2025 Community Giving $7,180,390 to 501(c)3 nonprofits and other partners
April Campaign Essential Earth Day
Essential’s mission of providing natural resources for life extends far beyond our utility services. We are committed to improving our communities with the help of our dedicated team members.
A month-long celebration of volunteer events, donations and employee education opportunities across our water and natural gas segments.
2025 RESULTS:
Arts and Culture $137,763
Employees throughout our 9-state footprint participated in:
Cleanup efforts that collected 195 bags of litter and other debris from rivers, trails, and roadways
Donated $1.2M to environmental projects and STEM education
Planting initiatives that removed invasive weeds and installed more than 11,000 trees and native wildflowers to improve habitat and beautify public spaces
Environment $673,430
VOLUNTEERING TIME
Gardening projects that constructed 160 raised beds for low-income families to grow their own produce
Organizations supported 100
Employees participating 1,250
Hours 4,900
Water quality efforts that involved cleaning a lake bottom in a community park
Emergency Services $1,151,020
Educational programs that introduced a rock and mineral curriculum for local youth
Conservation efforts that built duck nesting boxes to support mallard populations
EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN
Health and Human Services $1,407,333
450 employees volunteered 1,500 hours at 38 volunteer events
Organizations supported 479
Employees participating 2,026
Dollars raised $755,800
Collection drives that diverted clothing from landfills while providing for families in need
Since 2022, more than 1,800 employees have participated in 152 events , logging 6,400+ hours to support environmental causes. In total, Essential has donated $2.9M to protect natural resources and invest in a more sustainable future.
Community Support and Economic Growth $1,702,884
Our annual United Way partnership enables employees to give collectively — matched dollar for dollar by the Essential Foundation.
2025 RECOGNITIONS
Check out the video to see us in action! Essential.co/earth-day
306 employees attended educational programs on environmental topics
Education $2,107,959
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