Philanthropy

Eight homes in the District of Columbia will be the first Habitat for Humanity houses in the country with the capability for high-speed home networking thanks to a donation from Verizon Connected Solutions, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications.

In partnership with the National Urban League (NUL), Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE), the nation's largest source of financing for home mortgages, plans to purchase up to $50 million in mortgage financing from Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation (CMMC), the nation's number one mortga...

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), through its Eastern Associated Coal Corp. subsidiary, has donated $100,000 to help victims of southern West Virginia flood devastation. Much of Peabody's West Virginia operations are located in the affected areas.

Freddie Mac, one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, and McDonalds, the nation’s largest food service retailer, today announced a new agreement to create Computer Technology Centers in local McDonald’s stores in the southeastern United States.

It's no secret that nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are often short on funding and adequate technology Taiwan's are no exception. After the island country was shaken by a devastating earthquake September 1999, Microsoft Taiwan saw an opportunity to help the country rebuild, t...

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez and Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams today applauded the launch of Building a Better Community, a new effort to rehabilitate as many as 300 empty foreclosed houses in Washington, DC.

A survey conducted by Hill and Knowlton through Harris Interactive found that a majority of Americans consider corporate citizenship - the impact a company has on society - when making investment and purchasing decisions. The bad news is that relatively few give companies hi...

The Freddie Mac Foundation awarded grants totaling nearly $2 million, supporting innovative programs that strengthen communities by strengthening families. During the second quarter, Freddie Mac Foundation continued to target most of its efforts in the Washington D.C. metrop...

The Freddie Mac Foundation awarded grants totaling nearly $2 million, supporting innovative programs that strengthen communities by strengthening families. During the second quarter, Freddie Mac Foundation continued to target most of its efforts in the Washington D.C. metrop...

Cooper Industries has chosen 21 schools throughout the United States and Mexico to receive grants of $10,000 each. Through the Company's innovative Project Pace Education Awards, these schools were nominated by Cooper's local management teams to begin grant-driven partnershi...