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We're committed to the success of future generations. By investing in programs that encourage the next generation of leaders in fields like aviation, we're making sure our business and the communities we serve will be successful for years to come.
Lifting up communities in crisis after disaster
As an airline, we’re able to respond to disasters and crisis needs in unique ways that many others can’t by delivering much-needed relief supplies and volunteers to impacted areas.
Flying toward a more sustainable future
Innovation and sustainability are twin engines that drive our progress in seeking to become the most environmentally conscious airline in the world.
Miles on a Mission
Miles on a Mission is United's home for customers to do good with their miles. Donate your miles to our partner charities or unique campaigns created by charities to raise miles for special causes.
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We’re committed to building a sustainable future and believe that our actions play an important role in ensuring that we operate an environmentally and socially responsible business.
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We’re cultivating a diverse supplier portfolio that’s representative of the communities where we live, work and fly.
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Global Glimpse
Global Glimpse is a nonprofit that provides powerful travel opportunities to U.S. high school students from diverse backgrounds. Students gain greater empathy, agency and global perspective through an international experience focused on service-learning, cultural immersion and leadership development.
Fisher House Foundation
Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military and veteran families can stay for free when their loved one is being treated at a VA or DOD medical center.
Special Olympics International
Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
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USO
The United Service Organization (USO) strengthens America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country throughout their service to the nation.
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Special Olympics International
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Global Glimpse
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum collects, preserves, and studies the science of aviation, spaceflight and the universe.
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Air Camp, Inc
Air Camp inspires students, teachers and educational leaders across all grade levels to learn more about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through hands-on aviation and aerospace experiences.
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Rise Against Hunger
Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030.
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American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and disaster preparedness education.
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Airlink
Airlink is a rapid-response humanitarian relief organization that connects airlines and pre-qualified nonprofits to help communities in crisis.
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Conservation International
Conservation International
Good360
Good360 transforms lives by helping socially responsible companies do good by distributing highly needed product donations to people facing challenging life circumstances – all through their global network of vetted nonprofit partners.
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Conservation International
Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, Conservation International empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity.
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United’s Eco-Skies program is our commitment to protecting the environment and ensuring the actions we take help shape a more sustainable future.
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12K
time employees spent volunteering with Special Olympics since 2017
$2.7M
value of volunteer hours served in 2019*
1,000+
flown every summer with Global Glimpse
50K
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107K
time employees spent volunteering in 2019
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1M+
MEALS
served with Rise Against Hunger since 2017
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Our mission and shared purpose at United is connecting people, uniting the world — something we do every day as we connect people to the moments that matter most.
We have the privilege of connecting our assets — people, planes, profit — to drive meaningful change in the communities we serve. We do this in part by engaging nonprofit organizations who have a shared purpose in delivering against the following focus areas:
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India
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Madagascar
Turkey
Venezuela
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Kenya
Guam
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Houston, TX
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Nicaragua
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United Kingdom
Fisher House
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Toronto, Canada
Sydney, Australia
Germany
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Ethiopia
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American Samoa
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Mozambique
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Guatemala
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India
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Peru
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Jordan
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Ukraine
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Colombia
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Costa Rica
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Honduras
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Panama
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Dominican Republic
Global Glimpse
Zambia
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Vietnam
Rise Against Hunger
Cambodia
Rise Against Hunger
South Africa
Rise Against Hunger
Madagascar
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Turkey
Rise Against Hunger
Venezuela
Rise Against Hunger
El Salvador
Rise Against Hunger
Kenya
Conservation International
Guam
Special Olympics
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France
Make-A-Wish
San Francisco, CA
Special Olympics
Fisher House
Airlink
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
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American Red Cross
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Asian Art Museum
Boys & Girls Clubs of SF
California Academy of Sciences
California Fire Foundation
California State Parks Foundation
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley
Children's Discovery Museum
Exploratorium
Hidden Genius Project
NorCal MLK Foundation
Oakland Public Education Fund
One Justice
San Francisco Baykeeper
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network
San Francisco LGBT Center
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Pride
Second Harvest Food Bank
Tech Interactive
Techbridge Girls
Trevor Project
Chicago, IL
Special Olympics
Fisher House
Airlink
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
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American Red Cross
USO
Adler Planetarium
Aerostar Avion Institute
After School Matters
Art Institute of Chicago
Big Shoulders Fund
Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Cal's Angels
Cara Program
Chicago Public Library Foundation
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Urban League
Field Museum of Natural History
Girls in the Game
Illinois Holocaust Museum
and Education Center
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lurie Children's Hospital/ Almost
Home Kids
Museum of Science & Industry
My Block. My Hood. My City.
Ravinia Festival
Shedd Aquarium
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Special Olympics Chicago
Steppenwolf Theatre
Teen Living Program
Year Up Chicago
Youth Guidance
Los Angeles, CA
Special Olympics
Fisher House
Airlink
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
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American Red Cross
USO
California Fire Foundation
California Science Center
California State Parks Foundation
Center for Employment Opportunities
City Year Los Angeles
First Place for Youth
LA Philharmonic
LA’s BEST
LA Works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
Los Angeles Pride
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Trevor Project
Houston, TX
Special Olympics
Fisher House
Airlink
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
Clean the World
American Red Cross
USO
Alley Theatre
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
Ensemble Theater
Hobby Center Foundation
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Ballet
Houston Food Bank
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Symphony
KIPP: Houston Public Schools
Lone Star Flight Museum
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
SEARCH Homeless Services
Society for the Performing Arts
Space Center Houston
Theatre Under the Stars
TSU Aviation Sciences Pilot Training Program
Newark, NJ / NYC
Special Olympics
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
Clean the World
American Red Cross
USO
Actors Fund
Aviation High School
Boys and Girls Club Newark
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens
Boys and Girls Clubs of Union County
Carnegie Hall
Central Park Conservancy
City Parks Foundation
Community Food Bank of NJ (Elizabeth)
Corporate Volunteers of New York
Elizabeth Coalition for the Homeless
Foodbank of South Jersey
Generation Citizen
Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum
Liberty Science Center
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC
My Brother's Keeper - Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New York Hall of Science
New York Restoration Project
Newark Arts Council
Newark Conservancy
Newark Museum
One Hundred Black Men
Rutgers University Foundation
Trevor Project
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Major General Irene
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Urban League Essex County (Newark)
Urban Pathways
Year Up
Denver, CO
Special Olympics
Fisher House
Air Camp, Inc
Good360
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American Red Cross
USO
Colorado Symphony
Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Denver Public Schools Foundation
Girls, Inc. of Metro Denver
Latin American Educational Foundation
Mile High Youth Corps
Warren Village
Wings Over the Rockies
Washington, D.C.
Fisher House
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Air Camp, Inc
Smithsonian National Air & Space
Clean the World
Make-A-Wish
American Red Cross
USO
AeroClub Foundation
Ford's Theatre
German Marshall Fund
Library of Congress
National Museum African American (NMAAHC)
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum/Udvar Hazy
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San Francisco Immigration Legal Education Network
Year Up
First Place for Youth
Houston Food Bank
Urban League of Essex County
Warren Village
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Washington, D.C.
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Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Venezuela
Germany
Greece
Jordan
United Kingdom
Lebanon
Turkey
Ukraine
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
South Africa
American Samoa
Australia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Guam
India
Vietnam
Indonesia
Japan
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Philippines
Singapore
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Asian Art Museum
Boys & Girls Clubs of SF
California Academy of Sciences
California Fire Foundation
California State Parks Foundation
City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley
Children's Discovery Museum
Exploratorium
Hidden Genius Project
NorCal MLK Foundation
Oakland Public Education Fund
One Justice
San Francisco Baykeeper
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lurie Children's Hospital/ Almost
Home Kids
Museum of Science & Industry
My Block. My Hood. My City.
Ravinia Festival
Shedd Aquarium
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Special Olympics Chicago
Steppenwolf Theatre
Teen Living Program
Year Up Chicago
Youth Guidance
Alley Theatre
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston
Ensemble Theater
Hobby Center Foundation
Holocaust Museum Houston
Houston Ballet
Houston Food Bank
Houston Grand Opera
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Houston Symphony
KIPP: Houston Public Schools
Lone Star Flight Museum
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Actors Fund
Aviation High School
Boys and Girls Club Newark
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Queens
Boys and Girls Clubs of Union County
Carnegie Hall
Central Park Conservancy
City Parks Foundation
Community Food Bank of NJ (Elizabeth)
Corporate Volunteers of New York
Elizabeth Coalition for the Homeless
Foodbank of South Jersey
Generation Citizen
Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC
My Brother's Keeper - Newark
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
New York Hall of Science
New York Restoration Project
Newark Arts Council
Newark Conservancy
Newark Museum
One Hundred Black Men
Rutgers University Foundation
Trevor Project
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Major General
Irene Trowell-Harris Chapter
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Thank you first responders and essential workers
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Working to bring people home – repatriation flights underway
Donating food and supplies to the communities we serve
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United Airlines donating airline travel to health care workers, cargo space to move supplies
United flight arrives with thousands of N95 masks for N.J., N.Y. health care workers
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United Captain David Whitson is one of thousands who've received a bone marrow donation through Be The Match. Read more about how he gives back to the organization that connected him with a life-saving gift.
United Captain Andy King volunteers regularly with Watts of Love, a nonprofit organization, that brings light to the more than 1 billion people worldwide who live without electricity.
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We support:
• Resiliency efforts that ensure communities are prepared in advance of disaster
• Movement of first responders and critical relief supplies to areas of need
• Long-term recovery efforts to get communities back on their feet after disasters
We support:
• Research and development institutions focused on reducing carbon in the atmosphere
• Recycling and redistribution strategies for decommissioned goods
• Programming that provides environmental education and innovation
We support:
• Programs designed to fight systemic racism
• Programs that amplify the voices of marginalized people including veterans, the LGBTQ+ community, and people with physical and intellectual disabilities
• Programs that provide small and minority-owned businesses the resources to thrive and compete in the global economy
We support:
• Aviation-focused organizations that inspire and provide access for young people from any background to pursue careers in aviation
• Global citizenship organizations that encouraging young people to develop the knowledge, skills and values to engage with the world, making it more a more equal, fair and sustainable place
Inspiring the next generation of leaders
United invites organizations to participate in the application process and requires that all charitable partners meet the minimum requirements of:
• Being a registered 501(c)(3) with the United States Internal Revenue Service with an approval date of no less than 18 months before the date of application.
• For U.S. charities, hold Silver Seal of Transparency status with GuideStar. If you do not have at least a Silver Seal, here are instructions.
Charities will be considered ineligible if they are any of the following:
• Organizations not 501(c)(3) registered based on IRS designations (or the international equivalent)
• Individuals
• Religious organizations and groups with a denominational or sectarian purpose, such as churches and missionary groups
• Organizations that discriminate
• Organizations whose missions focus primarily on diseases or health-related issues
• Service clubs and other organizations that channel funds to agencies
• Government agencies
• Organizations whose purpose or methods of operation pose a potential conflict of interest for the company
• Grants to cover operating deficits
• Sporting events, sports clubs, relays, races, walkathons or tournaments of any kind
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