Baton Rouge area - Community Outreach

ExxonMobil Baton Rouge is proud of its many partnerships inextricably intertwining our company with the people of Baton Rouge and Louisiana for more than a century.  Through our employee and retiree volunteers and the company's contributions and sponsorships, we are able to address many needs in the Greater Baton Rouge area. Furthermore, our employees have worked to ignite student interest in science, technology, engineering and math so we can ensure a talented, diverse workforce for tomorrow.

 

Targeted support

•         Education1

•         Health, Civic and Arts2

•         Near Neighborhood Outreach3

 

Contributions and donations

In 2010, contributions from ExxonMobil Baton Rouge and its employees and retirees totaled some $5 million In addition to this, we encourage and support our employees and retirees who chose to make their own contributions of time and money to community activities. ExxonMobil Corporation matches their personal donations through the following programs:

•         The Educational Matching Gift Program4 matches employees’ donations to Louisiana State University and Southern University.

•         The Cultural Matching Gift Program4 benefits such organizations as Louisiana Art and Science Museum, WRKF Public Radio and Louisiana Public Broadcasting.

•         The Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP)4 allows our employees, individually or on a team, to apply for $500 grants each year to benefit nonprofit organizations where they volunteer.

 

ExxonMobil CAN (Community Action Network)

Our employees spend about 40,000 hours each year helping nonprofit organizations and schools in the area through the following volunteer groups:

 

We organize plant tours for the community (students fourth grade through twelfth grade). Call 225-977-TOUR (8687) one month in advance to make a reservation.  Learn more here8.

 

For more information on ExxonMobil CAN, contact ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Public and Government Affairs Office at 225-977-8393.