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Entergy Charitable Foundation Focuses on Grants to Low-Income Areas
Entergy Charitable Foundation Focuses on Grants to Low-Income Areas
Published 07-11-03
Submitted by Entergy Corporation
“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:
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 Corporation
Entergy produces, transmits and distributes electricity to power life for 3 million customers through our operating companies in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. We’re investing for growth and improved reliability and resilience of our energy system while working to keep energy rates affordable for our customers. We’re also investing in cleaner energy generation like modern natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy. A nationally recognized leader in sustainability and corporate citizenship, we deliver more than $100 million in economic benefits each year to the communities we serve through philanthropy, volunteerism and advocacy. Entergy is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has approximately 12,000 employees. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media.
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.
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