Philanthropy is primarily directed through the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund. Weyerhaeuser also provides direct business contributions
and sponsorships to community and business-related organizations that help advance key strategic or business priorities.
Opportunities are considered on a case-by-case basis by local business leaders or Weyerhaeuser Public Affairs.
In the Corporate headquarters area, sponsorship of fundraising events is generally limited to organizations that have a
Weyerhaeuser employee serving on their boards.
In-kind donations are provided for a few high-priority activities at the discretion of a Weyerhaeuser business manager.
The company does not generally donate products.
Weyerhaeuser Company donates seedlings only in the U.S. Seattle-Tacoma, WA, area. To be considered, (1) the organization
must be a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt or government entity described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and (2) the project must involve youth in an organized tree-planting project.
Seedling requests are accepted January 1 through April 15, and seedling donations are subject to availability. Submit a
request online using our donation application.
Sustainability in Action
When disaster strikes
In 1923, the Great Kanto earthquake devastated Tokyo and Yokohama, but the destruction planted the seeds for a long business
relationship as a young Weyerhaeuser Company provided much of the lumber used in the rebuilding effort.
Over the next 80 plus years, our relationship with Japan matured beyond the business ties, resulting in our support for
relief efforts after the Great Hanshin Earthquake rocked Kobe in 1995.
So, when an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011, we did not hesitate to donate $500,000 from the Weyerhaeuser
Giving Fund to the American Red Cross to help those in need. One hundred percent of the funds were directed to assist in
immediate, short-term relief efforts coordinated by the Japanese Red Cross.
But our support didn’t stop at the company level. Our employees rallied as well, generating more than $60,000 in additional
aid from their own pockets, which we enabled and tracked with a simple donation button added to our Intranet home page.
“There are many reasons I'm proud of Weyerhaeuser, but nothing matches how our employees help those in need — whether it's
a neighbor or someone halfway around the world,” says Dan Fulton, Weyerhaeuser president and CEO.
Post-twister support
When an unprecedented number of deadly tornados swept through the southern U.S. in April 2011, none of our employees were
harmed, but the devastation sparked action to assist.
“Our managers helped identify partners for grants where our support would have the broadest impact,” says Karen Veitenhans,
manager of corporate contributions.
As a result, the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund contributed $20,000 to the Mississippi Disaster Recovery Fund; $20,000 to the
Governor's Emergency Relief Fund of the United Ways of Alabama; and $10,000 to the Onslow County, N.C., chapter of the American
Red Cross.
We also partnered with World Vision to donate personal hygiene kits to those in need. Watch our employees assemble the kits for delivery at our corporate headquarters in Federal Way,
Wash.
Helping Haiti
In early 2010, we announced an initial pledge of up to $250,000 in building materials to aid in rebuilding Haiti, which
suffered a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Jan. 12.
"As this devastating tragedy has shown, Haiti must not only be rebuilt, but it must also be rebuilt safely to prevent future
tragedies of this type," says Dan Fulton, president and CEO. "As a leader in the building materials industry, we commit
to helping achieve a safer Haiti as it recovers from this earthquake."
Our pledge includes the immediate donation of building materials to help with temporary housing and the exploration of alternatives
that could help introduce safer products and practices for the longer-term rebuilding efforts. iLevel® Shear Brace technology,
for example, is specifically designed for use in earthquake-prone regions and potentially could be used in the rebuilding
efforts. We're offering technical assistance to help increase the likelihood that buildings will survive earthquakes in
the region, and we'll also allow employees to volunteer to help in the rebuilding process.
