PSEG Foundation commits $2.5 million in response to COVID-19 pandemic
The PSEG Foundation has announced it is committing $2.5 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Apr 15, 2020, 3:26 PM
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Updated 1,757 days ago
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The PSEG Foundation has announced it is committing $2.5 million in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The company’s first and signature initiative is a $1 million donation to the NJ Pandemic Relief Fund, whose purpose is to provide support for the health care community.
"These are extraordinary times for so many of our community members who are facing tremendous hardship brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic," says PSEG Senior Vice President for Corporate Citizenship and PSEG Foundation Chair Rick Thigpen. "The PSEG Foundation is grateful to be able to bring its resources to bear to provide the health, social and economic support so desperately needed by our communities."
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Mid-sized grants, ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, will also be directed toward regional nonprofits in the months to come, such as food banks and organizations providing health and social services to the community.