EL PASO CORPORATE FOUNDATION*

Financial Information

Total Assets: $8,509,034

Total Giving: $4,289,737

Area of Service:

Not available

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

None

Grants

The following grants were reported in 2007:
$500,000 to University Of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX for Melanoma and skin center, payable over one year.
$250,000 to Greater Houston Community Foundation, Houston, TX for GHP – opportunity Houston, payable over one year.
$250,000 to American Red Cross, Washington, DC for Social & Human Services, payable over one year.
$240,000 to Goodwill Industries Of Houston, Houston, TX for Capital campaign, payable over one year.
$189,176 to El Paso Energy Service Company, Washington, DC for Miscellaneous Philanthropy, payable over one year.
$147,072 to El Paso Energy Service Company, Washington, DC for Miscellaneous Philanthropy, payable over one year.
$143,737 to El Paso Energy Service Company, Washington, DC for Miscellaneous Philanthropy, payable over one year.
$134,676 to Kipp, Houston, TX for Robotics lab, payable over one year.
$125,000 to Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX for Neurological research institute, payable over one year.
$108,040 To El Paso Energy Service Company, Washington, DC for Miscellaneous Philanthropy, payable over one year.
$100,739 to Kipp, Houston, TX for Program support, payable over one year.
$100,000 to United Way Of The Texas Gulf Coat, Houston, TX for Capital campaign, payable over one year.

Limitations

Applications not accepted.
Giving limited to areas of company operations, with emphasis on AL, CO, and TX.
No support for religious organizations not of direct benefit to the entire community, hospitals, youth sports organizations, war veterans’ or fraternal service organizations, pass-through organizations, or political organizations or candidates.
No grants to individuals (except for scholarships), or for capital campaigns, multi-year commitments, medical research, athletics, endowments, fundraising events such as dinners, luncheons, or golf tournaments, political campaigns, national or statewide initiatives, computers, or computer-related projects; no loans.

Summary

The foundation supports organizations involved with arts and culture; education, the environment; health and human services; and civic and community. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to focus on the development needs of children; assist seniors and the disenfranchised to maintain independence and ensure quality of life; promote literacy and the advancement of job skills to achieve self-sufficiency; provide basic needs such as food and housing; support efforts to rebuild lives after disasters; and protect and preserve our natural resources.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Company-sponsored foundation
Established in 1992 in TX.

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://www.elpaso.com/community/default.shtm

Located in:

Houston,

Not available

United States

Contact Information / Process

Phone: (713) 420-2878

Email: [email protected]

Address:
P.O. Box 2511
Houston, TX 77252-2511

Procedure:
Unsolicited requests are currently not accepted.

Donors & Leadership

Donors:
El Paso Natural Gas Co
El Paso Energy Corp.
El Paso Corp.

Officers and Directors:
Douglas L. Foshee, Chairperson and Chief Executive

Officer:
Bruce L. Connery, President
D. Mark Leland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Robert W. Baker, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
John R. Sult, Sr. Vice President and Controller
Katherine A. Murray, Sr. Vice President
SUSn B. Ortenstone, Sr. Vice President
David L. Siddall, Vice President and Secretary
Marguerite Wong-Chapman, Vice President and Secretary
John J. Hopper, Vice President and Treasurer
Fayr L. Stallings, Vice President
James J. Cleary
Brent J. Smolik
James C. Yardley

EIN:

742638185