Community Impacts
Community Impacts
Empowering our communities
Battelle Energy Alliance, the nonprofit organization operating INL, is dedicated to corporate citizenship and community giving, actively fostering this commitment among our employees. Through our Community Engagement programs in eastern Idaho, western Wyoming and on the Fort Hall Reservation, we support organizations that provide essential services to underserved communities, individuals and families. Our steadfast commitment to community engagement is a source of great pride throughout our organization.
Accomplishments and data are from fiscal year 2024.
Donated through community grants
Raised or pledged for the United Way campaign
College of Eastern Idaho investment for workforce development
INL makes the largest contribution to organizations serving the region
INL employees raised or pledged $575,750 in 2024 to support the United Way campaign, which includes $60,000 from Battelle Energy Alliance. INL’s campaign makes the largest contribution the Idaho Falls and Pocatello United Way organizations serving the region. The donations help a growing number of local people struggling due to the rising costs of housing and health care.
Team INL supports community service projects
Team INL supported several projects across eastern Idaho in 2024. This included a LEGO building fundraiser for Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley, a golf tournament benefiting the Pocatello Veteran’s Home, and the Great Race for Education benefiting the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation. One major project was building a playground for the new Idaho Falls YMCA Early Learning Center. Team INL is a volunteer program for INL employees to give back to the community through service projects.
INL employees support the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket’s food drive
INL employees and their families participated in the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket’s annual fall food drive in October by staffing drop-off locations outside five local grocery stores. They collected 5,588 pounds of food and $2,863.21, including a $500 Battelle contribution. The money will be used to purchase an additional 8,111 pounds of food.
INL interns run The Great Race for Education
The Great Race for Education is an annual fundraiser for the College of Eastern Idaho Foundation, which provides scholarships for students in need. Redefining the old “scavenger hunt” format as a fundraiser, The Great Race for Education combines trivia and intellectual knowledge with cutthroat competitive challenges. Team INL sponsored a team of interns to compete in the challenge and support students at the College of Eastern Idaho.
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