Back in 2009, the Mahoning Valley's Network of 1,180 nonpofits was worth nearly $4 billion. These nonprofit organizations award funds to various charitable causes that range from hospitals and public libraries to scholarships.
A review of these nonprofits showed that according to those who operate several generous foundations of the Valley, charities lack transparency; foundations often are negletcted by out-of-town backs; and that, foundations are oftentimes created as a result of heartbreaking events.
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Here are the star companies that have succeeded in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs. The companies were gathered by Civic 50, a national initiative to survey and rank S&P 500 corporations on how they engage with the communities they serve and utilize best practices in their corporate cultures.