Community Engagement

Working together to build a better future: that’s how good fuels great™.

Community Engagement

At Nicor Gas, we believe that part of our corporate responsibility is to give back to our communities. Our philanthropic focus and partnership with non-profits across Illinois are designed to make a meaningful impact in the communities we serve.

Our Impact

See what we can do when we all come together.

Charitable Gifts

$5.4

M

+

Awarded from Chattanooga Gas and the Chattanooga Gas Foundation in 2023.

Connecting Communities

2000

Volunteer hours dedicated to working alongside our local partners and neighbors in 2023.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

595 +

Team members who have strengthened neighborhoods and empowered people through volunteerism.

Making A Difference

340 +

Nonprofit organizations supported through grants in 2023.

Our Focus Areas

Economic Mobility

We support organizations and initiatives that propel people and communities forward. We aspire to provide equitable access to opportunities, resources, and personal and professional development tools needed to achieve economic success and maintain financial stability.

Social Justice

We collaborate with community leaders committed to protecting human rights and equal access to opportunities for all. We are dedicated to advancing social justice and supporting direct pathways of inclusion through criminal justice reform, equity in education, energy justice and other initiatives dismantling systemic barriers to equity.

Environmental Stewardship

We partner with organizations focused on conservation and preservation of our natural resources. Our goal is to preserve and protect the environment for the benefit of generations to come.

Community Enrichment

We engage with initiatives that strengthen our communities, promote health and well-being, address hunger and homelessness and support public safety. From early childhood to senior living, we collaborate with partners that elevate the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic partnerships are offered by invitation only. We've focused these partnerships on non-profit organizations with a broad reach in our service territory that can make great strides to help us meet our three strategic objectives: supporting basic needs, protecting the environment and enabling economic opportunity.

Learn More About Our Partnerships

Pillars of Giving

Outside of our strategic partnerships, we focus our charitable giving in five areas: Basic Needs, Community Enrichment, Diversity, Education and Environmental Stewardship. Pillar grants are open to eligible non-profits that fall into these five focus areas.

View Pillar Grant Programs