2009 Annual Report

Founded in 1980, The Clorox Company Foundation has awarded cash grants totaling more than $77 million to nonprofit organizations, schools and colleges. Since its inception, The Clorox Company Foundation has focused on supporting innovative programs that serve youth, kindergarten through 12th-grade education, and cultural and civic organizations. The Foundation also supports local needs in plant communities and other organizations in which Clorox employees are involved. In addition, in fiscal year 2009 alone, The Clorox Company made product donations valued at $7.8 million.

Complete 2009 annual report (PDF)

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Letter from Don Knauss, chairman & chief executive officer (PDF)

At Clorox our mission is to make everyday life better, every day through our product offerings and by supporting the communities in which we do business. Clorox and The Clorox Company Foundation are committed to building stronger communities by working hand in hand with community partners. Our commitment dates back to the founding of our company and is the guiding principle of the foundation today.

Clorox Partnership and Grants (PDF)

American Indian Child Resource Center (PDF)

More than 35 years ago, a group of American Indian nurses founded what is known today as AICRC to address the feelings of isolation, disillusionment and disfranchisement experienced by many Native Americans after moving to an urban setting from their reservations and communities. Today, the organization works with Native American children and their families to address issues within Indian communities — including literacy, low high-school graduation rates, tobacco awareness and poverty — with a strong educational program that is culturally appropriate, relevant and celebratory.

ALICE: Arts and Literacy in California Education (PDF)

Helen Stoltzfus founded ALICE after witnessing noticeable inequities between the arts programs offered to students in Oakland's more affluent neighborhoods and those in the city’s underserved areas. Stoltzfus seized the opportunity to share her passion for theater arts, her desire to explore cultural similarities and differences, and her belief that all children deserve a quality education. ALICE was created based on the principle that the arts are vital to every child’s development, regardless of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic background.

Cantare Con Vivo (PDF)

Cantare Children’s Choirs is the community outreach component of one of Oakland’s finest choral ensembles, Cantare Con Vivo. This school year, Cantare celebrates its 10th year of working with kindergarten through 10th-grade students. Cantare provides incomparable choral music instruction to students in Oakland who have very limited access to arts education. With support from Clorox, Cantare Con Vivo will continue to reach 1,000 students per week, enriching their lives with the sound of music.

Youth Together (PDF)

What comes to mind when you think of the first day of school? From 1994 to 1998, for many Castlemont High School students this day was one filled with both excitement and anxiety. The resolution? Youth Together. YT was formed in 1996 by a group of concerned youth, parents, community members and school officials to address many of the issues that were hindering the success of students in East Bay Area schools. Funding from Clorox supported the Youth Together Student Teams.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (PDF)

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) serves as a strong artistic and cultural force. The organization strives to build a vibrant community through Asian and Pacific Islander American arts and culture programs. OACC takes a Pan-Asian approach to encourage diversity, intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogue, and cultural identity awareness.