Coronavirus Response and Recovery

The coronavirus pandemic has created extraordinary challenges in our communities. The Avangrid Foundation is stepping forward to help provide critical assistance during this time of need.

The Foundation’s community partners are often the first point of contact for individuals and families faced with difficulties. The Foundation is uniquely suited to assist with efforts to make sure families are safe, have enough food and have adequate shelter.

By strategically collaborating with nonprofit organizations that have a national and local reach, the Foundation efforts will go directly to those who need assistance the most.

The Foundation has allocated $1 million for COVID-19 response efforts, its largest emergency outlay ever. 

National organizations like the American Red Cross, Americares, Meals on Wheels and Feeding America will benefit from the Foundation’s support. Local nonprofits will be able to continue their critically needed work.

The Avangrid Foundation puts energy into what really matters. Now, more than ever.

About the Avangrid Foundation 

The Avangrid Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) organization that engages in mission-driven giving and is the principal philanthropic arm of AVANGRID, Inc., based in Orange, Connecticut.

Since 2002, the Foundation and its predecessors has invested millions of dollars in grants, contributions, scholarships and matching gift programs with a focus on building sustainable, vital and healthy communities, preserving cultural and artistic heritage, advancing education and improving the lives of people in the communities we serve.

The Avangrid Foundation primarily invests in qualified charitable organizations, programs and philanthropic partnerships in communities where AVANGRID and its subsidiaries operate.

For a map of AVANGRID, please visit this site.

The Avangrid Foundation is an affiliate of the Iberdrola Foundation, based in Spain. The giving carried out by the Avangrid Foundation is wholly independent of Iberdrola, the Avangrid Management Company and/or locally-based corporate contributions programs administered by the subsidiaries and operating companies of AVANGRID.

In collaboration with AVANGRID, the Foundation also recognizes AVANGRID's scope of activity in executing the company’s corporate social responsibilities entrusted to it by the Board of Directors of AVANGRID.

  Foundation Profile Sheet 

To learn more about Avangrid Foundation partnerships, visit our blog AVANews  

To watch the Avangrid Foundation in action, visit our YouTube page here 

Employee Giving 

The Avangrid Foundation is committed to extending the philanthropic reach of AVANGRID’s nearly 7,000 employees throughout the United States. As part of this commitment, the Foundation is a partner to The AVANGRID Employee Giving Program. The Foundation offers a 50 percent match on the dollar for employee contributions to 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.

U.N. Sustainable Development Goals 

The Avangrid Foundation’s giving aligns with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a call for global action to tackle the major environmental, social and economic challenges threatening the future of the planet through more inclusive and sustainable development models.