PG&E, The PG&E Corporation Foundation
and PG&E Coworkers Contributed a Total of More than
$31 Million in 2023
OAKLAND,
Calif., April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PG&E
and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation)
provided $25.6 million in charitable
contributions in 2023, along with PG&E coworkers who
contributed another $5.9 million —
all benefitting nearly 5,000 nonprofits and schools. Charitable
contributions are funded by shareholders, not PG&E
customers.
PG&E's Community Relations 2023 Impact Report released
today, details programs, charitable giving and volunteerism.
Charitable contributions from PG&E and the PG&E Foundation
increased more than a half-million dollars in 2023 over the
previous year. PG&E volunteer hours also rose, by 18%, with
coworkers giving more than 35,000 hours of their time in local
communities PG&E's interactive 2023 Charitable Giving Map
allows users to search by city and county to learn which local
nonprofits received grants, as well as the amount of each
grant.
Serving Local and Underserved Communities
PG&E and the PG&E Foundation provided more than 1,000
grants to nonprofits supporting the safety and well-being of local
communities. This included key signature programs such as the
Foundation's Better Together STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math) Scholarships, and continued support for the California
Restaurant Foundation's Restaurants Care Resilience Fund to
help small, local restaurants thrive post-pandemic.
Learn more about PG&E's charitable giving and how it is
making a difference in PG&E's hometowns by watching its 2023
Impact Report video. You can also hear from Ygnacio Valley High School's robotics team
(Project 212), an underserved school in Concord that benefited from PG&E's grant
and mentoring programs, and a family-owned restaurant grantee Daddy
O's Smokehouse in Sacramento.
The Impact Report highlights grant support for disadvantaged
communities: 77% benefitting communities of color, 91% toward
underserved communities and 87% going to low-income
communities.
"We are committed to making a difference in the communities we
are privileged to serve. From helping students pay for college with
our STEM Scholarship program to help ease the financial burden of
higher education, to investing in local organizations and
nonprofits for disaster preparedness — including local food banks
and fire safety programs — we are dedicated to creating safer
communities and lifting up our customers and neighbors in our
hometowns," said Carla Peterman,
PG&E Corporation Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
and Chief Sustainability Officer, and Chair of the Board of the
PG&E Foundation.
PG&E Coworkers Giving Back
PG&E's coworkers and retirees gave generously in 2023,
donating millions of dollars through the company's Campaign for the
Community, PG&E's year-round giving program for qualifying
nonprofit organizations and schools. The PG&E Foundation
provides even greater value by matching up to $1,000 each year per individual to those
qualifying organizations. Together, these contributions totaled
$8.8 million.
Additionally, PG&E coworkers provided more than 35,000 hours
of their time to nonprofit organizations in their hometowns. They
did this through volunteerism with organizations such as Habitat
for Humanity and local food banks, serving meals at shelters for
the unhoused, and through park cleanups as part of our partnership
with California State Parks Foundation.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric
utility serving more than 16 million people across 70,000 square
miles in Northern and Central
California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
About The PG&E Corporation Foundation
The PG&E Corporation Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, separate from PG&E and sponsored by
PG&E Corporation.
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