Social Responsibility

At Cooper, we are committed to enhancing the quality of life in and supporting the communities that our employees call home. We do this through outreach programs and partnerships designed to deliver measurable, positive results – on international, national and local levels. Wherever possible, we multiply the value of our cash contributions with volunteerism and in-kind donations to achieve maximum impact.

Each year, the Cooper Industries Foundation awards over $3 million in contributions, grants and matching gifts to health and human services, arts, educational, environmental and safety organizations serving Cooper's communities. In addition, Cooper matches dollar-for-dollar our employees' gifts of $35 or more to non-profit organizations, a two-dollars-for-one-dollar match for gifts to higher education organizations and also provides a generous match of employee gifts to the United Way. In all, Cooper's charitable giving is focused on health and human services (26% of 2005 donations), community and environment (24%), United Way (16%), education (14 %) and culture and the arts (12%). More information about Cooper's corporate giving practices is contained in the Company's Giving Report

In addition, Cooper offers the Cooper Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to dependent children of employees. Fifty scholarships were awarded for the 2006/2007 year. Scholarships, which range from $1,000 to $5,000, are awarded based on a mix of academic merit and financial need.