Foundation Giving Focus
The Macy's Foundation focuses its giving primarily in the areas of women's issues, arts and culture, education and HIV/AIDS (with special emphasis on minority issues within each of those four areas) and the environment. Applicants seeking funding for programs or projects that directly benefit one or more of these areas of strategic focus should indicate their focus clearly on their applications.

The Macy's Foundation does not fund the following:

• Individuals
• Private foundations
• Fraternal organizations
• Political or advocacy groups
• Event sponsorships
• Non-profit agencies operating primarily in communities where Macy's, Inc. does not do business
• Non-profit entities not located and operating primarily in the United States
• Charities whose focus and operations are primarily international
• Religious organizations (when funding is to be used for primarily religious purposes)
• Salary for non-profit staffing
• Fiscal agents and other "umbrella" organizations that provide funding to non-profits.

Application Process

• To begin the application process, an organization must be invited to apply by a contributions contact of the company. We are unable to accept unsolicited applications.

• Requests for funding through the Macy's Foundation must be from a nonprofit organization with a current 501(c)(3) tax exempt status - and must not be classified as a 509(a)(3) or as a private foundation.

• Trustees of the Macy's Foundation meet an average of four times a year to review requests for funding.

• Please submit an email to foundationapps@macys.com or bloomingdalescontributions@bloomingdales.com and your inquiry will be reviewed. You then will be either provided the password and invited to apply or notified that your request does not match the strategic focus of the Foundation. Your email must include your organization's name, address, mission and a brief description of the funding request. An invitation to apply cannot be offered without this information.

• All applications must be submitted online. We are unable to accept applications submitted by mail.

• Please note that the inquiry mailboxes are not monitored daily. Please allow two to three weeks for a response to your inquiry.

As noted above, the Macy's Foundation only accepts grant requests submitted online via the www.macysinc.com Web site. To complete a grant application now, click here. (As noted above, the application is password protected and you will not be able to access the application unless you have been invited to apply by a contributions contact of the company.)