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The Standard Corporate Giving

The Standard (StanCorp Financial Group) · Funder

Year-round grants and sponsorships to U.S. 501(c)(3)s, with Education and Advancement as one focus area and priority for communities where The Standard's employees work.

About this grant

The Standard's corporate giving program funds U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations in four focus areas: Healthy Communities, Disability and Empowerment, Cultural Development, and Education and Advancement. It gives general operating, program and capital support and event sponsorships of $500 to $25,000, with an average gift of $3,000. Requests are reviewed year-round with no deadline, and decisions are sent by email within eight weeks. Priority goes to organizations in communities where The Standard's employees live and work. Sports team sponsorships and travel are not funded.

Who can apply

Must have

The funder turns down applications that miss any of these.

  • Organisation typeApplicant must be a 501(c)(3), or apply through one

Good to know

Not required. It helps to know before you start.

  • Use of fundsNot for travel or sports team sponsorships

Application windows

Past rounds stay listed. Most grants reopen around the same time each year.

No dates on record yet. Check the funder's page.