To qualify for Blue Cross charitable giving, organizations must:
- Be located in Louisiana and serve Louisianians
- Possess exemption by the Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code
- Be incorporated with the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office and be in good standing
- Have a long-standing reputation for credibility and integrity
Non-Qualifying Efforts
Examples of requests that will not be considered:
- Programs or events outside of Louisiana
- Organizations that are not tax-exempt
- Political campaigns, candidates, parties, or partisan activities
- Sectarian, denominational, or religious organizations for support of theological functions
- Athletes and athletic teams
- Beauty pageants
- Direct funding of labor or fraternal organizations
- Students raising funds for travel to an out-of-state competition
- Parent-teacher organizations
- Capital projects or capital campaigns
- Organizations that are in direct competition with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Organizations or causes that do not complement our corporate civic goals
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