Making our community a better place.

The Baker Company believes we all have a responsibility to the community where we live and work. That’s why The Baker Company is a proud supporter of the annual United Way workplace campaign. Every year, employees of Baker contribute to the United Way of York County through voluntary payroll deductions that are matched by the Baker Company. We are proud to be recognized with a Gold Participation Award year after year; in 2009, 94% of Baker employees participated in the program. Link

Employee giving also spreads to other areas in the community. Efforts include a yearly food drive for the York County homeless shelter, and also for the animal shelter in nearby Kennebunk. And, during the winter holidays, Baker supports a “Christmas Angels” effort for the Salvation Army, by which Baker employees fulfill a child’s needs by purchasing clothes and toys.

Promoting Lab Safety and Environmental Protection.

The Baker Company also has a history of supporting our wider scientific community.

Around the globe, The Baker Company contributes to the entire laboratory field through the founding of the Eagleson Institute, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to promoting the principles and practices of laboratory safety through seminars, videotapes, interactive CD-ROMs, scholarships, lectures and a worldwide referral service.