BASF donates $20,000 to local charities and organizations in Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, TN, January 12, 2022 — As part of its annual donations and support for the Chattanooga area, BASF donated a total of $20,000 to 15 community organizations last year.
With most of the donations occurring around the holidays, BASF contributed $5,000 to United Way, $2,000 to the Chattanooga Police Department, and $1,000 each to these 13 organizations:
- Brainerd High School
- Chattanooga Area Food Bank
- Chattanooga Fire Department
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Rescue Service
- Chattanooga NAACP
- Chattanooga State Community College
- Dallas Bay Volunteer Fire Department
- Hamilton County Humane Educational Society
- McKamey Animal Center
- Northside Neighborhood House
- Red Bank High School
- The Salvation Army’s Chattanooga Area Command
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
“Chattanooga is a great place to live and work,” said Rob Gagliano, Site Director of BASF’s Chattanooga facility. “This community has been wonderful to us over the years, so we’re thankful for any opportunity to show our support and assist organizations who do such great work in the area.”
BASF’s Chattanooga facilities produce a wide range of high-quality polymer dispersions with safety, sustainability and innovation as top priorities. With operations in Chattanooga and Sparta, BASF employs approximately 300 people in Tennessee and invests nearly $23 million in the state through annual payroll, purchases, taxes and charitable contributions.
For more information about BASF in Tennessee, visit www.basf.us/TN.
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About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 17,000 employees in North America and had sales of $18.7 billion in 2020. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. More than 110,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is organized into six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €59 billion in 2020. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the U.S. Further information at http://www.basf.com.
