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Proudly Creating Better Futures

We listen, partner, and support local priorities to create lasting impact.

$192 Million
Invested in communities and wide-ranging programming in 2025
1.3 Million
People reached by Freeport's 2024 U.S. social investments in 2025 (as reported by organizations participating in our investment tracking program)
146,800
Positive social impacts experienced in 2025 due to Freeport social investments (as reported by organizations participating in our investment tracking program)

Transforming Tomorrow Together

Transforming Tomorrow Together reflects our commitment to working in true partnership with the communities where we operate, creating transformative change that increases individual and community opportunity, wellbeing and success – and lasting value that extends beyond the life of our mines.

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Education and Workforce Development
Education and Workforce Development

Closing the achievement gap, increasing educational attainment and preparing a highly skilled, adaptable community workforce.

  • Improve academic performance
  • Facilitate completion of post-secondary education

  • Create pathways to jobs with a living wage or better

  • Enable reskilling, upskilling and transferable skills for jobs of the future
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Economic
Opportunity
Economic
Opportunity

Strengthening local systems that drive economic progress, enabling opportunities for citizens and the community at large that can be sustained or transferred post‑mining.

  • Create diverse jobs

  • Strengthen local businesses

  • Ensure attainable housing

  • Enable accessible health resources

  • Protect land and water

  • Increase food security
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Capacity and Leadership
Capacity and Leadership

Building individual, organizational, and community ability to maximize the benefits of mining, withstand disruption, and plan for the future.

  • Engage citizens

  • Activate community leaders

  • Improve resource efficiency

  • Strengthen organizational effectiveness and efficiency to steward and amplify investments
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Communities

Freeport works in partnership with local communities and Indigenous Peoples, striving to earn and maintain their trust and deliver shared value. We do this through ongoing, transparent engagement and constructive dialogue, which are foundational to our approach and inform our decisions.

  • North America
  • Tribal Nations & Indigenous Peoples
  • International
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Investing In Our Communities

We offer funding for organizations and programs that address one or more of our three focus areas: Education and Workforce Development, Economic Opportunity, and Capacity and Leadership and contributing to our goal of enabling resilient people, resilient economies and resilient organizations and systems.

Partnership & Programs

Stronger Together.

From business bootcamps to classroom STEM tools, we work with trusted partners to deliver programs that expand opportunity, spark innovation, and support local leadership.

  • DreamBuilder

    Free Business Training For Women

    Free online business training helping women worldwide launch and grow businesses. 


  • DreamCatcher

    Empowering Native Women Entrepreneurs

    An immersive business bootcamp for Native American women entrepreneurs, providing coursework and mentorship.

  • Dig Into Mining

    STEM Learning, Powered by Industry

    Our partnership with Discovery Education connects students to careers in mining through interactive tools and virtual labs.

  • Freeport Microlending with Kiva

    Microloans That Fuel Opportunity

    Affordable, flexible loan capital to small business owners in our operating communities and around the world.

  • Freeport-McMoRan Native American Scholarships

    Supporting Access to Higher Education

     Our Native American scholarships support undergraduate, graduate and technical/trade school students.

  • Guarantee Your Future with Freeport

    Providing Pathways to Meaningful Mining Careers

    A scholarship program providing technical training and job placement.

  • Community Resilience Initiative

    Partnering with Communities for Resilience

     Partnering with our communities to identify key risks, strengthen resilience and create a more sustainable future.

  • University Partnerships

    Connecting Academia and Industry

    Partnering with universities to grow future talent and innovation in mining.

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Giving Back Starts Here

Giving Back Starts Here

It’s easy to make a difference at Freeport. We empower employees to give back through donation matching, volunteer grants, and paid volunteer time.

Community Information and Grievance Management

Need information or have a concern?

To share a grievance, ask a question or request information, please call 877-629-2609, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

News

Latest Updates From The Community

Freeport Ranked One of the Best Companies to Work For in U.S.

News Date: 07/01/2026
Freeport has been named one the best places to work in the United States in the U.S. News & World Report 2026 Best Companies to Work For ratings.

Freeport Named One of the Most Civic-Minded Companies in the U.S.

News Date: 06/26/2026
Freeport has again been named one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States with its inclusion on The Civic 50 list, which recognizes corporate volunteerism and community engagement. The company also was recognized as the top performer in the Materials sector.