PECO makes grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in its service area through Exelon's four giving focus areas: STEM education and workforce development, environment and clean energy, local vitality (community development, business districts, public safety) and equal access to arts and culture. Organizations submit a brief online inquiry; if the request fits, PECO invites a full grant application. The inquiry window is closed for 2026.
What you get
Amount not stated
Who qualifies
501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the communities where PECO employees and customers live and work (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery and York counties, Pennsylvania); no grants to individuals
Organizations that have not received a grant from PECO, Exelon or any Exelon subsidiary in the past 12 months
Focus areas: building Exelon's future workforce (STEM education and job training), energy empowerment (environment and clean energy), enrichment through local vitality (community development, business districts, public safety), and equal access to arts and culture
No capital campaigns (limited invitation-only exceptions); organizations that discriminate are not eligible
How to apply
Review the Focus Areas and Guidelines on PECO's charitable contributions page
Watch the page for the next grant inquiry window (closed for 2026) and submit the brief inquiry form when it reopens
If the request is a good fit, PECO invites a full grant application
Program page checked on October 16, 2026. The amount or dates aren't published, so confirm them on the program page.
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PECO Powering the Arts grants
PECO (Exelon)For nonprofitsOnly in Pennsylvania
PECO Powering the Arts, run with Team Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Creative Industries, gives $5,000 grants to nonprofit arts and culture organizations in southeastern Pennsylvania for planning or implementation projects that build new audiences. A 1:1 match is required (up to half in-kind). The 2026 application period ran through June 15, 2026, with awards announced in late August.
What you get
$5,000
Who qualifies
Nonprofit arts organization, or nonprofit community-based organization offering arts and culture programming
Annual operating budget under $2 million
Located in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery County, or York County ZIP codes 17302, 17309, 17314 or 17321
Not a school, college, university, government entity or unincorporated organization
1:1 match required (up to 50% in-kind)
How to apply
Review the Powering the Arts guidelines and application content linked from PECO's charitable contributions page
Choose a Planning or Implementation track and prepare your 1:1 match
Submit the application during the annual window (the 2026 window closed June 15, 2026)
Checked against PECO (Exelon)'s own page on October 16, 2026.
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PPL Electric Utilities Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) grants
PPL Corporation (PPL Electric Utilities)For nonprofitsOnly in Pennsylvania
PPL Electric Utilities funds eligible Pennsylvania Education Improvement Organizations and Pre-K Scholarship Organizations through the state's Education Improvement Tax Credit program (it does not fund the Scholarship category). Applications are accepted online each year from June 1 to July 15, with decisions in the fall, subject to state approval.
What you get
Amount not stated
Who qualifies
Pennsylvania Education Improvement Organizations or Pre-K Scholarship Organizations approved under the state EITC program (not the Scholarship Organization category)
Serves communities in PPL Electric Utilities' Pennsylvania service territory
How to apply
Confirm your organization is an approved EITC Education Improvement Organization or Pre-K Scholarship Organization
Apply online between June 1 and July 15
Applications are reviewed in August and winners are notified in the fall, pending state approval
Program page checked on October 16, 2026. The amount or dates aren't published, so confirm them on the program page.
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PPL Foundation Empowering Communities Grants
PPL Corporation (PPL Electric Utilities)For nonprofitsOnly in Pennsylvania
The PPL Foundation's Empowering Communities Grants give $2,500 to $20,000 (average about $5,000) to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the 29 Pennsylvania counties served by PPL Electric Utilities for community vitality, access to opportunity (economic development, entrepreneurship and workforce training), resilience and sustainability, and education. Applications are accepted in a spring round (February 1 to March 15) and a fall round (August 1 to September 15); one grant per organization per year.
What you get
$2,500 to $20,000 (average about $5,000)
Who qualifies
501(c)(3) nonprofit working on education, community revitalization or workforce development
Located in (or proven to benefit) the 29 Pennsylvania counties served by PPL Electric Utilities
Municipalities, churches, schools and chambers of commerce are not eligible; no political, labor or religious groups, individuals, scholarships, building repairs or salaries
One grant per organization per calendar year
How to apply
Review the 2026 grant information booklet and focus areas
Contact your local PPL Foundation representative about your proposal
Apply online through the Foundation's grant portal during the spring (Feb. 1-March 15) or fall (Aug. 1-Sept. 15) round
Notifications come about two months after the round closes (June or December)
Checked against PPL Corporation (PPL Electric Utilities)'s own page on October 16, 2026.
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PECO Green Region Open Space grants
PECO (Exelon)For nonprofits and local governments and tribesOnly in Pennsylvania
The PECO Green Region Open Space Program, administered by Natural Lands, gives grants of up to $10,000 to preserve, protect and improve open space in southeastern Pennsylvania. Funds can cover consulting fees, trail construction, land acquisition, habitat improvement, or creating and implementing an open space plan. Municipalities, regional recreation authorities and nonprofits within the City of Philadelphia are the program's focus.
What you get
Up to $10,000
Who qualifies
Southeastern Pennsylvania municipalities and regional recreation authorities, and nonprofits within the City of Philadelphia (per the program brochure)
Projects that preserve, protect or improve open space in PECO's service area
How to apply
Review the PECO Green Region brochure linked from PECO's charitable contributions page
Apply through Natural Lands' Green Region page (natlands.org/greenregion), which has current deadlines
Program page checked on October 16, 2026. The amount or dates aren't published, so confirm them on the program page.
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