Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation provides $500,000 in grants to 13 organizations in Grant County, New Mexico

The Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation granted $500,000 to thirteen programs from local nonprofit and other organizations in Grant County, NM.

The awards represent Freeport-McMoRan’s efforts to partner with local nonprofits and other organizations working on projects that create sustainable benefits for the community.

Freeport-McMoRan’s Community Investment Fund was established in 2011. It is governed by a committee consisting of nine community leaders from diverse organizations and two Freeport-McMoRan representatives from Grant County. The community leaders were selected by the Grant County Community Partnership Panel. This Panel was established by Freeport-McMoRan four years ago to foster open and ongoing dialogue with the community, allowing the company and the community to work together to develop thoughtful solutions that address community issues.

The Community Investment Fund Committee cultivates and selects programs that address the priorities identified by the community to receive financial support based on established criteria, and strives to assist in the success of recipient programs. Funding decisions are made by the Committee.

The 2013 grant recipients are:

Bridge Community – $50,000
Corp. for Downtown Development/Arts & Cultural District Clay Festival – $30,000
Corp. for Downtown Development/Theater District Phase Two – $50,000
Gila Regional Medical Center Foundation/First Born Program – $40,000
Gila Regional Medical Center Foundation/Community Health Council – $50,000
Gila Regional Medical Center/Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities – $22,000
Hidalgo Medical Services/FORWARD NM – $30,000
Imagination Library of Grant County, Inc. – $45,000
Literacy Link Leamos – $25,000
Silver Consolidated Schools – $38,000
Silver High School – $32,000
Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services – $50,000
The Wellness Coalition – $38,000

Organizations that are interested in learning more about 2013 funding opportunities can visit www.FreeportInMyCommunity.com

For further information about how Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. engages with and cultivates opportunities in the communities where it operates, see http://www.fcx.com/envir/soc_com.htm

Please see the 2011 Working Toward Sustainable Development Report for more information on all of their social, economic and environmental efforts. http://www.fcx.com/envir/wtsd/pdf-wtsd/2011/WTSD_Bk_2011.pdf