Donations

Become a Corporate Sponsor

For many years, the Fuel Fund of Maryland has relied mainly on the generosity of thousands of dedicated individual donors to support its work. With the energy prices escalating with every passing year, the Fuel Fund believes it has reached a second energy crisis.

The Fuel Fund expects the number of people seeking assistance to increase dramatically. We follow the eligibility requirements outlined by the Maryland Energy Assistance Plan, or MEAP. MEAP recently announced an expansion of the eligibility for energy assistance from 150 to 200 percent of Federal Poverty Guidelines. This will make, in turn, a total of 190,000 Central Marylanders eligible for Fuel Fund assistance. Staggering increases in energy costs will have many people turning to the Fuel Fund for the first time.

During our last fiscal year, we laid the groundwork for our first corporate fundraising campaign. Our goal is to considerably increase corporate donations in the 2006-2007 fiscal year. Business people know that an investment in keeping families together in their homes results in thriving, safe neighborhoods. Stable communities are a key to a healthy business environment.

For more information on how you can join the Fuel Fund's corporate campaign, call Mary Kaye DiUbaldo on 410-821-3022, Ext. 2.

Become a Matching Gift Company

Matching gift companies honor their employees' charitable choices by matching them—usually dollar for dollar. This is a tremendous benefit to the Fuel Fund. If you are not already, please consider becoming a matching gift company.

We applaud the following organizations that encouraged and supported their employees' personal philanthropy by matching their gifts to the Fuel Fund of Maryland during the 2004-2005 fiscal year.

• American International Group (AIG)
• American Trading and Production Corporation (ATAPCO)
• BD
• Black & Decker Corporation
• Computer Network Technology Corporation
• Constellation Energy Inc.
• General Physics Corporation
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Marion I. & Henry J. Knott Foundation
• Mercantile-Safe Deposit & Trust Company
• Network Associates
• PepsiCo
• Procter & Gamble Cosmetics Inc.
• Saint-Gobain Corporation
• Scitor Corporation
• Sun Microsystems
• T. Rowe Price Associates Foundation
• The Washington Post
• Unilever USA
• Verizon
• Zurich North America