Worldwide giving report

ExxonMobil makes positive contributions to the communities and economies in which we operate through programs which seek to reduce barriers to development including health, education and infrastructure.  This allows us to have a greater impact on the long-term sustainability of communities.  We partner with local institutions, NGOs, governments, and development agencies to design our strategic investment programs. 

Worldwide community investments. Our worldwide spending includes contributions to nonprofit organizations as well as funds invested in social projects through various joint-venture arrangements, production-sharing agreements, projects operated by others, and contractual social bonus arrangements.  In 2008, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided a combined $189 million in cash, goods and services worldwide.  Of the total, $111 million supported communities in the  United States and $78 million supported communities in other countries around the world.

Employee volunteerism and giving.  In 2008, more than 24,900 ExxonMobil employees, retirees, and their families worldwide donated more than 690,000 volunteer hours to 5,350 charitable organizations in 30 countries through company-sponsored volunteer programs.  Of the total volunteers, 14,300 participants donated more than 87,200 hours to more than 1,000 organizations in countries outside the United States.  ExxonMobil employees and retirees donated $36 million through ExxonMobil’s matching gift, disaster relief and employee-giving programs.  When combined with corporate donations, ExxonMobil — together with its employees and retirees — contributed $225 million to community investments around the world.

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Education: Focusing on Math and Science.  ExxonMobil has a long history of supporting and improving educational programs as an important business priority.  Our strategic focus in education is on math and science, since they are now, and will increasingly be, the universal languages of the global workplace and are critical tools for success in today’s hi-tech world.

U.S.education initiatives.  In 2008, ExxonMobil continued investing heavily in math and science education in the United States. We support initiatives that encourage students to take an active interest in careers in the math and science fields, encourage the professional development of highly qualified teachers, and promote involvement of women and minorities in these subjects.  ExxonMobil became a founding sponsor of the National Math and Science Initiative_(NMSI) with a $125 million commitment in 2007.  NMSI focuses on replicating proven programs – such as the Advanced Placement (AP)_and Pre-Advanced Placement Training and Incentives ProgramsTM and UTeach — to improve math and science education. 

International education initiatives.  ExxonMobil strives to meet educational needs that are specific to individual countries.  In the developing world, we focus on improving basic education and infrastructure.  Local country affiliates evaluate local educational needs and make community investment decisions focusing on literacy, science and mathematics, girls’ access to education, and primary education. 

Strategic community investments.  Wherever ExxonMobil operates around the world, we form collaborative partnerships and consult with community leaders to help build social and economic capacity that benefits communities and our business over the long term.  Through the ExxonMobil Foundation, we provide grants to fund projects in our two signature initiatives — the Africa Health Initiative and the Educating Women and Girls Initiative

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Africa Health Initiative.  ExxonMobil has had a presence in Africa for 100 years and we have felt first hand the devastating human toll malaria has on communities.  Since the inception of the Africa Health Initiative in 2000, we have committed over $50 million to support efforts to fight malaria through disease prevention, control, and treatment programs.  Our support is more than financial.  We are actively partnering with governments and agencies in affected countries, empowering them to combat malaria with the same disciplined, results-based business practices that ExxonMobil employs in its global operations.

Educating Women and Girls Initiative.  The ExxonMobil Foundation’s Educating Women and Girls Initiative aims to equip women and girls in developing countries with the resources they need to fulfill their economic potential.  In 2008, ExxonMobil made grants totaling more than $8 million — bringing our cumulative investment since 2005 to almost $20 million — to provide women with training, resources, and support structures to help them drive economic and social change in their communities.  To date, we have supported programs in Angola, Chad, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, and Qatar.

The following reports highlight ExxonMobil’s 2008 worldwide contributions and community investments.  Organizations in the United States that received grants of $5,000 or more are listed and our investments benefiting countries outside the United States are summarized.  Contributions reflected in these reports were made by Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation.