The UPS Foundation’s 2022 Social Impact Report

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I’m proud to say that with every effort undertaken by the Foundation, we’re changing lives and delivering what matters by using our best assets to educate and inspire the change we want to see.

Nikki Clifton, Pres. Social Impact
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Creating a More Equitable and Just World

Our Commitment

Thanks to our collaborative partnerships and incredible employees, we’re serving the communities where we live and work, and creating a better tomorrow.

  • Healthy communities

    Improving the well-being of 1 billion lives by 2040

  • Equity

    Giving 25% of charitable donations to underserved women, youth and marginalized communities annually

  • Volunteerism

    Recording 30 million global volunteer hours by 2030, including 1 million hours dedicated to underserved Black communities

  • Sustainable planet

    Planting 50 million trees by 2030

Health & Humanitarian Relief

Leveraging our partnerships and innovative logistical expertise to deliver health and humanitarian solutions to underserved and impacted communities.

  • 45

    Disasters and crises supported

  • 2K+

    In-kind deliveries for partner organizations

  • 100K+

    People trained on how to identify and report human trafficking

  • 50M+

    COVID-19 vaccines delivered
    in-kind to countries in need
    since 2021

Showing up when disasters and crises strike
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF

Showing up when disasters and crises strike

UPS is stepping up to provide relief by supporting the rebuilding of the communities affected by disasters and global crises

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Equity & Economic Empowerment

Investing in organizations that address systemic education barriers and creating economic opportunities for underserved and underrepresented women, youth and marginalized communities.

  • 107K+

    Women and diverse small business owners connected to the global economy

  • $1.8M

    Scholarship funding to children of UPS employees in 2022

  • 50K+

    Young adults trained in College & Career Readiness Programs

  • $2.4M+

    Grants and scholarships
    committed to advance programs
    supporting people with
    disabilities

Local Community Engagement

Empowering people to inspire and mobilize volunteers and organizations to deliver systemic and positive impact in their local communities.

  • 25.7M

    Volunteer hours recorded between 2011 to 2022 toward goal of 30 million hours by 2030

  • 529K+

    Volunteer hours recorded toward underserved Black communities in 2022

  • 2M

    Volunteer hours recorded in 2022

2022 Jim Casey Community Service Award winner
THE UPS FOUNDATION

2022 Jim Casey Community Service Award winner

The Jim Casey Community Service Award is one way UPS recognizes employees who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to giving back to their community

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Planet Protection

Fostering a greener and more sustainable world.

  • 28M

    Trees planted since 2012

  • 5K

    Trees to 36 organizations and schools for Earth Month

  • 6.9%

    Decrease in scope 1, 2 and 3 C02e emissions globally in 2022

  • 3.3B

    Miles driven on alternative fuel since 2000

Supporting UPS’s roadmap toward carbon neutrality
SUSTAINABLE SERVICES

Supporting UPS’s roadmap toward carbon neutrality

For nearly a decade, The UPS Foundation has funded the World Resources Institute’s clean fuel research which informs UPS’s decarbonization strategy

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Service is in our DNA

While our customers depend on the most reliable, on-time service in the industry, UPS doesn’t just deliver packages – we deliver good in the world. Since 1951, The UPS Foundation has returned more than $3B to communities where we live and serve. Our mission is to deliver pathways to create resilient, just and safe communities by focusing on four areas: Health & Humanitarian Relief; Equity and Economic Empowerment; Local Community Engagement and Planet Protection.