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Causes: Philanthropy, Public Foundations
Mission: Acecf enhances the lives of people in our communities by effectively stewarding employees' contributions and empowering employees through philanthropy.
Programs: The altria companies employee community fund (acecf) was founded in 2000 because employees wanted to be more actively involved in helping local communities. The fund is a workplace-giving program that is administered and managed directly by employees. Employees choose the fund's focus areas and nominate organizations to apply for support, and an employee committee selects the grant recipients. (continued on sch. O)in 2017, the acecf awarded 189 grants to nonprofits in illinois, kentucky, pennsylvania, tennessee, washington dc, and virginia totaling $3,199,650 in the following focus areas: focus area $ awarded # of grants % of total domestic violence $420,500 23 13%emergency services $432,421 24 14%homelessness $452,700 27 14%hunger relief $509,236 29 16%senior services $473,507 30 15%(including adults with disabilities)youth services $911,286 56 28%(including youth with disabilities)