Organization: International Paper

Opportunity Description: Our global community engagement efforts focus on addressing four critical community needs:
1. Education: The future of our communities depends on the children, and therefore, we support
strategic partners that focus on helping children succeed via a comprehensive approach to
education. Literacy, particularly from birth through 3rd grade, is our primary focus because
reading skills form the foundation for all childhood learning.
2. Hunger: We work with food banks and other agencies to address hunger and food security for children,
families and seniors. These organizations provide meals, access to healthy foods and other programs in
the communities where our employees live and work.
3. Health & Wellness: We engage our employees and work with agencies to promote healthy
living habits and achieve measurable improvements in health and wellness.
4. Disaster Relief: We partner with agencies to help communities prepare for and to recover from
natural disasters, and we use our Employee Relief Fund to support our affected colleagues.
At International Paper, our entire business depends upon the sustainability of forests. We will continue to lead
the world in responsible forest stewardship to ensure healthy and productive forest ecosystems for
generations to come. We continue to improve our environmental footprint and promote the long- term
sustainability of natural capital. The Company and the IP Foundation will bolster this commitment by
supporting organizations working on forest, water, air and responsible sourcing issues.
Support is also available for other critical needs in the communities where our employees live and work.
International Paper personnel at our facilities are in the best position to know local needs and are tasked with
ensuring that donations are allocated based on the most critical of needs. A project or program does not
necessarily need to benefit the community at large, but it should impact an underserved sector of the
population or serve a critical need.

In addition to our signature causes, limited company funds are available in the following areas:
Critical community needs
Support is also available for other critical needs in the communities where our employees live and work. International Paper personnel at our facilities are in the best position to know local needs and are tasked with ensuring that donations are allocated based on the most critical needs. A project or program does not necessarily need to benefit the community at large, but it should impact an underserved sector of the population or serve a critical need.

Signature environmental causes
At International Paper, our entire business depends upon the sustainability of forests. We will continue to lead the world in responsible forest stewardship to ensure healthy and productive forest ecosystems for generations to come. We continue to improve our environmental footprint and promote the long-term sustainability of natural capital. The company and the IP Foundation will bolster this commitment by supporting organizations working on forest, water, air and responsible sourcing issues.

Employee involvement
We endorse employees’ community involvement efforts by considering applications from charitable organizations supported by our employees.

Deadline: 09/15/25

Geographic Scope: National

Funding Ranges: unknown

Apply here: Link to Application