Entergy Charitable Foundation Focuses on Grants to Low-Income Areas

Published 07-11-03

Submitted by Entergy Corporation

NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Entergy Charitable Foundation was founded to focus on supporting non-profit organizations that serve low-income populations in Entergy Corporation’s service area. Since this area encompasses some of the poorest communities in the United States, the Foundation’s central focus is on funding initiatives that help create and sustain thriving communities.

“We are committed to making a positive and lasting impact on the communities served by the Entergy Corporation,” said Horace Webb, president and CEO of the Entergy Charitable Foundation. “It is not only a key to defining Entergy as a business leader, but it is also simply the right thing to do.”

Grants awarded during the second funding cycle for 2003 totaled over $780,000.

Some of the organizations receiving grants included:

The Foundation for the Mid South – Mid South Individual Development Account Initiative which enable low-income families to save, build assets and enter the financial mainstream.

Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids – A youth summer enrichment camp in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

Louisiana Resource Center for Educators – To assist with National Teacher’s Exam preparation for education students at Southern University at Baton Rouge.

Mid Delta Workforce Alliance – Communities in Schools program to address workforce development in the mid delta region of Mississippi.

Excellence in Education – The Historic New Orleans Collection program to teach America history to students in New Orleans schools.

Hendrick Hudson Free Library – A cultural events program for youth and adults in New York.

Plymouth Public Library Corporation – An adult literacy and tutoring program for recent immigrants to Massachusetts from Brazil.

Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program – To provide free mobile mammography and breast exams to economically disadvantaged women in Texas during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For a complete listing of the second cycle 2003 ECF grant recipients, log onto Entergy’s Web site at www.entergy.com.

The deadline for submitting proposals for the third and final funding cycle of 2003 ECF grants is August 1, 2003. Applications for ECF grants can be obtained by logging on to Entergy’s Web site at www.entergy.com and selecting “In the Community.” Applications may also be obtained by calling 1-877-285-2006 or writing to the Entergy Charitable Foundation at:

Entergy Charitable Foundation
P.O. Box 61000
New Orleans, La. 70161

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production, retail distribution operations, energy marketing and trading, and gas transportation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with about 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Through Entergy-Koch, LP, it is also a leading provider of wholesale energy marketing and trading services, as well as an operator of natural gas pipeline and storage facilities. Entergy has annual revenues of over $8 billion and more than 15,000 employees. The Entergy Charitable Foundation is a separate corporation funded by the stockholders of the Entergy Corporation.

Entergy Corporation

Entergy is a Fortune 500 company that powers life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing in the reliability, resilience and growth of the energy system while helping our region transition to cleaner, more efficient energy solutions. With roots in our communities for more than 100 years, Entergy is a nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship. Since 2018, we have delivered more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to local communities through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife

Corporate Social Responsibility at Entergy

For more than 100 years, Entergy has powered life in our communities through strategic philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy’s corporate social responsibility initiatives help create and sustain thriving communities, position the company for sustainable growth and are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Our top CSR priorities are education/workforce development, poverty solutions/social services and environmental programs. Entergy annually contributes $16-$18 million in shareholder-funded grants to approximately 2,000 nonprofit organizations in the communities where we operate. In addition, our employees volunteer more than 100,000 hours in those communities' values at more than $3 million.

Entergy Charitable Foundation Focuses on Grants to Low-Income Areas

Entergy Charitable Foundation Focuses on Grants to Low-Income Areas

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