ExxonMobil and Its Employees Donate More Than $4,796,700 to Texas Colleges and Universities; 74 Texas Institutions to Receive Educational Matching Gift Grants.Business Editors/Education Writers IRVING Irving, city (1990 pop. 155,037), Dallas co., N Tex., a suburb of Dallas; inc. as a city 1952. Building supplies, chemicals, electronic equipment, and airplane parts are manufactured in Irving. , Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2004 ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), a multi-national American corporation and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company[2] announced today its donation donation n. gift. If made to a qualified non-profit charitable, religious, educational or public service organization, it may be deductible as a contribution in calculating income tax. DONATION, contracts. of more than $4,796,700 to Texas colleges and universities through the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2003 Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors contributed more than $1,313,900 to Texas institutions of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. in 2003, which was matched by the ExxonMobil Foundation with more than $3,482,800 in unrestricted educational grants. Initiated in 1962, the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift program matches gifts to higher education on a 3-to-1 basis and has provided more than $282.95 million to higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States refers to colleges and universities within the United States. Overview The American university system, like the American educational system in general, is highly decentralized because the U.S. . This year the combined contributions of ExxonMobil and its employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors provided 921 colleges and universities across the country with more than $22.5 million. Individual donations totaled $6.4 million, and the ExxonMobil Foundation matched that number with an additional $16.1 million in unrestricted grants. "We at ExxonMobil are proud of the commitment that our employees have displayed through their generous contributions to institutions of higher education through the Educational Matching Gift Program," said Kenneth P. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , vice president for public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. , and chairman, ExxonMobil Foundation. "ExxonMobil and our employees remain dedicated to supporting the many institutions of higher education that enrich our nation." Under the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program, a donor The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust. donor n. a person or entity making a gift or donation. DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.) can give up to $5,000 a year to colleges and universities with which he or she is affiliated and the Foundation matches those gifts on a 3-to-1 basis up to $15,000. The affiliate requirement is waived for gifts to the United Negro College Fund The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia-based American philanthropic organization that fundraises college tuition money for African-American students and general scholarship funds for 39 historically black colleges and universities. , the Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere Scholarship Fund, and the American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. College Fund. Among the 74 Texas colleges and universities receiving grants are: The University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , Rice University, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: arm of the Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The Foundation engages in a broad range of philanthropic activities focusing on the communities where Exxon Mobil Corporation has significant operations. In addition, the Foundation supports research and dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there on selected topics of national interest to the energy industry. Focus areas include education, health and environment. In 2003, ExxonMobil Foundation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, and its divisions and affiliates provided $103 million in contributions worldwide, with more than $37 million dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil's community partnerships and contributions programs is available at http://www.exxonmobil.com/community.
Texas Colleges and Universities
Receiving ExxonMobil Foundation Educational Matching Gift Grants
Abilene Christian University
Angelo State University
Austin College
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin Graduate School of Theology
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor University
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Concordia University at Austin
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas Christian College
Dallas Theological Seminary
East Texas Baptist University
Episcopal Theological Seminary of SW
Frank Phillips College
Hardin Simmons University
Houston Baptist University
Howard Payne University
Huston Tillotson College
Jarvis Christian College
Lamar University Foundation Inc
LeTourneau University
Lee College
Lon Morris College
M D Anderson Cancer Center
McMurry University
Midland College
Our Lady of the Lake University
Panola College
Prairie View A&M University
Saint Mary's University
Sam Houston State University
San Jacinto Community College
Schreiner College
South Texas College of Law
Southern Methodist University
Southwest Texas State University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southwestern University
St Edwards University
Stephen F Austin State University
Tarleton State University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University Commerce
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University Kingsville
Texas Christian University
Texas Lutheran University
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University
Texas Woman's University
Trinity University
Tyler Junior College
University of Dallas
University of Houston
University of Houston - Downtown
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
University of North Texas
University of St Thomas
University of Texas - Houston Medical School
University of Texas - School of Nursing
University of Texas Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Texas Foundation MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
University of the Incarnate Word
Western Texas College
Wiley College
William Marsh Rice University
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