Grants
Principal® Foundation grantmaking targets public charities, specifically community organizations where Principal Financial Group® employees live and work.
Essential needs
- Connecting individuals and families with nutritious, culturally relevant food
- Increasing communities’ capacity to build sustainable and accessible food systems
- Keeping families and individuals housed
- Preserving and growing affordable housing
- Strengthening access to post-disaster recovery resources
- Supporting economic recovery following disaster
Social & cultural connections
- Expanding community access to social and cultural institutions
- Building capacity for the creative community and cultural institutions
- Using the arts to support and inspire improved life outcomes
Financial inclusion
- Increasing access to capital, technical assistance support, and educational programs for entrepreneurs
- Building small business networks and mentorship programs to enable more knowledge sharing
- Expanding availability of financial counseling
- Connecting individuals to appropriate financial products
- Supporting research that improves our understanding of financial well-being and promotes development of inclusive, accessible products, technologies, and service innovations