Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation’s premier transmission and distribution utility company, and the Exelon Foundation have awarded Green Lab Grants for the third consecutive year. To date, the program has provided $2.5 million to more than 70 grantees, which include public schools, private schools, and education-focused nonprofit organizations that run out-of-school programs serving Title I-eligible middle and high school students. Grantees receive up to $50,000 each to support hands-on educational spaces where students can prepare for careers in science, technology, math and/or engineering (STEM). Grantees are chosen through an independent review process administered by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. This year’s Green Lab Grants Illinois recipients are:

After the Peanut Foundation

$49,636.00; STEAM CEO: Solar Power!

Latino Youth High School

$49,980.00; LYHS STEM levels up!

Northeastern Illinois University Foundation

$36,000.00; STEAM Innovation Lab: Accessible STEAM learning and exploration

St. Patrick High School Beekeeping Club

$15,000.00; Bees on Belmont

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

$24,127.04; Teen STEM Lab of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

For more information about Exelon’s culture of corporate citizenship or for the full list of recipients, visit www.exeloncorp.com.