Motorola Solutions Foundation Grants $12M to Charitable Organizations Around the World In 2021
08 Febbraio 2022 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
A year of giving through grants and
volunteerism
The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable and
philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI), today
announced over $12 million in giving to more than 1,000 charitable
organizations across 25 countries in 2021. Reflecting the company's
purpose to help people be their best in the moments that matter,
the Foundation drove impact through each of its key strategic
giving pillars, including:
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As the charitable and philanthropic arm
of Motorola Solutions, the Motorola Solutions Foundation is one of
the many ways in which the company lives out its purpose to help
people be their best in the moments that matter. The Foundation
gives back to the community through strategic grants, employee
volunteerism and other community investment initiatives. Credit:
Motorola Solutions
Annual grants
$9.6 million in strategic grants awarded to organizations
focused on first responder programs and technology and engineering
education
As part of its annual grant cycle, the Foundation’s funding
toward mental health for first responders increased by 85%,
acknowledging the critical role that it plays in first responders’
ability to support their communities. Through initiatives that
provide wellness and stress management training, scholarships to
families of fallen first responders and more, the Foundation works
to directly impact the availability of resources to first
responders and their families.
“Motorola Solutions Foundations’ partnership gave us the ability
to host Camp April, the first bereavement camp exclusively for
family members of officers who died of suicide,” said Karen
Solomon, co-founder of Blue H.E.L.P. “The Foundation stood tall
early on and let families know how important their officer's lives
were. We are honored to continue to work with an organization that
so publicly and willingly supports all first responders and the sum
total of their lives and service.”
The Foundation’s funding toward technology and engineering
education was also significant. In partnership with organizations
that engage students through hands-on engineering activities like
design, coding and robotics, the Foundation continued its
commitment to making these programs more accessible, awarding over
$1 million in educational scholarships for individuals
underrepresented in STEM. Further, 60% of its funding in this area
directly supported women and 78% directly benefited people of
color.
Disaster relief
More than $400,000 allocated to communities impacted by natural
disasters and humanitarian crises
The Foundation donated more than $300,000 to help
disaster-impacted communities with critical supplies and
life-saving medical resources. Additionally, the Foundation and
Motorolans collectively donated more than $100,000 to the American
Red Cross to provide supplies and support teams of volunteers on
the ground during the COVID-19 crisis in India.
Employee giving
60% increase in employee volunteerism
Despite the pandemic, Motorolans never wavered in finding
meaningful ways to give back. Employees in more than 40 countries
logged nearly 65,000 volunteer hours, the majority during Global
Months of Service, the Foundation's volunteer-a-thon in September
and October. Additionally, employees requested nearly $800,000 in
matching gifts for charitable donations through the "Donations for
Donors” program.
“This year revealed the depths to which generosity and giving
back is embedded in our culture,” said Karem Perez, executive
director of the Motorola Solutions Foundation. “I am in awe of our
employees’ resolve to give back and am incredibly proud of the
impact the Foundation and Motorolans collectively continue to make
in our communities around the world.”
About The Motorola Solutions Foundation
As the charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions,
the Motorola Solutions Foundation is one of the many ways in which
the company lives out its purpose to help people be their best in
the moments that matter. The Foundation gives back to the community
through strategic grants, employee volunteerism and other community
investment initiatives.
For more information, please visit
www.motorolasolutions.com/foundation
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Brittany Kelly Motorola Solutions Phone: +1-224-246-3914 Email:
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