Connecting the World Through Community Impact
At Delta, we know the actions of one can make the difference to many, in communities as near as our own backyards or as far as the horizon. Because it’s not just about where we fly — it’s about who we lift along the way.
Whether it’s helping a child chase their dreams or ensuring food reaches families in need, the spirit of Delta lives in every act of care — and you can be part of it. Donate miles through SkyWish or contribute to one of our Delta-supported fundraisers, Go to footer note. Together, we can make a world worth traveling.
$72,500,000
In charitable giving from Delta Air Lines and The Delta Air Lines Foundation in 2025, returning 1% of the company's annual net income to charities
134,000 hours
Spent by Delta people across the globe giving back to the communities where we live, work and serve in 2025
Pillars of Giving
We are on a mission to connect the world, and it begins with the communities where our employees live, work and serve. Giving back to our communities has been core to Delta and its culture for nearly 100 years, and we are just getting started.
Focused on the pillars of Environment, Equity, Education and Entire Wellness, Delta invests its time and resources to care for the planet and the people within it.
Environment
Through Delta's community partnerships and corporate sustainability goals, we are cultivating sustainable and livable communities locally as we combat climate change globally. From planting trees to increase the tree canopy in urban areas and ultimately create more equitable, healthier neighborhoods, Delta is committed to creating a more sustainable planet.
Learn More About Our Environment Work
Learn More About Our Environment Work
Expanded Tree Coverage Leads to More Equitable Neighborhoods
In the U.S., people of color are three times more likely to live in nature-deprived areas, with neighborhoods with higher numbers of Black residents tending to be hotter than other neighborhoods in the same city. Delta served as the seed partner to help launch the Downtown Tree Planting Plan, created by Trees Atlanta and Central Atlanta Progress. This effort aims to double the tree canopy in downtown Atlanta by planting 8,000 trees over 10 years. Nationally, Delta people are helping create healthier, more equitable communities with similar tree-planting initiatives in Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Salt Lake City and Seattle.
Environment Partnership Highlights
- Tree planting and greenspace partners in Delta hubs and targeted markets across the U.S.
- $14M to Global Citizen to help reach the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
- $1M to radically transform Atlanta’s 16-acre Cook Park into a vital urban greenspace
Equity
Delta is committed to pursuing a more fair and just world by partnering with organizations that work to expand economic opportunity for all while closing the access gap for future generations. Delta’s work spans providing emergency retention grants to help students combat financial pressures that are a barrier to degree completion to supporting programs that ensure every American has access to jobs with a living wage and good benefits.
Learn More about Our Equity Work
Learn More about Our Equity Work
Fueling Futures for HBCU Students
Accredited historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) enroll over 300,000 students each year, including many who are the most at risk of not completing college: low-income, first-generation college students. Delta’s partnership with UNCF helps raise funds for HBCU students and students of color seeking a higher education. In 2023, Delta was honored with UNCF's Keeper of the Flame Award, the organization's most prestigious honor. The award commemorates Delta's dedicated and successful partnership with UNCF that has seen Delta contribute nearly $5.8 million to UNCF programs specifically benefiting HBCU students.
Equity Partnership Highlights
- $1.6M to UNCF for financial aid to help underrepresented students combat financial pressures that may prevent them from completing their degrees
- OneTen founding partner helping to advance 1 million Black individuals into family-sustaining careers over 10 years
- Delta has made contributions to organizations and initiatives founded in the honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. Hosea Williams, Xernona Clayton and Hank Aaron to continue the work of these icons of the civil rights era.
Education
Partnering with more than 100 educational organizations worldwide, Delta connects tomorrow's employees, customers and communities with skills and experiences they need to take on the world with purpose. Through curriculum that teaches students financial literacy and work readiness to a reengineered classroom experience that pushes the boundaries of traditional learning, Delta is reshaping the talent pipeline of the future.
Learn More About Our Education Work
Learn More About Our Education Work
Reframing High School Education
As real-world challenges continue to evolve, a new model of education is seeking to equip students through relevant, experiential and authentic curriculum. As one of the early supporters of 3DE, Delta is helping students at 51 public high schools in 11 states access this new way of learning and prepare for life beyond the classroom walls.
Education Partnership Highlights
- Support for 30 Junior Achievement chapters across five continents to teach students financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship
- Support for 51 3DE programs in public high schools in 11 states to re-engineer education to better reflect the real world
- Over 2,300 scholarships for National Flight Academy to inspire interest in aviation and STEM careers among youth
Entire Wellness
Through these nonprofit partnerships, Delta aims to nurture all the aspects of wellness – physical, emotional, financial, social and more – to prepare members of our communities for thriving futures and flourishing lives. Delta people roll up their sleeves to give the gift of life through blood donations, build homes and playgrounds to promote healthier, more equitable communities and help secure stable, prosperous futures for all by providing financial coaching.
Learn More About Our Wellness Work
Learn More About Our Wellness Work
80+ Years of Partnership: Delta and The American Red Cross
Delta Air Lines and the American Red Cross first joined forces in 1941 during World War II, making it Delta’s longest-standing nonprofit partner. Delta employees, retirees and customers contributed 15,053 units of blood at 348 drives in 72 locations across the country during the 2023 fiscal year (July 2022 – June 2023), helping Delta maintain its position as the No. 1 U.S. corporate blood drive sponsor for the sixth consecutive year (see below). Along with serving as an Annual Disaster Giving Program member at the $1 million level, Delta provides additional support for pressing humanitarian crises around the world, providing financial aid and resources to communities facing disaster.
Wellness Partnership Highlights
- Helped build or rehab 283 homes in 13 countries with Habitat for Humanity since 1995
- Support for 21 food banks across three continents
- Support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization
- Delta’s global hospital support includes 13 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, plus other leading hospitals like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic Children's Center
Our Additional Pillars of Giving
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Industrials Sector Lead, Points of Light Civic 50
Recognized as one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States, Delta has been named an honoree of The Civic 50 by Points of Light, the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, for the ninth year in a row. In 2026, Delta was again the only airline named to the list.
#1 American Red Cross Corporate Blood Drive Sponsor since 2018
Delta people’s steadfast commitment to life-giving blood drives made the airline the No. 1 corporate blood drive sponsor of the American Red Cross for an ninth consecutive year, with employees, retirees and customers contributing a record 15,911 units of blood in fiscal year 2026 (FYE 6/30).
The Delta Difference: Humanitarian Response
Across the world, we activate our people, partnerships and resources to help meet the humanitarian needs of our global communities.
Reports
Delta’s Commitments to People and the Planet
Beyond community engagement, Delta is committed to being good stewards of the planet and the people within it in all we do. Review our latest ESG Report, which highlights Delta’s intention to be a catalyst for global change, as well as read about our corporate commitments to Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.