2025 Essential Community Impact Report

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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