National Grid has released its second annual Corporate Citizenship Report covering the company's philanthropic and volunteer activities throughout its U.S. footprint from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010. During that period, the company and its employees supported 1,150 nonprofit organizations in New England and New York with contributions totaling $5.64 million through its Corporate Citizenship programs.

"We believe that people and organizations have the will and commitment to create positive change within their communities," said Tom King, president, National Grid U.S. "Part of our company vision states that we provide services that are 'vital to the wellbeing of our customers and communities'. Our role extends beyond being an energy provider; we are part of the fabric of the communities we serve and as such must contribute and volunteer for causes that help them thrive," he added.

The company's commitment to philanthropic and volunteer activities is part of its strategic Community Impact Framework, which focuses on three themes: Education and Skills; Energy and the Environment; and Community Investment.

"We apply the 'power of action' in how we approach our community investment and philanthropic activities," said Loretta Smith, director U.S. Corporate Citizenship at National Grid. "Through our grants and in-kind and volunteer support we encourage, create, and enhance much needed programs that improve the lives of our customers, our employees, and our future employees," she added.

2009 - 2010 Highlights

• National Grid donated $5.64 million to 1,150 nonprofit organizations;


• 43% of National Grid employees contributed to the 2009 United Way Campaign, for a total of $3.4 million;


• National Grid and the National Grid Foundation donated a total of $820,000 in heating fund relief to individuals throughout the Northeastern United States;


• $280,000 was donated to Haiti relief efforts by National Grid and its employees through employee and corporate donations and the company's matching gifts program;


• Engineering Our Future initiative was launched to inspire youth to choose engineering as a career in an effort to address the shortage of technically trained talent;


• City Year's Whole School, Whole Child program received a three-year, $750,000 grant from National Grid to try to reverse the rise in the student drop out rate;


• National Grid formalized its volunteer program in early 2009 and hired its first U.S. Director of Employee Volunteering;


• More than 1,200 employees participated in 23 projects across National Grid's service region in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

National Grid worked with socially responsible designers and printers and used environmentally friendly material in the production of its Corporate Citizenship annual report. Boston-based Artists For Humanity designed the report. Artists For Humanity's mission is to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts. Red Sun, which printed the report, uses papers with high recycled and post-consumer content, and keeps its business green by using a bicycle courier service where possible, rather than using car and van services.

National Grid is an international energy delivery company. In the U.S., National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, and manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. National Grid also owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation that provides power to over one million LIPA customers.

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