Exelon is proud to support nonprofit organizations and students in our local communities.

Corporate Giving Areas:

Building Exelon’s Future Workforce

Exelon funds organizations, institutions, and programs that offer Science, Technology, Math, and Engineering (STEM) education and enrichment opportunities for students; scholarship and mentoring support to increase the number of students graduating with college degrees in STEM fields, STEM career and technical education, occupational skills training programs for older youth and adults, and assistance to remove barriers to employment. 

The following list includes a selection of strategies that Exelon and its operating companies support to build Exelon’s future workforce:

• Out-of-school education & enrichment programs such as summer or after school STEM programs and clubs,

• STEM career exposure opportunities for students such as career fairs and field site visits,

• Novel in-school STEM learning opportunities such as mobile labs and science outreach,

• K-12 STEM teacher training and professional development opportunities,

• STEM classroom resources and lab equipment,

• High school STEM trades career and technical education and training programs,

• Community college-based STEM trade education, training, and apprentice programs,

• Postsecondary scholarships for students majoring in STEM fields,

• STEM career mentoring and tutoring,

• STEM trade occupational skills training programs for adults and older youth, and

• Employment barrier removal assistance services.

Energy Empowerment in Our Communities 

Exelon funds organizations and programs that improve the quality of our environment; promote environmental education, conservation, and preservation; develop cleaner sources of energy; protect endangered species; and beautify neighborhoods. Examples of programs that Exelon and its operating companies support through Energy 

Empowerment grants include, but are not limited to, the following strategies:

• Alternative energy development, installation, and education,

• Vehicle electrification,

• Climate resilience or adaptation initiatives and education,

• Endangered species protection, wildlife conservation, promotion of biodiversity,

• Landscape and watershed conservation, restoration, and preservation,

• Neighborhood beautification and green space initiatives, and

• Environmental and energy efficiency education and outreach.

Enrichment through Local Vitality 

Exelon funds a broad range of organizations and institutions that create local employment opportunities, support families, foster resilience, and strengthen communities. 

Examples of ways in which Exelon and its operating companies support Enrichment through Local Vitality include, but are not limited to, the following strategies:

• Anchor institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and other organizations that provide employment opportunities, economic benefit, and enrichment in communities,

• The establishment and promotion of business districts,

• Projects carried out through community development corporations,

• Community-based programs and nonprofit organizations,

• Emergency preparedness programs, resiliency hubs, and resources that promote public safety,

• Programs that increase local economic investment and employment opportunities, and

• Local Chambers of Commerce.

Equal Access to Arts and Culture

Exelon believes that our lives are enriched and our communities are strengthened through individual interactions and collective experiences with the arts. Through our Equal Access to Arts and Culture focus area, Exelon funds cultural institutions with broad public exposure and programs designed to make arts and culture more accessible to a wider and more diverse audience. 

Exelon and its operating companies support a broad range of programs that promote Equal Access to Arts and Culture, including, but not limited to, the following strategies:

• Arts education and enrichment for all ages carried out through schools, community programs, arts institutions, and other organizations,

• Community-based exhibition spaces such as galleries, theaters, performance spaces, and specialty museums,

• The acquisition and exhibition of culturally and locally relevant arts content, and

• The establishment and promotion of theater and arts districts.