The board of directors of the National Fuel Gas Company Foundation (Foundation), the charitable giving arm of National Fuel Gas Company (National Fuel), recently approved Foundation grants totaling $207,000.
According to David P. Bauer, Foundation President and President and CEO of National Fuel, National Fuel is awarding grants to 35 nonprofits, including four community grant recipients, nonprofits nominated by our employee resource groups (ERGs) and Days of Doing partners.
“We are pleased to provide grants to numerous nonprofits from across our service territory,” Bauer said. “Although the missions of these organizations vary, each is providing critical work and helping to make our communities safer, healthier and more prosperous.”
In New York, Alfred State College’s Heavy Equipment Operations Program received a grant to purchase a mini excavator as well as to provide 25 students with scholarships to buy required tools. Tifft Nature Preserve also received funds for the East Canal Ecological Renovation Project to restore 63 acres of habitat through invasive species management and revegetation efforts.
In Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Health Foundation and UPMC Wellsboro received funds to assist with purchasing a 37-foot community mobile health unit that will travel to rural communities to provide needed health care services. A grant also was awarded to Barber National Institute to support its accessible community pool renovation project.
On an annual basis, National Fuel’s ERGs: EDGE Fuel, FEMALE Fuel, PRIDE Fuel and Allies and VET Fuel, nominate to the Foundation nonprofits whose missions and community work align with each ERG’s values. Recipients include:
- Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
- Erie City Moms
- GLYS WNY Inc.
- Greater Erie Alliance for Equality
- Haven House
- Home Beneath Our Feet
- LEEK Hunting & Mountain Preserve
- NWPA Pride Alliance
- Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Inc.
- Pride Center of WNY
- Project Mona’s House
- PTSD Foundation of America
- SafeNet
- The Upper Room of Erie
- Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Last month, hundreds of National Fuel employees volunteered across the Company’s service territory during Days of Doing (DOD), an annual three-day company-wide event. Partner organizations worked with National Fuel to make the event a success and each has been awarded a charitable gift. Recipients include:
- Audubon Community Nature Center
- Blossburg V.I.B.E/Island Park
- Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy
- Cradle Beach
- First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania/Rider Park
- Friends of Knox Farm State Park
- Friends of Twins Lake/Allegheny National Forest
- Heart, Love & Soul
- Ludlow Community Association/Wildcat Park
- Our West Bayfront
- Pennsylvania Parks & Forest Foundation
- Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
- Revitalize Dunkirk, Inc
- Russell Fire Department/Werner Park
- SafeNet
- Tifft Nature Preserve
- United Way of Erie County/Woodrow Wilson Middle School
- Urban Harvest
To learn more about the Foundation and its giving process, visit www.nationalfuel.com/corporate/national-fuel-gas-company-foundation/.
The National Fuel Gas Company Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation funded entirely by National Fuel through shareholder funds to better establish National Fuel’s commitment to the community. Foundation focus areas include Community Enrichment & Safety, Education, Environmental Stewardship and Veteran Services.