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From the issue dated September 29, 2005
Recent Gifts and Grants for Katrina Relief Efforts: a Sampling
CORPORATIONSFEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF CINCINNATI
$15,000,000 over two years to provide housing assistance in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee
VISION SERVICE PLAN
$15,000,000 in cash and services, including vouchers for free eye exams, and financial assistance to doctors living or working in areas affected by the hurricane
BELLSOUTH FOUNDATION
$5,000,000 to support online academic courses for students displaced by the hurricane
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS
$5,000,000 for a fund to provide housing and other assistance to communities in Louisiana and Mississippi
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION
$5,000,000 in cash to relief efforts, as well as products and supplies
STARBUCKS
$5,000,000 over five years, with an initial $1,000,000 going to the American Red Cross (Washington)
THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS
$5,000,000 to Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.) to help rebuild homes in the Gulf Coast region
BEST BUY CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
$2,000,000 to match customer donations to the American Red Cross
DELL CORPORATION
$2,000,000 to the American Red Cross
JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES
$2,000,000 to the American Red Cross
SHELL OIL COMPANY
$2,000,000 to the American Red Cross and an additional $1,000,000 to match employee donations
QVC
$1,909,620 to the American Red Cross
PHILIP MORRIS
$1,050,000, including $500,000 to the American Red Cross-Greater Richmond Chapter (Va.), $500,000 to various relief organizations, and $50,000 to match gifts made by employees in Richmond
AFLAC
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, with $800,000 going to the national headquarters and $200,000 to the organization's West Central Georgia chapter, in Columbus
ALLSTATE FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to establish its own hurricane-recovery fund, which will distribute grants to groups in the Gulf Coast region
ALTRIA GROUP
$1,000,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, $500,000 to the American Red Cross, and approximately $100,000 to match employee gifts
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, of which $500,000 will match employee donations
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to relief efforts
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF LOUISIANA $1,000,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi
BOEING COMPANY
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross; the company has also provided medicines to relief efforts
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
ERNST & YOUNG
$1,000,000 to match gifts made by employees
FANNIE MAE CORPORATION and the FANNIE MAE FOUNDATION
$1,000,000, half of which will go to the American Red Cross and half to longer-term rebuilding efforts supported by housing organizations
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
$1,000,000 to be divided between America's Second Harvest (Chicago), the American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army (Alexandria, Va.); the company has also donated 150 used vehicles, valued at $2,000,000, to the states of Louisiana and Mississippi
GAP
$1,000,000 to relief efforts
GENERAL MILLS
$1,000,000 in cash as well as products valued at $1,000,000 to be distributed through America's Second Harvest
HCA
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, and an additional $1,000,000 to the HCA Hope Fund to provide direct relief to affected employees in the Gulf Coast region
HITACHI AND THE HITACHI FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
HP COMPANY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross and has pledged up to $1,000,000 to match employee contributions
HUMANA FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 of which half will go to the American Red Cross and half will be divided among local relief groups
INTEL CORPORATION and the INTEL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000, as well as 1,500 laptop computers and other services for distribution to shelters, to the American Red Cross
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL
$1,000,000, half of which will go to the American Red Cross and half to AmeriCares (Stamford, Conn.)
MERRILL LYNCH
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross and has pledged up to $500,000 to match employee contributions
METLIFE FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations in the Gulf Coast region
MILLER BREWING COMPANY
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, including $500,000 for immediate relief and up to $500,000 to match employee contributions; the company also plans to send 15 truckloads of bottled water each week through the month of September to support recovery efforts
MONSANTO COMPANY
$1,000,000, of which $750,000 will go to the American Red Cross and $250,000 to three United Way chapters in Louisiana
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
PULTE HOMESv $1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
QUALCOMM
$1,000,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
SBC FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to match employee contributions, which will go to the American Red Cross
ST. PAUL TRAVELERS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
SUNOCO
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
TIME WARNER
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross and $1,000,000 to local relief organizations
UBS
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
UNILEVER UNITED STATES
$1,000,000 in cash to be split evenly between the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army; the company will also donate products valued at $2,600,000 to be distributed by America's Second Harvest, the American Red Cross, and other groups
WYETH
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, the Children's Health Fund (New York), and other relief groups; the company will also provide free 30-day replacements of Wyeth products through authorized pharmacies and will aid patients who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina
NIKE
$500,000 to the American Red Cross and products valued at approximately $3,500,000
LEVI STRAUSS AND CO. and the LEVI STRAUSS FOUNDATION
$400,000 in cash and clothing valued at $1,500,000
MATTEL
$100,000 in cash to the American Red Cross and toys valued at up to $1,000,000 to be distributed by the American Red Cross and Gifts in Kind International (Alexandria, Va.)
FOUNDATIONS AND OTHERS
ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION
$10,000,000 to educational and cultural institutions affected by the hurricane. Its initial $5,500,000 in grants include $2,800,000 to the Southern Education Foundation (Atlanta), $1,200,000 to Xavier U. of Louisiana (New Orleans), $800,000 to Dillard U. (New Orleans), $500,000 to Associated Colleges of the South(Atlanta), and $200,000 to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (New Orleans)
CONRAD N. HILTON FOUNDATION
$6,000,000, of which $2,500,000 will go to the Salvation Army, $1,500,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation (La.), $1,000,000 to the American Red Cross, and $1,000,000 to the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Miss.)
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
$3,000,000 to be divided among the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Enterprise Foundation (Columbia, Md.), Habitat for Humanity International, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (New York), and the Urban League of Greater New Orleans
KATE B. REYNOLDS CHARITABLE TRUST
$2,000,000 to assist Hurricane Katrina victims who have relocated to North Carolina
PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 of which $500,000 will go to the American Red Cross and $500,000 to charitable groups in the Gulf Coast region for long-term rebuilding efforts
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross and $1,000,000 to the CDC Foundation (Atlanta) for relief efforts
MISSOURI FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH
$1,000,000 in grants to support health groups in Missouri that are helping hurricane evacuees
MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIETY FREEDOM FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the Healing Hands Coalition (Houston), which is helping to feed and provide shelter to people at the Houston Astrodome
OPRAH'S ANGEL NETWORK
$1,000,000 to America's Second Harvest
IRENE W. AND C.B. PENNINGTON FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation
EDMOND J. SAFRA PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
SCHULTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to be split evenly between the American Red Cross and Mercy Corps (Portland, Ore.)
TURNER FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
WEAVER FAMILY FOUNDATION
$1,000,000 to the United Way
INDIVIDUALS
OPRAH WINFREY
$10,000,000 for relief efforts
STEVEN SPIELBERG
$1,500,000, half of which will go to the American Red Cross for immediate relief efforts, and half to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund for long-term recovery efforts
J. HARWOOD AND LOUISE COCHRANE
$1,000,000 to the American Red Cross
ROBERT MCNAIR
$1,000,000 to match football fans' donations, which will go to the American Red Cross
Note: Totals do not include employee donations and may not include all noncash support.
An extended list is available online at http://philanthropy.com.
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