Elevate Our Communities

Citizen Where We Serve

Southern Company subsidiaries have been helping hometowns across our states grow and prosper for over 100 years. Our philanthropic investments, employee volunteer efforts and economic development initiatives are focused on elevating our communities for generations to come.

We are involved in the development of our communities, the education of our young people and supporting causes our customers feel strongly about.

Investing in Our Communities

Southern Company and our subsidiaries invest in our communities through financial grants and corporate and employee philanthropic programs. In 2024, through our foundations and corporate giving, we invested over $85 million through grants, sponsorships, and impact investments across our territories. Our support is broad-based spanning education, health and human services, civic and community, environment, and arts and culture.

Our employees also make financial contributions to thousands of non-profits in our communities through company-led programs, such as the Club of Hearts with Georgia-based employees annually contributing around $1 million.

Support Through Volunteerism

We engage in community board leadership and employee volunteerism to create positive momentum in communities where we serve, live and play. In 2024, our employees and retirees spent over 165,000 hours volunteering in their communities, the monetary equivalent of over $5 million.¹

Growing Our Communities

Our operating companies play leadership roles in economic development efforts across the states and regions where we operate. In 2024, our electric operating companies helped to bring over $14 billion in investment and over 20,000 jobs to our service territories.