Caterpillar Foundation supports Japan
March 18, 2011
The Caterpillar Foundation has announced a $1 million grant for disaster relief efforts in Japan following the earthquake on March 11. In addition to this grant, the Caterpillar Foundation is matching up to $500,000 in Caterpillar employee, retiree and dealer employee contributions.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people in Japan who have been impacted by this disaster,” wrote Caterpillar contact Jim Dugan in a press release.
Caterpillar Japan Limited is also offering the use of machinery and generator sets to Japanese government agencies.
Caterpillar's facilities in Tokyo, Akashi and Sagami were not damaged by the earthquake, and are outside of the current area the Japanese government has declared as a mandatory evacuation zone.