FirstEnergy Foundation Completes Final Round of Investing with Purpose Grants to Community Organizations

The FirstEnergy Foundation awarded more than $3.43 million to nearly 100 organizations across its six-state service territory for the final round of Investing with Purpose, an initiative focused on supporting nonprofit organizations that advance health and safety, workforce development, educational and social justice initiatives. In addition, FirstEnergy Corp. provided $220,000 to five organizations as part of the initiative. The grants build on $3.3 million in charitable contributions the Foundation awarded in December 2020 as part of the initial round of giving, which has collectively gifted $7 million to nearly 200 nonprofit organizations making a difference in the communities served by FirstEnergy’s 10 electric companies.

Investing with Purpose was developed in response to the COVID pandemic, which created health, financial and educational hardships for customers across FirstEnergy’s footprint, and in response to the events of 2020 that highlighted racial and social injustices impacting our nation. With those issues in mind, the Foundation identified philanthropic opportunities through nonprofit organizations across its service territory that are responding to needs of vulnerable populations. The Investing with Purpose initiative represents an additional commitment on top of the company’s annual charitable giving, which averages approximately $10 million per year.

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The second round of Investing with Purpose grant recipients include:


HEALTH AND SAFETY

  • 180 Turning Lives Around, NJ
  • Akron Children's Hospital, OH
  • Akron General - Cleveland Clinic, OH
  • American Cancer Society,  OH/WV
  • American Red Cross, OH, PA, NJ, MD, WV
  • ARC of Washington County, MD
  • ARC of Ocean County, NJ
  • Asbury Woods Partnership Inc., PA
  • Beaver Co. Community & Law Enforcement Coalition, PA
  • Berkeley Co. Congregational Cooperative Action Project, WV
  • Berks Community Health Center, PA
  • Bethany House (Franciscan Shelters d/b/a Bethany House), OH
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters - Coastal NJ, NJ
  • Boys & Girls Club - Washington County, MD
  • Bradford Hospital Foundation, PA
  • Case Western University, OH
  • Carroll Hospital Center Foundation, MD
  • Centre County Youth Service Bureau, PA
  • Chevy Chase Community Center Action Council, PA
  • Children's Hunger Alliance, OH
  • City Mission of Erie, PA
  • Community Medical Center Foundation, NJ
  • Crime Victim Center of Erie County, PA
  • Family & Community Services Inc., OH
  • Family Service Assoc. of Northeastern PA, PA
  • Feeding Medina County, OH
  • Frederick Rescue Mission Inc., MD
  • Garden State Equality, NJ
  • Good Samaritan Hospital of Lebanon, PA
  • Greater Somerset County YMCA, NJ
  • HABcore Inc., NJ
  • Hackensack Meridian Health Inc (Jersey Shore University Medical Center), NJ
  • Harrisburg Area Community College Fndn., PA
  • Health Access Inc., WV
  • Hoffman Homes for Youth, PA
  • Homeless Solutions, NJ
  • I Believe in Me Inc, MD
  • JBWS - Jersey Battered Womens Service, NJ
  • Journey Center for Safety and Healing, OH
  • Lebanon County Christian Ministries, PA
  • LunchBreak, NJ
  • Meritus Healthcare Foundation, MD
  • MetroHealth Foundation, OH
  • Morristown Medical Center Foundation, NJ
  • Mountain CAP of WV Inc., WV
  • Neighborhood Connections to Health, NJ
  • Operation Our Town, PA
  • Opportunity House, PA
  • Our House Foundation, NJ
  • Providence House, OH
  • REACH of Washington County, MD
  • Reading Hospital Foundation, PA
  • Ritchie County Family Resource Network, WV
  • SARCC - Sexual Assault Resource Counseling Center, PA
  • Salvation Army - Greater Cleveland, OH
  • Seven Loaves Soup Kitchen Inc., PA
  • SHIP of Frederick County (Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership), MD
  • Shore Clubhouse a/k/a/ Shore House, NJ
  • Spring Street Community Development, NJ
  • Stark County Hunger Task Force, OH
  • St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus, PA
  • Summa Health, OH
  • United Way of Northern NJ, NJ
  • United Way of Southwestern PA, PA
  • University Hospitals, OH
  • Western Maryland Health System Foundation, MD
  • York Hospital, PA


EDUCATION

  • 2nd and Seven Foundation, OH
  • AMHA Building for Tomorrow, OH
  • BBB Marketplace Education Initiative, Inc., OH
  • Cleveland Zoological Society, OH
  • Collier Youth Services, NJ
  • Cuyahoga County Public Library, OH
  • Family Empowerment Ministries, Inc., OH
  • Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio, OH
  • Open Doors Academy, OH
  • Pendleton Manor, WV
  • Positive Education Program, OH
  • Project Grad, OH
  • Soap Box Derby, OH
  • Students Motivated by the Arts (SMARTS), OH/PA
  • Values in Action, OH
  • Pathways for Success, NJ
  • Small Town Hope, PA
  • Sparks Foundation, PA
  • Evergreen Heritage Center Foundation, Inc., MD,PA, WV
  • Allegany College of Maryland, MD, PA, WV
  • Boy and Girls Club of NEO, OH
  • CASA, PA
  • Mercy Center for Women, PA
  • Crawford County School for Adult Education, PA
  • College Now Greater Cleveland, OH
  • The Center for Great Expectations, NJ
  • A.S.T.E.P. (After School Tutorial Education Program), NJ
  • Waynesburg University, PA
  • Project of Easton, PA
  • Cuyahoga County College (Tri-C) Foundation, OH
  • Laurel Highlands Education & Robotics, Inc., PA
  • Center for Community Action, PA
  • Pathway, Inc., OH
  • Junior Achievement of S. Central PA, PA
  • Keystone Kidspace, PA
  • United Way of Greater Cleveland, OH
  • Susan P. Byrnes Health Education Center, PA
  • Save Our Children, OH
  • Advantage CLE, OH
  • Simply Virtual, Inc., OH
  • Allegany County Human Resources Development Commission, MD
  • Bittersweet Farms, OH
  • Junior Achievement of New Jersey (JANJ), NJ
  • The United Way of Erie County, PA, PA


SOCIAL JUSTICE 

  • American Heart Association, OH
  • BMe Networks, Inc., OH
  • Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Ohio, OH
  • Central Jersey Club of NANBPWC, Inc, NJ
  • Community Hall Foundation, Inc. (Akron Civic), OH
  • Economic Growth Foundation, OH
  • Economic and Community Development Institute, OH/WV
  • Empower the Village, Inc., NJ
  • Franklin County Coalition for Progress, PA
  • Karamu House, OH
  • Local Initiatives Support Corp-Cleveland, OH
  • Local Initiatives Support Corp-Toledo, OH
  • LGBT Center of Greater Reading, PA
  • NAMI Greater Toledo, OH
  • National Association of Minority Contractors (NEO), OH
  • National Diversity Council – Tri State, OH/PA/NJ
  • New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, NJ
  • Plexus Education Foundation, OH
  • Summa Health System, OH
  • United Way of the Eastern Panhandle, WV
  • YWCA of Greater Cleveland, OH


WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 

  • Akron Community Service & Urban League, OH
  • Bayfront NATO Inc, Martin Luther King Memorial Center, PA
  • Berks Latino Workforce Development, PA
  • Blue Ridge Community & Technical College Foundation, WV
  • Butler Economic Development Corporation, PA
  • Central PA Institute of Science and Technology, PA
  • Chilton Medical Center, NJ
  • Community Foundation for Greater Johnstown, PA
  • Community Foundation of Lorain County, OH
  • Circles Campaign of Mid-Ohio Valley, Inc., WV
  • DON Enterprise – Disability Options Network, PA
  • Dress for Success, Northern NJ, NJ
  • Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland, PA
  • Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership (ERCGP), PA
  • Flying High Inc, OH
  • Garrett College Foundation, MD
  • Girls Inc of Washington County, MD
  • Global Cleveland, OH
  • Huntingdon County Business and Industry, Inc, PA
  • Lott Industries Incorporated, OH
  • Marshall University Foundation, Inc., WV
  • May Dugan Center, OH
  • Merrick House, OH
  • Mom's House Inc of Toledo, OH
  • Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium (NTIEC), PA
  • NW Pennsylvania NTMA Education Foundation, PA
  • Olivet Housing and Community Development Corporation, OH
  • Operation Welcome Home, WV
  • PACE Enterprises of West Virginia, Inc, WV
  • PA Chamber Education Foundation, PA
  • Pennsylvania Women Work, PA
  • Progressive Alliance Development Corp, OH
  • ProMedica Foundations, OH
  • SCORE Akron – Service Corps of Retired Executives, OH
  • St Martins Center, PA
  • Sussex County Community College Foundation, NJ
  • SW Resources, WV
  • United Disabilities Services, Inc, OH
  • UPMC Pinnacle Memorial  Hospital, PA
  • The ARC of the Mid Ohio Valley, OH
  • The Beating the Odds Foundation, PA
  • The Center for Individual and Family Services, OH
  • The Disabilty Action Center, WV
  • The Sustainable Opportunity Development Center, Inc., OH
  • The W House of Hagerstown Foundation, MD
  • Tri-County Jobs for Ohio's Graduates (JOG), OH
  • Urban League of Morris County, NJ
  • Washington City Mission, PA
  • Washington & Jefferson College, PA
  • West Central Job Partnership Inc, PA
  • Westmoreland Community Action, PA
  • York Fresh Farm Foods, PA
  • YWCA Westmoreland County