Volunteering and Employee Giving

Allstate contributes to communities across the country through our Annual Giving Campaign, which matches 15 cents on every dollar donated by employees and agency owners to local and national nonprofits. The company adds an additional five cents to the local United Way, and covers all administrative costs associated with the campaign. In 2010, employee and agency owner contributions totaled $4.8 million, with an additional company match of just under $1 million.

Beyond financial contributions, Allstate employees volunteer their time and talents through more than 120 employee-led Helping Hands committees in their local communities. Every week they staff soup kitchens, teach children about business and the economy, clean up neighborhoods, paint schools, help run fund-raising efforts and host events at community centers.

To encourage their efforts, The Allstate Foundation awards "Helping Hands" grants to organizations where our employees volunteer. In 2010, the Foundation recognized 243 employees with grants to the employees' community-based nonprofit organizations.

Our agency owners also generously serve customers and their communities through volunteerism. To honor these commitments, The Allstate Foundation awards $1,000 grants to nonprofits where agency owners volunteer. In 2010, the Foundation recognized 1,051 agencies countrywide and supported their designated organizations with a total of $1,051,000.