Nationwide Foundation
Funding Limitations
The Nationwide Insurance Foundation receives many more requests than it can support; therefore, we do not fund:
- Organizations that are not tax-exempt under paragraph 501(c) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code
- Fund-raising events such as walk-a-thons, telethons or sponsorships
- Individuals for any purpose
- Athletic events or teams, bands and choirs (including equipment and uniforms)
- Debt reduction or retirement campaigns
- Research
- Public or private primary or secondary schools
- Requests to support travel
- Groups or organizations that will re-grant the Foundation's gifts to other organizations or individuals (except United Way)
- Endowment campaigns
- Veterans, labor, religious or fraternal groups (except when these groups provide needed services to the community at-large)
- Lobbying activities
We also generally do not fund:
- National organizations (unless the applicant is a local branch or chapter providing direct services)
- Organizations not located in areas with large Nationwide associate populations
