Michigan Nonprofits Receive $2.8 Million in Contributions in 2008 From Consumers Energy, Its Employees and Retirees, and the Utility's Philanthropic Foundation.
JACKSON, Mich., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan nonprofit organizations received $2.8 million in contributions in 2008 from Consumers Energy, its employees and retirees, and the utility's philanthropic arm, the Consumers Energy Foundation. The United Way was the largest single recipient with $1.7 million contributed to 58 local...

Erb Family Foundation and Fred and Barbara Erb Match Gifts to Donate $1 Million to Salvation Army, Forgotten Harvest and THAW.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to an unprecedented need for local food, shelter and utility assistance, the recently established Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation and its founders, Fred and Barbara Erb, announced today matching gifts totaling $1 million. Erb Family Foundation President John...

Third-graders taught a lesson in giving.
Byline: Ellie Oleson COLUMN: Telegram & Gazette Santa Each holiday season, a teacher at the Heritage School in Charlton combines reading and giving in order to help needy children. Tina M. O'Donnell challenges her third grade students to read books during...

Will your company match your contributions to WUSF?
Many companies match contributions their employees make to qualified non-profit organizations like WUSF. Your company's plan may match your contributions dollar for dollar, but matching amounts vary by company. Some even double or triple their employees' contributions! Most organizations match gifts from part-time employees and retirees, too. Some companies...

Major gifts announced at the annual dinner dance.
Faculty and directors from 22 physical therapy programs across the country, as well as private individuals and representatives from chapters, sections, and corporations, pledged almost $80,000 in response to a challenge issued at the Foundation's 2006 Dinner Dance in Orlando, Fla, to collectively match the $100,000 donation made that...

Abbott Employees Give Back This Holiday Season.
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As evidence of the company's commitment to give back to local communities, Abbott employees and the Abbott Fund have pledged more than $5.6 million to support health and human service organizations this year, including a contribution of more than $3 million by...

Mattel Donates Toys for Holiday Season.
Children's Hospitals Across the U.S. Receive Thousands of Toys as Part of Mattel's Toy Donation Program EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mattel, Inc. today announced that in 2006 it has donated almost 1.5 million toys worth approximately $10 million to children in need around the...

T&G Santa Fund bounty reflects the spirit of giving.
Byline: Art Simas COLUMN: TELEGRAM & GAZETTE SANTA A big "Thank You" goes out to the donors of the 68th Telegram & Gazette Santa Fund for contributing the second highest amount in its history. The total collected was $194,747.15 compared to last year's...

DTE Energy Employee Fund Drive Raises Holiday Dollars for Michigan Charities.
DETROIT, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy employees and the DTE Energy Foundation gave $200,000 to Michigan charities during a six-week holiday fund-raising drive. DTE Energy employees donated $105,000, which the Foundation matched with an additional $95,000. The funds were distributed in December to a variety of nonprofit human...

West Virginia Nonprofit Groups Received More Than $800,000 in 2006 From Verizon Foundation to Support Literacy, Education, Domestic Violence Initiatives.
Verizon Employees Volunteered More Than 18,000 Hours to State's Nonprofits CHARLESTON, W.Va., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon's commitment to West Virginia proved strong in 2006 through grants for a broad range of programs to improve literacy and education, combat domestic violence, and improve health care through the...