WESTLAKE, Ohio – November 10, 2014 – Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN) and the
Nordson
Corporation Foundation today announced that they have
contributed a combined $8 million to charity during the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2014. Nordson’s giving is focused on nonprofit organizations in the
U.S. where the company has major operations, including Ohio,
Colorado, Georgia, California, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Virginia,
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Additionally, Nordson’s giving has
expanded to selected international locations, including Brazil, Canada,
China, India, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K.
Grants from the Nordson Corporation Foundation accounted for
approximately $5 million of the total amount awarded and were distributed in the
areas of arts and culture, human welfare and education. Education
was the largest giving area, in accordance with the funding focus of the
Foundation.
Major gifts this year included $500,000 to Neighborhood Progress, Inc.
to support the Intergenerational School at St. Luke’s Manor, a high-performing
public charter school in Cleveland, Ohio recognized for its innovative,
intergenerational approach to learning, and nearly $340,000 to support Boys
& Girls Clubs in nine cities across the country.
In addition to grants awarded by the Nordson Corporation Foundation,
Nordson provided an additional $3 million in direct
corporate support to various organizations through its Matching Gift program,
United Way, scholarships and other corporate donations. Nordson
employees also donated thousands of hours of their time to charity during the
year through the company’s Time ‘n Talent volunteer program.
In addition, the Nordson BUILDS scholarship program, in its second
year, is now open to students whose permanent residence is near a
Nordson facility or attend a college targeted by Nordson for recruitment, and
who are pursuing careers in manufacturing, STEM
(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), or business disciplines
leading to a career in industry and corporate America. Eighty one
students received close to $400,000 in scholarships.
“An important value in Nordson’s corporate philosophy is giving back to
the communities where we live and work,” stated Cecilia Render, Executive
Director, Nordson Corporation Foundation. “We are proud to support the important
work these agencies provide and hope that through our contributions, we can
assist in leveraging other support for them.”
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
in four broad categories: arts and culture, civic affairs, education and human
welfare. More information on applying for grants is available at www.nordson.com/givingback.
Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated
products and systems used for the precision
dispensing and processing of
adhesives,
coatings,
polymers and plastics,
sealants,
biomaterials
and other materials and for fluid
management, test and
inspection, UV
curing and plasma surface
treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct
global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of
consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging,
nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation,
construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded
in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and
support offices in more than 30 countries. Visit
Nordson on the web at www.nordson.com, www.twitter.com/Nordson_Corp
or www.facebook.com/nordson.
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CONTACT: Nordson Corporation
James R. Jaye (Director,
Communications and Investor
Relations
440.414.5639
Jim.Jaye@nordson.com