Social Investment Guidelines

The Mahogany Research Project will consider donation requests that are within our guidelines and support the following focus areas:

Lifestyle and social development – Shell works to foster and enhance community development and rural lifestyle.

Environmental conservation – Shell focuses on environmental protection and habitat improvement.

Education and workforce development – Shell supports the development of education resources to build a local workforce.

Eligibility Guidelines

1. The organization should be located in or serve the regions in which we operate - Rio Blanco and Garfield counties.
2. Shell prefers to support specific projects. In general, requests for operating and construction costs will not be supported.
3. Application should be submitted using the attached form. If feasible, electronic submittals are preferred.
4. The organization should be in sound fiscal condition.

All requests meeting the guidelines will be considered; unfortunately not all requests can be funded.

Exclusions

Donations will not be approved for the following:

1. Organizations outside the region in which we operate, unless the request provides a direct benefit to the area(s).
2. Religious organizations.
3. Political organizations or campaigns.
4.  Non-educational, extra-curricular youth activities
5. Individuals