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Leading with Purpose: Pentair and the Pentair Foundation Support Communities Around the World

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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Grants awarded by the Pentair Foundation in 2023 totaling over $1 million include:

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  • Grants awarded by the Pentair Foundation in 2023 totaling over $1 million include:
    Community giving grants to 19 nonprofit organizations providing educational opportunities to underserved groups in the communities in which Pentair operates.
  • Pentair’s grant provides support for 21 teams across the U.S.
    Great River Greening – Implements nature-based solutions to restore ecosytems.
  • Project Safewater Strategic Partners - Since 2007, Pentair has implemented numerous Project Safewater programs, providing cleaner, safer drinking water every day to communities across India, Mexico, and Kenya.
  • In 2023, the Pentair Foundation is providing funding to Safe Water Network, Shining Hope for Communities, and Water Mission to provide sustainable access to safe water.

Uptime Expands Results-based Funding to Sustain Drinking Water for Over 4 Million Rural People Globally

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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This expansion will support rural water services in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, serving over 4 million people.

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  • This expansion will support rural water services in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, serving over 4 million people.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230130005055/en/
    Uptime 2023 Scale Up (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Uptime has developed and executed innovative results-based contracts to sustain rural drinking water services at scale.
  • Results-based funding will help meet remaining gaps between operating costs and revenues to sustain water services.
  • The initiative convenes a diverse group of rural operators and funders to explore transformation of funding for sustainable rural drinking water globally.

$600 MILLION IN GIVING SURPASSED ON 40th ANNIVERSARY OF NEWMAN'S OWN, THE PIONEERING PURPOSE-DRIVEN BRAND

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WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newman's Own Foundation, the private foundation created by Paul Newman to carry on his legacy of giving away 100% of profits from Newman's Own food and beverages, is leaning into its new mission and giving strategy to nourish and transform the lives of kids who face adversity. Today, the Foundation announced that, with its latest distributions, more than $600 million has been given to great causes since 1982. Since sharing earlier this year that it will concentrate its giving on supporting kids facing adversity, the Foundation has been focused on elevating the work of longstanding partners while engaging new organizations, bringing joy to seriously ill children and improving nutrition security for children in schools and Indigenous communities in the U.S.

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  • Today, the Foundation announced that, with its latest distributions, more than $600 million has been given to great causes since 1982.
  • The Foundation also provided support to organizations that work with foster children and children's mental health.
  • To identify innovators in nutrition security, Newman's Own Foundation issued two requests for grant proposals (RFPs) this summer.
  • As of 2022, Newman's Own has donated more than $600 million to good causes, especially to kids who face adversity.

Water For All Ball - Nonprofit Event to Raise Funds to Address the Global Water Crisis

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Safe Water Network, the global non-profit founded by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman, will host the 2022 Water for All Ball on November 8 – a charity event held at the historic Gotham Hall in New York City, with a cocktail reception at 6:00 PM EST. The event aims to raise funds and inspire action to deliver safe water for underserved communities across the world. Visit waterforallball.org to learn more.

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  • The event aims to raise funds and inspire action to deliver safe water for underserved communities across the world.
  • Safe Water Network is reaching nearly 2 million people across Ghana and India, while collaborating with international public and private partners to make water work for millions more.
  • The organization's market-driven approach to delivering safe water in underserved communities is essential to achieving universal access to safe water for all globally.
  • About Safe Water Network:Safe Water Network believes in a collaborative, innovative response to the global water crisis.

Announcing A Digital Platform for Community Safe Water Delivery

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Monday, May 9, 2022
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BOSTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PrismX Inc, aBoston-based Digital Transformation Technology company, and Safe Water Network, a global NGO working to solve the water crisis, announce the release of a Digital Operating Platform for improving management of community-level safe water delivery.

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  • BOSTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PrismX Inc, aBoston-based Digital Transformation Technology company, and Safe Water Network, a global NGO working to solve the water crisis, announce the release of a Digital Operating Platform for improving management of community-level safe water delivery.
  • PrismX and Safe Water Network, with support from the Cisco Foundation, collaboratively developed and deployed a Digital Operating Platform for management of community water systems.
  • Kurt Soderlund, CEO of Safe Water Network, said, "This system-wide digital backbone has been built by and for operators.
  • Through this Digital Operating Platform, Safe Water Network and PrismX are using technology to demonstrate a model in Ghana that could be replicated at scale to help address the challenges of the global water access crisis.

Putting Purpose into Practice: Pentair and the Pentair Foundation Support Communities Around the World

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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Pentair and the Pentair Foundation operate independent grantmaking programs to support the communities where Pentair employees live and work, and are focused on improving access to cleaner, safer water and quality education in communities where the needs are greatest including organizations supporting social justice and equity.

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  • Pentair and the Pentair Foundation operate independent grantmaking programs to support the communities where Pentair employees live and work, and are focused on improving access to cleaner, safer water and quality education in communities where the needs are greatest including organizations supporting social justice and equity.
  • Grants awarded by Pentair and the Pentair Foundation in 2021 totaling $2.65 million include:
    Community giving grants to more than 20 nonprofit organizations in the communities in which Pentair operates, with 70 percent of recipient organizations serving underrepresented populations.
  • Pentair and the Pentair Foundation are working to transform the way safe water is sustainably delivered to people in need.
  • The Pentair Foundation provides grants for every 25 collective hours volunteered by a Pentair team of 5 or more for both virtual and in-person activities.

PepsiCo Helps More Than 55 Million People Globally Gain Access to Safe Water With Partners

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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PURCHASE, N.Y., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)and The PepsiCo Foundation announced today that the company has helped more than 55 million people gain access to safe water globally since 2006 and catalyzed nearly $700 million in additional funding to support safe water access investments in partnership with leading non-profits worldwide.

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  • PURCHASE, N.Y., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP)and The PepsiCo Foundation announced today that the company has helped more than 55 million people gain access to safe water globally since 2006 and catalyzed nearly $700 million in additional funding to support safe water access investments in partnership with leading non-profits worldwide.
  • The milestone announced today marks significant progress towards PepsiCo's goal of reaching 100 million people with safe water by 2030.
  • Installing water access points and increasing hygiene education in Hyderabad, India with Safe Water Network.
  • PepsiCo has pioneered safe water access since 2006 and championed multi-stakeholder models globally with leading partners as an effective construct to build trust and tackle interconnected issues related to water security," said Karin Krchnak, Program Manager, 2030 Water Resources Group.