Companies, foundations, and individuals have given or pledged $408-million to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region and in Florida. Among the contributions to date:
COMPANIES
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Ill.) has pledged $2-million in cash and $2-million in nutritional and medical products to be distributed by organizations including the American Red Cross (Washington), AmeriCares (Stamford, Conn.), America's Second Harvest (Chicago), and MAP International (Brunswick, Ga.).
Aflac (Columbus, Ga.) has donated $1-million 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 (Northbrook, Ill.) has donated $1-million to establish its own hurricane-recovery fund, which will distribute grants to groups in the Gulf Coast region.
Altria Group (New York) has pledged $1-million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, $500,000 to the American Red Cross, and approximately $100,000 to match employee gifts.
Amerada Hess Corporation (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
American Express Company (New York) announced it will donate $500,000 and match $500,000 in employee donations to the American Red Cross.
Ameriquest (Orange, Calif.) has pledged $5-million in direct contributions and employee matching funds to the American Red Cross and HomeAid America (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and to help create a temporary-housing plan for people displaced by the storm.
Amgen Foundation (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) has pledged $2.5-million to the American Red Cross and to organizations that can assist patients in the Gulf Coast area, especially dialysis and oncology patients.
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation (New York) have pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross and will match up to $500,000 in employee donations; the company will also distribute 35,000 prepaid phone cards to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army (Alexandria, Va.)
Bank of America (Charlotte, N.C.) has announced a $1-million donation, with $500,000 going to the American Red Cross, $100,000 to the Houston Food Bank through the Gulf Coast United Way Katrina Relief Fund, and the remaining $400,000 to be given to organizations serving the neediest areas.
Baxter International Foundation (Deerfield, Ill.) is donating $1-million to relief efforts.
Bayer (Leverkusen, Germany) has pledged $2-million to the American Red Cross.
BellSouth Foundation (Atlanta) have pledged $5-million to support online academic courses for students displaced by the hurricane.
Best Buy Children's Foundation (Minneapolis) has pledged up to $2-million to match customer donations to the American Red Cross.
Boeing Company (Chicago) plans to give $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (Baton Rouge) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
BNSF Railway Company (Fort Worth) has contributed $1-million to the American Red Cross.
BP Foundation (Houston) has donated $2-million to the American Red Cross, $4.5-million for Gulf Coast-area relief efforts, and $1.5-million to relief groups in Houston.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and provided medicines to relief efforts.
Campbell Soup Company (Camden, N.J.) has pledged food products valued at $2-million to America's Second Harvest.
Capital One Financial Corporation (McLean, Va.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Chevron Corporation (San Ramon, Calif.) has pledged $5-million for the hurricane-relief efforts: $3-million to the American Red Cross, and $2-million to local charities to be determined by the company.
Cigna (Philadelphia) has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross and will match employee contributions up to $500,000.
Citigroup and the Citigroup Foundation (New York) will donate $1-million in cash, and will match up to $3-million in employee donations to the American Red Cross.
Coca-Cola Company, Foundation, and Bottlers (Atlanta) have pledged $5-million to the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and other organizations. The company is also providing Coca-Cola products such as Powerade and Dasani water to victims of the hurricane.
Dell Corporation (Round Rock, Tex.) has pledged $2-million to the American Red Cross.
Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.) has pledged $1-million in cash for immediate relief efforts to the American Red Cross, $1-million in products and technology for longer-term reconstruction work, and $1-million to match employee donations.
DuPont (Wilmington, Del.) has pledged $1-million, with a focus on disaster relief in DeLisle and Pascagoula, Miss.
Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis) has donated $1-million in cash and insulin valued at $1-million to relief organizations.
Entergy Corporation (New Orleans) has given $1-million to create the Power of Hope Fund, based at the Foundation for the Mid South (Jackson, Miss.).
Ernst & Young (New York) has pledged $1-million to match gifts made by employees.
ExxonMobil (Irving, Tex.) has donated $7-million to the American Red Cross.
Fannie Mae Corporation and the Fannie Mae Foundation (Washington) will donate $500,000 to the American Red Cross and $500,000 to longer-term rebuilding efforts supported by housing organizations.
Ford Motor Company (Detroit) has pledged $1-million to be divided between America's Second Harvest, the American Red Cross, and the Salvation Army. The company has also donated 150 used vehicles, valued at $2-million, to the states of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Freddie Mac and the Freddie Mac Foundation (McLean, Va.) has donated $10.1-million to relief organizations, including the American Red Cross.
Gap (San Francisco) has pledged $1-million to relief efforts.
General Electric Company (Fairfield, Conn.) has donated $6-million to the American Red Cross and plans to supply medical devices, water-purification systems, and other goods and services valued at $10-million. The company has also pledged $2-million to the Red Cross to match contributions from current and retired GE employees.
General Mills (Minneapolis) has pledged $1-million in cash, and is donating products valued at $1-million to be distributed through America's Second Harvest.
Grainger (Chicago) has pledged more than $1-million in cash and supplies to the American Red Cross.
HCA (Nashville) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross, and an additional $1-million to the HCA Hope Fund to provide direct relief to affected employees in the Gulf Coast region.
Hitachi (Tokyo) and the Hitachi Foundation (Washington) have donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
HP Company Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and has pledged up to $1-million to match employee contributions.
Humana Foundation (Louisville, Ky.) plans to donate $1-million, 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 (Santa Clara, Calif.) has pledged $1-million, as well as 1,500 laptop computers and other services for distribution to shelters, to the American Red Cross.
JM Family Enterprises (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) has donated $2-million to the American Red Cross.
Johnson Controls (Milwaukee) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
JPMorgan Chase (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and will match employee donations up to $1-million.
Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.) has given $2-million to the CDC Foundation (Atlanta) to support the public-health response to the hurricane through its Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund and has pledged an additional $1-million for long-term recovery support.
Koch Industries (Wichita, Kan.) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross, and $250,000 to the Salvation Army.
Kraft Foods (Northfield, Ill.) has pledged $1-million in food and cash to America's Second Harvest, the American Red Cross, and AmeriCares.
Lamar Advertising Company (Baton Rouge, La.) has donated $1-million to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
Levi Strauss and Co. and the Levi Strauss Foundation (San Francisco) have pledged $400,000 in cash and clothing valued at $1.5-million.
Lowe's Companies (Mooresville, N.C.) has pledged $2-million to match customer donations made to the American Red Cross.
MasterCard International (Purchase, N.Y.) has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross and $500,000 to AmeriCares.
Mattel (El Segundo, Calif.) has donated $100,000 in cash to the American Red Cross and toys valued at up to $1-million to be distributed by the American Red Cross and Gifts in Kind International (Alexandria, Va.).
McDonald's Corporation (Oak Brook, Ill.) has pledged $5-million in cash to relief efforts, as well as products and supplies.
Medtronic Foundation (Minneapolis) has given $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Merck Company Foundation (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) has donated $1-million in cash to the American Red Cross, and medicines and vaccines valued at approximately $7.2-million.
Merrill Lynch (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and has pledged up to $500,000 to match employee contributions.
MetLife Foundation (Long Island City, N.Y.) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross and other nonprofit organizations in the Gulf Coast region.
Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, Wash.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and other relief organizations; the company has also pledged technology assistance and support valued at approximately $5-million.
Miller Brewing Company (Milwaukee) plans to donate up to $1-million 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 (St. Louis) has pledged $1-million, $750,000 of which will go the American Red Cross and $250,000 of which will go to three United Way chapters in Louisiana.
National Football League (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Nike (Beaverton, Ore.) has donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross and products valued at approximately $3.5-million.
New York Life Foundation is donating $1-million to the American Red Cross.
New York Yankees have donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Nokia (Irving, Tex.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles) will contribute $2-million to the American Red Cross.
Office Depot (Delray Beach, Fla.) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Paccar (Bellevue, Wash.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
PepsiCo Foundation (Purchase, N.Y.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and $1-million to the Salvation Army.
Pfizer (New York) has pledged $2-million, half of which will be divided among the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and the United Way of America (Alexandria, Va.), and half of which will support the rebuilding of hospitals and health-care facilities.
Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phoenix) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Philip Morris (Richmond, Va.) has pledged $500,000 to the American Red Cross-Greater Richmond Chapter, $500,000 to various relief organizations, and $50,000 to match gifts made by employees in Richmond.
Pulte Homes (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Qualcomm (San Diego) has contributed $1-million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund.
QVC (West Chester, Pa.) has donated $1,909,620 to the American Red Cross.
SBC Foundation (San Antonio) has pledged up to $1-million to match employee contributions, which will go to the American Red Cross.
Shell Oil Company (Houston) has pledged $2-million to the American Red Cross and an additional $1-million to match employee donations.
St. Paul Travelers Foundation has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Starbucks (Seattle) has pledged $5-million over five years, with an initial $1-million going to the American Red Cross.
Starkey Hearing Foundation (Eden Prairie, Minn.) is donating hearing aids valued at $15-million to people affected by the hurricane.
Sunoco (Philadelphia) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Target (Minneapolis) has donated $1.5-million to the American Red Cross, $500,000 of which has been earmarked for immediate relief efforts.
3M and 3M Foundation (St. Paul) has pledged safety, cleaning, and medical products valued at $1-million to relief organizations and $500,000 to match employee donations.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Minneapolis) has pledged $5-million to Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.) to help rebuild homes in the Gulf Coast region.
Time Warner (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross and $1-million to local relief organizations.
Toyota (Torrance, Calif.) and various affiliates have given $3-million to the American Red Cross and $2-million to the Friedkin Disaster Relief Fund (Houston).
UBS (New York) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Unilever United States (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.) has donated $1-million in cash to be split evenly between the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. The company will also donate products valued at $2.6-million to be distributed by America's Second Harvest, the American Red Cross, and other groups.
United Health Foundation (Minneapolis) has pledged $10-million to the relief efforts.
UPS Foundation (Atlanta) has pledged $1.25-million, which includes $500,000 in cash and up to $750,000 in medical and health-related items to be divided among the American Red Cross, America's Second Harvest, and other relief groups.
Verizon Foundation (New York) has contributed $5-million to the American Red Cross.
Vision Service Plan (Sacramento) has pledged $15-million in cash and eye-care services.
Wal-Mart (Bentonville, Ark.) has pledged $15-million in cash to help federal relief efforts, and has donated $1-million to the Salvation Army and $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Walt Disney Company (Burbank, Calif.) has donated $2.5-million, of which $1-million will support the American Red Cross's immediate relief efforts, $1-million will go to children's charities engaged in rebuilding efforts, and $500,000 will support volunteer centers.
Weather Channel Companies (Atlanta) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Wyeth (Madison, N.J.) has pledged $1-million 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.
Xerox (Stamford, Conn.) has pledged at least $2-million in cash, equipment, and services to the American Red Cross and other relief organizations.
FOUNDATIONS and OTHERS
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Seattle) has pledged $1-million, of which $500,000 will go to the American Red Cross and $500,000 will go to charitable groups in the Gulf Coast region for long-term rebuilding efforts.
American Cancer Society (Atlanta), American Diabetes Association (Alexandria, Va.), and the American Heart Association (Dallas) have jointly donated $1-million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund to help hospitals, health-care systems, and patient-support services.
Annenberg Foundation (Radnor, Pa.) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Carnegie Corporation (New York) has donated $1-million, of which $250,000 will go to the American Red Cross, $250,000 to the Salvation Army, and $500,000 to other relief groups.
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (Austin, Tex.) has pledged $5-million for relief efforts.
Jessie Ball DuPont Fund (Jacksonville, Fla.) has donated $1-million, which will be split evenly between the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Seattle) has donated $1.5-million to the American Red Cross, $750,000 to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, $500,000 to America's Second Harvest, and $250,000 to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Baltimore).
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (Los Angeles) will donate $2.5-million to the Salvation Army, $1.5-million to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, $1-million to the American Red Cross, and $1-million to the Foundation for the Mid South.
Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado (Denver) will donate up to $1-million to the American Red Cross.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Battle Creek, Mich.) has donated $12-million to relief efforts.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Miami) has donated $1-million, half of which will go to the American Red Cross and half to the Salvation Army, to aid residents of Biloxi and Harrison County, Miss.
Lilly Endowment (Indianapolis) has donated $10-million to the American Red Cross and $10-million to the Salvation Army.
McCormick Tribune Foundation (Chicago) has pledged up to $1-million to support local aid organizations in New Orleans.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (New York) has pledged $10-million to educational and cultural institutions affected by the hurricane. Its initial $5.5-million in grants include $2.8-million to the Southern Education Foundation (Atlanta), $1.2-million 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).
Missouri Foundation for Health (St. Louis) has pledged $1-million in grants to support health groups in Missouri that are helping hurricane evacuees.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (Beverly Hills, Calif.) has donated $1-million to the Salvation Army.
Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation (Washington) has donated $1-million to the Healing Hands Coalition (Houston), which is helping to feed and provide shelter to people at the Houston Astrodome.
Oprah's Angel Network (Chicago) has donated $1-million to America's Second Harvest.
Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation (Baton Rouge) has donated $1-million to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
Pew Charitable Trusts (Philadelphia) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Rapides Foundation (Alexandria, La.) has donated $1-million to the United Way of Central Louisiana (Alexandria).
Recording Academy and MusiCares Foundation (Santa Monica, Calif.) has pledged $1-million to help musicians affected by the hurricane.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust (Winston-Salem, N.C.) has committed $2-million to assist Hurricane Katrina victims who have relocated to North Carolina.
Rockefeller Foundation (New York) has allocated $3-million 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.
Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation (London and Geneva) has donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Schultz Family Foundation (Seattle) has donated $1-million, to be split evenly between the American Red Cross and Mercy Corps (Portland, Ore).
Turner Foundation (Atlanta) has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
USA Funds (Indianapolis) has pledged $1-million for scholarships to college students in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Walton Family Foundation (Bentonville, Ark.) has provided $15-million, including $8-million to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund, $4-million to the Salvation Army, $2-million to America's Second Harvest, and $1-million to the Foundation for the Mid South.
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation (Owings Mills, Md.) has donated $1-million to be divided evenly between the United Jewish Communities (New York) and Catholic Charities USA (Alexandria, Va.).
INDIVIDUALS
George Clooney: The actor has donated $1-million to the United Way of America.
J. Harwood and Louise Cochrane: Mr. Cochrane, founder of Overnite Transportation, and his wife have donated $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Diddy: The hip-hop star has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Sidney E. Frank: The founder of the Sidney Frank Importing Company has donated $5-million to Brown University for its efforts to help victims of the hurricane.
John and Renee Grisham: The novelist and his wife have given $5-million to the Rebuild the Coast Fund, which they established at a Tupelo, Miss., bank to help recovery efforts in Mississippi.
Leona Helmsley: The real-estate magnate donated $5-million to the American Red Cross in Greater New York.
Jay-Z: The hip-hop star has pledged $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Robert McNair: The owner of the Houston Texans football team will match football fans' donations of up to $1-million to the American Red Cross.
Boone Pickens: The chairman of BP Capital Management has donated $5-million to the American Red Cross.
Steven Spielberg: The movie director and his family have donated $750,000 to the American Red Cross for immediate relief efforts, and $750,000 to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund for long-term recovery efforts.
Note: Totals do not include employee donations and may not include all noncash support.