Mission
The Puget Sound Energy Foundation is dedicated to keeping our communities safe and prepared where PSE serves and operates.
We work to be in tune with local needs and priorities and are committed to investing wisely in programs that deliver meaningful, measurable and long-lasting results for generations to come.
The Foundation is focused on promoting public safety and emergency preparedness. We face threats from wind, floods, snow, earthquakes, forest fires, and more – we want our community members to know how to be safe and prepared when facing these natural disasters.
Latest news
Preparing Our Communities: PSE Foundation Installs Generators at Several Sites to Help Keep People Warm and Food Cold during Emergency Situations (September 2015)
Read more in our Newsroom.
Video Spotlight
PSE Foundation awards generator grant to Bainbridge church
In an ongoing effort to better prepare our communities, the Puget Sound Energy Foundation has awarded a grant for the installation of a high-capacity generator at Island Church on Bainbridge Island. PSE-TV shows us why emergency preparedness is essential for all of us.
Application Deadlines
April 1 and October 1
Please review the guidelines and eligibility page for more information.
Grant Recipients in the Spotlight
How communities and programs are strengthened through grant funding.
PSE Foundation helps Lummi Island purchase its first public generator
(3/24/15) Puget Sound Energy Foundation Executive Director Sandi Carson and PSE Community Service Manager Lynn Murphy presented a $20,000 grant to the Lummi Island Community Association on March 18. Read more on our Spotlight page.
Pictured in the banner are scenes from the Foundation's installation of generators at three designated emergency sites: Emergency Food Network of Tacoma and Pierce County, Senior Services of Island County, and the Upper Kittitas County Senior Center. Read more about it in our newsroom.
Core focus
To ensure that our resources are invested wisely and achieve the greatest good, the Puget Sound Energy Foundation's priority focus is on one key sector:
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
The foundation is particularly interested in promoting public safety and emergency preparedness. We face threats from wind, floods, snow, earthquakes, forest fires, and more – we want our community members to know how to be safe and prepared when facing these natural disasters
Learn more