Philanthropy

PITTSBURGH - Bayer Corporation today announced that, together with the Bayer Foundation, it has committed $2 million in cash and product donations to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

The Bayer Foundation will match Bayer employee donations dollar for d...

ATLANTA - The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, and The Home Depot Foundation today announced a direct cash donation of $1.5 million to support the relief and rebuilding efforts of areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

The Hom...

SAN RAMON, Calif. - Chevron Corporation today announced it is making a commitment of $5 million to support recovery efforts in the communities affected by Hurricane Katrina. This includes a $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross in support of disaster relie...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2005--Beginning September 1, more than 690 Best Buy stores across the nation will accept cash donations for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund in support of victims of Hurricane Katrina. The public can donate at any U.S....

Hartford, CT - Social(k) has announced that it will donate a portion of its revenues to Heifer International, a charitable organization that fights hunger and poverty worldwide by giving livestock to impoverished farmers and training them to become self-reliant.

Woonsocket, Rhode Island - CVS/pharmacy and the CVS/pharmacy Charitable Trust announced today that it will donate a combined $504,000 in money ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Chili's Grill & Bar, the restaurant that urges its customers to "Live A Little" during their dining experience, will also ask guests to give a little throughout September, which is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. As part of Chili's nat...

Delray Beach, Fla. - Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, today announced that it has pledged to contribute $1 million to the American Red Cross for the relief of persons affected by Hurricane Katrina, currently ap...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland & PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Alcoa Foundation announced today that it has invested US$300,000 in a scholarly exchange program between Iceland and the United States that will be administered by the Leifur Eiriksson Foundation to advance study and research...

BOSTON, MA -Wainwright Bank & Trust Company (NASDAQ: WAIN) has been awarded a 2005 Bank Enterprise Award of $420,000 from the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Treasury.

The award was provided in re...