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May 11 2009: Pulte Merges with Centex, Cuts Charitable Giving
It was bound to happen.
In a $3.1 billion dollar deal, Pulte Homes and Centex Homes have merged. This deal will save Pulte Homes over $350 million dollars per year; a desparately needed savings in the company's current financial condition. But our question “How will this merger affect the corporate giving of each company?” has already been answered.
Historically a merger of companies has two major affects on its corporate giving.
First, the math of the “merger effect” on corporate giving is typically 1+1≠2. In 2007, Pulte Homes, Inc. and its employees gave away 3 million dollars to deserving organizations. Centex did not publish its giving level. In a recent update, Pulte announced that due to the economic crisis, they have suspended their corporate giving in 2009 and will decide in late, if they will reinstate the giving program in 2010. Centex has not yet made an announcement. In this case, maybe 1+1=0.
Second, “The Alpha CEO (the one who emerges as the CEO of the newly combined corporation) gets to determine what type, what programs, and how much philanthropy the new company will have.” Pulte has historically funded housing, education, health, human service, and environmental organizations throughout the United States, but with a specific focus in Michigan. Centex funds the same, but also focuses on arts organizations and their recipients are mainly in Texas.
The merger of Pulte and Centex most likely will save their respective companies, but may extinguish the charitable giving of the newly formed company.
For a profile of Pulte Homes Corporate Giving Program click here.
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