Entergy Open Grants Program

The Entergy Open Grants Program provides corporate philanthropic funding to organizations operating within Entergy's service areas across the southern United States. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, schools, hospitals, government entities, 501(c)(19) veterans organizations, and volunteer fire departments.

Funding priorities include arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families and children, and community improvement and enrichment. Grant amounts vary based on project scope. The 2026 application deadline is April 1, 2026.

Entergy's long-term goal is to support locally rooted organizations that strengthen community self-sufficiency and expand access to arts, education, and social services.

Corporate social responsibility The Power to Care program Corporate and foundation giving Low-income customer assistance Regulatory and other information Financial results and publications Contact Investor Relations Emergency planning and information Emergency planning and information Emergency planning and information Emergency planning and information Emergency planning information System planning and requests for proposals Entergy’s Open Grants Program focuses on improving communities as a whole.

We look for giving opportunities in the areas of arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families, and community improvement. The arts are expressions of ourselves – our heritage, feelings and ideas. To cultivate that, we support a diverse range of locally based visual arts, theater, dance and music institutions.

Our long-term goal is to increase the access to contemporary art for a wider public, including children and the financially disadvantaged. Community improvement/enrichment Entergy supports community-based projects that focus community enrichment and improvement. A few examples include civic affairs, blighted housing improvements, and neighborhood safety.

By giving to communities in this way, we actually help them become more self-sufficient. Children need a good start to grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults. With that in mind, we give to programs that have a direct impact on children educationally and emotionally.

We’re also interested in family programs, like those that better prepare parents to balance the demands of work and home. Please make sure to submit your application at least three months prior to the time the requested funds are needed. We receive many applications throughout the year, and we need to allow sufficient time to review each request carefully.

Once you have submitted your application online , please allow at least 8 (eight) to 12 (twelve) weeks for review and notification of the result of your request. If by that time you have not been contacted by Entergy, please feel free to contact the appropriate contributions coordinator for your geographic area. Applications should be submitted at least three months prior to the time the funding is needed.

In considering requests for grants, priority is placed on programs in specific counties/parishes . If you have questions about this, please contact the Entergy contributions coordinator in your area.

Eligibility and preferences Grants will only be made to the following types of organizations: a public charity or private foundation that qualifies as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity a school, hospital, governmental unit or religious institution that holds nonprofit status similar to that of 501(c)(3) organizations a state or local government, but only if a donation thereto is made exclusively for public purposes a war-veterans organization that qualifies as a 501(c)(19) tax-exempt entity a volunteer fire department that qualifies as a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt entity Groups without 501(c)(3) or similar nonprofit status Political candidates or groups Purchase of uniforms, equipment, or trips for school-related organizations or amateur sports teams Activities whose sole purpose is promotion or support of a specific religion, denomination, or religious institution Grants to individuals or loans of any type Any organization owned or operated by an employee of Entergy Open grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

ATTENTION Mississippi grantees: The deadline for open grants requests in Mississippi is April 1. You should have received correspondence from us regarding this new deadline. This important deadline allows us to be as strategic as possible in our giving efforts for the entire year.

For more information, please contact the Entergy contributions coordinator in your area. Corporate and foundation giving Entergy Charitable Foundation grants Corporate giving contributions coordinators Entergy surveys in progress