The board of directors of the Freddie Mac Foundation has established
certain eligibility criteria that must be met by all applicants:
The Freddie Mac Foundation will not fund organizations that
discriminate in the provision of services or in employment practices
based on race, color, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, national
origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, and
any other characteristics protected by applicable law. This
policy does not prohibit funding of programs that meet specific
needs of populations based on gender, age, disability, ethnicity
or national origin. Organizations will be asked to attest to
this fact.
Applicants must be exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)3
and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and be defined as a
public charity.
Unless approved by the board, the Foundation does not fund:
Individuals
Training in/promotion of religious doctrine
Incurring a debt liability
Endowment campaigns
Geographic Areas
The Foundation’s grantmaking program serves the following
metropolitan Washington, DC areas:
District of Columbia;
Virginia - the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and
Prince William and the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Manassas
Park, and Leesburg;
Maryland - the counties of Charles, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery,
and Prince George’s.
Funding is also available for statewide initiatives in Maryland
and Virginia and programs that are national in scope.
