The Alcatel-Lucent Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Alcatel-Lucent and it leads the company's charitable activities. With a focus on education and volunteerism, the Foundation's mission is to support the commitment of Alcatel-Lucent to social responsibility by serving and enhancing the communities where its employees and customers live and work. 

To accomplish its mission, the Foundation manages grants, corporate contributions and employee volunteerism on a global level. It is defined as a "charitable", non-governmental, non-profit, private organization that receives its income from the corporation — Alcatel-Lucent — whose name it bears. However, legally it is an independent entity and is governed by its own board of trustees that is separate from the corporate board of directors.

Global Foundation grants dedicated to the main focus areas of the Foundation. Those grants are managed by the Foundation itself or by a partner if donated outside of the U.S. While we are currently refining the strategy of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, we will sharpen our grantmaking focus, primarily in the area of education, to help transform the way the world communicates.