Best Buy Fiscal Year 2022 ESG Report | 82 Hometown giving. Twin Cities: We’re proud to support Minnesota organizations that contribute to the wellbeing of our local community. In FY22, we gave $415,000 in Arts & Culture-focused grants to 30 organizations, $1.19 million in Teens & Tech grants to 41 organizations, and $1.49 million in Capital Grants to 11 organizations. Seattle: In support of the community surrounding our Seattle tech office, we fund programs and organizations that provide teens from disinvested communities in the King County metro area access to tech, training and mentorship. In FY22, we funded seven nonprofit organizations, including Black Girls Code, Geeking Out Kids of Color, and The Vera Project. Total giving. In FY22, we gave more than $22 million in grants, sponsorships, program support and in-kind donations to communities around the country. Philanthropy . Best Buy customers contribute $5.5M to support Teen Tech Centers. As part of Best Buy’s longstanding commitment to building brighter futures for teens through tech, we invited our customers to join us in that work. Between July and October of 2021, customers contributed more than $5.5 million to help support the Best Buy Teen Tech Center program. The campaign sought to educate customers about this initiative and allowed them to make a tax-deductible donation when making a purchase, including at a Best Buy store, on BestBuy.com or in the Best Buy App. These donations support essential elements of our Teen Tech Centers, such as construction and startup costs for new locations, cutting-edge technology, and training and development for staff. Other ways we support. St. Jude: Best Buy has supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® through the Thanks  and  Giving® Campaign since 2013. During the 2021- 22 holiday season, we raised more than $20.5 million for the annual St. Jude Thanks  an d  Giving® campaign, making it our sixth year in a row as the top corporate fundraising partner. Best Buy has collected more than $145 million in donations for St. Jude in totality. HOPE Fund: In partnership with The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, the HOPE Fund helped more than 1,000 Best Buy employees experiencing financial hardship by distributing about $2 million in aid. The HOPE Fund supports employees in hardship situations and provides them with the opportunity to receive up to $2,500 in financial assistance.