Supporting the communities where we work and live, while uniting and empowering employees. Since 2000, the ACECF has raised more than $56 million and awarded 2,247 grants to local and regional organizations. When we created the ACECF in 2000, Altria’s employees wanted their donations to go further and deeper into their communities. And for the past 17 years, we’ve directed our contributions to charities that affect the underserved and projects that make the biggest impact possible.