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Corporate Citizenship
Boeing computer specialist Jeff Sykes, a volunteer for the past 10 years at Children’s Hospital in Seattle — and himself a quadriplegic — teaches the finer points of chess to patient Dean Moe. Jeff was one of four Boeing employees who won the company’s highest award for community service in 1998.
Our company and employees are committed to improving the quality of life in our local communities. In 1998, company and employee contributions of cash and in-kind services exceeded $94.7 million to support a wide range of programs in the areas of education, health and human services, civic and environmental initiatives, and the arts. About half of those gifts — $40.9 million — came from our exceptionally generous employees and retirees, largely through the Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company, the largest employee-owned charitable organization in the world. Our employees and retirees also gave generously of their own time, volunteering hundreds of thousands of hours to help worthwhile projects in communities across the nation. Boeing contributed more than $53.8 million of cash and in-kind services, the largest portion of which went to support education — which includes support for colleges, universities and K-12 programs. We help support education reform at the local, national and state level through corporate and individual leadership and monetary contributions. Boeing endorses the view that all students should be given the opportunity to reach their full potential, and that education must be performance based, with clear learning goals at all levels. Boeing maintains strong relationships with four-year colleges and universities, as well as community and technical colleges. The second largest recipient of Boeing charitable contributions are health and human service organizations. We support a wide range of community programs for both young people and adults that teach leadership and life skills, and promote economic and emotional self-sufficiency. Boeing leads the aerospace industry with programs to ensure that small businesses, including those owned by minorities and women, have the maximum opportunity to compete for contracts. Boeing subcontract awards to small businesses totaled $6.4 billion in 1998. Of that, minority-owned and women-owned small businesses were awarded $856 and $528 million respectively.
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