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NI Announces 2021 Grant Recipients to Advance Diversity and Equity in STEM EducationNI (NASDAQ: NATI) today announced it has awarded six $25,000 one-year grants to Central Texas community organizations. These organizations are focused on advancing diversity in STEM education and the engineering talent pipeline, while also championing social and economic equity initiatives. These six donations are part of NI's Corporate Giving Program, through which the company provides selected nonprofits with one-year grants. NI is proud to announce the following 2021 grantees, all of whom share the company's commitment to increase access to STEM education for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students:
Additionally, NI is working toward a 2+1 Giving Pledge, which states that, by 2030, the company will give two percent of its annual, pretax profits to charitable causes in the form of monetary and product donations or discounts. And each year, NI employees will spend one percent of their work hours volunteering in their communities. "At NI, we are committed to putting our people, products and philanthropic capital to work where they can make the greatest impact on our society and our planet," said Tabitha Upshaw, Senior Director of Brand, Reputation and Impact at NI. "We're proud to support these six grantees and remain committed to providing the resources, expertise and volunteerism needed to support the communities where we live and work." The announcement of its 2021 grantees follows NI's commitment earlier this year to invest $3.4 million over the next four years in STEM education initiatives that serve underrepresented or economically disadvantaged students. The first two organizations NI is supporting through this giving initiative are Code2College and Project Lead The Way. For additional details on NI's corporate impact strategy, visit https://www.ni.com/en-us/about-ni/corporate-impact.html.
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