Organizations applying for funding from the US Airways Community Foundation must be IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that are located in and provide services to the major metropolitan areas of Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, DC. Please note that only hard costs related to new building construction or major renovation/expansion of an existing facility is eligible for support.

Funding restrictions

  • Organizations not located in and providing services to the major metropolitan cities of Charlotte (Mecklenberg County), Philadelphia (Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties), Phoenix (Maricopa County) and Washington, D.C. (Alexandria, Arlington, District of Columbia, Fairfax-Falls Church, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George’s, and Prince William Counties)
  • Hardware, software, equipment or infrastructure
  • Debt reduction campaigns
  • General operating support
  • Endowment
  • Staff and/or consultant fees
  • Hospitals and medical centers
  • YMCAs
  • Schools including public, private, charter, pre-K, or universities and their support organizations (i.e. Boosters, PTA/PTO’s, athletic teams, clubs, bands, performing arts groups, alumni associations or reunions)
  • Religious organizations, churches and programs that are purely denominational in purpose
  • Start up organizations as defined as a nonprofit organization whose ruling year has been granted by the IRS for less than three years.
  • Organizations funded 50% or more by government sources including all grants, contracts and fee for service programs
  • Organizations whose primary mission is funding medical or scientific research
  • Organizations that primarily provide advocacy for issue related topics
  • Foundations or organizations which are grant-making entities or distribute funds to another nonprofit organization
  • Political, labor or fraternal organizations, associations or service clubs (i.e. Junior League, Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis)
  • Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, marital status, age, disability or veteran status
  • Sports teams or sporting programs
  • Scouting troops
  • Scholarships and camperships
  • Individuals, including support for hardship or medical travel, students, researchers or conference fees
  • Animal shelters or agencies