GE Consumer & Industrial in the Louisville Community

Total GE giving in the Louisville community: $4.64 million

• 2006-2007 GE Employee Community Fund: $1.61 million
  • Employee giving - $1.15 million
  • GE Foundation match - $459,000
• 2006-2007 GE Foundation matching gifts program: $2.53 million
  • Employee & retiree giving - $1.26 million
  • GE Foundation match - $1.26 million
• 2006 GE Foundation grants: $118,000
  • Junior Achievement
  • Louisville Science Center
• 2006 GE Consumer & Industrial business funding - $484,900

2006 volunteer activity:

• Organized GE Volunteers activities:
  • 62 projects
  • 58,000 volunteer hours
• Individual employees and retirees completed over 115,000 volunteer hours outside of the GE Volunteers-led projects
• Key projects:
  • Clark County 4-H on Friday, September 15
    • 800 volunteers totaling over 10,000 volunteer hours
  • Pilot volunteer projects with Jefferson County Public Schools
    • Moore Middle/High School
    • Thomas Jefferson Middle School
  • Global Community Days in May and June
  • Junior Achievement
  • Louisville Science Center "Inquiry Festivals"
    • 156 volunteers totaling over 530 volunteer hours

Community highlights:

• Inclusive community strategy focusing on education... tying together cash contributions, product donations, board memberships, GE Volunteers projects and other resources to visibly impact the Louisville community
• $25 million GE Foundation College Bound District Program grant to Jefferson County Public Schools
  • Collaborative, district-wide approach to student achievement
  • Math/science focus
  • Training JCPS on Six Sigma and Change Acceleration Process (CAP) tools
  • Innovative approach to using GE volunteers' skills
• Winner of Republic Bank's We CARE Award in September 2006