Overview

Beyond building good homes, the people of Pulte Homes are the fabric of an inclusive culture that shares goodwill and good works with the communities in which we live and work. We're driven by the example set by our founder, Bill Pulte, and our Company is committed to not only building better communities, but building a better world.

Through the efforts of our corporate Charitable Giving Committee and the outreach of our local divisions and individual employees, we strive to make an impact in the areas of housing, education, health and human services, and the environment. Every Pulte Homes employee is encouraged to embrace this philosophy of goodwill with two paid days off per year to pursue volunteer efforts.


Pulte’s division teams and employees combined to share over $3 million in 2007, aiding a wide range of local charities, non-profit organizations, youth groups, schools and municipal improvement projects. In addition to financial support, Pulte employees offer countless hours of volunteer time as the Company enables all full-time employees to use two additional paid days off per year to pursue volunteer or community service efforts.

Charitable giving guidelines and application

Southeast Michigan organizations or those with a national scope are welcome to request support from Pulte Homes’ corporate Charitable Giving Committee. Requests outside of southeast Michigan can be sent directly to the appropriate local Pulte market office.

If you would like to apply for a grant, please download and submit an application as well as a brief proposal outlining the following:

• A brief statement of the organization’s purpose, goals, and past accomplishments
• The purpose of the project and the amount and specific use of the requested funds, including the population that will be served
• The ability of the organization to meet the identified need, and the method of evaluating the effectiveness of the program
• The organization’s financial statement indicating what percentage of raised funds go directly to the program or recipients
• Evidence of your organization’s 501(c)(3) status

We seek to fund capital projects that will have a long-term impact on communities and to donate to organizations that minimize administrative and fund-raising costs. We endeavor to reach a broad spectrum of people, particularly in the markets in which we do business.

We want our contributions to have the broadest reach possible and do not contribute to individuals except for the scholarships outlined above. Grants will not be given to any organizations which discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference or other unlawful classification, or to religious, fraternal, or veterans’ organizations unless they benefit the community at large. Appeals for unrestricted funds or for organizations that distribute funds to other charities will not be considered.