The PacifiCorp Foundation is one of the largest utility-endowed foundations in the United States. The Foundation was created in 1988 by PacifiCorp, an electric utility serving 1.7 million customers as Rocky Mountain Power in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho, and as Pacific Power in Oregon, Washington and California.

The PacifiCorp Foundation, through its charitable investments, will support the growth and vitality of the communities where PacifiCorp and its businesses have operations, employees or interests.

Since 1988, the Foundation has awarded more than 7,236 grants totaling approximately $45.3 million. Last year, the Foundation awarded more than 318 grants totaling more than $2.2 million.

The PacifiCorp Foundation operates as the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation and the Pacific Power Foundation.

How Foundation grants are funded
The PacifiCorp Foundation's grants come from a separate endowment that is funded periodically over the years from company shareholder dollars. It is not a ratepayer expense that is recovered from Pacific Power or Rocky Mountain Power customers. This independent fund has grown over the years as endowment investment portfolios have increased.