While the parent company of BHP Billiton is based out of Australia, the U.S. subsidiary has its headquarters, as well as a major employee presence, in the Houston area. Like most leading energy companies, BHP Billiton is a strong supporter of local nonprofits through its employee giving programs.

Matching Gifts
BHP Billiton offers two types of matching gift programs where the company matches donations to nonprofit organizations:

1. Individual Matching Gift

Each employee can request matching gifts for personal donations to nonprofits.

2. Fundraising Matches

If an employee participates in a fundraising walk/run/bike / etc., he or she can request matching funds on all money raised for the organization.

Volunteer Grants
If BHP Billiton employees prefer to give their time, BHP supports their volunteerism by providing grants to nonprofits where employees volunteer regularly.

For every hour a BHP employee volunteers, the company donates $8 to the organization. Of course, there’s a minimum and maximum amount the company will donate per employee, but this can be a great source of fundraising for organizations with a large volunteer base.

Halliburton employees can participate in three different matching gift programs.

1. Matches to Higher Education
Halliburton provides a 2:1 match on employee donations to colleges & universities.

2. Matches to K-12 Schools
Halliburton provides a dollar-for-dollar match on employee donations to primary and secondary schools (max $500 annually per employee).

3. Matches to Other Nonprofits
During Halliburton’s “Giving Choices” campaign, the company provides a 10% match on donations made to nearly any 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Through Shell’s Heroes (Helping Employees Reach Out) Program, donations made by current and former employees are matched by the company. Each eligible employee or retiree can request that Shell match up to $5,500 annually to a variety of nonprofits including, but not limited to:

• Higher educational institutions
• Secondary schools (grades 9-12) and related foundations
• Arts and culture organizations
• Health and human service agencies
• Civic organizations
• Environmental organizations
• And most other nonprofits

With over $230 million a year in revenue, ConocoPhillips is the fourth largest company in the United States (according to Forbes). Along with this financial success, the company has made corporate philanthropy a part of its core values.

Matching Gifts
ConocoPhillips matches donations from employees and retirees at a 1:1 rate. Employees can request up to $15,000 in matching funds annually while retirees are eligible to request up to $7,500 annually.

Volunteer Grants
ConocoPhillips also supports organizations where individuals or groups of employees volunteer. Individuals can request grants of $500 after volunteering for 20 hours or grants of $1,000 after volunteering with a nonprofit for 40 hours.

If groups of employees volunteer together, ConocoPhillips provides team volunteer grants. If you have supporters who work at ConocoPhillips, make sure to ask them to grab their colleagues to come out and volunteer together. If a group of four or more ConocoPhillips employees volunteers together for a total of at least 40 hours, your nonprofit can earn a grant of $1,000.