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Communities received $12.1M from Alliant Energy in 2022
Funding directed toward community safety, planting trees, workforce readiness and food insecurity efforts in Iowa and Wisconsin MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nFunding directed toward community safety, planting trees, workforce readiness and food insecurity efforts in Iowa and Wisconsin\n\n MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWith a commitment to serving customers and building stronger communities, Alliant Energy and the company’s charitable foundation, along with the company’s employees and retirees, collectively contributed $12.1 million and volunteered over 70,000 hours in 2022.\n\n“Guided by our focus on making things better, a critical part of our purpose-driven strategy is strengthening the communities we serve,” said Aimee Davis, vice president marketing and communications, Alliant Energy. “We were proud to support nearly 1,400 local and regional nonprofit organizations during the past year. These organizations play a critical role in advancing community safety, improving the environment, creating a more ready workforce and overcoming food and housing insecurity in the communities we serve across Iowa and Wisconsin.”\n\nThrough its Foundation giving and the employees’ and retirees’ commitment to volunteering, Alliant Energy focused funding and volunteering in four areas.\n\nCommunity Safety and Engagement\n\n\nChild ID Kits were provided to all 975,000 school-aged children in Wisconsin last year. Alliant Energy partnered with the National Child Identification Program and their partners to support the distribution of these kits, which allow parents to easily record vital information about their children in case law enforcement ever need assistance to locate a missing child.\n\n\n\nContributing to the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation for a new shelter on the historic Iowa State Fairgrounds, Alliant Energy’s support helped provide a safe location for family and business events during the Fair and throughout the year.\n\n\nEnvironmental Stewardship\n\n\nA successful start in its intent to plant one million trees by the end of 2030, Alliant Energy’s One Million Trees initiative led to nearly 124,000 trees being planted in Iowa and Wisconsin. Ongoing partnerships with the Department of Natural Resources in Iowa and Wisconsin, Trees Forever, the Arbor Day Foundation and local county conservation groups make it possible for Alliant Energy to plant approximately one tree for each utility customer. As the trees grow and mature, they will improve water quality, provide wildlife habit...