Charitable Giving

Aligned with our four giving pillars, Delta Air Lines and The Delta Air Lines Foundation tailor our giving to answer and anticipate community needs. We ensure our communities “Keep Climbing” by working at the front lines of innovation to support the planet and the people on it.

Environment

We help cultivate more sustainable, livable communities locally as we combat climate change globally.

Delta Air Lines and The Delta Air Lines Foundation have contributed $15.5 million since 2019 to support Global Citizen’s efforts to deliver on the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Global Citizen is an advocacy platform dedicated to addressing climate change, poverty and inequality.

Through our partnership with Clean Miami Beach and others, Delta sponsors coastal cleanups and educational programs to raise awareness of the harmful effects of plastic pollution on the marine environment. Our volunteers collect plastic debris and litter at beach cleanups throughout the year. In June, we joined forces with Korean Air in Los Angeles International Airport for a team-building competition in partnership with Heal The Bay that removed hundreds of pounds of litter along the shore next to the Santa Monica Pier.

To help tackle urban heat and create equitable, healthy neighborhoods, Delta sponsors tree plantings and other green space enhancements in nine markets, including projects with Trees Atlanta, TreePeople in Los Angeles, Speak for the Trees in Boston, Forterra in Seattle and MANG Foundation in Miami. For the past four years, Delta volunteers have supported the MANG Foundation’s mission to rebuild Florida’s mangrove ecosystems by donating their time at MANG’s plant nursery and in the field for in-the-wild plantings.

Equity

We work to provide equitable access to quality education, economic mobility and sustainable careers for underserved communities.

Delta supports the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in our shared commitment to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society and create equitable outcomes for all. To date, more than 2,000 Delta employees have traveled to EJI’s Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, to better understand history and the need for individuals and corporations to be part of advancing equity.

Continuing the work of icons of the Civil Rights Movement, Delta has contributed to organizations and initiatives founded in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Rep. John Lewis, Rev. C.T. Vivian, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. Hosea Williams, Xernona Clayton and Hank Aaron.

Education

We take a Skills-First approach to building the purpose-driven workforce of tomorrow.

As the official airline of the National Flight Academy (NFA) since 2013, Delta has funded more than 3,000 scholarships for middle and high school students to attend a six-day, immersive learning experience aboard an NFA virtual aircraft carrier to inspire and build on their interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers. Through one of these experiences, the annual All-Girls Week in 2024, Delta hosted 144 female students, providing an opportunity for them to be exposed to a variety of careers in aviation and encouraging them to pursue roles that were historically not open to them.

Delta supports 20 YMCA chapters on three continents through activities that include after-school programs, tutoring, swim lessons and career-exploration opportunities.

Since 2013, Delta volunteers have built 42 playgrounds with KABOOM! across 16 U.S. markets and revitalized five urban spaces to be playgrounds and green spaces with Trust for Public Land. Our long-term partnership underscores the importance of play in education and working to eliminate the inequities of play spaces.

As part of Delta’s support of 10 Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) schools across the United States, Delta pilots hosted a solar eclipse watch party in April in the path of totality near Austin, Texas, for students at KIPP Paseo Primary and Preparatory schools.

Entire Wellness

We partner with organizations to support all aspects of wellness for our community members.

Delta’s longest-standing nonprofit partnership, with the American Red Cross, dates back to 1941. During fiscal year 2024 (ending June 30), Delta employees, retirees and customers contributed 15,585 units of blood, collected at 373 drives in 83 locations across the country.

We support global disaster relief and international humanitarian aid through the American Red Cross and the Global Red Cross Movement. In addition to The Delta Air Lines Foundation’s $1 million grant as an Annual Disaster Giving Program partner, Delta contributed $1 million to the American Red Cross for relief efforts after Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

In 2024, Delta and The Delta Air Lines Foundation contributed more than $2.5 million to support 19 children’s hospitals globally, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (United States), Great Ormond Street Hospital (United Kingdom), Emma Children’s Hospital (Netherlands) and Mayo Clinic Children's Center (United States).

Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Delta has contributed financial and volunteer support to help build or rehab 287 homes in 13 countries since 1995.

Delta also supports the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, to help raise awareness and provide assistance and education to those in need. Delta takes the mental health concerns of our people seriously, as we invest in the health and well-being of our employees, customers, communities and partners.

Return to Normandy: Serving Those Who Serve

Delta’s long-standing support for U.S. military members, veterans and their families runs deep, dating back to post-World War II (WWII) when many former military pilots and mechanics helped drive the airline’s growth. Today, veterans represent 11% of our workforce.

In 2024, for the third year in a row, Delta flew 48 WWII veterans back to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that catalyzed the war’s end. In partnership with Best Defense Foundation and with the support of Michelin North America and Boeing, Delta provided a charter flight directly to Deauville Normandie Airport so veterans could celebrate with 12 days of parades, school visits, ceremonies, the official D-Day Commemoration and more.

After the vets returned home, Delta created a community volunteer program that pairs members of our Global Sales team with WWII veterans to continue supporting them year-round.

In addition to offering travel benefits to active service members traveling on orders or for leisure, our commitment to veterans and their families extends throughout the year:

• We provide professional development and networking opportunities to current and former members of the armed forces and their families.
• We support 10 United Service Organizations (USO) chapters through sponsorship and volunteer work, including assembling care packages and serving hot meals. We also support non-USO-affiliated military lounges at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and Miami International Airport.
• We have aided the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation for 20 years, contributing more than $700,000 annually and providing bicycles and toys to children in need in December. In 2024, our TechOps team raised funds to build 1,700 bikes and collected over 2,000 new toys for Toys for Tots to distribute.
• We grant educational scholarships to the children and spouses of fallen and disabled service members through our partnership with Folds of Honor.