Community Engagement

Making a difference in and for our communities is part of the proud Sherwin-Williams legacy. Our community engagement efforts include an intentional focus on supporting causes and charitable organizations important to our employees, communities, customers and stakeholders around the world. We strive to maximize our community engagement impact by committing to causes where we believe we can make the biggest difference for our neighbors.

Inspiring Positive Change for Our Neighbors

Led by The Sherwin-Williams Foundation, and supported by our employees, our charitable giving is accomplished through strategic affiliations with key community partners. We prioritize support for efforts seeking to create sustainable impact in the following focus areas:

Access to safe and healthy housing
Advancing a skilled workforce that sustains inclusive, vibrant communities
Beautifying and preserving assets around the world

Amplifying the contributions of employees through significant investments in matching gifts and providing tools to ensure they can easily connect with and support those causes most important to them remains a hallmark of our matching gifts program. In addition, Sherwin-Williams supports employee giving by covering all administrative fees associated with donations made through the Company’s online giving platform.

2023 Community Giving Data

$6.4M+

total giving

1400+

nonprofit organizations supported by employee giving

Community Engagement

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) Making A Difference

Sherwin-Williams ERGs help create space for connection both within our workplaces and in local communities. Many ERGs organized events in 2023 aligned with their areas of focus, including:

For Hispanic Heritage Month, employees in Asheville, North Carolina, volunteered to paint the local Centro Latino, an organization that supports the Latino community through English classes, immigration services and cultural enrichment opportunities;
The Delmar District Women’s Leadership Group spent two days prepping and painting 10 dorm rooms, hallways, a stairwell and the common room of a local orphanage for girls;
Our Los Angeles African American Network repainted the space at 5000 Pies, a social enterprise that supports youth development through culinary employment and life skills coaching; and
In Greenville, South Carolina, members of the Sherwin Heroes ERG for active military and veteran employees and families painted the local Semper Fi Barn, which offers a retreat and meeting space for veterans and their families

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