Companies Pledge Millions for Hurricane Katrina Relief

ByABC News
August 31, 2005, 3:22 PM

Sept. 1, 2005 — -- Several corporations are pledging financial support toward the Hurricane Katrina relief and rebuilding efforts, in light of the widespread devastation left in the storm's wake. The following is a breakdown of the donations:

3M: $500,000, donation of respirators, medical safety and cleaning products, insect repellent.

Abbott Laboratories: $2 million, plus at least $2 million in nutritional and medical products.

Alcoa Inc.: $220,000.

Altria Group Inc.: $500,000.

Amerada Hess Corp.: $1 million.

American Express Inc: $1 million.

American International Group Inc.: $1 million.

Amgen: $2.5 million.

Anheuser-Busch: $250,000, plus more than 825,000 cans of water.

BellSouth: Will match employee and retiree contributions up to $1 million.

BP Amoco PLC: $1 million to the American Red Cross and an employee matching program, which matches contributions greater than $25 until the end of September.

Boeing Co. $1 million.

Capital One: $1 million.

Chevron Corporation: $3 million contribution to the American Red Cross and $2 million to local charities and relief efforts.

Citigroup: $3 million.

Coca-Cola Co.: $5 million.

Culligan International: Five truckloads of water to residents of Alabama and Mississippi.

CVS/Pharmacy: $250,000, plus $250,000 donation of food, water and personal care items.

Dow Chemical: $3 million.

El Du Pont de Nemours & Co.: $1 million.

Eli Lilly & Co.: At least $1 million to the American Red Cross, and plans to send 40,000 vials of insulin to patients in the Southeast.

Exxon Mobil Corp.: $7 million.

Freddie Mac: $50,000.

General Electric Co.: $1 million. Gave $500,000 to Red Cross earlier this year for general disaster assistance. Will also match employee contributions, which is at least $150,000. NBC, a GE company, also is hosting a disaster relief telethon. Has also offered assistance to FEMA and the Red Cross in the form of equipment and other resources.

General Motors Corp.: $400,000. Also, 25 cars and trucks to the American Red Cross.

Hewlett-Packard Co.: $2 million.

The Home Depot and the Home Depot Foundation: $1.5 million to relief and rebuilding efforts.

Honeywell: $500,000.

Intel: $1 million.

J.P. Morgan Chase Co.: $3 million.

Johnson & Johnson: $5 million, plus $250,000 worth of kits containing toothbrushes, soap and shampoo, plus pallets of pain relievers and wound care supplies.

Kellogg Co.: Seven truckloads of crackers and cookies.

Lowe's: $1 million.

McDonald's $2 million.

Merck Co. Inc.: $1 million. Will send antibiotics and hepatitis A vaccines, and also match employee contributions beginning Sept. 6.