Over the last two decades, Entergy shareholders have invested $95 million in philanthropic support, and our employees have completed 1.6 million hours of volunteer service across our four-state service area.

Following Katrina and Rita, Entergy was there from the start, bringing hard-hit communities back from devastation. Thousands of our team members worked despite their own loss, many for months at a time, until the last lights were on after the back-to-back storms. Caring for our customers — giving back and empowering them — became the heart of our mission around restoration efforts.

• Power of Hope: Entergy shareholders launched the Power of Hope fund just 48 hours after Katrina made landfall with an initial $1 million donation. Another $600,000 poured in after Hurricane Rita struck. With donations from vendors and peer utilities from as far away as Japan, the Power of Hope fund provided $4.2 million to impacted families and nonprofit partners.

• Economic support: In partnership with the United Way of Southeast Louisiana, Entergy shareholders helped create the post-Katrina Individual Development Account program — a 4-to-1 savings match for low-income households. Since 2005, more than 600 families have participated in the program, generating more than $58 million in assets including home purchases — 400 families becoming first-time homeowners, small businesses created and education savings.

• Affordable housing rebuilds: With partner organizations, we helped build or rebuild 1,300 homes for low and moderate-income families in the Greater New Orleans area post-Katrina.

• Investing in education: From 2005 to 2025, Entergy and the Entergy Charitable Foundation have invested more than $30 million to support education in Orleans Parish, impacting the lives of more than 100,000 students.

• Child care collaborations: Katrina destroyed 75% of child care centers in Orleans Parish. Entergy and partners supported collaboratives and advocacy efforts that culminated in $42 million in annual funding from municipal and state resources to provide early care and education for low-income families in New Orleans.

• Investing in a cleaner, more resilient tomorrow: We partnered with the Nike Corporation and Louisiana Green Building Council to create the Entergy Solar Schools Initiative, installing solar panels on five New Orleans public schools. We helped create more than 130 miles of bike lanes and walkways across New Orleans. And since 2005, Entergy has awarded almost $800,000 in grants and helped our partners plant and distribute almost 100,000 trees.