Allstate Foundation

Overview: To assist nonprofit organizations serving the fields of automobile, highway, home, and neighborhood safety and security through risk reduction.

The Foundation developed a working partnership, a Chicago nonprofit called the Women’s Business Development Center

NOTE: For space purposes, the Allstate Foundation 990PF had to be abbreviated to the first fifty pages. The full report is more than 275 grants.

• Arts:
• Business & Economic Development:
• Civil Rights General:
• Community Development:
• Community Development, Small Business Support and Development:
• Community Economic Development:
• Community development, business promotion:
• Crime/law enforcement:
• Crime/violence prevention:
• Crime/violence prevention, abuse prevention:
• Economic Development:
• Economic Empowerment: Economic empowerment efforts include:
  1. Financial and insurance education
  2. Economic literacy
  3. Entrepreneurial small business skill development
• Economics:
• Education:
• Education, Adult Education, Financial Literacy:
• Education, Higher Education:
• Housing/Shelter:
• Housing/Shelter, Affordable Housing:
• Human Services, Financial Counseling:
• Public Affairs:
• Public Safety, Disaster Relief:
• Public Safety, Police & Fire Departments:
• Safe Neighborhoods:
• Safe and Vital Communities: Allstate is dedicated to fostering safe and vital communities where people live, work and raise families. These communities are economically strong, crime-free and residents feel a sense of belonging and commitment. Safe and vital communities corporate efforts include:
  1. Catastrophe response and mitigation
  2. Community revitalization
  3. Youth anti-violence
• Tolerance, Inclusion & Diversity: Recognizing the crucial link between crime-free communities and tolerance, Allstate believes personal safety and security can be achieved when individuals feel a sense of belonging. Tolerance, diversity and inclusion corporate efforts include:
  1. Teaching tolerance to youth
  2. Alleviating discrimination
  3. Ending hate crimes
• Women & Minority Business Development & Opportunities:
• Youth Development:
• Youth Violence Prevention:

Sample Grants
$ 50,000 to 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit , Detroit , MI
$ 5,000 to Ambassador Protection Outreach , Reno , NV
$ 10,000 to American Indian College Fund , Denver , CO
$ 1,500 to American Liver Foundation of Connecticut , North Haven , CT
$ 5,000 to American Red Cross of Minnesota
$ 25,000 to BestPrep,MN
$ 15,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Salt Lake City , Salt Lake City , UT
$ 5,000 to Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation , Ronan , MT
$ 5,000 to Boysville of Michigan , Clinton , MI
$ 5,000 to Bridges Mentoring Center for Youth , Highland Hills , OH
$ 6,000 to Carbon County Recreation , Price , UT
$ 10,000 to Center for Community Change , Washington , DC
$ 10,000 to Childspace Cooperative Development , Philadelphia , PA
$ 25,000 to City of Lakes Community Land Trust , Minneapolis , MN
$ 105,000 to Claretian Associates Neighborhood Development Office , Chicago , IL
$ 2,150 to College of the Holy Cross , Worcester , MA
$ 5,000 to Concord Area Trust for Community Housing , Concord , NH
$ 18,000 to Connecticut's Workforce, Inc. , Hartford , CT
$ 25,000 to Consumer Credit Counseling , South Portland , ME
$ 5,000 to Domestic Abuse Women's Network , Tukwila , WA
$ 10,000 to East Coast Gang Investigators Association , New Brunswick , NJ
$ 10,000 to Edwin M. Stanton Elementary School , Philadelphia , PA
$ 125,000 to Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation , Cleveland , OH
$ 7,500 to Family & Children's Services of Minneapolis , Minneapolis , MN
$ 5,000 to Federation of Youth Services , Detroit , MI
$ 5,000 to Fire & Burn Safety Coalition of Maryland , Joppa , MD
$ 5,000 to Focus: Hope , Detroit , MI
$ 10,000 to Freeway Watch , Heber City , UT
$ 500 to Greater Kansas City Sports Commission and Foundation , Kansas City , MO
$ 10,000 to Griffith Foundation for Insurance Education , Columbus , OH
$ 7,500 to Habitat for Humanity of Las Vegas , Las Vegas , NV
$ 10,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Salt Lake Valley , Salt Lake City , UT
$ 1,750 to Hampton Fire & Rescue, Town of , Hampton , NH
$ 300,000 to Harlem Hospital Center , NY
$ 9,500 to Hate Free Zone Campaign of Washington , Seattle , WA
$ 9,000 to Housing Partnership for Morris County , Dover , NJ
$ 7,000 to Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education , Boise , ID
$ 8,500 to Interfaith Council for the Homeless of Union County , Plainfield , NJ
$ 11,000 to Johnson Firefighters Association , Johnson , VT
$ 11,400 to JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy , Washington , DC
$ 5,000 to Junior Achievement of Kansas City , Kansas City , MO
$ 500 to Kansas School for the Deaf Endowment Association , Olathe , KS
$ 940 to Kansas State University , Manhattan , KS
$ 1,875 to Kansas University Endowment Association , Lawrence , KS
$ 500 to La Familia Senior Community Center , Wichita , KS
$ 10,000 to La Voz Latina Spanish Speaking Special Services Employment and Training , IL
$ 10,000 to Lake County Council Against Sexual Assault , IL
$ 5,000 to Macomb County Child Advocacy Center , Mount Clemens , MI
$ 11,000 to McGuffey School District , Claysville , PA
$ 7,500 to Mi Casa Resource Center for Women , Denver , CO
$ 500 to Missouri State Handball Association , Des Peres , MO
$ 10,000 to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) , Dallas , TX
$ 10,000 to Nashua Pastoral Care Center , Nashua , NH
$ 5,000 to Nassau County NY Coalition Against Domestic Violence , Hempstead , NH
$ 5,000 to National Conference for Community and Justice , Saint Louis , MO
$ 100,000 to National Council of La Raza , Washington , DC
$ 200,000 to National Crime Prevention Council , Washington , DC
$ 175,000 to National Fallen Firefighters Foundation , Emmitsburg , MD
$ 100,000 to National Training and Information Center , Chicago , IL
$ 5,000 to Ncall Research Fund , Dover , DE
$ 20,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore , Baltimore , MD
$ 17,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Boise , Boise , ID
$ 10,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Camden , Camden , NJ
$ 15,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Cleveland , Cleveland , OH
$ 10,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Hamilton , Hamilton , OH
$ 8,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of Pueblo , Pueblo , CO
$ 20,000 to Neighborhood Housing Services of the Twin Cities , St. Paul , MN
$ 41,500 to Neighborhood Partnership of Montclair , Montclair , CA
$ 5,000 to New Heritage Theatre Company , Boise , ID
$ 5,000 to New Hope Non-Profit Housing Corporation , Detroit , MI
$ 12,200 to Northwest Neighborhood Environment Organization , Roanoke , VA
$ 125,000 to One Economy Corporation , Washington , DC
$ 15,000 to Opportunities Industrialization Center of Montgomery County , Norristown , PA
$ 5,000 to Opportunity Council , Bellingham , WA
$ 50,000 to Organization of Chinese Americans , Rockville , MD
$ 500 to Ozanam , Kansas City , MO
$ 10,000 to Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program , Seattle , WA
$ 100 to Pittsburgh State University , Pittsburgh , KS
$ 10,000 to Project Re-Direct/Youth & Family Services , Piscataway , NJ
$ 10,000 to Rescue Mission of Roanoke , Roanoke , VA
$ 15,000 to Roanoke City Police Department , Roanoke , VA
$ 10,000 to SOS Fires Youth Intervention Programs , Portland , OR
$ 400,000 to Scholarship America , Saint Peter , MN
$ 5,000 to Seattle Emergency Housing Service , Seattle , WA
$ 10,828 to Self Memorial Hospital , SC
$ 500 to Share, Inc. (MO) , Kansas City , MO
$ 7,500 to Somerset County Coalition on Affordable Housing , Somerville , NJ
$ 50 to Southwest Missouri State University , Springfield , MO
$ 500 to Stephen Bufton Memorial Education Fund , Kansas City , MO
$ 40,000 to Survive Alive House , Chicago , IL
$ 175 to Truman State University , Kirksville , MO
$ 30,000 to University of Chicago Hospitals , IL
$ 10,000 to Virginia Commission on National & Community Service , Richmond , VA
$ 25,000 to Virginia Crime Prevention Association , Richmond , VA
$ 5,000 to Washington Regional Alcohol Program , Vienna , VA
$ 100 to Washington University , Saint Louis , MO
$ 10,000 to Women Organized Against Rape , PA
$ 5,000 to Women Venture , St. Paul , MN
$ 10,000 to Women's Business Development Center of Connecticut , Stamford , CT
$ 21,500 to Woodridge Civic Fund , Washington , DC
$ 7,000 to Young Detroit Builders , Detroit , MI

Application Procedures:: Proposals should contain the following information:

(1) A cover letter with the organization’s name, street address (not post office box), phone number and contact person;

(2) A summary of the grant request;

(3) Brief description of how the proposed program or project relates to the current focus areas of The Allstate Foundation;

(4) A timetable for project implementation;

(5) Brief statement of the organization’s history, mission, goals, service area and constituents;

(6) An operating budget for the past year, indicating percentages used for program, administrative, fundraising and general expenses;

(7) Budget for proposed project, including sources of financial support and grants committed or pending;

(8) Audited financial statement from the previous year;

(9) Copy of most recent annual report;

(10) Copy of the nonprofit status exemption letter from the IRS;

(11) List of the officers, board members and their affiliations;

(12) Background statement on the executive director and key staff to be involved in the proposed project; and

(13) A list of other donors, including support from the United Way or similar federated funds corporations, foundations and government sources.

Proposals may be submitted throughout the calendar year. Site visits or interviews will be scheduled only if the foundation staff requires additional information once a proposal has been received for consideration. All declined proposals will receive written notification. However, written notifications of receipt of proposals are not sent.

Local funding programs are managed through field offices which are organized into fourteen regions. Local contact information for the regional offices are:

California Region
The Allstate Foundation
10901 Gold Center Drive
Suite 400
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-6047
(916) 859-8805
Serving: California

Capital Region
The Allstate Foundation
12150 E. Monument Drive
Suite 600
Fairfax, VA 22033
(703) 385-6600
Serving: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Florida Region,
The Allstate Foundation
780 Carillon Parkway
Suite 400
St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1112
(800) 877-6800
Serving: Florida

Midwest Region
The Allstate Foundation
2150 Lake Cook Road
11th Floor
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 667-4228
Serving: Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin

New Jersey
The Allstate Foundation
721 U.S. Highway 202-206
Suite 300
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-1759
(908) 252-5000
Serving: New Jersey

New York Region
The Allstate Foundation
100 Motor Parkway
Suite 140
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(800) 336-9400
Serving: New York

North Central Region
The Allstate Foundation
P.O. Box 9227
Farmington Hills, MI 48333
(248) 994-9386
Serving: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio

Northeast Region
The Allstate Foundation
1200 Atwater Drive
Suite 200
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 251-3300
Serving: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

Northwest Region
The Allstate Foundation
18911 North Creek Parkway
Suite 301
Bothell, WA 98011-8030
(425) 489-5572
Serving: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

Southeast Region
The Allstate Foundation
3100 Interstate North Parkway - Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30339
(800) 447-0286
Serving: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Southern Region
The Allstate Foundation
555 Marriott Drive
Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37214-5030
(615) 885-7900
Serving: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee

Southwest Region
The Allstate Foundation
5343 North 16th Street
Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602) 631-6384
Serving: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah

Texas Region
The Allstate Foundation
8675 Freeport Parkway, E5-D
Irving, TX 75063-2576
(972) 871-1796
aftexas@allstate.com
Serving: Texas

West Central Region
The Allstate Foundation
5500 S. Quebec Street
Suite 250
Englewood, CO 80111-1930
(303) 779-3700
Serving: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming

Grants Paid

1999 ($9,300,000 )

2000 ($7,700,000 )

2001 ($7,100,000 )

2002 ($6,560,000 )

2003 ($12,491,565 )

2004 ($13,988,998 )

2005 ($15,983,966 )

2006 ($17,564,554 )

2007 ($20,563,397 )

2008 ($20,763,015 )

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