| Cash
Contributions |
| 3M Foundation |
$10,000 to American Red Cross
$10,000 to Salvation Army |
| ADC Telecommunications |
$20,800 ($8,400 to American Red Cross, $6,400
to Salvation Army, $6,000 to Minnesota Valley Action Council) Employees contributed
additional $9,220 |
| Allina Foundation |
$50,644 to assist tornado victims, matching
the $50,644 contributed by employees. |
| American Express Financial Advisors |
$20,000 |
| Cargill |
Company contributed $24,000 ($10,000 from
Cargill Seed Division, $2,000 from Cargill Dry Milling Division and $12,000 from Cargill
Contributions Committee). Seed Division employees contributed $2,350. |
| Albert W. Cherne Foundation |
$25,000 to American Red Cross |
| Dain Rauscher Foundation |
$5,000 to Gustavus Adolphus College to help with
landscaping |
| Dayton Hudson Foundation & Corporation |
$15,000 to American Red Cross ($10,000 from
foundation and $5,000 from corporation) |
| Deluxe Corporation |
$10,000 to American Red Cross |
| Edina Realty Foundation |
$15,000 to American Red Cross |
| General Mills |
$25,000 to Lutheran Social Services of
Minnesota |
| H.B. Fuller Company |
$2,500 to Salvation Army
$2,500 to American Red Cross |
| Geo. A. Hormel Testamentary Trust |
$1,000 to Salvation Army |
| The Initiative Fund of southeast and south
central Minnesota |
$15,000 in emergency assistance to families
in all 3 counties |
| Leonard, Street and Deinard Foundation |
$5,000 to Gustavus Adolphus College for
landscaping and tree planting |
| Lutheran Brotherhood |
$150,000 to Lutheran Social Services of
Minnesota
Issued a $2 million challange grant to match $1 for every $2 raised by Gustavus Adolphus
College for tornado recovery |
| The Medtronic Foundation |
$9,370 to the Salvation Army |
| The Minneapolis Foundation |
$55,400 raised to date from the foundation's
Minnesota Storm Recovery Fund. |
| Minnesota Foundation |
Established a Storm Relief Fund |
| Minnesota Mutual |
$3,000 to American Red Cross |
| Minnesota Power |
$5,000 to American Red Cross |
| MOM Cares Employee Foundation |
$500 to American Red Cross
$500 to Salvation Army |
| Northern States Power Company |
$5,000 to American Red Cross
$5,000 to Salvation Army |
| The Northland Foundation |
$5,000 to The Initiative Fund of southeastern
and south central Minnesota, to help fill in gaps in disaster relief efforts |
| Northwest Minnesota Foundation |
$10,000 to The Initiative Fund of southeast
and south central Minnesota to meet critical needs related to the tornado disaster
recovery |
| Piper Jaffray Companies Foundation |
$2,500 to The Initiative Fund of southeast
and south central Minnesota for small grants (up to $250) to families with emergency needs |
| The Saint Paul Foundation |
Established a Storm Relief Fund |
| The Southwest Minnesota Foundation |
$7,500 to Tornado Disaster Relief Fund
$2,500 to Emergency Assistance Relief Fund |
| TCF Foundation |
$1,000 to American Red Cross on behalf of TCF
Mankato branch |
| U.S. Bancorp |
$10,000 to United Way of Mankato Area |
| WCA Foundation |
$12,000 to The Initiative Fund of southeast and
south central Minnesota for day care in the area of greatest need |
| Wells Family Foundation Trust |
$5,000 to The Minneapolis Foundation's
Minnesota Storm Recovery Fund |
|
| Companies
Matching Employee Gifts to Tornado Relief |
| ADC Telecommunications |
Employees contributed $9,220 to tornado
assistance, which company matched 2-for-1 |
| Allina Foundation |
Employees contributed $50,644, which company
matched 1-for-1 |
| American Express Financial Advisors |
Matching gifts dollar for dollar |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota |
Matching donations to BCBSM Employee Super
Storm Fund up to $5,000 |
| H.B. Fuller |
Matching gifts up to $10,000 total |
| Honeywell |
Matching gifts dollar for dollar, up to
$25,000 total |
| Jostens Foundation |
Matching gifts dollar for dollar |
| Lutheran Brotherhood |
Doubling member contributions to Gustavus
relief for 2nd quarter, and matching up to $100 for non-member alumni contributions |
| Medtronic |
Employees contributed $9,370 to tornado
assistance, which company matched dollar for dollar |
| Minnegasco |
Matching employee and retiree contributions
dollar for dollar to any tornado relief agency |
| Minnesota Mutual |
Matching gifts to Gustavus |
| ReliaStar Foundation |
Matching gifts dollar for dollar, up to
$25,000 total |
| Star Tribune Foundation |
Matching employee contributions up to $20,000
total, made by May 15 |
| TCF Foundation |
| Toro Foundation |
Matching gifts dollar for dollar, up to $100
per person |
|
| Corporate
In-Kind Donations |
| Best Buy |
Donated 30 cell phones and air time to help
coordinate volunteer efforts |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota |
Deferring health insurance payments for three
months for storm victims |
| Cargill |
Cargill Seed Division will defer payment
until Dec. 1, 1998 on any seed products yet to be purchased by farmers for spring planting
in the storm-damaged counties. The company will not charge interest on the deferred
payments. |
| General Mills |
50,000 pounds of General Mills products to
Second Harvest |
| Leonard, Street and Deinard Foundation |
Published a tornado relief handbook listing
resource organizations for tornado victims |
| Minnegasco |
Adopting 2 parks in St. Peter for
replanting/restoration |
| Pillsbury |
Half a truckload of vegetables |
| ReliaStar |
All ReliaStar life insurance policyholders in
damaged areas will receive a 90-day grace period on premiums |
| Star Tribune |
Several boxes of raincoats, t-shirts and
sweatshirts |
| Toro |
2 Toro Tub Grinders |
| U.S. Bancorp |
Will provide low-interest loans to residents
suffering storm damage |
|
| Companies
That Have Organized Employee Volunteer Efforts |
| ADC Telecommunications |
|
| Allina Foundation |
|
| American Express Financial Advisors |
|
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota |
|
| Lutheran Brotherhood |
|
| Minnegasco |
Employees can use up to 40 hours of paid
volunteer time toward any tornado relief effort. |
| Minnesota Mutual |
|
| MOM Cares Employe Foundation |
|
| Pillsbury |
|
| Piper Jaffray Companies |
|
| ReliaStar |
Two Plus Two program allows associates to
volunteer during the work day without having to use either vacation or personal time. |
