PPG, PPG Foundation Invested $18.4M in Communities Worldwide in 2024

PPG and the PPG Foundation announced that they invested $18.4 million worldwide in 2024, an increase of $900,000 over 2023. The 2024 funding supported more than 400 community partners and programs that focus on advancing education and delivering community sustainability while encouraging PPG employee volunteerism.

“Around the world, PPG’s 2024 community engagement investments aimed to inspire students and aspiring STEM leaders, beautify neighborhoods and give our employees meaningful ways to give back,” said Malesia Dunn, executive director, PPG Foundation and corporate global social responsibility. “We’re focused on creating brighter communities, inspiring the future workforce and applying our employees’ talents in ways that create tangible impacts.”

Highlights of the 2024 community engagement commitments include:

• $11.5 million to build the next generation of STEM leaders.

PPG expanded its partnership with the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan to openPlaylab, a unique educational space for young children.
PPG entered a two-year partnership with theFoundation for Environmental Education (FEE)to support the creation of materials including “Eco-Schools” handbooks, instructional videos, online courses and training materials for teachers.
In Pittsburgh and Detroit, the PPG Foundation partnered with nonprofit Code/Art to expand access to computer science programs for girls that blend art and technology.
In Sumaré, Brazil, PPG launched the third edition of “Girls in Tech,” an initiative with nonprofit Casa Hacker to empower young women to pursue careers in technology.

• Progress toward our commitments.

$1.2 million invested toward the $5 million commitment by 2030 toenvironmental sustainability education, supporting organizations such as the National Energy Education Development (NEED) in the U.S., Junior Uni Wuppertal’s sustainability courses in Germany, and the Attitude for the Planet program with Junior Achievement in Brazil.
PPG completed its $2 million commitment by 2025 tofuture skilled workertraining through organizations including the Bidwell Training Center’s Chemical Laboratory Technician program in the U.S.; technical education program 42KL in Malaysia; donations of PPG LINQ™ innovative tools to vocational schools in Europe; and WorldSkills Lyon 2024, the world’s largest vocational skills competition.

• $6.4 million to community sustainability and disaster relief.

PPG and the PPG Foundation contributed to organizations supporting emergency relief, including the Red Cross, following natural disasters and extreme weather in the southeastern U.S. and across Europe.

• 58 COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® projects completed in 2024 in 27 countries.

PPG’sColorful Communitiesprogram has now completed nearly 600 projects since 2015. More than 30,300 PPG employee and community volunteers have positively impacted over 10.2 million people in more than 50 countries.
Throughout June, July and August 2024, theColorful Communities program completed its thirdNew Paint for a New Startinitiative, transforming 90 schools into engaging environments for nearly 53,000 students and teachers from 2022 to 2024.