Nordson Corporation and Nordson Corporation Foundation Give More Than $13.1 Million to Charity in Fiscal Year 2023
January 31 2024 - 2:37PM
Business Wire
Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) and the Nordson Corporation
Foundation announced today they contributed more than $13.1 million
combined to charity during their 2023 fiscal year that ended
October 31. Nordson’s giving programs prioritize nonprofit
organizations in the United States where the company conducts major
operations, including Ohio, Colorado, Georgia, California, and
Rhode Island. In fiscal 2023, Nordson expanded its Matching Gifts
program globally, matching more than $41,000 raised by
international employees for earthquake relief in Turkey and
Syria.
Grants from the Nordson Corporation Foundation accounted for
approximately $8.1 million of the total amount awarded and were
distributed in arts and culture, human welfare and education.
Education was the largest giving area, accounting for $5.3 million,
almost 66% of giving initiatives, in accordance with the funding
focus of the Foundation. Nordson also celebrated 10 years with our
national education initiatives, including Camp Invention, Nordson
Tech Time, and TECH CORPS.
In addition to grants awarded by the Nordson Corporation
Foundation, Nordson provided an additional $5 million in direct
corporate support to various organizations through its Matching
Gifts program, United Way, scholarships and other corporate
donations. Nordson employees and retirees also donated over 3,000
volunteer hours to various charities through the company’s Time ‘n
Talent volunteer release program.
“Giving, in every form, is part of our company’s DNA and
something our employees are extremely proud of,” said Sundaram
Nagarajan, president and chief executive officer of Nordson. “Each
year I am amazed by what our Winning Teams accomplish through their
generous donations and volunteer time to the nonprofit
organizations that mean the most to them.”
“The opportunity to share the support Nordson offers to our
communities is always exciting for me,” said Cecilia Render,
Executive Director of the Nordson Corporation Foundation. “Our FY23
giving shows continued support for our communities via both
monetary means and through our employees’ volunteer time. Our
employee resource groups (ERGs), the Women’s Internal Nordson
Network (WINN) and Nordson Black Employee Network (NBEN), while
relatively young in their development are making tremendous strides
in advancing our employees’ development and supporting our
communities. I’m excited to see the upcoming giving campaigns our
ERGs support, and what our new ERGs, the Organization for Pride and
Equality at Nordson (OPEN) and Minds of All Kinds, dedicated to
neurodiversity support, do.”
- WINN chapters throughout the U.S. led food drives benefitting
local food banks, participated in a charity walk benefitting the
Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio and sponsored the Cool Women
Luncheon benefitting the Girl Scouts.
- NBEN chapters throughout the U.S. hosted an Impact Volunteer
Service Day where members volunteered at local food banks, made
blankets for the homeless, and built outdoor play equipment.
In addition, Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program awarded $500,000
to 89 scholars, 54 of which were renewals. Scholarships given
average over $5,000 and fall within three categories: Career &
Technical, University Scholars, and Creating Equity in
Industry.
About the Nordson Corporation Foundation
The Nordson Corporation Foundation is the successor to the
Nordson Foundation, which was created in 1952 by Walter G. Nord,
founder of Nordson Corporation. In 1988, the original foundation
was reorganized to create the Nord Family Foundation and the
Nordson Corporation Foundation. Since 1989, the Nordson Corporation
Foundation has awarded tens of millions of dollars in grants
focusing on education but also including arts and culture, civic
affairs, and human welfare. More information on applying for grants
is available here.
About Nordson
Nordson Corporation is an innovative precision technology
company that leverages a scalable growth framework through an
entrepreneurial, division-led organization to deliver top tier
growth with leading margins and returns. The Company’s direct sales
model and applications expertise serves global customers through a
wide variety of critical applications. Its diverse end market
exposure includes consumer non-durable, medical, electronics and
industrial end markets. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in
Westlake, Ohio, the Company has operations and support offices in
over 35 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at www.nordson.com, or
www.facebook.com/nordson.
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