Lilly to Present Record-Breaking $12.7 Million Gift to United Way (NYSE:LLY)

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today will present a record-breaking gift of $12.7 million to United Way. As the company's largest United Way contribution ever, the donation represents the giving of Lilly and Elanco Animal Health employees and retirees in the United States and Puerto Rico—plus a dollar-for-dollar matching gift from the Lilly Foundation.

Lilly Chairman, President, and CEO John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D., who is chair of the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees, will present the check to local United Way officials today at 11 a.m. at the Baxter YMCA, where the company also will recognize volunteers for their service and generosity. The funds will support the United Way of Central Indiana and other United Ways nationwide and in Puerto Rico.

Lilly to Present Record-Breaking $12.7 Million Gift to United Way (NYSE:LLY)