Corporate Charitable Giving Guidelines

Qualification Requirements

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

Learn more

• How to Request Funding
• Corporate Charitable Giving Guidelines