundation publishes application guidance, a contact email and a named contact with letter submission instructions; this combination supports a realistic path for unfamiliar organizations to be added to the portfolio, though some language on the site about unsolicited requests is ambiguous.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
