Corporate citizenship abounds: activities and actions make Alaska better.

• Position: SPECIAL SECTION: Corporate 100

Ahtna, Inc.: In 2014, Ahtna continued its commitment to sponsor and promote community events and functions held within the Ahtna region, specifically those that directly benefited our shareholders. These include culture camps, conferences, job fairs and trainings, tribal and village council meetings, and many others.

Alaska Airlines: Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air support more than three hundred different nonprofits and agencies in Alaska. With a sharp focus on youth and education, Alaska Airlines provides in-kind and monetary support to organizations that are making a difference in the communities we serve. Employees volunteer their time and energy, backed by Alaska Airlines, to those causes which matter most to them.

Alaska Commercial Company: Actively work with charitable organizations including ASAA, the American Diabetes Association, Boy and Girl Scouting, Muscular Dystrophy, and hundreds of community based organizations in rural Alaska.

Alaska Communications: We're committed to the local communities where we live and work. Our corporate giving focuses on youth and education, though we support several causes across Alaska. We believe in investing in our youth by supporting programs such as Boys & Girls Clubs Alaska, United Way, and Junior Achievement. We also support our employees who support our communities. Through our Employee Volunteer Grant Program, we contribute up to $250 to nonprofits at which employees volunteer.

Alaska Regional Hospital: Alaska Regional Hospital's 2014 acquisition of the Senior Health Clinic will increase seniors' access to comprehensive, patient-centered care and to help them to maintain the highest level of health and wellness. In addition, Alaska Regional is making plans to open an outpatient clinic in the Mountain View area by the end of 2015. The clinic will provide primary care services that are accessible for the people who live and work in the area.

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company: Alyeska's longstanding philanthropy program supports healthy communities, underserved populations, safety and environment, education and the arts in pipeline communities and across Alaska. Employees give generously of their time and resources through the company's annual United Way campaign and through various board positions and other volunteer efforts, year-round.

American Fast Freight, Inc.: We open up our warehouse to be used for the AK General Contractors Family Fun night.

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation: ASRC contributed more than $4 million to various local charitable organizations and nonprofits in 2014. These organizations included ASNA, Challenge Life, Bean's Cafe, and Special Olympics Alaska.

ASRC Energy Services, Inc.: Served lunch at Bean's Cafe once a month last year. Partnered with Big Wild Life Runs to coordinate a health and safety fair that was open to the public after the Kid's 2K Fun Run last August. Sponsored and chaired the 2014 Anchorage Heart Walk and were I would say was one of the top fifteen fundraising companies in the American Heart Association's Western States Affiliate. Implemented seventeen social investment and economic development projects in North Slope communities.

AT&T: Last year, AT&T and its employees contributed more than $302,000 through corporate, employee, and AT&T Foundation giving programs in Alaska. AT&T is also a school-business partner with Government Hill Elementary School and participates in Junior Achievement.

BDO USA, LLP: BDO Counts is a firm wide initiative that creates a framework around the local and regional philanthropy efforts that so many BDO professionals take up causes for. BDO Anchorage donates time and/or money to the following: Bean's Cafe, Downtown Soup Kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, Adopta-Highway, and our Friday Dress Down for Charity (which sends employee and company matched donations to various local charities).

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