Philanthropy

Moving forward by giving back.

Building community partnerships and employee engagement that can have a profound impact.

Read our 2021 Philanthropy Report
A Stanley Black & Decker employee volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity event

2021 saw our philanthropic focus broadening from the humanitarian crisis triggered by the onset of the global pandemic to include a more proactive, strategic philanthropic program.

We thoughtfully aligned our giving and community support to strategically advance our purpose and impact. Among our main interests: empowering makers, advocating racial and gender equity and engaging our employees as advocates and ambassadors.

Our strategic philanthropy team partners with our DE&I team to identify and activate nonprofit engagements to drive change, with a focus on inclusion and racial equity. Our people continue to work as catalysts for needed change with community organizations doing a world of good.

To amplify the generosity of our people, the company matches dollar for dollar up to $20,000 of individual employee donations.

Stanley Black & Decker Empower Makers Makers Grant logo on top of a person using a DEWALT table saw

Challenge Accepted

Upskilling Tomorrow’s Makers

In 2021, we committed up to $25 million over a five-year period to fund the skilling/reskilling of makers in communities of need by supporting vocation/trade programs of select nonprofits and U.S. public schools.

Let’s Close the Gap
Two children work on 3D printers with a volunteer at a Stanley Black & Decker STEAM event

Fueling Progress

STEAM Education for Girls

We have worked with greenlight for girls and Girls for Technology to fuel STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) education and have partnered with Girl Scouts USA to expand our progress.

greenlight for girls
United Nations Foundation video featuring Tabata Gomez, President, Hand Tools, Accessories and Storage Group, Stanley Black & Decker; Shelley Halstead, Founder and Executive Director, Black Women Build - Baltimore; and Michelle Milford Morse, Vice President, Girls and Women Strategy, UN Foundation (Host)

Making Strides

United Nations’ #EqualEverywhere

The world needs makers, yet women make up less than 10% of the skilled trade workforce. Our commitment to #EqualEverywhere extends to helping close the jobs gender gap by supporting women and girls in STEAM careers.

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Stanley Black & Decker employee helping a young girl using a laptop

Engaging Minds

Partnering with MetroKids Africa

In celebration of International Girls Day, several employee resource groups (African Ancestry, Working Parents & Caregivers and Women’s Network) partnered with MetroKids Africa to support Engaging Minds in Uganda.

Making a Profound Impact

$400K

Awarded

to 22 students at five target HBCUs through the Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Scholarship

$2M+

Retail Value

of tools set aside for donation to makerspaces, schools and disaster recovery efforts

$25M

Commitment

in grants over five years through the Empower Makers Global Impact Challenge

Working Together

Collaborating for Community Impact

Our strategic philanthropy and DE&I teams collaborate on engagements that have led to scholarships at Historically Black Colleges & Universities and initiatives with Out & Equal, Autism Speaks and A Better Chance.

A Stanley Black & Decker employee in a DEWALT shirt helping with disaster recovery cleanup

Lending a Hand

Disaster Recovery

Around the world, we’ve partnered with Red Cross organizations, streamlining our disaster response strategy for a more rapid response. And we’ve expanded our relationship with ToolBank USA to assist with rebuilding.

Sometimes numbers speak louder than words.

See our progress.

Reporting Center 2021 ESG Report