COMMUNITY GIVING
Helping Our Neighbors
Giving Back to Our Local Community
The Laboratory strives to be a good neighbor within its community, offering a wide variety of activities to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. In addition, students of all ages benefit from training programs Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has established.
Outreach does not stop with education — each year LLNL staff and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC donate more than $3 million to local nonprofits, while hundreds of employees donate their time to local service agencies.
The Annual HOME Campaign
For more than 50 years, the annual Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign has been the Lab’s largest charitable giving effort. It kicks off in late October and runs through Giving Tuesday, giving employees a focused period to support organizations in our community. In 2025, LLNL employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, donated more than $3.76 million to charitable organizations via the Campaign.
Participating employees can select charitable organizations for their donations from the IRS Exempt Organization Business Master file. Charitable organizations do not need to register with the HOME Campaign to be eligible to receive donations.
2025
$3.76M+ Raised
2024
$3.49M+ Raised
2023
$4.12M+ Raised
2022
$3.64M+ Raised
2021
$3.61M+ Raised
2020
$3.90M+ Raised
Big Ideas Lab: Community Giving
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is celebrated for its groundbreaking science — from safeguarding the nuclear stockpile to fusion ignition. But there’s another story grounded in community, connection and a deep culture of giving. Learn how the same passion that drives scientific discovery fuels the Lab’s commitment to making a difference beyond its walls.
LLNL Giving Pathways
LLNL Giving Pathways expands the Lab's philanthropic reach and impact by introducing multiple ways for employees to give throughout the year in addition to the fall HOME campaign.
The Open Match Giving Campaign allows employees to donate to any 501(c)(3) organization with a match from LLNS, while targeted donation drives provide rapid response for urgent community needs and current events, such as disaster relief.
LLNS's Community Gift Program
As the managing contractor of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) is committed to being a valued citizen and good neighbor in its local communities.
In the spirit of giving, LLNS has established the LLNS Community Gift Program giving gifts totaling $200,000 annually to community organizations. Gifts can range in amounts from $500 to $15,000.
The LLNS Community Gift Program is open to publicly funded California K-12 schools, community colleges, 501(c)(3) entities and government agencies serving the Tri-Valley counties surrounding LLNL.
LLNS manages LLNL for the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. LLNS is comprised of Bechtel, the largest project management contractor in the United States; the University of California, the world’s largest public research institution; and BWXT Government Group, Inc. and AECOM, the top two DOE nuclear facilities contractors.
Visit the LLNS Community Gift Program Webpage
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