The Ball Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Ball Corporation, aims to build a better world by focusing on three key areas: recycling, advancing education, and disaster relief and preparedness. They award grants to nonprofits in communities where they operate, allocating their resources with a specific focus: 49% for recycling efforts, 38% for education, and 13% for disaster relief and preparedness.
The Ball Foundation's grant program supports specific projects and programs across three main sectors: education, recycling, and disaster relief and preparedness. Their approach excludes sponsorships, aiming instead at direct project funding. While focused on higher education institutions, they also engage in matching contributions for schools through their manufacturing facilities. Their contributions have supported diverse initiatives such as aiding students from challenging backgrounds to pursue careers in fields like mechanical engineering and medicine, promoting recycling to reduce environmental footprints, and working with the American Red Cross to provide critical support before, during, and after natural disasters.