F2003	F2004	F2005	F2006	F2007
Amount Allocated (Dollars, in thousands)	1,000	1,000	1,035	1,005	1,225
Percentage Allocation
Arts and Culture	3	7	5	3	0*
Education	0	2	14	10	17
Environment	8	10	4	5	6
United Way	21	17	17	14	6
Aboriginal	12	7	8	13	0*
Regional	27	22	24	26	39
Scholarships	16	10	13	15	10
Employees' Community Services Fund	11	10	10	10	10
Community Investment	3	15	7	5	11

Corporate and Regional Donations are monetary grants, sponsorships or in-kind contributions provided by BC Hydro to registered charities or not-for-profit organizations to support cultural, social and economic well-being in communities around the province of British Columbia.

*Arts and Culture, and Aboriginal were considered a separate category in the past, but in fiscal 2007 these allocations were integrated into the main funding areas.

In fiscal 2007, BC Hydro introduced new criteria used to award Corporate and Regional donations. This has resulted in changes to the Arts and Culture, and Aboriginal categories, noted above. Preference continued to be given to initiatives that included aboriginal, arts and culture elements that support youth up to 24 years of age, engage and support Aboriginal Peoples, and involved communities where BC Hydro has facilities, operations or impacts and involve science, technology and engineering.

For fiscal 2008, community investment donations and sponsorships will have the same funding areas: community initiatives, youth and education, environment and sustainability, people and leadership. The preference categories will be similar to fiscal 2007; however, fiscal 2008 donation initiatives are planned to have a stronger customer focus that includes marketing and leveraging opportunities similar to sponsorships.