• Monday, May 21, 2012
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Big Gifts From Companies: a Sampling

Goldman Sachs (New York)

Pledged $100-million over five years in 2008 to 10,000 Women, a program to provide business education to women in developing nations

Last year, the bank also pledged $500-million to help train entrepreneurs and develop small businesses in the United States

Home Depot Foundation (Atlanta)

In 2008, pledged $30-million in cash and other assistance over five years to Habitat for Humanity International, for a green building effort

Toyota Motor Sales, USA (Torrance, Calif.)

Pledged $20-million over five years in 2008 to the National Audubon Society, for its TogetherGreen program to support conservation fellows, volunteer projects, and innovative conservation projects

Sources: The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the Foundation Center, company and nonprofit Web sites

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