Philanthropy

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Baxter International Inc. and The Baxter International Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Baxter, today announced their combined 2005 charitable giving, focused on increasing access to healthcare, helping underdeveloped nations and countries in cri...

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2006--Safeway Inc.
(NYSE:SWY) announced today that it is launching Shop & Care, a unique
giving program that teams Safeway's charitable giving power with that
of leading food manufacturers and other v...

SAN FRANCISCO − Wells Fargo has issued a special report - "Identifying the Opportunities in Alternative Energy" - exploring commercially viable and emerging investment options in non-fossil fuel electricity generation and transportation energy sources.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen the U.S. work force and boost the ability of the nation's companies to compete in a global economy, Microsoft Corp. today announced it is donating cash, software and a curriculum to help provide training...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Sen. Thomas R. Carper and U.S. Rep. Michael N. Castle today announced a more than $6 million program called First Front Door that will help lower-income first-time homebuyers across Delaware with down payment and closing costs.

CHICAGO ― Companies That Care is calling on companies throughout the country to participate in its fourth annual Companies That Care Day on March 16, 2006. This day will kick off a month-long national initiative that focuses on supporting Mississippi schools and chil...

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Reaffirming its commitment to provide Kansas City elementary school students with a quality hands-on science education, Bayer today awarded its second significant grant in just over one year to the Kansas City Science Initiative (KCSI). A systemic ...

Lancaster, Pa--Mission Research announced today the upcoming spring release of its Volunteer Management for its GiftWorks 2006 nonprofit fundraising software, the fastest growing software for the nonprofit sector. GiftWorks Volunteers will enhance the industry-leading...

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2006--The Phoenix Foundation, Inc. today announced grants totaling nearly $500,000, focused on programs that help change people's lives, particularly those that position young adults for a better future.

"Phoenix...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2006--First Command Educational Foundation has announced that its hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships are now available to any qualifying undergraduate student, not just to children of the military.