Corporate Charitable Activities Profile Index Ibm - Kro

Company: IBM leads in the invention, development, and manufacture of the industry's advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, storage systems and microelectronics.

Leadership: Samuel J. Palmisano serves IBM as its Chairman of the Board and CEO.

Charitable Activities: Reinventing Education and other strategic efforts to solve education's toughest problems w/ solutions that draw on advanced information technologies and ingenuity.

Areas of Concentration: Education serves as IBM's central commitment and the company focuses its efforts on preparing the next generation of leaders and workers.

Company: Jackson Land & Cattle is a cattle ranch located in Jackson, Wyoming.

Leadership: Jackson Land & Cattle's owners, Richard and Meeka Fields have many philanthropic interests.

Charitable Activities: The Fields Family Foundation, founded by Richard and Meeka Fields , contributes to local and national groups including the New York Police Foundation and the American Quarter Horse Foundation.

Areas of Concentration: Children's issues and development, quarter horses, and community issues represent Richard Field's focus areas.

Company: The Kroger Company, a national grocery retailer, has headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Leadership: David B. Dillion serves as chairman and chief executive officer of the Kroger Co.

Charitable Activities: As part of its "Neighbor to Neighbor" charitable giving program, Kroger contributed $142 million to local communities and non-profit organizations in 2005. Contributions come from The Kroger Co., the Company's foundations, and funds raised through in-store events and promotions. The funds benefit over 25,000 local schools, hunger relief agencies, programs, and non-profit organizations in communities where Kroger operates stores or manufacturing facilities.

Areas of Concentration: Kroger concentrates its efforts in the following areas: hunger relief, k-12 education, grassroots service organizations, and women's health.