Arbor Day Foundation, Gawad Kalinga, United Way Mumbai and Solar Sister, Inc. were selected by FedEx team members as part of the FedEx Priority Earth Grant Day Program
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, today announced that four nonprofits – Arbor Day Foundation, Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation, United Way Mumbai and Solar Sister, Inc., will receive grants totaling US$200,000 from FedEx under its Priority Earth Global Grant Program (PEGGP). Together with eight other nonprofits from other regions, each will receive a US$50,000 grant in support of their efforts to improve the environment.
As part of the PEGGP, FedEx team members reviewed a list of nonprofit organizations focused on environmental protection programs. Close to 3,000 team members globally voted on the nonprofit they believed would best support the FedEx sustainability vision.