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Making a Difference in Your Community
As a company committed to the communities we serve, we know supporting children in need is one of the best ways to build a better future for everyone. That’s part of what it means to Be A Fuel For Good®.
We've made a commitment to give back 5% of our profits to help support children in need.
Annual Impact Report Highlights
Total Donated Since 2006
Charities Impacted in 2024
Hours Volunteered in 2024
Total Donated in 2024
Be A Fuel For Good®
We’re proud to help make a difference for children in need with our annual Impact Investment Awards, volunteerism and supporting our Fuel For Good Allies.
Annual Impact Investment Awards
Each year, we invite nonprofit organizations that are devoted to childhood basic needs, education or health in Georgia and Florida to apply for our $100,000 Impact Investment Award.
Making a Difference With More Than Dollars
In addition to the millions of dollars we donate each year, we’re proud to empower our employees to make a difference through volunteerism throughout Georgia and Florida.
Helping Our Fuel For Good Allies Drive Change
Most of our donations and volunteerism are focused on supporting 10 nonprofits that concentrate on childhood basic needs, education and health—groups we call our Fuel For Good Allies.
Our Fuel For Good Allies
Community FAQs
What is a Fuel For Good Ally?
These are Gas South’s nonprofit partners, intended as multi-year relationships. Most of our philanthropic investments (up to 80%), volunteer work and media efforts go to our Fuel For Good Allies. This creates a deeper understanding of Gas South's investments to stakeholders and helps to create social impact outcomes.
The long-term nature of these partnerships doesn’t allow for new Fuel For Good Allies often. If a partnership sunsets, a new Fuel For Good Ally is chosen through a collaborative process with Gas South’s senior leaders.
How does Gas South distribute charitable donations?
The 5% of Gas South profits we donate to support children in need every year is primarily invested in our Fuel For Good Allies, though some of this money goes to help sustain other long-standing charitable partnerships and our annual Impact Investments. A small portion is also reserved for employee-requested charitable causes.
Additionally, we fund employee engagement efforts, including a two-week summer volunteer campaign, Team Grant request, where employees are empowered to create their own volunteer initiatives, and our employee giving campaigns.
As a nonprofit organization, how do I apply for Gas South Impact Investments?
Gas South opens its funding application process each year in the spring. The application is located on this page when the process opens each year. All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that serve children in need in the areas of basic needs, education and/or illness/disability are eligible to apply—organizations don’t have to be based in Georgia.
Applications are reviewed and vetted by a committee of trained employees. Two organizations in each area (basic needs, education, illness/disability) are considered for funding. Gas South promotes these six nonprofits and invites employees, along with the public, to vote for their favorites. The top two organizations that receive the most votes overall are awarded funding. If your organization receives Impact Investments, you won’t be eligible again for three years.
Things to Note
- Funding is unrestricted and can be used over the course of multiple years.
- Organizations may submit up to three separate applications. If you have initiatives/programs that impact more than one focus area (basic needs, education, illness/disability), you may submit separate applications for each.
- Current funding you might be receiving from Gas South outside this process will not be impacted.
Are there any tips when applying for Gas South Impact Investments?
- These applications are reviewed by a committee of employees, so consider your audience when you’re filling out the application. The more concise, the better. More story and less data. This is not a traditional foundation or grant application.
- Direct, clear and specific information around what you will use funding for has typically been more successful in the past. For example: “Our organization needs $40k to purchase a van to transport food. This van will allow us to expand our service territory to two new counties and roughly 200 families.”
- Be transparent and honest. If your organization needs funding for operations and overhead, that’s ok. Just tell the story of why it’s needed and what the impact would be if you received that operational support.
- If your organization doesn’t have capacity for volunteers, that’s also ok. Explain other ways employees can engage (attend events, provide in-kind donations, leverage social media, serve on your board, etc.).
Things to Note
- Organizations can apply for any amount of funding—requests can range from $1k - $100k+. Many of our recipients receive $100k investments.
- After spreading the news through email and on social media, we invite the public to help us choose two winners from six finalists. Our team creates the content, and finalists are encouraged to share it through their own networks.
- The online applications can be saved, should you need to come back at a later point. After you complete the application, you’ll receive a pdf copy by email.
How do Gas South employees engage in this purpose?
Gas South empowers each employee to uphold our values to Do What's Right, Be Better Together, Serve Others, Own It and Keep Growing. And that goes beyond caring for customers and each other as employees:
- Team Grants: Individual employees, teams, and/or departments can organize and coordinate their own community engagement opportunity that Gas South supports through our Team Grants
- Employee Resource Groups: Gas South has employee resource groups that engage in volunteer efforts that align with the values and interests of their members
- Annual Two-Week Volunteer Campaign: Gas South coordinates an annual volunteer campaign for our Georgia and Florida teammates. Employees in each office have the opportunity to engage in at least one volunteer activity each day. The goal is to allow every employee to participate.
- Employee Giving Campaign: Gas South partners with United Way of Greater Atlanta to conduct an annual giving campaign where employees can choose to participate in giving back through payroll deduction (opting to have a specified amount of money donated from their paycheck).
- Corporate Employee Assistance: Gas South has a fund to support any employee that experiences a hardship. This fund is in partnership with United Way so employees can receive financial assistance when they need it most.
Media inquiries or looking to connect?
Carley Stephens, Director of Community Affairs
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