Good Neighbor Citizenship^® Company Grants

We make it our business to be like a good neighbor, helping to build safer, stronger and better educated communities across the United States and Canada. Through our company grants, we focus on three areas: safety, community development and education.

The State Farm Companies Foundation and State Farm values inclusiveness and diversity. Therefore, charitable funding is intended to advance access, equity, and inclusiveness while discouraging harmful discrimination based on age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or religious beliefs.

Through its various programs, State Farm provides grants to other tax-exempt organizations. State Farm expects these organizations and their leadership to comply with all laws, to follow high ethical standards, and to have strong internal controls. This includes:

• Mission statement outlining purpose and goals
• Compliance with established guidelines for its charitable purposes
• Business practices that monitor and enforce ethical standards of all persons associated with the organization
• Satisfy appropriate background checks when children are included in programs
• Good stewards of grant funds through internal controls and oversight
• Adequate safeguards to avoid conflicts of interest

Eligible Organizations

Our charitable contributions are awarded to:

• Educational Institutions
• Government entities
• Canadian registered charitable organizations
• 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations
• 501(c)(4) volunteer fire companies
• 501(c)(6) chambers of commerce

State Farm does not fund:

• Individuals seeking personal help or scholarships
• Religious programs
• Politically partisan programs
• Organizations outside the U.S. and Canada

Request a Grant

The funds to State Farm grant recipients were disbursed in the first quarter of 2013.

Plans for the 2014 grant application cycle are still under review. Please check back for an announcement regarding the process timeline at the end of July, 2013.

Safety Grants

State Farm values the importance of keeping our neighbors safe.

Our funding is directed toward:

• Auto and Roadway Safety
• Home Safety and Fire Prevention
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Recovery
• Personal Financial Safety/Security

Community Development Grants

We believe communities are the foundation of society and we are committed to help maintain the vibrancy and culture of our neighborhoods.

We demonstrate this commitment by supporting programs that focus in these areas:

• Affordable Housing
• 1st Time Homeowners
• Community Revitalization
• Economic Development

Education

We support efforts to provide all children with an education that will allow them to reach their greatest potential and prepare them to participate in a nation and economy that continues as a global leader. We fund three types of grants for K-12 public schools: Teacher Development, Service-Learning and Systemic Improvement.

Find more information on our Education initiatives.

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Applications

The 2013 Company grant application cycle closed at 3:00 pm (Eastern time) on June 6, 2012.

State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service-Learning Grants

Every year, the State Farm Youth Advisory Board funds up to $5 million to youth-led service learning projects to solve issues important to State Farm and communities across the United States and Canada. Grant requests can range anywhere from $25,000 - $100,000, and are completed online ONLY through the Youth Advisory Board website, found here: www.statefarmyab.com/apply. Deadline for submissions is May 4 at 5:00 pm Central Time.

Education institutions and nonprofits are both eligible to apply.

Funding areas include:

• Financial Literacy
• Access to Higher Education/Closing the Achievement Gap
• Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness
• Environmental Responsibility
• Societal Health and Wellness Issues

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