PPG Foundation Invests More Than $170,000 in Northern Ohio Organizations

Funding supports educational, business development and community
sustainability programs

CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the PPG Foundation invested more
than $170,000 in northern Ohio organizations in support of educational,
business development and community sustainability programs in 2017. The
grants were made on behalf of PPG’s Euclid industrial coatings facility,
Cleveland automotive OEM coatings facility and Barberton specialty
coatings and materials facility.

“PPG and the PPG Foundation are proud to support programs that help the
youth in our communities prepare for future careers in science,
engineering and related fields,” said Stan Zaharewicz, PPG plant
manager, Cleveland. “We are also committed to programs that enhance the
sustainability of the communities where PPG operates.”

The Barberton grant recipients and funding purposes were:

• Barberton
  Community Development Corporation: $1,100 for the repair of a ramp
  at the Seiberling complex, which is an incubator for small businesses.
• Junior
  Achievement of North Central Ohio: $1,000 for programs to inspire
  and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
• Stark
  State College Foundation: $6,000 for the installation of a
  full-color digital sign in front of the facility.
• United
  Way of Summit County: $2,000 in support of educational, health and
  human services programs.
• University
  of Akron Foundation: $21,000 for the Corrosion Engineering
  Program, Women in Engineering Summer Camp Program and PPG Increasing
  Diversity in Engineering Academics program scholarships.

The Cleveland grant recipients and funding purposes were:

• A
  Taste of Hudson: $6,172 for the science, technology, engineering
  and math (STEM) children’s area at the 2017 Taste of Hudson event.
• Cleveland
  Zoological Society: $7,500 for educational experiences at the
  Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, with a special focus on underserved youth.
• Conservancy
  for Cuyahoga Valley National Park: $3,000 in scholarships for
  children from lower-income families in northeast Ohio to attend a
  four-day overnight learning adventure in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
• Cuyahoga
  Community College Foundation: $10,866 for the Tri-C Minority
  University Research and Education Project Aerospace Academy, which is
  designed to increase the number of underserved and underrepresented
  students who pursue future careers in STEM fields.
• Friends
  of the Cleveland Public Library: $4,500 to support free computer
  science workshops and robotics camps for teens at the Rockport Branch.
• James
  A. Garfield Elementary School: $10,000 to support a project for
  seventh grade students to design and build a rollercoaster while
  exploring the physics of kinetic and potential energy, friction and
  gravity.
• Global
  Ambassadors Language Academy: $14,140 for the How the World Works
  project, which helps 150 students in kindergarten through second grade
  develop foundational math and science skills through hands-on learning
  experiences.
• Great
  Lakes Science Center: $15,000 for educational programs, including
  financial need-based scholarships for several immersive programs.
• Hudson
  Middle School: $10,912 to support the Explorer Maker Space
  Project, which is a STEM learning and career-exposure program.
• Ideastream:
  $4,500 for the broadcast of WVIZ/PBS Kids, including the PBS KIDS 24/7
  channel, and related education outreach services in the community.
• John
  Marshall School of Information Technology: $7,500 to support a
  college tour to Boston to expose students to colleges that have
  renowned math, science and IT programs.
• Junior
  Achievement of Greater Cleveland: $3,600 for career-readiness,
  entrepreneurship and financial literacy educational programs for
  students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.
• Lenawee
  Intermediate School District: $5,000 for scholarships and
  equipment for STEM career camps.
• Polaris
  Educational Foundation: $7,500 to the Polaris Career Center, which
  offers STEM programs to middle and high school students.
• Rock
  and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: $3,000 for Rockin’ the Schools
  and other programs that engage students in music, language arts,
  social studies and technology.
• United
  Way of Greater Cleveland: $15,000 to support educational, health
  and human services programs.
• YMCA
  of Greater Cleveland: $2,500 for after-school, pre-kindergarten
  and summer camp programs using a STEM curriculum to teach children
  ages 3 to 12.

The Euclid-area grant recipients and funding purposes were:

• University
  Circle Inc.: $5,000 to support the Future Connections internship
  and career-readiness program for Cleveland-area rising high school
  seniors. The program provides summer learning experiences and
  workshops during the academic year to encourage learning and career
  and personal development skills.
• Case
  Western Reserve University: $5,000 for the Women in Science &
  Engineering Roundtable (WISER), which is a program for undergraduate
  women majoring in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine
  at Case Western Reserve University. The funding will help expand the
  professional mentoring program, support participation in the annual
  student lightbulb drop and grow leadership training programming that
  is provided to the students in WISER.

In addition, the PPG Foundation invested more than $63,000 in eight
organizations in 2017 on behalf of its Automotive Refinish business,
which operates a facility in Strongsville.

PPG and the PPG Foundation aim to bring color and brightness to PPG
communities around the world. We invested more than $10.5 million in
2017, supporting hundreds of community organizations across 29
countries. By investing in educational opportunities, we help grow
today’s skilled workforce and develop tomorrow’s innovators in fields
related to coatings and manufacturing. Plus, we empower PPG employees to
multiply their impact for causes that are important to them by
supporting their volunteer efforts and charitable giving. Learn more at www.ppgcommunities.com
and follow @PPG_Communities
on Twitter.

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