H.B. Fuller Company Foundation Announces STEM and Youth Leadership Grants
This spring, the H.B. Fuller Company Foundation has awarded grants totaling over $81,000 to 10 nonprofits in the Twin Cities, supporting STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and youth leadership development programs. Since 1986, H.B. Fuller has been supporting communities around the world where our employees live and work through the H.B. Fuller Company Foundation. In 2015, H.B. Fuller gave $1.3 million to support STEM education and youth leadership development, as well as other causes selected by employees.
Through the H.B. Fuller Company Foundation, a committee of employees has the opportunity to direct our grantmaking. Employees visited each of the grantees listed below to learn more about their high quality programming and to learn how a grant from H.B. Fuller could support their work. We are proud to partner with these organizations to strengthen the next generation of scientists, engineers, and leaders.
STEM Education:
- Como Friends, for animal science and environmental programs for local schools and families, offered at the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory.
- Minnesota Zoo Foundation, to support engaging zoo-based STEM programming for students across Minnesota.
- Spark Youth, to fund a portable STEM lab and curriculum.
- Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation, for a hands-on afterschool technology program for teens.
- YWCA of Minneapolis, for the Eureka! program, providing STEM programming for girls.
Youth Leadership:
- Casa de Esperanza, for a youth-led community advocacy and leadership program aimed at preventing domestic violence.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, for its Urban Garden Program, which teaches youth business skills through hands-on experiences with nature.
- Urban Boatbuilders, to provide a boatbuilding apprenticeship program that builds leadership skills for at-risk youth.
- Voyageur Outward Bound School, for outdoor experiential education for at-risk youth.
- Women’s Initiative for Self Empowerment, to support a mentoring and leadership program for immigrant girls.
Grantmaking is one of many ways that H.B. Fuller supports our communities around the world. Learn more about other our commitment to community by following #HBFullerCares on social media and by visiting www.hbfuller.com/community.
