Raytheon is committed to our employees and our communities. We take a strategic approach to community outreach by focusing on three key areas: math and science education, armed services support and our local communities, which includes employee volunteering, charitable giving and contributions.

Since 2005, Raytheon has invested $72 million in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives through MathMovesU®, the company’s flagship STEM program.

From virtual thrill rides, scholarships and sponsorships to special events, interactive experiences and national competitions, MathMovesU engages students with rich, dynamic content. It inspires them to see math and science in a whole new light, and then supports them throughout their academic careers as they set out to strengthen our nation’s role as a global innovation leader.

Composed on an ever-expanding family of unique initiatives and key partnerships, the program takes a holistic approach to addressing the nation’s STEM crisis. Connecting with students from elementary school through college, supporting educators and policymakers, promoting racial and gender equality — it’s all part of making a meaningful, long-term impact that empowers students to succeed.

Math and science education

In 2011, Raytheon expanded the popular MathMovesU initiative with several new programs, sponsorships and partnerships.

Museum of Science, Boston’s Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) Program

Raytheon donated $1 million to expand the impact of Museum of Science, Boston’s Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) program. Funds were designated to establish professional development centers in Alabama, Arizona, and the District of Columbia to support the training of elementary school teachers across the country. The classroom-proven curriculum has already reached more than 27,000 teachers and 2.5 million students.

Raytheon committed an additional $1 million to establish the Raytheon-EiE Teacher Scholarship Program to:

• Facilitate the attendance and participation in EiE training workshops;
• Provide access to course materials; and
• Accelerate the adoption of the specialized EiE curriculum in elementary schools, focusing on those located in inner city, rural and disadvantaged areas.

Sum of All Thrills™ presented by Raytheon

Raytheon also celebrated the second anniversary of Sum of all Thrills with an interactive component on mathmovesu.com.

Children of all ages can now custom-design their own thrill ride online, and post and share ride creations on Facebook.

MathAlive! Presented by Raytheon

New in 2012, Raytheon’s traveling interactive exhibit brings math to life for students and visitors of all ages. Making its debut at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., the exhibit will visit 15 U.S. and international cities in the next five years.

Armed services support

Supporting the Troops

Efforts to support our armed forces, veterans and their families continue to be a focus throughout Raytheon. Our five-year, $2.5 million partnership with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) enabled WWP to expand its Transition Training Academies (TTA), educate more wounded warriors and caregivers, engage our employees in fundraising and volunteerism and empower wounded warriors and caregivers to compete for 21st century IT jobs. As a direct result of Raytheon’s grant, in 2011 the Wounded Warrior Project added five training centers, graduated 647 students and its TTA students achieved a 100% CompTIA certification test pass rate. In addition, our employees volunteered and raised more than $15,000 for wounded warriors through events like Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride and the Red Sox Run to Home Base.

In 2011, Raytheon also continued its support of Operation Homelink’s mission to provide computers to families of junior enlisted service men and women so they can stay connected while loved ones are deployed. In 2011, we donated more than 800 surplus computers, bringing our total computers donated to nearly 3,000, and allowing Operation Homelink to donate 4500 computers to families and Wounded Warriors.

Raytheon also offered philanthropic support to a number of other organizations providing services to active-duty service members and their families and veterans, including the USO, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, the Air Force Aid Society, Military Child Education Coalition, the American Bar Association’s Pro Bono Military Project, and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. This support provides scholarships, educational services and other resources for military families.

Throughout the year and across the country, Raytheon employees expressed their appreciation and admiration for our soldiers and veterans in a number of other ways: delivering meals and volunteering at local VA Medical Centers in Arizona, California and Massachusetts: welcoming troops home in Texas: and sending thousands of pounds of care packages to troops stationed overseas.

Raytheon also supported the 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation through $133,000 in grants to five different organizations.

Disaster Relief

2011 was marked by major disasters, including the earthquake in Fukushima, Japan and tornadoes in the Southeastern United States. Our employees’ response was overwhelming. Their contributions, combined with the company’s gifts, totaled nearly $1.1 million for the Red Cross to aid in these two disasters. Similarly, Raytheon supported a Private Sector Emergency Preparedness workshop held in Sendai, Japan after the earthquake devastated the region. The workshop was sponsored by the Asia-Pacific Economic Council and coordinated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State with Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Employee Engagement

Raytheon extended its community engagement outreach in 2011, demonstrating outstanding commitment to its focus areas of math and science initiatives, armed services support and local community projects. Our employees logged 172,062 volunteer hours in 2011, increasing their reported efforts by 125% over 2010 and by 374% over 2009. This included support for more than 250 MathMovesU events across the country including Explore Engineering Day, Science of Sports Science Fair, MATHCOUNTS® National Competition and National Engineers Week. Through their volunteer efforts in 2011, Raytheon employees reached more than 100,000 students, teachers and parents.

In 2011, Raytheon employees donated $6.3 million to educational institutions and local cultural, social service and civic organizations.