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EMPOWERINGCOMMUNITIESPPL FOUNDATION 2020 COMMUNITY REPORT
A PPL Foundation grant helped fund this Special Response Vehicle that addresses a vulnerability of mass transportation and care inemergency situations while supporting community health, education and outreach efforts in rural north central Pennsylvania.Community Support in a Challenging YearIn 2020, COVID-19 and the racial justice movement broughta heightened awareness of the impact that can be madethrough community partnerships and investments.sewing masks for healthcare workers and sending cardsand letters to older adults isolated in nursing homes.The racial justice movement of the past year has broughtto light the inequities faced by minority citizens in ourcommunities.Whether big cities or small towns, every community weserve was facing the same challenge.While diversity and inclusion have always been keyconsiderations in the choices we make when investing inlocal communities, the PPL Foundation announced in June2020 that it would expand the mission and focus to moredirectly support racial justice and equity initiatives.PPL’s response to COVID-19 included: Significant donations of PPE to local hospitals andemergency management agencies. Grants of 500,000 to assistance programs to helpenergy customers facing economic hardships. The announcement was paired with an initial contribution of 100,000 to Pennsylvania organizations working to makereal and lasting changes in these areas. Additionally, thePPL Foundation launched a scholarship program —Powering a Brighter Future — to advance diversity, equityand inclusion and attract more women and minorities tocareers in engineering, information technology, and tech andtrade roles. The PPL Foundation will award 1 million inscholarships over the next decade.Contributions totaling more than 300,000 in funding tolocal COVID-19 relief efforts throughout Pennsylvania tosupport our customers and communities.Additionally, corporate responsibility staff actively workedwith nonprofit partners to facilitate virtual volunteeractivities for employees to help communities and individualshit hardest by COVID-19. Some of the virtual activitiesincluded tutoring students in under-resourced schools,EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES2
Illuminating the work ofunsung community heroesIIn 2020, PPL marked a century of people powering life. To celebrate our centennial, the PPL Foundation honored people whowork to transform lives in their communities. They are the bright lights powering progress and making a difference.The PPL Foundation awarded a total of 100,000 in grants to help illuminate the outstanding contributions of individualsworking in the nonprofit sector. Ten Bright Lights grants of 10,000 were awarded in recognition of the honorees to thenonprofit agencies they support.Kristen Boyle is anMelisa Baez leads thework of ASSETS Lancaster, anonprofit focused on transforming the community throughethical and inclusive businesspractices. She has helpedcountless entrepreneurs startand grow their businesses inLancaster County and SouthCentral, Pa.inspiration to everyone whomeets her. Legally blind, shehas become an integral part ofthe design and creation ofmany programs for NortheastSight Services in Exeter, Pa.She is committed to thedevelopment and improvementof programs that help othermembers of the communitywho suffer from vision loss.Dave Brumbaugh,founder and executive directorof the Uptown MusicCollective in Williamsport, Pa.,has spent the last 20 yearspursuing one goal – to educateand create well-roundedmusicians, ages 10-18, so thatthey can connect their community with music. “He is not justmolding great musicians; he ismaking great humans,” saysone student’s mom.Sarah "Sally" Casey has led the struggle againstdomestic violence in Schuylkill County, Pa., since the grassrootsefforts began in 1983. Her dedication and vision ever since toSchuylkill Women in Crisis has developed into a collaborativecommunity response that has helped thousands of victimsand their families find safety and healing.PPL FOUNDATION 2020 COMMUNITY REPORT3
Powering progress and making a differenceDarian Colbert hasinvested in the Allentowncommunity by engaging in theleadership development ofthousands of students, adultleaders and volunteers throughthe nonprofit agency, CohesionNetwork. Its mission is tocollaborate with residents,organizations and localgovernment to empowerpeople socially, educationallyand economically, and createlasting change.Tim Lee is the driving forcebehind The Mountain Center, afacility that offers a multitudeof services to Monroe Countyresidents. Four years ago, Leeturned an abandoned schoolbuilding into a communityresource center that assistedthousands of Monroe Countyresidents in 2019.Melissa FillmanChristopher Kaag,Teresa Peters is makingYamelisa Taveras isthe founder of Unidos, anorganization in the LehighValley that works to improvethe quality of life for underprivileged and marginalizedresidents by empowering unityand self-investment. The grouprecently raised funds to providefree laptops to AllentownSchool District studentstransitioning to remote learningdue to COVID-19.founded Kindness is Magic,a Lehigh Valley organizationthat improves the educationoutcomes of public-schoolstudents by advocating forall students to be provided anutritious lunch regardlessof their economic status.a huge impact in her hometownof Berwick, Pa., and beyond, byoperating For the Cause, thearea’s first free, public andyouth-led teen center. Thenonprofit provides uniqueprogramming aimed at developing and supporting teens ingrades 7-12. In addition, itoffers basic needs such asnutritious food, shelter andclothing.founder and executive directorof the IM ABLE Foundation inBerks County, Pa., works topromote active lifestyles foreverybody, including peoplewith disabilities and veterans.EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES4
COVID reliefWe are committed to helping our neighbors through thesedifficult times. And we’re proud to partner with communityagencies working on the front lines during this public healthemergency to ensure that the most vulnerable among ushave a safety net. The PPL Foundation donated 300,000 to a dozen agenciesproviding COVID-19 relief efforts across central and easternPennsylvania, including the Harrisburg, Lancaster, LehighValley, Poconos and Susquehanna Valley regions.Agencies that received contributions as part of COVID-19relief efforts are: Greater Susquehanna Valley United WayLuzerne FoundationLycoming County United WayPocono Mountains United WaySchuylkill United WayScranton Area Community FoundationUnited Way of Berks CountyUnited Way of Capital RegionUnited Way of Lancaster CountyUnited Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyAdditionally, the PPL Foundation contributed 500,000 inMarch to Operation HELP to support PPL Electric Utilitiescustomers dealing with temporary hardships as a result ofthe coronavirus outbreak.Clinton County United WayColumbia Montour United WayPPL FOUNDATION 2020 COMMUNITY REPORT5
200 ORGANIZATIONSRECEIVED SUPPORT3.8 MTOTAL GIVING7,000 HOURS VOLUNTEEREDBY PPL EMPLOYEESSustaining GrantsPPL Foundation proudly supports the important work being done by the nonprofit sector to improve life in our communities.Whether it’s providing critical homework help for young students, a path out of homelessness for families in need or innovativeeconomic recovery efforts that benefit all residents, 2020’s grant recipients were focused on transforming their communities.The PPL Foundation awarded more than 500,000 in grants to 116 nonprofit organizations across central and easternPennsylvania to strengthen education and support sustainable communities. Allentown Rescue MissionArchie’s PlaceBerwick Area YMCABoys & Girls Club of AllentownBoys & Girls Club of LancasterBrodhead Watershed AssociationBucks County Intermediate Unit Education FoundationCapital Area Girls on the RunCapital Region Economic Development CorporationCasa Guadalupe CenterCentral PA Business & Education AssociationCentral Pennsylvania Food BankClinton County Economic Partnership FoundationCommunities in Schools of the Lehigh ValleyCommunity Action CommissionCommunity Bike WorksConcerned Parents of the Hazleton AreaDiamond City PartnershipDowntown Hazleton Alliance for ProgressEarth ConservancyEducational Opportunity Centers of PAElizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach ServicesEmployment Opportunity & Training Center ofNortheastern PennsylvaniaFamily Promise of Monroe CountyFamily Service Association of NortheasternPennsylvania Foundation for Free Enterprise EducationFulton Theatre CompanyGirl Scouts in the Heart of PAGirl Scouts of Eastern PennsylvaniaGreater Lycoming Habitat for HumanityGreater Hazleton Area Civic PartnershipGreater Susquehanna Valley YMCAGreater Valley Young Men’s Christian AssociationHazleton Integration ProjectHelping Hands SocietyJohnson CollegeJoshua GroupJunior Achievement of Northeastern PennsylvaniaJunior Achievement of South-Central PennsylvaniaLeadership LackawannaLeadership Wilkes-BarreLEAF Project Inc.Lehigh Valley Children’s CentersLine Mountain Nourishing Eagles to Soar WeekendBackpack Food ProgramMeals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh ValleyMerrill Linn Land & Waterways ConservancyMilagro HouseMillerstown Senior Citizens CenterMinsi Trails Council, Boy Scouts of AmericaMonocacy Farms(continued)EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES6
29COUNTIES SUPPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIACasa Guadalupe CenterWildlife Leadership AcademyWilliamsport Symphony OrchestraSustaining Grants (continued) Monroe County Habitat for HumanityNational Audubon SocietyNatural Lands TrustNew BethanyNew Birth of Freedom Council, Boy Scouts of AmericaNew Hope MinistriesNorth Penn Valley Boys & Girls ClubNorth Pocono Public LibraryOsterhout Free LibraryPenn’s NortheastPennsylvania Association of EnvironmentalEducators – Wayne CountyPennsylvania College of Technology CommunityArts CenterPennsylvania College of Technology FoundationPennsylvania Envirothon Inc.Pinebrook Family AnswersPleasant Valley Ecumenical NetworkPocono Environmental Education CenterPocono Mountains United WayPocono Northeast Development FundPocono Services for Families and ChildrenRiver Valley Regional YMCASafe HarbourSchuylkill Chamber FoundationScranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency PPL FOUNDATION 2020 COMMUNITY REPORT7Scranton Neighborhood Housing ServicesSEEDS (Sustainable Energy Education & DevelopmentSupport) of Northeastern PATabor Community ServicesThe Arc of Dauphin CountyThe Arc Susquehanna ValleyThe Cooperage ProjectThe Factory MinistriesThe Foundation of The Columbia Montour Chamberof CommerceThe Greenhouse ProjectThe Literacy CenterThe Salvation Army – AllentownThe Salvation Army – WilliamsportTrevorton Heritage SocietyUpper Delaware Preservation CoalitionValley Youth House CommitteeWeis Center for the Performing ArtsWildlife Leadership AcademyWilkes UniversityWilliamsport Symphony OrchestraWorkforce WayneYoung Men’s Christian Association of ScrantonYoung Men’s Christian Association of Wilkes-BarreYoung Women’s Christian Association of Bethlehem
PPL Foundation’s Cover to Cover program provided grants for libraries, early literacyprograms and summer learning initiatives to support efforts to increase child literacy.Cover to CoverIn support of Cover to Cover, the PPL Foundation’sinitiative to improve child literacy through reading andsummer learning programs, 19 grants were awarded in2020 to the following organizations: Child Development, Inc.Cumberland County Library System FoundationDimmick Memorial LibraryEphrata Public LibraryJames V. Brown LibraryJohn R. Kauffman Jr. Public LibraryLancaster Public LibraryMiddletown Public LibraryMilton Public LibraryMom’s House of LancasterNorthampton Area Public Library Inc.Orangeville Public Library, Inc.Orwigsburg Area Free Public LibraryShamokin Coal Township Public LibraryTamaqua Public LibraryUnited Way of Carlisle & Cumberland CountyUnited Way of Greater Hazleton: HazletonUnited Way of Lackawanna and Wayne CountiesUnited Way of Wyoming ValleySince the program started in 2016, The PPL Foundationand PPL employees have donated about 120,000 new andgently used books to nearly 26,000 students in schoolsthroughout its Pennsylvania service area. The program alsoprovides funding for libraries and other summer readingprograms in central and eastern Pennsylvania. Cover toCover is one of many examples of how PPL partners withcommunity organizations to help improve education.EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES8
For the past 100 years, PPL employees – pastand present – have generously given their time andmoney to help those in our communities who needassistance. In these extraordinary times, I am extremelyproud of the giving nature of PPL employees andretirees. Time and again, they have risen to thechallenge to help make our communities stronger.— Vincent Sorgi, PPL president and chief executive officerUnited in our mission to help othersAs communities and families dealt with the challenges of COVID-19, PPL Corporation and its employees and retirees joinedforces to pledge more than 4.5 million – a record-breaking amount – during the company’s annual United Way campaign tohelp those in need.The funds are being used to assist families struggling with COVID-19 across central and eastern Pennsylvania; expandeducational opportunities for children; support access to health care services, food, shelter and other basic needs; and offeradditional assistance that supports healthy communities.The company’s corporate campaign included more than 2.25 million in pledges from PPL’s Pennsylvania employees andretirees, along with employees of PPL’s Safari Energy subsidiary. As a result, PPL Foundation provided more than 2.25 millionin a dollar-for-dollar match of all employee and retiree giving to United Way agencies across central and eastern Pennsylvaniaand in New York City, where Safari Energy is headquartered.The PPL Foundationempowers communitiesby supporting studentsuccess from cradle tocareer; advancing diversity,equity and inclusion;and promoting thedevelopment of vibrant andsustainable communities.BOARD OF DIRECTORSJoseph P. Bergstein Gregory N. Dudkin Christine M. MartinOFFICERSRyan W. Hill — PresidentLissette O. Santana — Chief Operating OfficerTadd J. Henninger — Vice President and TreasurerStephanie R. Raymond — Vice PresidentAndrew W. Elmore – Assistant TreasurerVanessa D. Hartline — Assistant TreasurerElizabeth S. Duane — Corporate SecretaryArden A. Leyden — Assistant Corporate SecretaryThe PPL Foundation invites nonprofits to submit grant applications for consideration annually. Any nonprofit organization (501c3) working to improvethe community through initiatives focused on education, community revitalization and workforce development can apply for a grant. Municipalities,churches, schools and chambers of commerce are not eligible. For complete instructions on how to apply, please visit pplcares.com
thousands of Monroe County residents in 2019. Christopher Kaag, . Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library Shamokin Coal Township Public Library Tamaqua Public Library United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County United Way of Greater Hazleton: Hazleton
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