Applying for a grant
Requests or proposals must include:

• Clear identification of the recipient charity, including at least one of the following:
• Executed IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
• Copy of tax-exemption determination letter from the IRS.
• Copy of the most recent annual report (IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ).
• Letter from the charity specifying the basis of its tax-exempt status, if not a 501(c)(3) public charity (e.g., a state university is tax-exempt, but not under Section 501(c)(3)).
• Taxpayer Identification Number.
• Request on the organization’s letterhead detailing the amount of funds sought.
• Program objectives.
• Description of intended use of requested funds and which of the Foundation’s philanthropic objectives would be achieved.
• Description of all benefits offered for the gift (e.g., inclusion on the list of donors, name plaque, promotional materials, etc.).
• Overall budget of the program.
• Description of how the recipient organization will measure success.

Requests may be submitted in writing or electronically only to your local American Electric Power regional utility:

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o AEP Ohio
attn: Fay White
850 Tech Center Drive
Gahanna, OH 43230
dfwhite@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o AEP Texas
Janet L. Reaves
400 West 15th St. Suite 1500,
Austin, TX 78701
jlreaves@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o Appalachian Power
attn: Sonora Murphy
P. O. Box 1986
Charleston, WV 25327-1986
sdmurphy@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o Indiana Michigan Power
attn: Susanne Moorman Rowe
110 East Wayne St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
smmoormanrowe@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o Kentucky Power
Ronn Robinson
101 Enterprise Drive
PO Box 5190
Frankfort, KY 40602
rgrobinson@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o PSO
Linda Riddle
1601 North West Expressway, Suite 1400
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
lkriddle@aep.com

American Electric Power Foundation
c/o SWEPCO
Brian Bond
428 Travis St.
Shreveport, LA 71101
(for portions of east Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana)
tbbond@aep.com

Requests are accepted throughout the year for consideration at regular meetings of the American Electric Power Foundation board of directors.