Big Corporations doing important

things in Chicago By Yosef Meystel

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In this slide show, Yosef Meystel will describe a few corporations that are actually recognized for being big charity funders. Companies such as: Northern Trust W.W Grainger Inc Exelon

Northern TrustNorthern Trust is one of the few companies in the U.S that has kept up its donations despite the multiple recessions and financial crisis that have taken place in the country. They have always stated that in rough times people are in need the most, for this reason, the company shouldn’t turn its back on them. Instead, Northern Trust and its philanthropic experts collaborate with every family to identify, refine and evaluate which charitable solutions that best suits their needs.

Northern TrustNorthern Trust support three main funding areas: Disadvantaged Women Their Children People with mental and Physical Disabilities

Exelon CorpExelon funds a corporate giving program that aims to help communities grow and thrive in Chicago and other cities in the U.S, as one of their main goals is to have a positive impact in the areas they serve.

In June 2015, Exelon Corp opened the 606, a ground-breaking green space in Chicago’s park-poor neighborhoods. The 606 transformed an unused rail line that once divided neighborhoods into an elevated path of green areas on Chicago’s northwest side.

Exelon CorpSome of the areas Exelon Corp funds offer measurable, sustainable improvements in the communities. These areas are listed below:    Education: These programs promote scholarships and

internships, encouraging students to stay in school and develop their potential.

   Environment: Programs here aim to improve the quality of our environment, working for environmental education, conservation, and preservation of species.

   Arts & Culture: In this area, programs are dedicated to making arts and culture more accessible to a wider and more diverse audience.

   Development: Programs here support different options from health and human services to after-school programming.

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W.W. Grainger, Inc The Grainger Foundation thrives for disaster prevention and

response, support for programs related to skilled trades, an employee matching gifts program, and a combined volunteer/financial local giving program in the cities where the company has a corporate presence. The Foundation also gives community college scholarship support for training in technical skills and public safety.

The company has also made some major contributions to different universities during the past years. One of the most remarkable of these contributions was made to the University of Illinois through the Urbana-Champaign’s Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative (GEBI), boosting a massive expansion of its Engineering department with tens of millions of dollars in Grainger Foundation funding and an initial focus on “bioengineering and big data”.