Oglebay Institute and Chase Launch Program to Give Thousands of Students Experiences in the Arts.

WHEELING, W.Va. -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and Oglebay Institute have partnered to present the Chase REACH Program, designed to give thousands of Ohio and West Virginia students valuable experiences in environmental and arts education.

Oglebay Institute and local Chase representatives

The Resources for Environment, Arts, Culture and Humanities (REACH) program, funded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, provides opportunities for schools to enhance or fulfill curriculum in these academic areas through participation in educational programming conducted by Oglebay Institute, West Virginia's largest private arts organization.

During the 2006-2007 academic year, nearly 2,000 children, mostly from elementary and middle schools in Ohio, Belmont and Jefferson counties with the involvement of some private schools, will participate in the REACH program.

"Participation in the arts is extremely important to child development; yet, many schools lack funding for these areas," Oglebay Institute President Mark Williams said. "Thanks to the philanthropic efforts of JPMorgan Chase, arts and environmental education in the Upper Ohio Valley just got a big boost."

"The REACH program nurtures creativity and exploration of the natural world; thus, enriching the lives of many youth people," he added.

"Oglebay Institute has touched the lives of thousands of children in our area through the years, and we are proud to support the Chase REACH program to help even more students experience science and humanities," said Brad Blair, President of Chase in the Ohio Valley. "An important goal for Chase is to support education, and Oglebay Institute's Chase REACH program is a perfect match."

About Oglebay Institute:

Oglebay Institute successfully provides educational programming in art, dance, theater, history and environmental education through in school presentations and on site programs. The Institute operates six facilities in the Wheeling area: The Stifel Fine Arts Center, The School of Dance, The Mansion and Glass Museums, Towngate Theatre and Cinema and The Schrader Environmental Education Center.

About Chase:

Chase operates 30 branches in West Virginia and 280 branches in Ohio, and is the U.S. consumer and commercial banking brand of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM). Chase has 136 million credit cards issued and serves consumers and small businesses through more than 2,600 bank branches, 7,700 ATMs and 280 mortgage offices as well as through relationships with 15,600 auto dealerships and 2,500 schools and universities. It also serves more than 25,000 commercial banking clients, including corporations, municipalities, financial institutions and not-for-profit entities with annual revenues generally ranging from $10 million to $2 billion. More information about Chase is available at www.chase.com.

The JPMorgan Chase Foundation is an independent, tax-exempt organization that partners with not-for-profit agencies to build and preserve community assets in the markets served by JPMorgan Chase, domestically and internationally. Focusing its work in three areas- arts and culture, community development and pre-collegiate education- the Foundation is dedicated to using the financial and intellectual capital at its disposal to foster vibrant communities wherever JPMorgan Chase customers and employees live and work.