Charitable Giving Program (Community and Neighborhood Development)

Charitable Giving Program (Community and Neighborhood Development) is sponsored by Minnesota Energy Resources (in partnership with Wisconsin Public Service Foundation). Minnesota Energy Resources supports initiatives for community and neighborhood development, health and human services, arts and culture, education, and environment. Qualified charitable organizations in their service area are welcome to apply for support.

Minnesota Energy Resources Charitable Giving | WEC to leverage all of the available typography styles--> Minnesota Energy Resources charitable giving Minnesota Energy Resources supports initiatives for community and neighborhood development, health and human services, arts and culture, education and environment. The company matches its employees’ charitable giving to those initiatives.

Qualified charitable organizations in the Minnesota Energy Resources service area are welcome to apply for support, provided they meet the guidelines. Contributions are presented by Minnesota Energy Resources, in partnership with the Wisconsin Public Service Foundation, a private charitable foundation supporting Minnesota Energy Resources. The foundation is funded by shareholders of WEC Energy Group.

Charitable giving summary Before applying for support, make sure your organization or project is eligible.

Eligible projects/organizations Qualified charitable, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, per Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code guidelines Located in the area served by our respective energy company Focused on one of our funding areas: Community and neighborhood development Health and human services General operating support We prefer to support a particular program or project.

We rarely provide operating funds to individual United Way agencies that already benefit from our donations to United Way. While United Way supported organizations are excluded for general operating support, they are eligible to apply for a project, program or capital campaign and event sponsorships.

Fraternal, religious or political organizations Trips, tours, pageants or athletics Team, extra-curricular school events or student exchange programs Organizations located outside our service areas, unless funding a specific project delivered directly to our customer communities Organizations determined by the IRS to be not tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) Organizations that discriminate for any reason, including race, color, religion, creed, age, gender, national origin or sexual orientation Funding questions and answers The application portal has been upgraded by our software partner, Blackbaud.

Beginning July 1, 2026, applicants are asked to establish accounts using an email address and password and provide a few additional details. Returning applicants need to create new accounts unless they already have a Blackbaud ID. To review a pending application or export any applications submitted before July 1, access our previous portal by July 29.

After July 29, it will no longer be accessible. Quarterly deadlines: Jan. 31, April 30, July 31 and Oct.

31. Note: Organizations are eligible to receive funding only once per calendar year. Program, project or capital grant Rewarding Responders grant : Up to $2,000 to public safety response agencies to support equipment purchases and professional development.

Deadline: June 15. Employee and retiree programs Matching Gifts : The program encourages eligible active and retired employees to make donations to eligible nonprofit organizations in our communities. Daughters and Sons Scholarship : Children of eligible employees and retirees can apply for scholarships for postsecondary education.