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Motorola Solutions Foundation

Charitable and philanthropic arm of Motorola Solutions

At Motorola Solutions, our work makes a difference in the critical moments that shape lives, businesses and the world, but our contributions don’t end there. Our company gives back to the communities where it operates through the Motorola Solutions Foundation.

About the Foundation

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, which has donated $100 million over the past 10 years, prioritizes support for first responders, technology and engineering education and underrepresented groups.

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Our Purpose

We foster innovation and connect employees to organizations where they can drive meaningful change through strategic community investment and employee engagement. By supporting organizations that are creating safer cities and equitable, thriving communities – where people can truly be their best in the moments that matter – we help Motorola Solutions live out its purpose.

Our values

Our values drive everything we do. They represent the fundamental beliefs that we share and are the lens through which we evaluate our partners and guide our giving.

Accountability

We promise to earn the trust of our communities by leading with integrity and fulfilling our commitments with the highest ethical standards.

Innovation

We’re committed to enhancing public safety and cultivating the next generation of innovators in technology and engineering.

Impact

We drive substantive change by measuring all we do, ensuring we focus on the right objectives and delivering impact outcomes aligned with our purpose.

Diversity

We provide opportunity and promote equity amongst underserved communities to advance creativity, drive productivity and inspire new ways of thinking.

Inclusion

We treat all people equally and partner with organizations that do the same. We do not support, condone or foster hate, violence or discrimination.

What we do

Annual grants

We award strategic grants with a narrow focus on first responder programming and technology and engineering education.

Disaster relief

We provide disaster relief and support for both man-made and natural disasters across the globe.

Community investment

We invest our time and resources to uplift and support the communities where our employees live and work.

Employee programs

We support employee engagement by providing charitable donations for employees’ volunteer hours and monetary contributions.

Volunteerism

We enable our employees’ philanthropic passions by facilitating volunteer opportunities in their local communities.

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Volunteering in the moments that matter

Asif, a Motorolan in India, is a recipient of our CEO Award for Volunteerism. Learn about his incredible efforts to provide groceries to more than 1,500 families during COVID-19.

Highlights: Our impact in 2020
$8.3 million
awarded to 200 grant partners in 24 countries
$2 million
donated to COVID relief efforts
Majority of funding
directly benefited people of color
Nearly $1 million
in matching gifts through Donations for Donors program

Volunteerism

Enabling employees to give back

Education

Your One in 2021

Motorolans are committed to helping their communities. As our volunteering theme for 2021, we’re asking employees to find their “one” unique way to give back - the one philanthropic passion, cause or organization that is close to their heart.

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Organized service projects

The Foundation supports employees in their desire to give back – connecting them to organizations where they can drive change. We do this by facilitating group volunteer opportunities – from blood drives to robotics clubs – in their local communities.

Global Months of Service (GMoS)

The Foundation hosts an annual volunteerism competition in which teams around the world complete volunteer projects to generate donations to a selected nonprofit. In 2020, GMoS resulted in 14,000 volunteer hours and nearly $135,000 in donations.

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CEO Award for Volunteerism

The Foundation recognizes the exemplary volunteer efforts of a select group of employees each year with the company’s highest volunteer honor: the CEO Award for Volunteerism. Recipients receive an award and $5,000 to designate toward a nonprofit.

Engagement Committees

Local Engagement Committees offer employees the opportunity to serve as site-specific volunteer ambassadors. Employees can organize service projects with local nonprofits, ensuring support for the communities in which we live and work.

2020 CEO Award for Volunteerism Recipients

MS Foundation Marcelo

Marcelo

Learn how Marcelo collected food for children in need.

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Stephon MS Foundation

Stephon

Learn how Stephon honored victims of domestic violence.

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MS Foundation Rosa

Rosa

Learn how Rosa is helping students unlock their potential.

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MS Foundation Laura

Laura

Learn how Laura helped her community during COVID-19.

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MS Foundation Kathy

Kathy

Learn how Kathy helps kids find their futures in STEM.

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MS Foundation Asif

Asif

Learn how Asif helped 1,500+ families during the pandemic.

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MS Foundation David

David

Learn about David's efforts as a volunteer EMT.

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Employee programs

Supporting Motorolans’ philanthropic pursuits

Motorola Matches

We support Motorolans giving back to their communities through the Motorola Matches program which matches volunteer hours (Donations for Doers) and charitable donations (Donations for Donors).

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Employee grant review committees

The Foundation offers Motorolans in North America the opportunity to participate in our annual grant program by evaluating grant applications. In appreciation of their time, employees can direct a grant to an eligible nonprofit.

National Merit Motorola Solutions Scholarship

This scholarship, administered by the National Merit® Scholarship Program, was established by the Foundation for children of Motorola Solutions employees who are U.S. high school students and National Merit Scholars.

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Explore Featured Grant Partners


Blue H.E.L.P., Inc.

Camp April is a bereavement camp exclusively for children of law enforcement officers whose parents died by suicide. The camp mixes traditional camp fun and camaraderie with customized grief education and emotional support.

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Corporación Matamoros

Corporación Matamoros provides scholarships and educational support for injured and disabled public safety professionals (police officers, veterans), enabling them to obtain their degrees and achieve financial stability.

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Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

The Motorola Solutions Foundation Inclusivity Scholarships for First Responders supports ten students from underrepresented groups in the police, paramedic and pre-service firefighter programs.

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Penang Science Cluster

Project Ignite builds 21st century skills in students ages 10-17 through hands-on workshops in programming and electronics. Students then work to develop a prototype to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Sandy Hook Promise Foundation

The National Know the Signs Initiative empowers youth and adults to recognize potential signs of violence before it happens through free educational programming and student-led clubs to sustain the programs in schools.

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Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

The SWENext High School Leadership Academy provides leadership for female high school students. In addition to in-person programming at SWE's Annual Conference, participants engage in year-round leadership activities.

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