Grant Focus Areas

Discover the Foundation's Areas of Interest

The Deluxe Corporation Foundation considers applications from organizations that:

• Have a primary mission that meets one of the Foundation's grant focus areas
• Have obtained tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1), (2) or (3)
• Have operated as a nonprofit for at least two years
• Have secured support from other corporate funders
• Are located near Deluxe facilities

Our grant focus areas include the following types of initiatives:

Investing in Tomorrow through Education

• Partnerships with business schools (request for proposal process)
• After-school academic enrichment programs
• Business education programs

Strengthening Communities through Prevention & Intervention

• Investing in our youth
• Self-sufficiency programs
• Small business coaching
• Crisis response and intervention

Enriching Communities through the Arts

• Professional performing arts groups (orchestras, theaters, choral groups, dance companies)
• Museums
• School outreach programs

United Way

• Employee donations to United Way chapters are matched 1:1 by the Deluxe Corporation Foundation

The Foundation does NOT fund the following:

• Individuals
• Organizations without 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
• Event sponsorships (e.g., conferences, fundraisers)
• Advertising
• Political organizations or projects
• Lobbying efforts
• Fraternal organizations
• Religious programs
• Research
• Travel expenses
• Start-up organizations
• Athletic and recreational programs
• Long-term housing
• Civic organizations
• Health (e.g., hospitals, patient care, specific health issues)
• Organizations primarily supported by government sources