Chief Oil & Gas - Donations

Donations

  • In October 2010, Chief Oil & Gas donated $50,000 to now acting governor, Tom Corbett, which some believe was a payoff in exchange for no severance tax and the repeal of environmental policies created to protect the environment from natural gas drilling.
  • In July 2008, Chief Oil & Gas donated $25,000 to the Lycoming County 4-H program to help community 4-Hers with financial needs.

2009 donations include:

  • $50,000 donation to the United Way Home Heating Assistance Program to help families struggling to pay their home heating bills. The donation benefited families in Bradford, Cambria, Clearfield, Fayette, Lycoming, Somerset and Susquehanna Counties. The funds were distributed by nonprofit organizations responsible for home heating assistance in each county.
  • $134,000 donation to fund the expansion of a mentoring program for at-risk youth in Pittsburgh Public Schools. The company committed a total of $402,000 over a three-year period to the Learning and Mentoring Partnership (LAMP), which is operated by Pittsburgh Public Schools, Family Guidance Inc., and area churches.

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