ConocoPhillips charitable giving support is built around three pillars that align with the company’s core values and business strategies: signature programs, local contributions, and employee giving programs. 

A substantial percentage of our charitable giving is focused on our two signature causes – habitat and species conservation and math education. ConocoPhillips recognizes; however, that a community may also have unique needs beyond these two strategic causes. To address these vital needs, local contributions are available to support other education, health and safety, natural resources, arts, civic, social services, and disaster relief programs.

Signature programs: To implement a more focused and impactful Charitable Investments program, ConocoPhillips focuses its charitable giving on two strategic causes: 

-Habitat and species conservation (global): Focused on strategic and innovative projects that more effectively and efficiently advance habitat and species conservation efforts.

-Math education (Houston, Texas): Focused on improving student engagement and performance in pre-Algebra and other core math subjects, and increasing teacher effectiveness. 

Proposals are evaluated based on alignment with each signature program’s long-term goals, metrics and outcomes, innovativeness, collaboration with other entities, proximity to ConocoPhillips areas of operation, and employee and community engagement. 

Local contributions: ConocoPhillips also offers local grants to address the unique needs of the communities where we operate. 

Local contributions are tracked across the United National Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and by the following giving categories: 

• arts

• civic

• disaster relief

• education

• health

• natural resources

• safety

• social services

Proposals are evaluated based on alignment with local community needs, community and stakeholder engagement, proximity to ConocoPhillip's areas of operation, and alignment with ConocoPhillip's business objectives.

Employee giving programs: ConocoPhillips encourages its employees to become personally involved in the well-being of the communities in which they live and work. To support these efforts in the U.S., ConocoPhillips offers Matching Gifts, Volunteer Grants and United Way programs which provide monetary contributions to qualified charitable organizations after eligible ConocoPhillips employees have made a personal contribution or volunteered a set number of hours at that organization.

ConocoPhillips has an annual open-solicitation period from April 1 through July 31.