Limited Brands Does Not Fund The Following

• Organizations that are not public charities - tax-exempt under paragraph 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code;
• Organizations based outside of the domestic United States (except through Limited Brands/Mast Cares);
• Individuals, for any purpose (e.g. scholarships, hardship assistance, field trips);
• Political candidates, committees or organizations;
• Athletes, teams, sporting events or tournaments of any kind (amateur, professional), including charity golf tournaments;
• Fundraising events such as telethons or walkathons, except for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in select cities;
• Fashion shows, beauty pageants or contestants;
• Fraternal, labor, social or veteran's organizations;
• Churches and religious or sectarian organizations, unless engaged in a significant project benefiting the entire community;
• Non-academic educational activities such as bands, choirs, proms, after-proms, graduations, etc;
• Individual K-12 schools (unless the company has a business partnership with the school);
• Public service agencies such as police and fire departments;
• Organizations that spend more than 20 percent of their revenue on overhead and fundraising costs;
• Organizations that discriminate against people because of their age, race, creed, gender, handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity or national origin;
• Staff positions for governmental agencies;
• Requests to fund publications, audio or video productions - although we may make an exception if they serve as supporting materials to a project within our focus; and
• Requests to support travel for groups or individuals when that is the primary reason for the proposal.