Inclusion Groups Impact Fund: Local Action, Shared Impact

At Alcoa, Inclusion extends beyond the workplace through employee leadership and community connection. Our Inclusion Groups – AWN, AWARE, ABLE, and EAGLE – play an important role in fostering belonging and engagement, and in 2025, their impact expanded through an employee driven approach to community investment.

Launched by the Alcoa Foundation, the Inclusion Groups Impact Fund empowers employees to help direct funding toward community organizations aligned with their group’s mission and local priorities. Through annual campaigns, Inclusion Group members in each country where we operate select local organizations to receive US$10,000 grants, combining strong governance with local decision-making to reflect regional needs and cultural context.

Examples of 2025 grant recipients:

• North America – Girls Who Code: Expanding access to technology education and building critical skills and confidence for young people
• Brazil – AOMT-BAM: Advancing economic empowerment for women in communities across the Lower Amazon region
• Australia – Pride Foundation Australia: Supporting initiatives that advance LGBTQIA+ inclusion and address systemic disadvantage
• Europe – Samtökin 78 (Iceland): Providing counseling and training to create safer, more inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ individuals

By connecting employee-led inclusion efforts to community investment, the Impact Fund reinforces inclusion through action. It strengthens community partnerships, deepens employee engagement, and demonstrates how shared values – guided by global principles and activated locally – can contribute to meaningful, lasting social impact.