Cox Charities awards $100,000 in grants to San Diego nonprofits

Cox Charities will award a total of $100,000 in grants to ten San Diego nonprofit organizations to support initiatives that focus on youth, education, conservation, and the military. A philanthropic arm of Cox Communications that is funded by employee donations with a company match, Cox Charities is celebrating 20 years of giving in California in 2019.

“Our employees love to give back to the community and supporting nonprofits that serve our communities is one way they can do that,” said Sam Attisha, senior vice president and region manager for Cox in California. “This year of giving is significant to our employees as it marks 20 years that they have been giving back through Cox Charities.”

A diverse volunteer board of employees from Cox Communications, Cox Business, and Cox Media oversee Cox Charities and its giving programs, which include nonprofit grants, awarding scholarships to high school seniors, and supporting programs and organizations focused on Cox Charities’ giving pillars. To date, Cox Charities has contributed more than $7 million to local communities, including Santa Barbara, Palos Verdes, Orange County and San Diego.

• Armed Services YMCA San Diego: Operation Holiday Joy (92124)
• Biocom Institute: Biocom Institute’s Veterans Initiative (92121)
• Boys to Men Mentoring Network: In-School Mentoring Program (91941)
• Feeding San Diego: Feeding Heroes Program (92121)
• Girls Rising: Mentor Program
• Kid Spark Education: The Michael W. Neden Emerging Engineers Project (92101)
• Paralyzed Veterans of America Cal-Diego Chapter: DePeralta Inpatient Program (La Jolla)
• San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: Educational STEM Workshops and Exhibits for Low-Income Children (Escondido)
• WILDCOAST: Explore My Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Project (Imperial Beach)
• San Diego Zoo Global: Exploring Conservation Science Program for Underserved San Diego County High Schools (92101)

Funded by employee payroll donations that are matched by the company, Cox Charities provide support to communities in Cox Communications’ service area by awarding scholarships to high school seniors, Innovation in Education grants to local schools, and grants to nonprofit organizations. A volunteer advisory board of Cox employees oversees Cox Charities and its giving programs. The committee evaluates requests based on the organization’s mission, programming, and written grant application. Cox Charities provides funding to initiatives that support the company’s philanthropic cornerstones of youth, military, education, and the environment. For more information, visit www.coxcharitiesca.org.

About Cox Communications:
Cox Communications is committed to creating meaningful moments of human connection through broadband applications and services. The largest private telecom company in America, we proudly serve six million homes and businesses across 18 states. We’re dedicated to empowering others to build a better future and celebrate diverse products, people, suppliers, communities and the characteristics that makes each one unique. Cox Communications is the largest division of Cox Enterprises, a family-owned business founded in 1898 by Governor James M. Cox.