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supporting communities during the COVID-19 crisis

We believe in the power of humanity to solve any challenge. Together with our global partners, Chevron is enacting a series of social investment and support initiatives to help communities and nonprofits address the COVID-19 crisis.

support to humanitarian efforts

$30+ million

contributed globally

our contributions

medical support

Chevron is donating funds and medical supplies to communities and critical services around the world to give medical responders the protection and equipment they need to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

essential workers

To support and thank essential workers, Chevron has contributed funds as well as offered fuel discounts and gift cards to police, firefighters, medical workers and transportation workers around the world.

education

Chevron is deeply rooted in our commitment to education and has made contributions to programs such as the DonorsChoose Keep Kids Learning initiative to help U.S. teachers and students during the pandemic.

food & living

Chevron has contributed millions of dollars to food banks, community foundations and local United Way chapters to help those who have been affected by the economic impact of COVID-19.

$500,000 to keep kids learning initiative

Provides teachers from the highest-need schools with $1,000 in grants to purchase remote learning tools and other essential supplies for their students.

1.2 million USD (AUD $2 million) to western australia

Supports critical health services and essential service providers in Western Australia communities we operate in.

china women’s development foundation

Chevron donated $290,000 USD (RMB $2 million) from the Chevron Global Community Fund to the China Women’s Development Foundation (CWDF) to support COVID-19 response efforts in China. The donation, managed by Give2Asia, will assist CWDF in supplying medical equipment and materials to patients and responders in Hubei Province.

fuel discounts at singapore caltex stations

Through May 31, Chevron is offering a special fuel discount at Caltex service stations in Singapore to uniformed delivery riders to help offset the transportation costs of food and delivery orders. In addition, Chevron is offering a special fuel discount to bus drivers at select stations through our Caltex Diesel Program for Bus Drivers.

$350,000 to aid southeast louisiana

To help assist communities near our Gulf of Mexico operation, Chevron committed $350,000 to multiple nonprofits and food banks in the Southeast Louisiana area, including the Bayou Community Foundation, Northshore Community Foundation, Northshore Foodbank and Second Harvest foodbank.

$260,000 to pennsylvania food banks and first responders

Even though Chevron plans to cease operations in the Appalachia area, we are pledging $260,000 to the surrounding communities to support crisis response efforts. $200,000 will go to volunteer fire departments in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia. We will also donate $10,000 each to six food banks in the area.

surgical masks and face shields to health organizations

In California, 100,000 surgical masks were donated from supplies at Chevron medical clinics to local hospitals and health networks. Chevron-funded Fab Labs are also producing personal protective equipment for first responders and heath organizations in communities near Chevron’s U.S. facilities and are aiming to produce over 20,000 face shields for local hospitals, nursing homes and first responders.

$230,000 to west texas nonprofits and food banks

Chevron has donated $230,000 across Permian Basin nonprofits. Funds will go toward community COVID-19 response efforts, with a focus on food and housing security, emergency childcare and healthcare support. Organizations to receive funds included the West Texas Food Bank, Eddy and Lea County United Ways, the Boys and Girls Club of the Permian Basin and the Permian Basin YMCA.

provision of medical equipment and supplies in kazakhstan

Chevron’s joint venture Tengizchevroil (TCO), following a request from the Regional Government in Atyrau, provided approximately two months of medical equipment and supplies to be delivered to the local health authorities. In doing so, TCO has supported the provision of around $4.6 million ($2.3 million Chevron share) of critical supplies, including intensive care equipment and ambulances, medical and laboratory equipment and supplies, thermo scanners and pyrometers for checkpoints and PPE and housekeeping equipment.

$1 million in fuel gift cards

To support nonprofits that need fuel during the COVID-19 crisis and to thank first responders for their efforts, Chevron donated $1 million in Chevron and Texaco gift cards to first responders and food banks in Chevron’s major operating areas in the United States.

chevron contributes to response efforts in nigeria

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) and joint venture partner Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have partnered to support coronavirus response efforts in Nigeria, with Chevron committing in-kind donations worth $1.28 million for an ambulance, ventilators, medical diagnostic equipment and personal protective equipment.

$500,000 to support communities across central california

Chevron has committed over $500,000 to support our communities across Kern, Fresno and Monterey Counties in California. Together with our community partners, we have implemented a series of social investment and support initiatives to help communities and nonprofits address the COVID-19 public health crisis.

chevron gives back in thailand

Chevron has pledged $131,000 (4,277,000 baht) in contributions to Thailand to help frontline medical staff and communities address the COVID-19 public health crisis. Contributions include medical supplies for 33 hospitals and government agencies across Thailand. Employees have also committed to donating nearly $50,000 (1.6 million baht) to strengthen Thailand’s COVID-19 response, with the company pledging to triple contributions to over $150,000 (5 million baht) through our Chevron Humankind program.

chevron’s response to COVID-19

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Updated: July 2020