Chase launched the Chase Community Giving program Summer 2010 on Facebook. The program will award over 5 million dollars to about 200 charities by way of grants ranging from $20,000 to $250,000. The program will allow Facebook users to vote on charities beginning June 15, 2010. Non profits competing in the competition were encouraged to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 9, 2010
JP Morgan a new initiative to invest 325 million in charter schools. The new initiative will focus on the growth of high performers in this difficult credit environment. The company will provide $50 million in grants to community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to be used as permanent equity to fund top-performing charter schools. 175 million [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation donates $350,000 to American Red Cross International Response Fund to help with disaster relief for Typhoon Ketsana. The Fund will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to communities affected by the disaster. In addition, HP has commenced its own relief efforts to assist affected employees.
Continue reading...Monday, August 31, 2009
United Way in Charlotte received a matching gift of 1 million dollars from the Leon Levine Foundation. This gift serves as a huge mark of confidence following a scandal that resulted in the removal of the organization’s CEO. The United Way in South Carolina has also been troubled with the problems in the banking industry–its [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
AT&T released its 2008 Citizenship & Sustainability Report which shows employees donating a massive 10.3 million hours and investing $100 million dollars over four years in a program directed at high school students. The report also shows an increased effort towards minimizing AT&T’s environmental impact by revising their energy policy and environment, health and safety [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, August 9, 2009
Catholic Charities USA received its first ever contract for 100 million dollars to provide disaster-relief services throughout the country. The contract was awarded by the federal government from two agencies: .S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Administration for Children and Families. The contract states that Catholic Charities will organize national, regional [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, August 8, 2009
Home Depot, a home repair and supply retailer, is pledging 30 million dollars to Habitat for Humanity International to help build affordable housing that is environmentally friendly. In the next five years, the company wants to build 5,000 homes for impoverished Americans that are energy efficient, conserve water, and have other “green” qualities.
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Monday, June 14, 2010
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