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02/07/2023
Avangrid Foundation Awards $136,000 In Grants To Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers
Avangrid Foundation Awards $136,000 In Grants To Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers
Company’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program totals more than $500,000 in grants to centers nationwide through its seven-year history
Funds will be used to combat Avian Influenza, study copper toxicity, build new shelters, purchase nutritious food and more
ORANGE, Conn. —February 7, 2023 — The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), today announced a record total of $136,000 in grants to 15 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program. This is the highest amount of grants ever given in the program’s history. The funds will support operational capabilities and expand outreach to communities within the service area of the AVANGRID family of companies to improve knowledge and awareness of wildlife resources.
“As a leading clean energy company, we acutely understand the importance of environmental stewardship,” said Pablo Colón, Director of Corporate Citizenship and Executive Director of the Avangrid Foundation. “We are committed to wildlife protection, preserving healthy ecosystems and promoting biological diversity—all of which are essential for a sustainable future. This year’s grantees are making impactful and lasting changes for the good of wildlife and our environment, all in unique ways. We’re thrilled to support their efforts.”
Now in its seventh year, AVANGRID’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program has given a total of more than $500,000 in grants to centers nationwide. This round of grantees spans ten states: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Iowa. The grantees will use the funds to:
- Badger Run Wildlife Rehab (Oregon): Break ground on a quarantine facility to protect avian patients from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus.
- Blue Mountain Wildlife (Oregon): Complete the organization’s new Intake Center, which includes exam and quarantine rooms, to combat HPAI.
- Center for Wildlife (Maine): Cover expenses for personal protective equipment needed due to HPAI and an OWL Labs Meeting Camera System to facilitate research and collaboration with other facilities.
- Green Chimneys (New York): Build an emperor and snow geese indoor shelter and a songbird rehabilitation cage at its Farm and Wildlife Center.
- Hawks Aloft (New Mexico): Support a monthly raptor rescue zoom collaboration, employee training, education, and purchasing lead testing equipment.
- Liberty Wildlife (Arizona): Study copper toxicity in California Condors.
- Nature’s Nursery (Ohio): Construct a new raptor rehabilitation habitat to accommodate its growing wildlife admissions rate.
- Ojai Raptor Center (California): Purchase raptor food and medicine.
- Red Creek Wildlife Center (Pennsylvania): Upgrades and supplies needed at the temporary facility that replaced the clinic after the fire in December 2022.
- Roaring Brook Nature Center (Connecticut): Support for Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic and public viewing window.
- Saving our Avian Resources (SOAR) (Iowa): Purchase nutritious, quality food for rehabilitating raptors and support educational outreach.
- Sharon Audubon (Connecticut): Rehabilitation and education summer paid intern to support its efforts.
- Whispering Willow Wild Care (New York): Offer free programming to low-income schools in underserved areas of the Capital Region of New York.
- Wildlife Works (Pennsylvania): Offer a paid internship for high school and college students, ensuring proper staffing during the organization’s busiest season.
- UC Davis California Raptor Center (California): Support for the organization’s volunteer and educational work.
For more information on the Avangrid Foundation, click here.
About Avangrid Foundation: The Avangrid Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that funds philanthropic investments that primarily impact communities where AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) and its subsidiaries operate. Since 2001, the Avangrid Foundation and its predecessors have invested more than $36 million in partnerships that focus on building sustainable, vital and healthy communities; preserving cultural and artistic heritage; advancing education; and improving people’s lives. The Avangrid Foundation is committed to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the United States. For more information, please visit www.avangridfoundation.org.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States. Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $44 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens. In 2024, Avangrid ranked first among utilities and 12 overall. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2024 for the sixth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.
About Iberdrola: Iberdrola is one of the world's biggest energy companies and a leader in renewables, spearheading the energy transition to a low carbon economy. The group supplies energy to almost 100 million people in dozens of countries. With a focus on renewable energy, smart networks and smart solutions for customers, Iberdrola’s main markets include Europe (Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Australia. The company is also present in growth markets such as Japan, Taiwan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland, among others.
With a workforce of nearly 40,000 and assets in excess of €141.7 billion, across the world, Iberdrola helps to support 400,000 jobs across its supply chain, with annual procurement of €12.2 billion. A benchmark in the fight against climate change, Iberdrola has invested more than €130 billion over the past two decades to help build a sustainable energy model, based on sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
