Emerson believes it is important to help support organizations and institutions that play significant roles in enhancing the quality of life in the communities where our facilities are located and where our employees and their families live and work.
Emerson, primarily through the nonprofit Emerson Charitable Trust, provides financial assistance and other support to encourage development and delivery of sound, innovative programs that improve and enrich human lives, promote volunteerism, and provide services directly to those in need. We also support opportunities that amplify the overall impact of our corporate giving through challenge grants to stimulate contributions by others.
To make our philanthropic efforts as effective as possible, Emerson and the Emerson Charitable Trust focus on five primary areas:
Education — Emerson believes our future as a company and the well-being of the nation as a whole depend in large part on the quality and resourcefulness of our educational systems at all levels.
Health and Human Services — Emerson and our employees devote a significant portion of our financial and volunteer resources to organizations and programs that support individuals and families in times of need, such as sickness, old age, family crises, and natural disasters.
Arts and Culture — Emerson strives to enrich the diversity, creativity, and liveliness of our communities by supporting a variety of fine arts and cultural institutions.
Civic — Emerson contributes to organizations that protect our citizenry, further the economic health of our communities, and help build and maintain public assets such as parks and zoos.
Youth — Emerson supports programs and institutions that give young people an opportunity to recognize their potential, and the confidence and skills to achieve their dreams.
Employee Matching Gifts Program Emerson offers a matching gifts program through which the company will match a full-time employee's contributions — up to a total of $10,000 annually — to higher educational institutions and arts and cultural nonprofit organizations.
Community Giving Report 2006