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 cities of Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Organizations must improve the quality and availability of charitable health care, artistic and cultural organizations, education and community services for multi-year capital and building campaigns only.

Funding restrictions

  • Organizations located in and/or providing services outside the major metropolitan cities of Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix
  • Individuals, including support for hardship or medical travel, scholarships, camperships, specific students, researchers or conference fees
  • Individual schools/universities and their support organizations (including Booster Clubs, PTA/PTO’s, athletic teams, bands, performing arts groups, alumni associations or reunions)
  • Third party or pass-through fundraisers such as organizations fundraising on behalf of another nonprofit or auxiliary organizations
  • Political, labor or fraternal organizations, associations or service clubs (i.e. Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis)
  • Sports teams or sporting programs
  • Scouting troops
  • Competitions, beauty pageants or talent contests
  • Religious organizations or churches or programs that are purely denominational in purpose
  • Organizations or programs funded 50% or more by government sources
  • Organizations whose primary mission is funding medical or scientific research
  • Organizations that primarily provide advocacy for issue related topics
  • Start-up organizations as defined as a nonprofit organizations whose IRS 501(c)(3) has been instated less than three years
  • Foundations or organizations which are grant-making entities
  • Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, marital status, age, disability, or veteran status
  • Hospitals and medical centers
  • YMCAs