By sharing our time, talent, and technology, we aim to inspire, support, and empower our communities, our employees, and the next generation

Giving back is in our DNA. We put our principles of corporate citizenship into action through our corporate and foundation giving, and our employee engagement program: Illumina Cares. Fostering a culture that emboldens our employees to give back is integral to connecting to our mission.

To ensure we can make a meaningful difference, our community investments support our CSR strategy areas including:

Equitable access to genomics
STEM education for all
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Disaster response
Sustainability and environmental justice
Local efforts and employee interests

Our 2021 impact

$14.5 million
donated

>1,300
causes supported

44
countries reached

>25,000
volunteer hours
(since 2019)

>800,000
STEM learners
(since 2019)

We empower our people to make a difference in their communities

We create a purpose-driven culture with opportunities for employees to give back and volunteer in their community and feel connected to our mission.

We have a goal of 100,000 total volunteer hours and 50% employee participation in our Illumina Cares program by 2030

$25

new-hire seed donation deposit

$500

donation match

$10

donation earned for each hour of volunteer work

16

hours of paid time off for volunteering

Skills-based

volunteer opportunities

We are inspiring the next generation to usher in the future of personalized medicine

We are committed to equitable access to STEM education for all, with the goal of empowering students to become future scientists, innovators, and trailblazers. We are dedicated to increasing genomic literacy—with programs and efforts to reach everyone from health care professionals to patient advocates to young students in our annual Future is Bright DNA Day program.

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5 million

STEM learners reached by 2030

Empowering communities
across the globe

US:

We provided GRID Alternatives with a $500,000 grant to provide clean energy and job training to low-income and tribal communities to ensure a just transition to a decarbonized future.

US:

To help facilitate young students’ transition to digital learning, we provided a $1 million donation to the San Diego Foundation COVID-19 Community Response Fund.

EMEA:

We donated six sequencers, totaling $350,000, to support The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics as they develop diagnostic tests to combat tuberculosis.

India:

When Mumbai was at the epicenter of a devastating second wave of COVID-19, we responded with a donation of sequencers, reagents and support to the Molecular Diagnostic Reference Laboratory at Kasturba Hospital valued at $1 million.

China:

Employees and their families volunteered at Shanghai Chongming Dongtan Wetland Reserve, cleaning up marine litter and plastic bottles and learning about wetland biology and the power of conservation.

Singapore:

We donated $85,000 to Singapore’s Children’s Wishing Well to help children access e-learning resources during the pandemic.

Korea:

A donation provided computers and other resources to underprivileged children through Save the Children Korea.

Australia:

Employees built solar lights for those living in darkness to facilitate a brighter future, while learning about energy poverty and its effects on individuals and the environment.

Community