How America’s Biggest Companies Gave in 2012
July 14, 2013 | Read Time: 8 minutes
Browse the table below for information on giving at large companies in 2012, including their cash gifts and the causes they support.
| Company | Cash Giving in 2012 | Change from 2011 | Causes it Supports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Company | $315,845,766 | 47.9% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Housing, Human services, Local and regional causes |
| Walmart Stores | $311,607,280 | -9.0% | Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, Hunger/food security, Other, Women’s issues |
| Chevron Corporation | $262,430,000 | 25.4% | Economics, Education (K12), Health |
| Goldman Sachs Group | $241,278,912 | -28.4% | Community and economic development, Education (higher education), Military veterans, Women’s issues |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation | $213,374,183 | -8.3% | Education (K12), Health (global), Science and technology, Women’s issues |
| Bank of America | $186,815,007 | -10.4% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Environment and conservation, Housing, Human services, Hunger/food security, International, Leadership, LGBT programs, Local and regional causes, Military veterans, Nonprofit developme |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $183,471,434 | -9.6% | Community and economic development, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Housing, Military veterans, Minorities |
| GE | $161,500,000 | 12.1% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Environment and conservation, Health (global), Health (U.S.), United Way |
| Target Corporation | $147,038,722 | 0.6% | Arts and culture, Education (K12), Human services, Hunger/food security |
| Citigroup | $137,032,650 | 12.4% | Community and economic development, Education (higher education), International, Other |
| Johnson & Johnson | $131,314,000 | 10.4% | Health (global), Health (U.S.) |
| $105,000,000 | 1.3% | Children and youths, Education (K12), Environment and conservation, International relief and development, Science and technology | |
| Intel Corporation | $104,937,646 | 15.8% | Diversity, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Science and technology, United Way |
| General Mills | $102,724,397 | 17.1% | Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Families, Hunger/food security |
| Microsoft Corporation | $99,728,128 | -5.1% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Community and economic development, Human services, International, Local and regional causes, Nonprofit development, Social entrepreneurs |
| Coca-Cola Company | $96,610,310 | -13.8% | Diversity, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health, HIV/AIDS, Recreation, Women’s issues |
| AT&T Corporation | $95,484,375 | 14.0% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Health (U.S.), United Way |
| Kroger Company | $77,420,000 | 11.1% | Education (K12), Human services, Hunger/food security, Local and regional causes, Military veterans, Women’s issues |
| State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company | $63,993,820 | 2.0% | Community and economic development, Education (K12) |
| Merck & Company | $62,400,000 | -14.0% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Health (global), Health (U.S.), HIV/AIDS, Women’s issues |
| Pfizer | $60,720,000 | 7.6% | Health |
| UnitedHealth Group | $60,304,650 | 1.4% | Health (U.S.) |
| Caterpillar | $60,000,000 | 20.0% | Children and youths, Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, International, Science and technology, United Way, Women’s issues |
| Verizon Communications | $56,382,352 | -14.3% | Education (K12), Health (U.S.) |
| Capital One Financial Corporation | $55,301,578 | 88.3% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Housing, Realestate acquisition |
| Medtronic | $55,201,861 | 10.9% | Education (K12), Education (higher education), Health, Health (global), Health (U.S.), International, Science and technology |
| Eli Lilly and Company | $54,869,000 | 14.9% | Community and economic development, Diversity, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Health (global), Hunger/food security, United Way |
| Abbott Laboratories | $54,215,516 | -10.1% | Health, International relief and development, Science and technology |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb | $53,782,577 | -16.4% | Health (global), Health (U.S.), HIV/AIDS, Mental health, Military veterans, Other |
| Procter & Gamble | $53,000,000 | -13.1% | Health (global), Housing, Human services |
| State Street Corporation | $50,701,000 | 92.5% | Community and economic development, Education (early childhood), Violence prevention |
| ConocoPhillips | $50,166,000 | 0.0% | Arts and culture, Civic affairs, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health |
| PNC Financial Services Group | $49,800,000 | 7.4% | NULL |
| IBM | $48,300,450 | 2.9% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Human services |
| U.S. Bancorp | $47,666,920 | 4.0% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), United Way |
| MetLife | $46,986,567 | -1.8% | Aging, Arts and culture, Children and youths, Civic affairs, Community and economic development, Disabilities, Diversity, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Health, Health (global), Health (U.S.), Housing, Human ri |
| UPS | $46,634,292 | 2.9% | Community and economic development, Crisis intervention, Diversity, Economics, Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Human rights, International relief and development, Nonprofit development, United Way |
| Morgan Stanley | $46,359,510 | -2.1% | Children and youths, Diversity |
| Altria | $45,185,496 | 5.6% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Civic affairs, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Military veterans |
| Cisco Systems | $44,905,684 | 4.6% | Community and economic development, Disabilities, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health, Health (global), Health (U.S.), Human services, Hunger/food security, International, Intern |
| PepsiCo | $40,623,008 | -8.5% | Agriculture and food, Children and youths, Diversity, Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health, Hunger/food security, United Way |
| Alcoa | $40,427,613 | 6.4% | Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Other, Science and technology |
| Philip Morris International | $38,326,304 | 11.6% | Agriculture and food, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Hunger/food security |
| Home Depot | $38,000,000 | 0.5% | Housing, Disaster relief |
| Dell | $34,507,809 | 3.3% | Education (K12), Education (higher education), Medical research and education, Other, Social entrepreneurs |
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation | $32,371,283 | 1.6% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Human services |
| Monsanto Company | $32,200,000 | 16.2% | Education (K12), Other |
| Exelon Corporation | $30,977,198 | 10.5% | Arts and culture, Capital projects, Children and youths, Civic affairs, Community and economic development, Disabilities, Diversity, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Families, Health |
| Texas Instruments | $30,467,328 | 45.1% | Arts and culture, Education (K12) |
| Ford Motor Company | $30,100,000 | 2.0% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Other, United Way |
| Nationwide | $29,905,354 | -7.6% | Crisis intervention, Housing, Human services |
| American Express Company | $28,500,000 | 2.7% | Arts and culture, Civic affairs, Community and economic development, Leadership, Nonprofit development |
| Southern Company | $27,143,134 | -3.2% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Human services, Local and regional causes |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | $25,200,000 | -0.1% | Education (K12), Military veterans |
| Allstate Corporation | $24,893,215 | 10.2% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Community and economic development, Diversity, Education (K12), Human services, Local and regional causes, Nonprofit development, United Way |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $24,796,000 | -1.0% | Disabilities, Education (higher education), Housing, Human services, Hunger/food security, International, Nonprofit development |
| 3M Company | $24,529,109 | -8.4% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Community and economic development, Diversity, Economics, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health, Health (U.S.), Human services, Hunger/food s |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | $23,500,000 | 15.8% | NULL |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | $23,464,866 | -16.6% | Diversity, Education (K12), Environment and conservation, Military veterans |
| PG&E Corporation | $23,441,505 | 1.2% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation |
| Mondelez International | $22,700,000 | -42.6% | Agriculture and food, Children and youths, Health, Hunger/food security, International |
| Safeway | $22,144,729 | 2.5% | Children and youths, Disabilities, Education (K12), Health, Hunger/food security |
| Dominion Foundation | $21,300,000 | -1.4% | Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, Human services |
| Deere & Company | $20,475,158 | 26.4% | Agriculture and food, Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Human services, Hunger/food security, International relief and development, Other, Science and technology, United Way |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | $18,715,329 | 47.5% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Environment and conservation, Families, Health (global), United Way, Women’s issues |
| Starbucks Corporation | $18,650,000 | -1.8% | Leadership, Other |
| Mosaic Company | $18,079,599 | 76.5% | Agriculture and food, Environment and conservation, Hunger/food security, Local and regional causes, United Way |
| Travelers Companies | $17,200,000 | 2.4% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education) |
| Motorola | $17,100,000 | -29.9% | NULL |
| Entergy Corporation | $16,314,585 | -0.4% | Community and economic development, Education (early childhood), Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, United Way |
| Peter Kiewit Sons’ | $16,314,286 | -15.5% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Education (K12), Local and regional causes, United Way |
| New York Life Insurance Company | $15,450,000 | 0.3% | Children and youths, Education (K12), Education (higher education) |
| Public Service Enterprise Group | $14,907,778 | -1.1% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation |
| Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company | $14,748,999 | -14.1% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Human services, United Way |
| CVS Caremark Corporation | $14,371,000 | 3.1% | Children and youths, Disabilities, Education (early childhood), Health |
| Principal Financial Group | $13,972,784 | 29.4% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Environment and conservation, Health, Human services |
| Xerox Corporation | $13,500,000 | 0.0% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Diversity, Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Science and technology, United Way |
| CSX Corporation | $13,494,324 | 60.2% | Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health (U.S.), Human services, Leadership, United Way |
| Kellogg Company | $13,155,000 | -7.0% | Diversity, Hunger/food security, Other, United Way |
| International Paper Company | $12,300,000 | 43.0% | Education (K12), Environment and conservation, Hunger/food security, United Way |
| Union Pacific Corporation | $12,000,000 | 0.0% | Civic affairs, Education (higher education), Human services, Military veterans, United Way |
| Waste Management | $11,941,437 | 8.1% | Arts and culture, Children and youths, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Local and regional causes, Nonprofit development, Science and technology |
| Oracle Corporation | $11,547,977 | -2.8% | Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Local and regional causes, Science and technology |
| Cardinal Health | $11,041,332 | -15.0% | Arts and culture, Capital projects, Health, Health (global), Health (U.S.), Substance abuse |
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York | $10,185,207 | 27.6% | Arts and culture, Civic affairs, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Leadership, Nonprofit development, Public parks, Public policy, Science and technology |
| ConAgra Foods | $9,677,241 | -6.3% | Hunger/food security, Other |
| Eaton Corporation | $8,738,788 | 8.5% | Arts and culture, Education (higher education), Health, Human services, United Way |
| Ameriprise Financial | $7,800,000 | 20.0% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Housing, Human services, Hunger/food security, Nonprofit development |
| Marriott International | $7,200,000 | -4.0% | NULL |
| Unum Group | $7,200,000 | 7.5% | Disabilities, Education (K12), Leadership |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | $7,001,295 | 0.3% | Arts and culture, Capital projects, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), United Way |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | $7,000,000 | 16.7% | Arts and culture, Education (early childhood), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Human services, Hunger/food security |
| CHS | $6,900,000 | 38.0% | Agriculture and food, Diversity, Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Leadership |
| Fluor Corporation | $6,817,000 | 11.4% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Housing, Human services, Hunger/food security, International, Military veterans, Science and technology, United Way |
| Oneok | $5,346,727 | -11.7% | Arts and culture, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Environment and conservation, Health, Human services, United Way |
| Genworth Financial | $5,000,000 | -5.7% | Aging, Children and youths, Human services, United Way |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation | $4,905,810 | 14.1% | Local and regional causes |
| Halliburton Company | $4,723,334 | 21.1% | Children and youths, Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, Health |
| Marathon Petroleum | $4,300,900 | 12.1% | Arts and culture, Capital projects, Children and youths, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Local and regional causes, United Way |
| Hartford Financial Services Group | $3,500,000 | -22.2% | Community and economic development, Education (K12), Education (higher education), Other |
| Guardian Life Insurance Company of America | $2,760,930 | -4.8% | Arts and culture, Education (higher education), Health (U.S.), Housing, United Way |
| Sherwin-Williams | $2,742,924 | -0.9% | Children and youths, Community and economic development, Health, Health (U.S.) |
| H.J. Heinz Company | $2,511,450 | -14.3% | Health, Local and regional causes |
| Southwest Airlines | $2,104,000 | 16.0% | Civic affairs, Community and economic development, Environment and conservation, Health (U.S.), Military veterans, Other |
| Office Depot | $1,729,952 | -11.2% | Children and youths, Community and economic development, Education (K12), Human services, Nonprofit development, Other |
| First Data Corporation | $1,616,000 | -33.6% | Children and youths, Education (K12), Human services, United Way |
