Tim Cook announces new charity matching program for Apple employees

Apple has just introduced a new program for matching charitable donations made by Apple employees for up to $10,000 per year. The program was announced in an internal email from recently appointed CEO Tim Cook (below) and is currently available only to full-time employees in the US. Cook’s email says they have plans to extend the program to other countries in the future and MacRumors notes the initiative has been officially confirmed by an Apple spokesperson.

Team: 

I am very happy to announce that we are kicking off a matching gift program for charitable donations. We are all really inspired by the generosity of our co-workers who give back to the community and this program is going to help that individual giving go even farther. 

Starting September 15, when you give money to a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, Apple will match your gift dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 annually. This program will be for full-time employees in the US at first, and we’ll expand it to other parts of the world over time. 

Thank you all for working so hard to make a difference, both here at Apple and in the lives of others. I am incredibly proud to be part of this team. 

If you’d like more information on the program, you can get it on HRWeb, which can be easily accessed through AppleWeb. 

Tim