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Community Engagement

Community Engagement Overview

Delta’s mission to connect the world is grounded in our commitment to positively impact the communities where we live, work and serve. Making a difference through charitable giving, employee-driven fundraising and volunteerism has been core to our company and culture for nearly 100 years. We invest our time, skills and resources – through partnerships with local, national and global nonprofits and other strategically aligned organizations – to drive progress in pillars of focus: environment, equity, education and entire wellness.

Companies like Delta Air Lines set a model for others, showing how to best use employee talent, business assets and integration to create meaningful impact, and we’re thrilled to uplift and celebrate their work as an honoree of The Civic 50 2023.”

Diane Quest Chief Operating Officer,
Points of Light

Delta’s Community Investment Pillars

  • ENVIRONMENT

    Cultivating sustainable and livable communities locally as we combat climate change globally

  • EQUITY

    Providing underserved communities with equitable access to quality education, economic mobility and sustainable careers, while celebrating diversity and promoting inclusion

  • EDUCATION

    Connecting tomorrow’s employees, customers and communities with skills and experiences they need to take on the world with purpose

  • ENTIRE WELLNESS

    Nurturing all the aspects of wellness – physical, emotional, financial, social and more – to prepare members of our communities for thriving futures and flourishing lives

2023 CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • SIX-TIME RECIPIENT

    The Civic 50

    A Points of Light initiative that recognizes the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation, ranked Delta #1 in the Integration dimension and recognized Delta as this year’s Industrials Sector Leader

  • 6TH YEAR IN A ROW

    No. 1 corporate blood drive sponsor of the American Red Cross

    Employees, retirees and customers contributed a record 15,053 units of blood in fiscal year 2023 (year-end 6/30)

  • 2023

    Keeper of the Flame Award United Negro College Fund (UNCF)

    Contributed nearly $5.8 million, to date, to UNCF programs benefiting students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

2023 BY THE NUMBERS

  • $60M

    In charitable giving from Delta Air Lines and The Delta Air Lines Foundation

  • $18M

    Raised by Delta employees and customers for major fundraisers, including the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Covenant House, Delta Care and Scholarship Fund, and United Way

  • 100 markets

    Delta employees volunteer in more than 100 communities across the globe every year, from donating blood and planting trees, to mentoring students