America’s Most Generous Corporations
MOST GENEROUS CORPORATIONS : CASH DONATIONS
No. 1 : Wal-Mart Stores
2007 Cash Donation: $301 Million
Beneficiaries: Children’s Miracle Network, Feeding America, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross. The United Way of America, National Fish and Wildlife Foudation.
No. 2 : Bank Of America
2007 Cash Donation: $211 million
Beneficiaries: Habitat For Humanity International and various other organizations through its trademark Neighborhood Builders, Local Heroes, Student Leaders programs.
No. 3 : Exxon Mobil
2007 Cash Donation: $173 million
Beneficiaries: United Way of America, Community Summer Jobs Program in Texas.
No. 4 : Citigroup
2007 Cash Donation: $146 million
Beneficiaries: Global charities including its own Financial Information Technology Education Program in China. The U.S. –based National Council of La Raza civil rights advocacy group.
No. 5 : Johnson & Johnson
2007 Cash Donation: $127 million
Beneficiaries: global disaster relief, hospital care, community education, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
No. 6 : Chevron
2007 Cash Donation: $122 million
Beneficiaries: engagement initiatives in the U.S. and around the world; Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; the Chevron Management Institute provides leadership training to global NGA representatives; Chevron Humankind program gives employees greater freedom to support many non-profit groups.
No. 7 : AT&T
2007 Cash Donation: $119 million
Beneficiaries: grant programs offered to members of the Hispanic (League of United Latin-American Citizens), African-American (National Urban League), Native-American, Asian and elderly (OASIS Institute) communities.
No. 8 : General Electric
2007 Cash Donation: $114 million
Beneficiaries: Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, GE Foundation’s matching gifts; GE Consumer & Industrial; GE Chairman’s Award.
No. 9 : Microsoft
2007 Cash Donation: $110 million
Beneficiaries: U.S. economic revitalizations and disaster response; Boys & Girls Clubs of Americas; employee-matching donation programs directed at various non-profits; existing local government, academic and non-profit organizations as they rebuild and establish community and infrastructure technology and work-force training centers.
No. 10 : Wachovia
2007 Cash Donation: $103 million
Beneficiaries: Center for Technology, Enterprise and Development; Latino Community Credit Union; Teach for America.
MOST GENEROUS CORPORATIONS : PERCENT OF INCOME
No. 1 : Kroger
1.7% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $57 million
2006 Operating Income: $3.3 billion
Beneficiaries: food banks throughout the U.S., Feeding America, Second Helpings, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of America, Salvation Army.
No. 2 : Tyson Foods
1.6% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $8 million
2006 Operating Income: $492 million
Beneficiaries: Children’s House, Meals On Wheels, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Ronald McDonald House.
No. 3 : Bristol-Myers Squibb
1.4% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $59 million
2006 Operating Income: $4.1 billion
Beneficiaries: Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Corps., Cancer Care, American College of Cardiology.
No. 4 : Best Buy
1.4% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $31 million
2006 Operating Income: $2.2 billion
Beneficiaries: Best Buy Children’s Foundation, United Way, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Club, Junior Achievement and Best Buy Teach Awards (Kindergarten through high school teachers).
No. 5 : Eli Lilly
1.3% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $70 million
2006 Operating Income: $5.4 billion
Beneficiaries: education grants, physical therapy, charitable giving through proprietary programs such as Lilly Cares, LillyMedicareAnswers Program, Lilly Oncology.
No. 6 : Wal-Mart Stores
1.3% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $301 million
2006 Operating Income: $23.6 billion
Beneficiaries: Children’s Miracle Network, Feeding America, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross. The United Way of America, National Fish and Wildlife Foudation.
No. 7 : Fluor Corp.
1.2% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $10 million
2006 Operating Income: $531 million
Beneficiaries: The Fluor Foundation contributes to community organizations and educations institutes worldwide (e.g. United Way of America and its sister agencies).
No. 8 : Xerox
1% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $25 million
2006 Operating Income: $2.5 billion
Beneficiaries: disaster relief (Asia), United Way, the Nature Conservancy.
No. 9 : Caterpillar
0.0% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $74 Million
2006 Operating Income: $7.8 billion
Beneficiaries: March of Dimes research for causes of premature birth, Kansas City Children’s Service League, United Way of America’s Success by 6, Homework Hangout Club, Daitian Primary School (Tianjin, China).
No. 10 : Northrup Grumman
0.9% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $30 Million
2006 Operating Income: $3.2 billion
Beneficiaries: disaster relief, U.S. military servicemen and women (with United Services Organization), Habitat for Humanity.
MOST GENEROUS CORPORATIONS : CASH DONATIONS
No. 1 : Wal-Mart Stores 2007 Cash Donation: $301 Million
Beneficiaries: Children’s Miracle Network, Feeding America, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross. The United Way of America, National Fish and Wildlife Foudation.
No. 2 : Bank Of America 2007 Cash Donation: $211 million
Beneficiaries: Habitat For Humanity International and various other organizations through its trademark Neighborhood Builders, Local Heroes, Student Leaders programs.
No. 3 : Exxon Mobil 2007 Cash Donation: $173 million
Beneficiaries: United Way of America, Community Summer Jobs Program in Texas.
No. 4 : Citigroup
2007 Cash Donation: $146 million
Beneficiaries: Global charities including its own Financial Information Technology Education Program in China. The U.S. –based National Council of La Raza civil rights advocacy group.
No. 5 : Johnson & Johnson
2007 Cash Donation: $127 million
Beneficiaries: global disaster relief, hospital care, community education, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
No. 6 : Chevron
2007 Cash Donation: $122 million
Beneficiaries: engagement initiatives in the U.S. and around the world; Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; the Chevron Management Institute provides leadership training to global NGA representatives; Chevron Humankind program gives employees greater freedom to support many non-profit groups.
No. 7 : AT&T
2007 Cash Donation: $119 million
Beneficiaries: grant programs offered to members of the Hispanic (League of United Latin-American Citizens), African-American (National Urban League), Native-American, Asian and elderly (OASIS Institute) communities.
No. 8 : General Electric
2007 Cash Donation: $114 million
Beneficiaries: Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, GE Foundation’s matching gifts; GE Consumer & Industrial; GE Chairman’s Award.
No. 9 : Microsoft
2007 Cash Donation: $110 million
Beneficiaries: U.S. economic revitalizations and disaster response; Boys & Girls Clubs of Americas; employee-matching donation programs directed at various non-profits; existing local government, academic and non-profit organizations as they rebuild and establish community and infrastructure technology and work-force training centers.
No. 10 : Wachovia
2007 Cash Donation: $103 million
Beneficiaries: Center for Technology, Enterprise and Development; Latino Community Credit Union; Teach for America.
MOST GENEROUS CORPORATIONS : PERCENT OF INCOME
No. 1 : Kroger1.7% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $57 million
2006 Operating Income: $3.3 billion
Beneficiaries: food banks throughout the U.S., Feeding America, Second Helpings, Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of America, Salvation Army.
No. 2 : Tyson Foods 1.6% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $8 million
2006 Operating Income: $492 million
Beneficiaries: Children’s House, Meals On Wheels, Multiple Sclerosis Society, Ronald McDonald House.
No. 3 : Bristol-Myers Squibb 1.4% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $59 million
2006 Operating Income: $4.1 billion
Beneficiaries: Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric AIDS Corps., Cancer Care, American College of Cardiology.
No. 4 : Best Buy
1.4% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $31 million
2006 Operating Income: $2.2 billion
Beneficiaries: Best Buy Children’s Foundation, United Way, American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Club, Junior Achievement and Best Buy Teach Awards (Kindergarten through high school teachers).
No. 5 : Eli Lilly
1.3% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $70 million
2006 Operating Income: $5.4 billion
Beneficiaries: education grants, physical therapy, charitable giving through proprietary programs such as Lilly Cares, LillyMedicareAnswers Program, Lilly Oncology.
No. 6 : Wal-Mart Stores
1.3% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $301 million
2006 Operating Income: $23.6 billion
Beneficiaries: Children’s Miracle Network, Feeding America, The Salvation Army, The American Red Cross. The United Way of America, National Fish and Wildlife Foudation.
No. 7 : Fluor Corp.
1.2% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $10 million
2006 Operating Income: $531 million
Beneficiaries: The Fluor Foundation contributes to community organizations and educations institutes worldwide (e.g. United Way of America and its sister agencies).
No. 8 : Xerox
1% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $25 million
2006 Operating Income: $2.5 billion
Beneficiaries: disaster relief (Asia), United Way, the Nature Conservancy.
No. 9 : Caterpillar
0.0% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $74 Million
2006 Operating Income: $7.8 billion
Beneficiaries: March of Dimes research for causes of premature birth, Kansas City Children’s Service League, United Way of America’s Success by 6, Homework Hangout Club, Daitian Primary School (Tianjin, China).
No. 10 : Northrup Grumman
0.9% of Operating Income
2007 Cash Donation: $30 Million
2006 Operating Income: $3.2 billion
Beneficiaries: disaster relief, U.S. military servicemen and women (with United Services Organization), Habitat for Humanity.
