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Bank of America (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Reduced giving for large capital projects; increased amount it gives to charities to cover general operating costs.
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Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Corporation (Fort Worth)
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Shift in giving caused cutbacks to other groups but company declined to provide details.
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Caterpillar (Peoria, Ill.)
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Made cutbacks to arts and culture organizations; increased giving to charities that provide food, clothing, and shelter.
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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (Oklahoma City)
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Continues to revise giving through the recession.
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Cisco Systems (San Jose, Calif.)
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Doubled its Cisco Foundation match of employee gifts (from 1:1 to 2:1) for its annual hunger-relief campaign this year.
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Citigroup (New York)
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (Issaquah, Wash.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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CSX Corporation (Jacksonville, Fla.)
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Reduced giving to arts and cultural organizations.
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Deere & Company (Moline, Ill.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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Dominion Resources (Richmond, Va.)
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Reduced spending on the arts, environment, higher education; decreased donations for capital campaigns; no longer makes multi-year commitments.
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DTE Energy (Detroit)
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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Duke Energy (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Has not identified cuts to a specific group; says it is scrutinizing requests more and working to be more strategic.
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Eli Lilly and Company (Indianapolis)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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First Data Corporation (Greenwood Village, Colo.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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The Gap (San Francisco)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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General Electric Company (Fairfield, Conn.)
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Required that $20-million in normally unrestricted giving be directed to food and shelter needs.
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General Mills (Minneapolis)
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Gave an additional $100,000 to the Greater Twin Cities United Way to supplement its $5.8-million United Way contribution in 2008. The money was earmarked to help support emergency food-relief efforts across the metropolitan area.
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GMAC (Detroit)
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Reduced giving to the arts.
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Goldman Sachs Group (New York)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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International Paper Company (Memphis)
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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Kellogg Company (Battle Creek, Mich.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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Limited Brands (Columbus, Ohio)
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Shift in giving caused cutbacks to other groups but company declined to provide details.
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Lincoln National Corporation (Radnor, Pa.)
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Reduced giving to the arts.
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Morgan Stanley (New York)
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Used money from canceled holiday parties to support food bank.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles)
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Shift in giving caused cutbacks to other groups but company declined to provide details.
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PepsiCo (Purchase, N.Y.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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PG&E Corporation (San Francisco)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups; increased budget to support a charity-run program that helps people pay energy bills to any company.
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Progress Energy (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Company foundation doubled annual company matching contribution to Energy Neighbor Fund this year, to $1-million; program provides assistance to customers who struggle to pay energy costs.
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Prudential Financial (Newark, N.J.)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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Sempra Energy (San Diego)
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Shift in giving did not cause cutbacks to other groups.
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Starbucks Corporation (Seattle)
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Giving to more social-service organizations in Seattle.
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Wachovia Corporation (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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Wells Fargo & Company (San Francisco)
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Declined to specify details about how its increase to help such charities may affect other organizations.
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