Boeing Pledges Over $10 Million to Advance Racial Equality and Social Justice Initiatives

Investments Aimed at Elevating Underserved Communities

Boeing’s Future Plans for Racial Equity Funding

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has made a significant contribution of $10.6 million to support a coalition of 20 nonprofits dedicated to enhancing racial equity and social justice across the United States. This funding is part of Boeing’s broader, multi-year commitment, which focuses on increasing opportunities for minority and underserved students in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, as well as diversifying the aerospace talent pipeline. Additionally, these funds will aid programs targeting criminal justice reform and health care access in minority communities.

“At Boeing, we recognize the profound effects that systemic racism and social injustice have imposed on people of color, especially within Black communities in the United States,” stated David Calhoun, Boeing President and CEO. “While we strive to tackle these issues internally, we remain committed to addressing the root causes and consequences of racism and social inequality in the regions where our employees reside. With our current financial pledge to these nonprofit partners, we aspire to make tangible strides in our ongoing mission for equality.”

This announcement underscores Boeing’s longstanding collaboration with organizations that strive to improve access and rectify disparities in communities of color. Over the past five years, Boeing has invested over $120 million to enhance underserved communities, focusing specifically on racial equity and social justice initiatives throughout the nation. Further announcements regarding Boeing’s racial equity and social justice investment strategy are anticipated in the near future.

Beneficiary Nonprofits Receiving Grant Funding:

• Seattle Children’s Hospital: A $2.5 million investment to enhance healthcare access for minority and underserved children through the expansion of Odessa Brown Children’s Clinics.
• Chicago Public Schools: A previously announced $1.5 million investment to expand technology access for approximately 4,500 students engaged in remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• DC College Access Program: A $1 million investment to support underserved District of Columbia public and charter high school students in pursuing STEM education and careers.
• Equal Justice Initiative: A $1 million investment to fund public education and policy research efforts addressing criminal justice reform in the U.S.
• The Mission Continues: A $1 million investment to support Operation Nourish, combating food insecurity by mobilizing veterans to cultivate, collect, and distribute food in underserved communities.
• UNCF: A $1 million investment to develop a high school STEM engagement program in collaboration with historically Black colleges and universities near Boeing locations.
• Chicago Urban League: A $500,000 investment to support the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, helping African-Americans launch and sustain businesses.
• Long Beach College Promise: A $500,000 investment focused on fostering a culture of college expectation and success for African-American and other students of color.
• Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering, Inc.: A $300,000 investment to enhance Delaware’s STEM talent pipeline, particularly for women and underrepresented minorities.
• International African American Museum: A $250,000 investment supporting the development of education programs for the Charleston, South Carolina museum, opening in early 2022.
• National Black Child Development Institute: A $250,000 investment aimed at developing early childhood education and health programs for Black children and families.
• Space Center Houston: A $175,000 investment to support the Girls STEM Academy, which provides STEM opportunities for underrepresented middle-school girls.
• Adrienne Arsht Center: A $145,000 investment supporting Learning Through the Arts, integrating arts into STEM learning for underserved schools in Miami.
• Girls Inc. of Huntsville: A $120,000 investment funding Operation SMART, a STEM program for over 700 girls of color in Huntsville, Alabama.
• Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis: A $110,000 investment supporting the Save Our Sons program to help economically disadvantaged African-American men find jobs.
• BE NOLA: A $100,000 investment to strengthen Black-led initiatives aimed at improving educational outcomes in New Orleans.
• Space Foundation: A $100,000 investment to develop the “Art Gallery in Space” exhibition highlighting STEM Icons of Color, complementing Boeing’s FUTURE U education programming.
• Turning Leaf Project: A $100,000 investment funding programs addressing recidivism for at-risk men returning home from prison in Charleston, expanding to other South Carolina cities.
• Urban League of Portland: A $25,000 investment for public forums on community issues and skills training, health and wellness outreach, and career fairs.
• Youth Celebrate Diversity: A $20,000 investment supporting a conference for high school students to discuss current topics such as racial inequity and social justice.