Waste Management Charitable Contributions Program

From Waste Management

We work with involved citizens, organizations, and corporate partners on local initiatives to promote civic pride, economic development, and revitalization.

Type of Support

Overview

The grant program focuses on supporting local initiatives through environmental stewardship, sustainability education, community vitality, environmental justice, workforce and skills development, and supplier diversity. The goals include preserving renewable resources, empowering environmental stewards, educating communities for sustainability, enhancing neighborhoods for safe and sustainable living, addressing operational impacts for community thriving, developing workforce skills, and promoting economic development for underserved groups.

Eligibility

Organization's Location

USA

Program Location

USA

Organization Type

Organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status

Public organizations

Other

Use donations exclusively for public purposes

Ineligibility

Individuals

Travel by groups or individuals

Individual requests for fundraising events such as walks, runs, and others

Religious organizations with services limited to members of one religious group or propogating a specific faith or creed, except for community-wide benefiting programs

Political candidates or lobbying organizations

Endowments or Foundations

Organizations with limited constituency, such as fraternities or labor groups

Organizations with discriminatory policies

Anti-business groups

not specified

Application deadline

Rolling

Submission

Review Criteria

Exclusions: Our funding does not extend to operational expenses, capital drives, individual persons, or foundations. The Waste Management Charitable Contributions scheme excludes support for the following areas:

Individuals;
Travel expenses for groups or individuals;
Individual requests for participation in fundraising activities like walks, runs, etc.;
Religious entities that provide services exclusively to their own members or are focused on spreading a specific religious doctrine, such as churches, missionary organizations, or sectarian aid efforts. However, support might be considered for religious programs that serve the broader community (for example, funding a church-run community soup kitchen);
Political candidates or organizations engaged in lobbying activities;
Endowments or Foundations;
Groups serving a narrow audience, including fraternities or labor unions;
Organizations that practice discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, religious ties, etc.;
Groups opposing business interests.