Green Bay Packers Foundation
Applications are now being accepted.
History and Mission
The Green Bay Packers Foundation has been giving back to Wisconsin’s communities since it was established in 1986 by Judge Robert J. Parins, then president of the Packers Corporation, “as a vehicle to assure continued contributions to charity.” The Foundation, an entity independent of the Green Bay Packers, Inc., considers grant requests from charities possessing one or more of the following goals while raising the awareness of the Packers organization as a committed and contributing member of the various communities:
- Perpetuates a community environment that promotes families and the competitive value of athletics;
- Contributes to player and fan welfare;
- Ensures the safety and education of children; and/or
- Prevents cruelty to animals.
Grant Application Process
We begin accepting applications March 1st of each year and will continue to accept applications until July 1st of each year.
All applications must be submitted online. The application process includes an eligibility evaluation to help determine if an organization meets the criteria to participate in our competitive grant application process.
Start the application process here (PDF of application)
Access your account to do any of the following:
- Return to an application you have saved but have not submitted.
- Access previous submissions.
- Change the email address you use to log in.
- Change the password associated with your account/email.
To learn more about the Green Bay Packers Foundation online application process, including how to create an account, review the FAQs or contact us.
Eligible Organizations
To be eligible for a grant, an organization is required to:
- Be physically located in the state of Wisconsin;
- Have a classification as an organization exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code with a valid IRS Tax ID; and
- Submit the following attachments electronically:
- Budget for the project/program the grant is requested for;
- Proposed or current budget for the organization;
- Balance sheet and income statement for the past two years;
- Form 990 or Form 990EZ, including all Schedules (or documentation explaining the reason why the organization is not required to file);
- Names of committed and potential funders and their funding levels; and
- Names and outside affiliations of those comprising the Board of Directors (if not already included within Form 990 or if it differs from what is included in Form 990).
Each organization is limited to one application per grant cycle (March 1st to July 1st). If more than one application is received from the same organization in the same grant cycle, only one application will be considered.
Ineligible Organizations
Generally speaking, the Green Bay Packers Foundation does not fund:
- Organizations that are not tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code;
- Individuals for any purpose.
Giving History
The Foundation announced its annual distribution of funds on February 12, 2013, awarding $450,000 to 145 civic and charitable groups throughout the state of Wisconsin. Of the organizations receiving grants, 48 are located in Brown County and were awarded an aggregated total of $166,500.
With this distribution, the Green Bay Packers Foundation has distributed more than $3 million to charitable organizations since 1986.
Other Efforts Supported by the Foundation
The Green Bay Packers Scholarship Program is an educational partnership with Scholarships, Inc. and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The program was established in 2002 to benefit students from Brown County.
Scholarship funds totaling $15,000 come from National Football League Properties which, at the Packers’ request, returns to the Foundation on an annual basis the royalty fees paid for using the Packers logo on Wisconsin automobile license plates. Each year, the program provides $7,500 to Scholarships, Inc. for distribution to students in four-year colleges and $7,500 to Northeast Wisconsin Technical College for distribution to students in two-year associate degree or apprenticeship trades programs.
Please contact the following organizations for eligibility criteria:
The Green Bay Packers Foundation distributed an additional $60,375 in 2012 on behalf of National Football League Charities to support the following initiatives:
- $20,000 – Community Quarterback Awards recognizing civic leaders for contributions to their communities;
- $12,375 – NFL’s Coach of the Week program which honors successful Wisconsin high school coaches on a weekly basis throughout the high school football season;
- $20,000 – Hometown Huddle/Youth Fitness Zone program;
- $3,000 – “Play 60 Challenge” which encourages healthy lifestyles amongst our youth.
- $5,000 – NFL National Partnership Grant focusing on efforts related to the military.