1. 2010 Foundation Project Highlights
PPG Industries Foundation
Examples of programs supported by the foundation in 2010 include the following:
2010 Actual Expenditures
• The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wis., USA, South Shore Center’s SPLASH
(in thousands)
learn-to-swim program aimed at improving second-graders’ water safety TOTAL – $4,493
• Creation of The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s new membership video Public
that will be used in conjunction with tours of Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Education
architectural masterpiece in Mill Run, Pa., USA – PPG Industries and the PPG Leadership
Community
Industries Foundation have contributed funds to this project, and several of PPG’s Grants
businesses have facilitated the replacement and refurbishment of the glass and (PELC)
painted surfaces throughout Fallingwater. ($267)
Human Services Education
($1,010) ($1,716)
• Support for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh’s “Healing More Hearts,
Expanding Our Home” program to meet the growing demand for housing services
for the families of children receiving life-saving treatments at Pittsburgh hospitals Grant Incentives
for Volunteerism
• Destination Cleveland County, N.C., USA, to support its Rhythm & Roots capital by PPG Employees
& Retirees (GIVE)
campaign, created with the help of longtime PPG Shelby, N.C., USA, fiber glass
($470)
facility plant manager J.T. Scruggs, the nephew of country music legend Earl Scruggs. Matching
Civic & Culture Gifts
($719) ($311)
The Dekoral® brand of PPG partnered with
famous Polish artist Maciej Kot and the “Smile
for Children Foundation” to transform the
children’s ward at a local hospital into a fairy
tale come true. PPG donated Dekoral paint to
help Kot put as much optimism as possible into
what is usually a sad and gray place.
J.T. Scruggs, longtime PPG Shelby, N.C., USA,
fiber glass facility plant manager, and former
Shelby Plant Manager Tim Mathis both offered
support for the local Rhythm & Roots campaign.
2010 PPG CorPorate SuStainability rePort
The YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wis., USA,
South Shore Center’s SPLASH learn-to-swim program
is aimed at improving second-graders’ water safety.
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