Husky Energy provides donations to non-profit organizations that have a direct social impact strengthening the communities where our employees live and work. Each year the number of organizations seeking donations increases. While Husky is not able to offer support to all organizations seeking funding, it does focus on those that best fit its community investment strategy. As a first step, it is important to find out if your organization fits Husky’s donations profile.
Husky contributes to registered non-profit organizations that meet the following guidelines:
- Organizations in locations where the Company has a business presence and or employees who reside where the request is being made
- The program or project benefits a wide cross-section of the population
- Organizations that are able to effectively measure their programs, are cost-effective and offer donor recognition
- Preference is given to requests for funding programs, activities and services versus capital building projects
- Requests can be for financial, product or in-kind contributions
- Husky’s major funding categories are:
- Education and Youth Programs
- Health and Welfare, including Disabled and Seniors
- Community Services
- Aboriginal
- Environment
- Arts and Culture
- Recreation or minor sports (applies only to rural areas outside of major centres
Husky does not provide support for:
- Advertising
- Individuals or individual pursuits
- Film, video, television and book productions
- Golf tournaments, rodeos and air shows
- Mass mailings or solicitations
- Organizations focused on the lobbying of governments or the public at large on policy issues
- Operating costs of organizations
- Private schools or clubs
- Private clubs funded through membership fees
- Professional sports teams
- Professional solicitors or third-party fundraising
- Projects or organizations whose budget reports monies may leave Canada
- Requests of a discretionary nature
- Religious organizations (except where they represent non-denominational community and social support services)
- Service clubs, except in smaller communities where they are the major focus of most fundraising activities
- Trips and tours
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