As a powerful corporate partner, Constellation Energy invests in and supports organizations that are working to improve the quality of life in our communities. Our efforts are not new. We trace a 190-year tradition of giving back to the communities we serve and are guided by a firm belief that our resources and employee family can have a profound and positive effect on the world around us.
Each year, Constellation Energy makes considerable financial and human capital commitments to the communities where we have significant operations. In 2007, our company contributed nearly $8.2 million to organizations through the following corporate programs:
Corporate Giving
Volunteerism
Employee Giving
Corporate Giving
Constellation Energy focuses its corporate giving to non-profit organizations in a few key areas of interest:
Energy Assistance/Poverty Solutions: We contribute funds to organizations whose missions are to serve the most needy through energy-related financial assistance and conservation programs.
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Through the BGE Community Assistance Fund we make grants to non-profit organizations that meet immediate assistance needs and promote customer self-reliance. Some of the energy assistance-related organizations that we support include Community Assistance Network, Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation, Fuel Fund of Maryland, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Salvation Army and United Communities Against Poverty.
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We make funding commitments to the Fuel Fund of Maryland which provides matching credits to enhance customer payments. Please contact the Fuel Fund of Maryland at
www.fuelfundmaryland.org for information about this program.
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We promote energy conservation and weatherization initiatives through the BGE Conservation Home Improvement Program. Please contact BGE at
www.bge.com for information about the weatherization program.
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We work closely with the state of Maryland’s Office of Home Energy Programs to assist households with obtaining emergency energy assistance aid. Please contact the Office of Home Energy Programs at
www.dhr.state.md.us/meap for information about emergency energy assistance.
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Through a variety of communications methods, we encourage customers to use energy efficient products and to implement other cost-effective ways of saving energy.
Education: We support programs that prepare students to graduate, ready to enter the workforce. Some of the education-related organizations that we support include CollegeBound Foundation, Fund for Educational Excellence, Junior Achievement, Maryland Mentoring Partnership, Oswego State University and Victor Valley College.
Economic Development: We support institutions that contribute to enhancing the quality of life for all. Some of the economic development-related organizations that we support include Art Institute of Chicago, Center Stage, Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, Kentucky Opera, Neighborhood Design Center and Walters Art Museum.
Environment: We contribute resources to organizations that are making tangible strides in the areas of preservation and restoration. Some of the environment-related organizations that we support include Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Center for Watershed Protection, Izaak Walton League, Restore America’s Estuaries, Trust for Public Land and Wildlife Habitat Council.
> Learn more about Constellation Energy's Request Process for corporate giving in the areas of Energy Assistance/Poverty Solutions, Education, Economic Development and the Environment.
Volunteerism
Many of our employees volunteer through company-sponsored non-profit service projects through our Power of Caring program, donating numerous hours of service to our communities. Projects range from feeding the poor and rebuilding homes to mentoring at-risk youth and cleaning up streams. Our leadership helps drive our collective purpose by serving on the boards of more than 200 charitable organizations and foundations.
Supporting the Red Cross is another long-standing tradition among Constellation Energy employees. For many years, our company has held at-work blood donation drives at multiple company locations across the country. In 2007, employees donated more than 2,400 pints of blood through over 40 company-sponsored blood donation drives in central Maryland alone.
Employee Giving
Each year, Constellation Energy employees enthusiastically participate in the annual United Way campaign. In 2007, our employees contributed more than $3.4 million. To complement this tremendous giving, Constellation Energy matches $.50 of every dollar donated by employees. This combined 2007 generosity resulted in $5.1 million of charitable giving to various United Way chapters and local charities around the world, placing Constellation Energy as the largest corporate giver to United Ways in central Maryland; Calvert County, Maryland; Oswego and Rochester, New York. Our voluntary United Way giving program is supplemented by an ongoing program of matching employee gifts to institutions of higher learning. Last year, our matching gift program resulted in nearly $1 million of contributions to colleges, universities and other qualifying organizations.
Contact Information
Jim Choplick: Energy Assistance and Economic Development requests, In-Kind Donations – 410-470-4046
Ann Flagg: Volunteerism and Employee Giving - 410-470-4035
Barbara Shortridge: Contributions Coordination– 410-470-4034
Carrie Wilson: Environment and Education requests – 410-470-4023
