Good Neighbor Energy Fund assists local families in need
The PPL Foundation doubled its annual donation to the Good Neighbor Energy Fund in 2025 from $200,000 to $400,000.
This significant increase in the Foundation’s support complements PPL Electric Utilities’ strong commitment to assisting local families in need and strengthening the community.
With PPL’s support, Da Vinci Science Center brings learning and exploration closer to the community
After several years of planning and construction, the new 67,000 square-foot Da Vinci Science Center is opening its doors in the heart of downtown Allentown. The facility, which replaces its former location on the campus of Cedar Crest College, will make the experience more accessible to the community.
Volunteering runs “all in the family”
PPL Electric Right of Way supervisor Allison Sheehe’s interest in volunteering sparked while in high school. Growing up in Bloomsburg, she’d volunteer here and there, but helping her community following Hurricane Sandy made a lasting impression.
“Our town was hit very hard with flooding,” she said “I helped some residents clean out their homes, which was just devastating to witness. They were throwing away pretty much everything, including photos and things that can’t be replaced.”
STEM teachers inspiring tomorrow’s innovators
Tomorrow’s engineers and mathematicians need only a spark to get their imaginations – and their careers – headed in the right direction. Each year, the PPL Foundation honors outstanding STEM educators who provide that spark for their students.
Four teachers in eastern and central Pennsylvania were recently selected as recipients of the PPL Foundation’s 2023 STEM Educator Awards. This grant program recognizes teachers who have demonstrated success in designing and facilitating STEM learning that engages the next generation of innovative thinkers. The PPL Foundation has awarded $500,000 in grants through this program since 2003.
Fueling innovation and collaboration
Here at PPL, we fuel innovation and growth – and strengthen our company culture – by fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. Employees embrace being a part of our inclusive culture, and it’s one of the many reasons why we offer 16 different employee-led business resource groups (BRGs) across our family of companies. These resource groups provide opportunities for employees to network with coworkers across the companies, collaborate over shared experiences and volunteer in the community.
PPL Tomorrow, a BRG established for young professionals in Pennsylvania, recently teamed up with United Way’s Emerging Leaders to host a networking event in downtown Allentown that brought together more than 100 local professionals, including many team members from PPL Electric Utilities and PPL Services Corporation.
Powering the Season for Generations
Each holiday season, festive lights and displays brighten the windows of homes and businesses throughout the Lehigh Valley, however none have lasted as long – or been as visible as PPL’s holiday light display in Allentown.
“Cover to Cover” adding opportunity to every child’s story
Numerous studies have shown that children who miss out on reading and learning opportunities over the summer can fall behind by as many as two grade levels. Providing books to those students over the summer helps close that gap.
PPL Electric Utilities fosters growth in diverse communities through Empowering Equitable Communities initiative
Meet two PPL volunteers that are fostering inclusion through the company’s youth mentorship program.
“Empty nester” finds personal growth as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters
During Volunteer Appreciation Month, we thank all employees for giving back.