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Employee Giving & Volunteering
Employee Giving & Volunteering
Avangrid’s employees are a driving force for creating positive change, and we work to empower their volunteerism and giving. This includes our Energized for Good initiative, which helps employees maximize the impact of their volunteer work with a $15 donation for every hour an employee volunteers with an eligible nonprofit organization, up to 100 hours. In addition, the Avangrid Foundation will match employee giving by 50%, up to $1,500.
In 2023, Avangrid employees volunteered more than 23,000 hours, generating over $314,885 in donations.
Through this program, Avangrid employees can contribute to or volunteer with the causes they care about, with thousands of qualifying non-profit organizations eligible nationwide. The newly expanded program, launched in early 2021, builds on a legacy of generations of Avangrid employees who dedicate their time, talent and funds toward helping others and sustaining vibrant and vital communities.
There are two ways you can get ‘energized for good.' Here’s how.
Volunteering
Avangrid employees, their friends and family across our service territories devote their time and talent to the causes they care about. Whether it is cleaning up a park, donating blood, preparing hot meals or serving as a volunteer firefighter, serve on a not-for-profit board or EMT, Team Avangrid answered the call, and we can’t thank you all enough for the impact you continue to have in our communities.
Avangrid has a goal of reaching 35,000 volunteer hours by 2025, and in 2022, thanks to employee efforts, we exceeded our annual goal of 7,000 hours by 54% for a total of 10,796 hours—thank you!
Building on momentum from 2022 successes Avangrid's volunteer goal for 2023, is 14,000 hours. To meet – and exceed – that goal, we are again looking for your help in organizing and leading local volunteer events. If you would like to host Avangrid employees for an event, please contact energizedforgood@avangrid.com for assistance and to ensure your organization is eligible and that your event is tracked properly.
When Employees volunteer for an eligible organization, their impact is two-fold. That’s because for every hour an Avangrid employee volunteers to an eligible organization, the Avangrid Foundation will donate $15 to that organization – up to $1,500 (or 100 volunteer hours) per employee.
Giving
There are over two-million qualifying non-profit organizations to give to directly listed on the Energized for Good platform. For these qualifying organizations, the Avangrid Foundation will match employee giving 50 cents for every dollar up to $1,500 per year. Donations can be made through payroll deduction or credit card payment, and donation matches can also be requested via manual receipt upload.
About Avangrid: Avangrid, Inc. is a leading energy company in the United States working to meet the growing demand for energy for homes and businesses across the nation through service, innovation, and continued investments by expanding grid infrastructure and energy generation projects. Avangrid has offices in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Oregon, including operations in 24 states with approximately $47 billion in assets, and 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 and in 2024. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates more than 75 energy generation facilities across the United States producing over 9GW of power for over 2.2 million customers. Avangrid employs approximately 8,000 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year. The company 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.
