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FO UNDAT IO N Celebrating 40 Years of BUILDING 1980-2020 COMMUNITY 2 020 A NNUAL R E PO RT L I VING OUR PURPO S E I N UNP R E CE D E N TE D T IME S Without a doubt, 2020 was one for the history books. The impacts of the pandemic are broad and deep across our global communities, with too many people experiencing unimaginable heartbreak. On top of the pandemic, we also experienced the immense shared pain from a long history of racial injustice.
At times, these issues threatened to tear N communities apart, but 2020 has taught me that humanity is far too resilient to let that happen. It also taught me that being there for each other In 1980, The Clorox Company established is one of the most powerful things we can do to get through this unprecedented time, together. The Clorox Company Foundation to support the well-being of the communities surrounding Clorox is committed to being there for our our headquarters and facilities, as well as communities — whether it’s through our support of healthcare givers and organizations fighting organizations and causes that are important racial injustice or contributing to the arts and urban to our employees. To date, the Foundation farming. No matter which organizations we’re has awarded cash grants totaling more mission parkway supporting, our goal is to make a meaningful than $124 million to schools, colleges and and lasting impact. nonprofit organizations, with a focus on youth As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Clorox development, urban farming, literacy, Company Foundation, I know I speak for all my STEM and cultural arts. teammates when I say that we’re committed to our purpose in the world: we champion people to be well and thrive every single day. We take this purpose to heart. It reflects our ambition as 40 YEARS AND COUNTING a company and our optimism for the kind of future that’s possible for all of us. Here’s to moving toward a healthier world and a brighter future. lane Together. Amherst Education Foundation B U I LD I NG A STR ONGER COM M UNI TY impact “Clorox provided funding Our Partnership with the East Bay Community Foundation for the Education Foundation to partner with the Since 2002, we’ve partnered with the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) to increase the James River Foundation impact of our giving through its expertise in grant- Linda Rendle Chief Executive Officer to provide all middle school making, donor support, education and economic development. We have also sponsored EBCF I M PR OVI NG L I VES TH R OUGH L I TER ACY The Clorox Company students with agriculture seminars to help nonprofit organizations grow We know that literacy and reading comprehension learning opportunities.“ and be more sustainable. can change the course of a child’s life. Our nonprofit partners offer programs that help to enrich the lives of students in the under-resourced A DVA N C I NG C ULTUR E TH R OUGH ART communities that need it most. We believe that art is a crucial component of a Girls Inc. of Alameda County supports the healthy, dynamic community. The arts have the “whole girl” and offers programs on a continuum power to bring people together, increase empathy, of services, and offers activities to support girls’ even drive social change by celebrating cultural increased self-efficacy, starting with literacy. diversity or standing up against racial injustice. LIVES By supporting institutions like the Children’s Fairyland, along with local community-based programs like Dimensions Dance Theater, we can nurture artistic storytelling in all forms, including creative writing, painting, singing, dancing and more. enrichment street herit In 2020, The Clorox Company also made product donations age d 20 2 0 A NN UA L RE P ORT - 4 0 TH AN NI V ER S ARY valued at $13.4 million. rive
Mental Fitness 21st Century Learning “Clorox has provided timely financial contributions that allow us to provide world-class materials and teaching talent to our students in the South Fulton area.” collab orati on d rive SKILLS CARING FOR OUR NEIGH TE AC HI NG YOUTH THE LI F E S K I L L S BORS P LA N TI N G TO THR I VE EM BRACING E Q UA LITY THE S E E D S O F THROUGH E VE RYDAY I N N OVAT IO N CO M M U N I TY Protecting the emotional well-being of young people is key to helping them grow N The Clorox Company Foundation is committed to W E LLN E S S into healthy adults. By focusing on programs removing barriers to educational opportunities, especially that address social and emotional stressors, for young women and people of color, groups historically We know that good nutrition is the root of we can take a holistic approach to helping underrepresented in STEM. our youth achieve success in the good health, and that While the STEM programs we support can open young classroom and beyond. eyes to a wide range of career possibilities, we know that eet young people are better str prepared for school and for When children aren’t given the tools they learning goes far beyond the pursuit of professional life when they know that nutrition need to grow mentally, physically and goals. Our entire grant portfolio is built on providing students with new experiences and inspiring them sion matters. Four years ago, we made emotionally, it affects the community Our foundation supports clu a commitment to community wellness in countless ways. Many lack the direct service programs to rise above challenges in ways they may not have thought possible. in to cultivate a bold new direction for our corporate philanthropy — urban farming. educational resources, social skills and emotional support they crave. that help children to shape their own futures, By supporting organizations like Techbridge The Foundation supports urban farms program- providing them with Girls and The Hidden Genius Project, ming focused on bolstering communities through leadership training, Clorox is helping to close the gap of nutrition education, and providing exposure and mentorship and social R AC I AL J USTI C E race and gender disparity, and change access to healthy foods. With a commitment of $1 million empowerment activities that perceptions of what a scientist or help them to develop the life Throughout our history at over four years to urban farming, we believe that we can engineer looks like. skills they need to thrive. Clorox, we’ve stood against address some of the root causes of basic health racism, inequality and injustice. disparities in underserved areas. First Place for Youth works with This year we answered the call To date, our investments in nine urban farm programs young people who transition to stand stronger for the Black have yielded the following results: out of foster care into adulthood. community and confront the For many of them, the future can systemic racial injustices that be perilous and uncertain. Being in have plagued our nation for a constant state of uncertainty, without generations. To fight for a better $750,000 9,830 4,497 2,989 1,939 the consistent support of family to guide world, a world where there’s no Total Total Total Total Total them in developing life skills and building Invested in Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries Beneficiaries question that Black Lives Matter. a foundation for success, all too often, many We responded with a series of 9 Programs Reached Learn Act Succeed (Claim) (Claim) (Claim) (Claim) foster kids experience homelessness, donations to organizations in cities unemployment and poverty. First Place for where Clorox has deep roots: People Knowledge Changes Social Impacts: Youth helps foster kids beat the odds. engaged in: gained: in behavior: 191 achieve Oakland and Atlanta. We wanted cooking and food system, growing or improve Their programs provide critical support to make an immediate and lasting gardening/ planting and own food, food security; for vulnerable young people with the tools impact for Black people in our Our fiscal year 2020 workshops/ harvesting eating 877 improve they need to reach their full potential programming food healthier well-being; 871 communities, with a $3.1 million urban farm grantees include: in school, work and life. donation focusing on three areas: other (grantee + Acta Non Verba, Oakland defined) + Supporting Black businesses + Apple Seeds, NW Arkansas in our communities impacted com by recent events + Metro Atlanta Urban Farm, Atlanta Through our latest partnership with pass Numi Foundation, we can ensure that all 36 low- + Engaging Black youth who + Numi Foundation/Growing Together, Oakland represent our future income (Title 1) elementary schools in Oakland + SEEDS, Durham Unified School District will have a school garden ion + Accelerating Black community access providing students with access to nutritious food. lane to justice and criminal justice reform 20 2 0 A NNUA L RE P ORT - 4 0 TH AN NI V ER S ARY
e driv on visi lane ation imagin 40 EF F ECTI NG C H ANGE TH R OUGH YEAR HISTORY: COM M UNI TY I NVESTM ENTS Since 1980, The Clorox Company Foundation has awarded $124 million in cash grants. HIGHLIGHTS OF GIVING FY20 by the numbers: $9.02 Million (Audited*) 1% + DISASTER RELIEF 3% BUILDING A BETTER WORLD, TOGETHER 1980 The Clorox Company Foundation, a private, 2003 Awarded a $35,000 grant to the Boys 2015 $4,000,000 total giving + CULTURAL ARTS 3% nonprofit entity, is established with an initial & Girls Clubs of Oakland to support the awarded to nonprofits. investment of $200,000. enhancement of their educational programs. 2017 $1,000,000 commitment over 1989 $55,000 awarded to programs in East 2008 $250,000 was awarded to Oakland four years to urban farming. + URBAN FARMING Oakland’s Castlemont neighborhood to establish Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 2020 Contributed $5,000,000 in grants to 6% after-school activities for students. paid over two years to support the education Direct Relief, the CDC Foundation’s Emergency program of Remember Them: Champions diversity drive 1991 Since 1983, $1,000,000 awarded Response Fund and the American Red Cross to + EDUCATION & YOUTH for Humanity. through our Community Development Program support COVID relief care for caregivers. DEVELOPMENT grants, which support communities where 2010 Awarded East Oakland Youth Development 28% 2020 Awarded $3,100,000 in grants we have facilities. Center a $500,000 grant, paid over three years to to support racial justice causes. support its educational programs for youth. + EMPLOYEE 1997 Awarded Oakland Museum of California $500,000, paid over four years to strengthen core 2011 $400,000 awarded to Oakland Zoo, MATCHING PROGRAMS** education programs. paid over five years to support the Outdoor 59% Overnight Experience. 1998 $300,000 commitment paid over three years to Junior Achievement to expand and 2013 In support of its academic achievement provide the JA program to 100% of the students initiative in Oakland, $250,000 awarded to Girls + COVID-19 in the Oakland Unified School District. Inc. of Alameda County. ** Excludes employee donations
N GI VING BACK TH ROUG H OUR EM PLOYE E S G E TTI N G I N VO LV E D F O R I NVESTI NG I N OUR Clorox employees are defined by their generous spirit, and they passionately support TO M O R R O W ( G I F T) LOCAL COM M UNI TI ES a wide range of causes and organizations These challenging times have made it GR ANTEE OR GANI ZATI ONS Our workplace giving program was created to help through time, talent and donations. more important than ever to invigorate employees connect their passion to purpose by 100 Black Men Oakland Ballet Company boosting donations to their favorite causes. Here’s growth in local communities and help of the Bay Area, Inc. Oakland Interfaith an overview of the donations made in 2019. to shape a world where everyone has an Aggregate Space Gallery Gospel Choir opportunity to thrive, regardless of social Alameda County Oakland Kids First OUR VO LUNTE E RS + 2019 ended with 45% of eligible U.S. and Canadian status, gender or race. Community Food Bank Oakland Leaf Foundation I NSP IRE IN N OVATION employees participating and a record $4.8 million Aspire Education Project At Clorox, we care about the areas Oakland Museum contributed to over 3,500 nonprofit organizations. Attitudinal Healing of California Clorox wouldn’t exist without a team of leading surrounding our facilities and work hard to Connection + Participation among new employees reached an Oakland Parks and scientists working to create a safer world through make a meaningful impact through local AXIS Dance Company Recreation Foundation innovation. It’s why we encourage employees to all-time high of 66%, an 11% increase over 2018 philanthropy and employee volunteerism. AYPAL Oakland Public inspire the world’s next generation of scientists and an impressive 31% increase from 2016. Education Fund Bandaloop through the power of volunteerism. + Total number of donors: 2,906 Bay Area Children’s Oakland Public Theatre Conservatory of Music For nearly 35 years, our Science Education Group + Average amount donated by Oakland Youth Chorus Bay Area Girls Rock Camp has been partnering with Bay Area schools and employees: nearly $950 Oaktown Jazz Workshops Big Brothers Big Sisters nonprofit organizations to conduct live demos, of the Bay Area Oral Lee Brown and participate in science fairs and a host of other Brothers on the Rise Foundation STEM-related activities. In recent years, the group Cantare Con Vivo Pacific Boychoir Academy has reached more than 35,000 students annually. Chabot Space & Prescott Circus Theatre And, like so many organizations in 2020, our Science Science Center Pro Arts, Inc. Ed volunteers were forced to pivot, expanding their virtual presence nearly twofold to inspire over I V I N G, E equali ty lan Chapter 510 Ink Reading Partners G EOPL Children’s Fairyland Refugee Transitions 70,000 students. In 2013, our Science Education R O X e Clausen House Shawl-Anderson CL RED BY P O volunteer program expanded to Atlanta. A TU R N I N G Community Resources Modern Dance Center dedicated team of volunteers made it their mission for Science Social Good Fund D R E A M S I NTO POWE to inspire enthusiasm and develop a proficiency for Dancers’ Group Spanish-Speaking R E A LI TY TH R OUGH S C H OL AR S H I PS Unity Council Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Destiny Arts Center We’ve made a long-term commitment to helping Dimensions Dance Theater Stagebridge for underserved and underrepresented youth in students realize their dreams and explore a world East Bay Spanish Speaking Student Program for Metro Atlanta. Since the first volunteer activity, the Citizens’ Foundation Academic & Athletic South East Science Education Team has inspired of opportunities through the Clorox Partners Transitioning Scholarships, awarded through the Marcus Foster East Oakland Youth approximately 222,000 future scientists. Development Center Summer Search Education Institute. Super Stars Literacy y way S HA R I N G TI M E A N D TA LE N T Faith Network vitalit Our scholarship efforts began in 1992 with a of the East Bay Tandem, Partners Our employees volunteered nearly bake sale, which raised $600 and funded two Family Support Services in Early Learning 102,000 hours in 2019, an effort valued First Place for Youth Techbridge Girls scholarships. Since then, nearly 610 students at $2.8 million,* to causes that are Fractured Atlas, Inc. The Crucible from Oakland and Pleasanton have attended meaningful to them. Girls Incorporated The Hidden Genius Project colleges and universities with an added advan- TO P 10 LA RGEST DO N AT IO N S of Alameda County The Mentoring Center *The financial equivalent is determined using a rate tage. We’re happy to say that the combined Golden Gate The Mosaic Project TH RO UGH WO R K PL ACE G IV IN G of $27.20 per volunteer hour, which is based on generosity of local businesses and employees Audubon Society the 2019 industry standard from Independent The Regents of the + St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is helping make educational and career goals a Gritty City Repertory University of California Sector, a leading nonprofit organization that determines the financial equivalent reality for Clorox scholars. Youth Theatre at Berkeley + American National Red Cross for a variety of volunteer initiatives Higher Ground Today’s Future Sound (http://www.independentsector. By combining nearly $1.2 million from fundraising Neighborhood + American Cancer Society Inc. Training Institute for org/volunteer_time). efforts with more than $660,000 in grant funding Development Corp. Leadership Enrichment from The Clorox Company Foundation, we’ve 10 + The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation hu awarded nearly 610 Clorox Partners Scholarships Intersection for the Arts Ubuntu Theater Project + Wounded Warrior Project Inc. ma through the Marcus Foster Education Fund. Kitka, Inc. UCSF Benioff Children’s + Junior Achievement of Northern California nit Lincoln Hospital Oakland y Living Jazz United Roots + National Multiple Sclerosis Society par Luna Dance Institute Women’s Audio Mission + Brampton 9235 Outreach Corp. kw Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Center Youth Alive! ay Youth UpRising The Foundation donated $69,000 to + The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. Movement YR Media Strategy Center Zanj + ACLU Foundation organizations where our employees Museum of Children’s Art had volunteered their time. 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SUP P ORTIN G PE OPLE T HROUGH TH E PA ND E MIC A health and wellness company at heart, Clorox is no O U R LONG-STANDI NG stranger to helping people during health crises and CO M M I T M ENT I N TI M ES OF DI S ASTER natural disasters. Whether providing bleach to disinfect COVI D - 1 9 R E LI E F 1989 In response to the Loma Prieta earthquake, 2012 Donated more than 55 truckloads of wounds and purify water during World War II, working with the American Red Cross during Ebola and swine flu Clorox is a health and wellness company $100,000 was donated to the American Red Cross Clorox regular bleach and cleaning products, with outbreaks, or helping devastated communities in the at heart, and during 2020 our mission and the Salvation Army. an approximate value of more than $700,000, to aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, The Clorox Company has been clear. We know that the public is the American Red Cross and Feeding America to 1993 $140,000 in products, employee donations has always been there to help those in need. Now, counting on us and our products to make aid in recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy. and matching grants donated to provide assistance in response to COVID-19 relief, we’ve activated our a difference in many countries around with flooding in the Midwestern United States. 2015 Donated 60,000 gallons of Clorox bleach to teams across the company to increase product supply the world, and we are proud to make a Americares to fight Ebola. Product was distributed difference, the right way, in this time of need. 1994 $135,000 in products donated to the and distribution to help make public spaces safer to healthcare workers in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Our top three priorities for COVID relief were: American Red Cross and Second Harvest Food for people. With people at the center of all that we Bank in response to flooding in the Midwest, 2016 To assist with earthquake recovery efforts in do, we recognize that our contributions in times of + Protecting the health, safety and well- firestorms in Southern California and the Ecuador, we donated 3,800 cases of Clorox bleach disaster are more important than ever, so the world being of our employees earthquake in Northridge, California. to Cruz Roja and the country’s Ministry of Health, can work, play, thrive and move forward, together. + Maximizing supply to get our products and to support Zika prevention efforts, we donated 1995 $100,000 in cash and products dispersed where they were needed a truckload, or approximately 1,000 cases, of to assist disaster relief efforts to aid in flood relief in Clorox bleach through Americares. Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Northern California; leadersh + Supporting caregivers and people most ip lane impacted by COVID-19 fire, earthquake and mudslide relief in Southern 2018 In response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the California wildfires, we donated California; and emergency relief in Oklahoma City. Overall, in 2020, The Clorox Company Foundation 41 truckloads of product, including Clorox liquid With people at the center of and our brands committed $14 million globally in 2001 $95,000 in products, and $200,000 in employee and company contributions for 9/11 bleach, Glad trash bags, Clorox disinfecting all that we do, we recognize product and monetary donations to relief efforts in the fight against COVID-19. In the U.S., we donated more victims’ families. wipes and Burt’s Bees lip balms, working with that our contributions in than $12 million, including contributions to Direct Relief, 2005 Clorox Company Foundation donations our disaster partner, the American Red Cross. times of disaster are more the CDC Foundation’s Emergency Relief Fund, the American totaling $250,000 for immediate and longer-term Additionally, we donated an additional $450,000 to the American Red Cross, including funds important than ever. Red Cross, Feeding America and Americares. This amount also includes local donations in Oakland and the communities relief efforts in response to the devastation caused by a tsunami in South Asia. donated by our employees and matched through where we have facilities. We are committed to helping care for the our workplace giving program. caregivers who serve the most vulnerable in our communities. 2010 The Clorox Company Foundation donated We were also able to assist 61 employees $125,000 to the United Nations Children’s Fund impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria (UNICEF) for the rebuilding of Haiti schools, most through our Employee Emergency Relief fund. of which were destroyed during an earthquake early that year. 2019 In response to Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Midwest U.S. flooding, The Clorox 2010 The company awarded a cash grant of Company donated more than 10,000 cases each $30,000 and donated $25,000 in bleach to of Clorox liquid bleach and Glad trash bags, over N support relief efforts following the 8.8-magnitude 3,500 cases of Clorox disinfecting wipes, three earthquake that devastated Chile. truckloads of Kingsford charcoal and 1,000 Burt’s 2011 One year after its devastating earthquake, Bees lip balms, as well as funds donated by our Haiti experienced an outbreak of cholera. Clorox employees and matched through our workplace donated 12,600 gallons of Clorox bleach to giving program. Direct Relief International. 2020 The Clorox Company Foundation and our brands committed more than $14 million globally in product and monetary donations to relief efforts in the fight against COVID-19. THE FOUNDATION resilience la ne 20 2 0 A NN UA L RE P ORT - 4 0 TH AN NI V ER S ARY vigilanc e drive SUPPORT
F O U NDATI O N Go to http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/ corporate-responsibility/purpose/ to learn more about: The Clorox Company Foundation/ Grant Guidelines/Applying for a Grant/Volunteerism/GIFT comm BOARD unit OF T RUSTE E S y pa rkwa Linda Rendle, y Chair Kirsten Marriner, President Patrick Hayes, Vice President/Secretary Paola Gonzalez, Vice President/Treasurer David Green, Trustee/Assistant Treasurer Troy Datcher, Trustee Peddy Khatami, Trustee Jennifer Richter, Trustee T HE C LOROX COMPA NY F OUNDATIO N STA FF Patrick Hayes, Vice President, Government Affairs David Kellis, Senior Director External Relations, Foundation & E L E CT R O C R EAT IVE WO RK SH OP Community Deborah Napierski, Associate Director, Community Relations Nichelle Rachal, Senior Manager, Community Relations Donna Turner, Coordinator, Global Government Affairs & Community Relations Debrah Giles, D ES I G N East Bay Community Foundation NI-53475
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