ExxonMobil and Employees Donate $2.6 Million to Louisiana Educational Institutions

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ExxonMobil Foundation Program Matches Employee Donations 3:1
IRVING, Texas--(Business Wire)--
ExxonMobil:

* Nineteen higher educational institutions across Louisiana benefited from 2009
contributions
* Louisiana institutions encouraged to direct portion to science and math
programs
* National donation level totaled $36 million to more than 900 educational
institutions

ExxonMobil and its employees donated more than $2.6 million to a total of
19educational institutions across Louisiana through the ExxonMobil Foundation`s
2009 Educational Matching Gift Program.

ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors made 472
individual contributions totaling $856,570 to institutions of higher education
across Louisiana. ExxonMobil Foundation matched those donations with more than
$1.7 million in unrestricted educational grants.

The ExxonMobil Educational Matching Gift Program is one of the most generous of
its kind in the United States. The program matches donations made to affiliated
higher education institutions by employees and retirees on a 3-to-1 basis,
providing more than $423 million since the program`s inception in 1962.
Individual donors may pledge up to $7,500 per year to colleges or universities
with which they are affiliated or to the American Indian College Fund, the
Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the United Negro College Fund.

In total, ExxonMobil and its employees donated more than $36 million to
911educational institutions across the United States through the 2009 program.

"These generous donations from ExxonMobil employees and retirees validate their
belief in higher education as an investment for the future," said Kenneth P.
Cohen, ExxonMobil vice president for public and government affairs and chairman
of the ExxonMobil Foundation. "This focus on education is paving the way for
leaders of tomorrow who will be crucial for the continued success of our
country."

ExxonMobil and the ExxonMobil Foundation fund math and science programs to
respond to the nation`s growing need to produce more engineers and scientists
and to develop more highly qualified math and science teachers. To aid this
effort, the Foundation encourages college and university presidents to direct a
portion of the matching funds to programs that provide math and science teachers
with professional development, attract more young people to teach math and
science and support science and engineering programs aimed at women and
minorities.

In addition to the Educational Matching Gift Program, ExxonMobil develops and
supports other math and science programs aimed at students and teachers
including the National Math and Science Initiative, ExxonMobil Bernard Harris
Summer Science Camps, Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy, Introduce a Girl to
Engineering Day, among others. Significant emphasis is also placed on increasing
student involvement in the welfare of their communities through the Community
Summer Jobs Program and Green Team.

About ExxonMobil Foundation

ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil
Corporation in the United States. The Foundation and the Corporation engage in a
range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and science in
the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United
States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science education at
the K-12 and higher education levels.

Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education, promote women
as catalysts for development, and combat malaria and other infectious diseases
in developing countries. In 2009, together with its employees and retirees,
Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation
provided $235 million in contributions worldwide, of which more than $98 million
was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil`s community
partnerships and contributions programs is available at
www.exxonmobil.com/community.

Recipient colleges and universities in Louisiana

Baton Rouge Community College Foundation Inc. Baton Rouge
Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport
Dillard University New Orleans
Grambling State University Grambling
Louisiana State University Foundation Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University In Shreveport Foundation Shreveport
Louisiana Tech University Ruston
Loyola University New Orleans
LSUHSC Foundation New Orleans
Nicholls State University Thibodaux
Northwestern State University Natchitoches
Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond
Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans
Southern University System Baton Rouge
St. Josephs Seminary College Saint Benedict
Tulane University New Orleans
University of Louisiana - Lafayette Lafayette
University of New Orleans New Orleans
Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans

For ExxonMobil Foundation:
Media Relations, 972-444-1107

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