2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Annual Report

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give of yourself Mission Statement

Nordson Corporation Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in our communities by improving educational outcomes that enable individuals to become self-sufficient, active participants in the community.

Keith Adams Annie Brown Ron Adkins Lynn Brown Dave Altman Matt Bunsey Alice Alvarado Frank Burkus Shelley Alves Tammy Burtscher Ken Araujo Crystal Butler Bob Babb Elizabeth Cabral Beth Barber Edward Campbell Shane Barron Joyce Cardarelli 2008 Nordson Corporation Employee Volunteers John Bavoso David Cesear Bill Bebeau Connie Chappell Dorothy Beckum Chris Chastine Ethelyn Bell William Christensen Lynn Bell Justin Clark Dagmar Biellman Bev Coen Amy Blalock Charles Coleman Douglas Bloomfield Chris Collins Ben Bondeson Jane Conroy Brenda Bookshar Marlena Coroa Lenzie Borders Dana Corson Michael Bordner Jerry Crum Chauncey Bowen Linda Cruz ThankChris Brooks YouCindy Curran Nordson Employees Helping Others Through

Initiated in 1993, Nordson’s Time ‘n Talent volunteer The nonprofit organizations that look to Nordson program carries on the philanthropic legacy of its for support are truly thankful for the donations that founders by providing employees an opportunity employees have made, but we can do more. In addition to plan and participate in organized volunteer activities to the general support that employee volunteers can that address needs in their communities. Now more provide, organizations can benefit greatly by donations than ever, nonprofit organizations rely on the support of specialized assistance in areas such as information that programs such as Nordson’s Time ‘n Talent can technology, accounting, building trades (such as provide. During these turbulent economic times, many electrical, plumbing, construction, etc.) – the list is organizations are facing a reduction in funds, but endless. Please continue to support the important an increase in need. For those unable to contribute causes in your community by making a donation of your financially to the causes they support but still hoping time and talent – You can make the difference! to make an impact, Nordson’s Time ‘n Talent Program provides the perfect opportunity to volunteer. In 2008, Nordson employees answered the call by donating over 8,200 volunteer hours to causes they support, a record!

Annie Brown Becca Davidson Larry Fenik Halina Gruszka Alvin Jones Jennifer Kuhn Lynn Brown Debbie Davisson Kelvin Fernandez Kimberly Guyton Jeffrey Jones Kathy Ladiner Matt Bunsey Frank Deangelis Duane Fisher Ebby Hamby Karen Jones Sandra Lai Frank Burkus Veda DeLoach Patrick Flinn Marilyn Hanko Gary Jones Bob LaMarre Tammy Burtscher Courtney Denney Melissa Foisy Bernadette Harned LaNell Jordan James Landreth Crystal Butler Stephen des Jardins James Foster Timothy Harr Margaret Jordan Jay Lanier Elizabeth Cabral John Dillon Mary Ellen Fraser Theresa Hayes Sammy Jordan Frank Leeds Edward Campbell Scott Diodati John Fritz Barbara Hein Maryann Karcher JC Lemorande Joyce Cardarelli Nanette Dittamo Terrence Fulkerson Wain Hester Gail Kasper Kathleen Lesner Hall David Cesear Tia Dixon Robert Funk Lorrie Higgins John Keane Dan Leuszler Connie Chappell Lisa Dockery Jim Gadol Paula Hochradel Bernadette Keaton Annie Lewis Chris Chastine Matthew Doyle Stacey Gagnon Bob Hoffman Mary Keith Arden Lewis William Christensen Jimmy Durden Jeremy Gamiza Scott Hoover Irene Kellett Ted Litkovitz Justin Clark Susan Dziubek Mike Gillano Alison Hsu Donna Kemmerle Kim Livesay Bev Coen Brent Edge Godsey Susanne Inge Candy Kenney Grant Logan Charles Coleman Paul English Elsie Goforth April Ivey Jason Kim Brenda Loose Chris Collins Jon Erickson Renee Golden Chris Jarriel Terri King Torre Love Jane Conroy Peter Estelle Drew Gouveia Jim Jaye Sherry Kirkland Eric Luftig Marlena Coroa Robert Estrella Eric Grant Caesar Jenkins Mark Kirschner Carrie Malliet Dana Corson Kathleen Eutsler Diane Gray Dave Jeter Tim Knapp Ronda Matarese Jerry Crum Howard Evans Arie Greenberg Thomas Jewell Chuck Knutton Subish Mathew Linda Cruz Ruth Faustino Diane Griffith Canette Johnson Mark Kortyka Tim McCarty Thank YouCindy Curran Volunteers!Dean Feldkamp Christa Grijalva Beverly Johnston Karen Kovacs Cathy McClure 2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Investment Opportunities

Foundation Grants Employee Volunteerism Community Affairs Committees (CACs) consist of employees Nordson’s employee volunteer program, Time ‘n Talent, was from different departments at Nordson Corporation. CACs started in 1993 and has been going strong ever since. Nearly review grant requests and recommend support to nonprofits every weekend, Nordson employees can be found out in within their respective regions. CACs operate at Nordson their communities walking to raise money for a cause, bringing Corporation facilities in Ohio, Georgia, California, Rhode Island smiles to children in hospitals, packing boxes at a food bank and New Jersey. Their recommendations are then sent to the and more. In 2008, employees spent more than 8,200 hours Foundation’s board of directors for final approval. In 2008, the helping nonprofit organizations by volunteering their time Foundation awarded $2,354,511 in grants. and talent.

Corporate Gifts United Way In addition to grants, Nordson Corporation makes direct Yearly campaigns to benefit the United Way have been a long- contributions to community organizations through event standing tradition at Nordson facilities. In 2008, employees sponsorships and one-time projects. In 2008, we distributed in Ohio, Georgia, California, Rhode Island and New Jersey gave $344,769 in corporate gifts. a combined $292,163 to the United Way. Nordson Corporation’s dollar-for-dollar match of employee contributions meant more Employee Matching Gifts than $584,326 went to support United Way agencies. Nordson Corporation supports our employees’ philanthropic giving through a program that matches dollar-for-dollar em- Technical Assistance Taskforce ployee and retiree contributions to nonprofits and educational Nonprofit organizations benefit from more than just Nordson institutions, up to $6,000 per individual per year. In 2008, Corporation Foundation grants. They also receive technical Nordson employees and retirees donated $422,935 to causes support from our employees, who lend their expertise on tasks they care about. With Nordson Corporation’s match of those such as balancing financial statements and installing computer dollars, an additional $334,304 went to help our communities. systems.

Mark McConnell Michelle Pacheco Maureen McDevitt Dave Padgett Samantha McGruder Wayne Pakan Nora McGuinness Awilda Pardo Ray McHenry Scott Pattley Terry Meecha Brett Pearson Timothy Mellino Shelly Peet Janice Mello Amy Penco Ricardo Mendoza Jeff Perkins 2008 Nordson Corporation Employee Volunteers Andrew Michael Jamiya Perry David Miller Ray Persaud Patricia Miller Georgia Porter James Molosky Lois Pozega Renecia Moore Ed Presley Jessica Morganfield Bea Preston Maria Mrosek Tia Pullen Roberta Murphy Regina Quarterman Sharie Murray Shannon Quarterman Charles Nagy Sharon Ramirez Debbie Neal Lisa Reid Thomas Neal Cecilia Render Melanie Nealis Dawn Ribeiro ThankMichael Nipple YouGuy Richards 2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Investment Opportunities 2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant Listing

Education Center for Education Educational Service Junior Achievement Integrating Science, Center of Lorain County of Greater Cleveland 21st Century Leaders Mathematics and $9,000.00 $8,500.00 $5,000.00 Computing $2,000.00 El Centro de Servicios Lawrenceville Boys & Amherst City Schools Sociales, Inc. Girls Club $5,000.00 The Children’s Initiative $20,000.00 $4,000.00 $5,000.00 Fulton County Elaine Clark Center for The Linden School Zoo, Inc. Cleveland Council on Exceptional Children $10,000.00 $3,600.00 World Affairs $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Little Lighthouse Auditory Verbal Center, Elementary Institute Learning Center Inc. Cleveland Museum of of Science $30,000.00 $4,000.00 Natural History $3,000.00 $10,000.00 Lorain City Schools Baldwin Wallace Elyria City Schools $105,250.00 College Cleveland Reads $5,000.00 $7,500.00 $9,000.00 $2,500.00 Everybody Wins! Lorain County Blackstone Academy Cleveland Scholarship Atlanta Community Charter Programs, Inc. $5,000.00 College Foundation School Inc. $68,000.00 $50,000.00 $5,000.00 Facing History and College Visions Ourselves Magnolia Midlands Boys & Girls Club of $5,000.00 $5,000.00 GYSTC Pawtucket $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Common Ground Fernbank Museum of $7,500.00 Natural History Monarch School Project Boys & Girls Club of $8,000.00 $6,000.00 Lorain County Contemporary Youth $300,000.00 Orchestra Georgia Council on MusicTime Learning Donation of Elyria Bldg $12,550.00 Economic Education Center valued at $490,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Creating Pride Bradford L. Dunn $5,000.00 Harrison Cultural National Inventors Hall Institute Community Center of Fame $5,000.00 Cuyahoga Valley $10,000.00 $20,000.00 National Park CaringWorks, Inc. Association Heart of Ohio Council, New Dawn Earth Center $5,000.00 $11,375.00 Boy Scouts $2,000.00 of America Case Western Reserve Dad’s Garage Theatre $2,000.00 Northeast Georgia University Company Council Boy Scouts of $101,000.00 $4,000.00 Junior Achievement America of Georgia, Inc. $3,000.00 Catalyst for Care Dawson County $6,000.00 $12,000.00 Mentoring Program Oberlin City Schools $5,000.00 $7,500.00

Robert Ricks Janice Scott Nancy Strader Marcus White Michael Ridge Karin Shaughnessy Susan Suggs Mike White Patricia Riles Alice Shaw Ellen Sutton Edna Wiggins John Riney Stephanie Shaw Jim Sutton Nicholas Willi Deborrah Robinson Holloway Tyandrea Shedrick Shari Szczepanski Edward Williams Carolyn Rogers Judy Sheriff Roberta Talbert Lannie Williams Elizabeth Romanin Kenneth Sheriff Linda Thomas Victoria Williams Scott Rosenau Terry Shriver Shelley Thomas Clifford Wilson Ken Rothrauff Louis Shukait Jason Tinling Danny Winfrey Chi Rountree Cynthia Skelton-Becker Johnathan Titone Dawn Yorko Gloria Rountree Jeff Skimel Millard Townsend Jean Young Bill Ruffner Mickey Slack Bruce Trombley John Young AJ Rufo Frances Smith Tim Troxel Lloyd Zimmerman Kenneth Rumpler Marie Smith Herman Turner Paula Ruse Tedario Smith Kathi-Lee Ulmschneider Robert Sandy Brenda Smith Kris Velez Michael Sanner Matt Sprague Sally Vietzen Ashley Saterfield Bob Springhorn Juan Villagomez Steve Savina Alice Standridge Gretchen Wangerin Roby Scheufler Russ Stano Diane Waters Ken Schneider Teresa Stokes Margaret Watson Dawn Schrenk Eric Story Paul Weyandt Thank You Volunteers!Cathy Schroeder Gregory Strack Jeff White 2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant Listing

Education (continues) Swainsboro High Playhouse Square Foundation Family Promise of Lorain School $2,500.00 County Oberlin City Schools $7,560.00 $10,000.00 $5,000.00 transcenDANCE Youth Town Hall of Cleveland Arts Project Family Service of Rhode Oberlin Community $2,000.00 $3,000.00 Island Services $5,000.00 $7,500.00 Trenton Community Total Music School $127,500.00 Hall‑Dawson Court Oberlin Early $6,000.00 Appointed Special Childhood Center Advocates (CASA) $20,000.00 United Way in Gwinnett Civic $4,000.00 County Oberlin Historical $66,000.00 City Club of Cleveland LifeBanc and Improvement $10,000.00 $50,000.00 Organization University Circle $1,500.00 Incorporated Interfaith Community Lorain County Urban $55,950.00 Services League Ocean’s Harbor $4,000.00 $15,000.00 House Vox Teen $8,000.00 Communications Western Reserve Land Mama’s Kitchen $5,000.00 Conservancy $5,000.00 Ohio Foundation of $5,000.00 Independent The Wolf School Mt. Nebo Primitive Baptist Colleges $5,000.00 Total Church $38,500.00 $19,000.00 $10,000.00 Young Audiences of Ohio Grantmakers Atlanta, Inc. National Multiple Forum $8,000.00 Environment Sclerosis Society ‑ $5,000.00 Ohio Buckeye Chapter Young Audiences of Western Reserve Land $4,000.00 Opera Cleveland Northeast Ohio Conservancy $6,000.00 $5,000.00 $50,000.00 Neighborhood House Association of Lorain Operation HOPE, Inc. Youth Challenge Total County $12,500.00 $5,000.00 $50,000.00 $54,726.00

Parent to Parent Youth4Youth NOA, Inc. Westside Network $5,000.00 Human Welfare $5,000.00 $3,000.00 Total Berea Children’s Home and Oberlin Early Childhood The Plain Dealer’s $1,833,285.00 Family Services Center Newspaper in $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Education program (fund #0344) Arts & Culture Big Brothers Big Sisters Partnership Against $10,000.00 of Lorain County Domestic Violence The Campaign for Idea $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Project GRAD Lorain Center $10,000.00 $50,000.00 Blessing House Ronald McDonald House $10,000.00 of Providence, Inc. Project U.S.E. CityMusic Cleveland $5,000.00 $6,000.00 $5,000.00 Caritas $5,000.00 San Diego Adaptive Reach for Excellence Cleveland Play House Sports Foundation $8,000.00 $5,000.00 Casa de Amparo $8,000.00 $6,000.00 Refugee Family Emanuel Arts Council, Second Harvest Food Bank Services, Inc. Inc. Citizens Against Violence of North Central Ohio $8,500.00 $3,000.00 $5,000.00 $50,000.00

RiverzEdge Arts Firelands Association Cleveland Hearing and The Sunshine House Project for the Visual Arts Speech Center Children’s Advocacy $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $6,000.00 Center $5,000.00 Salvation Army, Great Lakes Theater Cleveland Public Theatre Lorain Corps Festival Inc $1,500.00 Towards Employment $10,000.00 $25,000.00 $10,000.00 Community Health Save Our Children, Lorain County Regional Partners Foundation Vermilion Family YMCA Inc. Scholastic Art Exhibit $7,500.00 $3,000.00 $50,000.00 $5,000.00 Community Resource Center Vocational Guidance Scholastic Games MAD Factory $5,000.00 Services $5,000.00 $15,000.00 $6,000.00 Conflict Resolution Center Science Olympiad Northeast Atlanta of the West Shore YMCA of San Diego $5,000.00 Ballet Ensemble $3,000.00 County $4,000.00 $5,000.00 Sophia Academy Cornucopia, Inc. $3,000.00 Ohio Dance Theatre $3,000.00 Total $5,000.00 $329,726.00 Dawson County Family Connections $3,000.00 Organizations Supported by Nordson Corporation - 2008

4 Paws for Ability Bloomsburg University Foundation, Inc. Cleveland Sight Center A Wish Come True, Inc. Bluffton University Cleveland State University Foundation Accelerated Cure Project Bowling Green State University Foundation Cleveland Zoological Society Achievement Centers for Children Boy Scouts of America Colby College Adopt A Husky Boys and Girls Club of Lorain County Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ADRA International Brain Tumor Foundation for Children, Inc. Colorado Public Broadcasting AIDS Foundation of Western Massachusetts British Heart Foundation Community Assessment & Treatment Albany State University Foundation Brookgreen Gardens Services, Inc. Alexander Tharpe Fund, Inc. Bryant University Community Foundation of Greater Lorain County Allen Community Hospital Auxiliary Buses International Community Health Partners Foundation Alpha Phi Foundation Business Volunteers Unlimited Compassion International ALS Association Calavera Hills Elementary PTA Concerned Women for America ALS Association Central & Southern Ohio California State University Monterey Congenital Heart Information Network ALS Therapy Development Foundation Bay Foundation Cornerstone Among Women Alzheimer’s Association California State University, San Bernardino Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums Alzheimer’s Association - Chicago Calvin College Covenant House Alzheimer’s Association, Miami Valley Chapter Cancer Services of Erie County Cranston High School East Yearbook American Association of the Deaf-Blind Canine Companions For Independence Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America American Cancer Society Canonsburg General Hospital CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc. American Cancer Society - Statesboro Office Cape Cod Healthcare Cystic Fibrosis Foundation American Diabetes Association Capital University Damien House, Inc. American Heart Association CARE DANCECleveland American Institute for Cancer Research Carmel Public Library Foundation Dartmouth College American Lung Association of Florida Carmelite Sisters for the Aged & Infirm, Inc. Daves Creek Elementary PTA American Red Cross Carnivore Preservation Inc. Deborah Hospital Foundation American Red Cross International Carter Center Defenders of Wildlife Amherst Historical Society Case Western Reserve University Deposit Educational Endowment Program Amherst Schools Educational Foundation Castlewood Historical Society Detroit Educational Television Foundation Animal Protective League, Cleveland Catholic Center of Concern Disabled American Veterans Charitable Applewood Centers, Inc. Catholic Charities Service Trust Asante Africa Foundation Catholic Relief Services Discovery Monesssori School Ashland University Center for Leadership in Education District of Columbia School of Law Foundation Ashtabula YMCA Center for Sutton Movement Writing, Inc. Doctors Without Borders Atlanta Area Suzuki Piano Association, Inc. Central Arkansas Christian School Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Atlanta Botanical Garden Charles Moore Arena, Inc. Duke University Atlanta Classic Foundation Charities, Inc. Chattahoochee High School Athletic Booster Assn. Dumb Friends League Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Chautauqua Institution Dunwoody Nature Center Collaborative Chicago Bilingual Nurse Consortium East Cleveland City Schools Atlanta Fulton County Zoo, Inc. Children at Heart Foundation Easter Seals Atlanta Humane Society Children International Echoing Hills Village, Inc. Audubon Society of Rhode Island Children’s Developmental Center Edheads Back Bay Mission Children’s Tumor Foundation El Centro de Servicios Sociales, Inc. Back to the Wild Christian Foundation for Children and Aging Elder High School Baker-Nord Center for Humanities Church World Service/CROP Elyria Catholic High School Baldwin Wallace College City Club of Cleveland Elyria YWCA Barhitte Elementary School City Mission Entertainment Industry Foundation Barrington Services for Animals City of Westlake Epilepsy Association Basal Cell Carcinoma Nevus Syndrome CityMusic Cleveland Exeter Community Food Bank Life Support Network Clemson University Foundation Far West Center Bay Rockets Association, Inc. Cleveland Botanical Garden Father Flanagan’s Boys’ Home Bayside YMCA Cleveland BoyChoir Feed the Children, Inc. Beck Center for the Cultural Arts Cleveland Clinic Foundation Firelands Association for the Visual Arts Benjamin E. Mays High School Cleveland Foodbank, Inc. Firelands Schools Athletic Booster Club Berea High School Orchestra Boosters Cleveland Furniture Bank First Baptist Christian School Best Friends Animal Society Cleveland Hungarian Scout Folk Ensemble FIRST Buckeye Robotics Competition Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Portage County Cleveland Museum of Art Fisher-Titus Foundation Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County Cleveland Museum of Natural History Focus on the Family Bishop’s School Cleveland Orchestra Food for the Poor, Inc. Blessing House Cleveland Play House Forsyth County Humane Society Bloomsburg Storm Baseball Team Cleveland Restoration Society Foundation Center Organizations Supported by Nordson Corporation - 2008

Franciscan Friars of the Atonement Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, Inc. Miami University Franciscan Mission Associates Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Michael O’Neal Singers Friends of the Elyria Public Library Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Michigan Opera Theatre Friends of the Parma Heights Library Kent State University Foundation, Inc. Middletown Public Schools Friends of West Virginia Public Radio King Arts Complex Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Friendship Animal Protective League Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc. Monterey Bay Aquarium Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation Komen Northeast Ohio Race for the Cure Monterey Museum of Art Gannon University KPBS-San Diego State University Montessori School of Anderson Gateway Center of Monterey County, Inc. Lake Erie Nature and Science Center Moody Bible Institute George Mark Children’s House Lake Ridge Academy Georgetown Marine Institute, Inc. Lakewood Foundation Moses Brown School Georgia Executive Women’s Network Lakewood Lutheran School Mothers Against Drunk Driving Georgia Public Broadcasting L’Arche Cleveland Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Georgia Southern University Foundation Laurel School Muscular Dystrophy Association Athletic Association Law Enforcement Foundation, Inc. Muskingum College Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Myelin Project Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, Inc. Education Fund NAACP - Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. Global Youth Partnership for Africa Leadership Institute Nashville Humane Association Goodwill Industries of Lorain County Leadership Lorain County Nashville Rescue Mission Gospel for Asia Leukemia & Lymphoma Society National Arbor Day Foundation Grafton Village Fire Department LifeBanc National Child Safety Council Grant Managers Network Lilburn Cooperative Ministry National Easter Seal Society Inc. Great Lakes Historical Society Little Sisters of the Poor National Multiple Sclerosis Society Great Lakes Science Center Lorain Admiral King Robotics Team National Parkinson Foundation Greater Cleveland Council Boy Scouts of America Lorain County A.I.D.S. Task Force National Parks Conservation Association Guiding Eyes for the Blind Lorain County Children’s Services National Philanthropic Trust Gulf Coast Council Boy Scouts of America Lorain County Court of Common Pleas National Wildlife Federation Gum Springs Elementary School PTO Lorain County Habitat for Humanity, Inc. Nature Conservancy Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation Lorain County Labor Agency Neighborhood House Association of Lorain County Fund Inc Lorain County Safe Harbor, Inc. (Genesis House) Neurofibromatosis, Inc. Gwinnett Humane Society Lorain County Urban League Niceville-Valparaiso Little League Baseball Habitat for Humanity International Inc. Lorain Palace Theatre Nickerson Community Center Hanover Institute Lorain Public Library Foundation NOA, Inc. Hard Hatted Women Lorain United Methodist Ministries Noah’s Ark - Animal Rehab Center Harris Elementary School Lower Cape Communications, Inc. Norcross High School Harvey Rice Elementary School Lucy’s Hearth North Central Florida Hospice, Inc. Hasbro Children’s Hospital Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA North Fulton Community Charities Hawken School Main Street Oberlin, Inc. North Georgia College & State University Heart of Ohio Council, Boy Scouts of America Make-A-Wish Foundation North Gwinnett Schools Education Foundation Heifer International Mama’s Kitchen North Olmsted Band and Orchestra Boosters High Museum of Art March of Dimes Northeast Georgia Council Boy Scouts of America Highland Park Education Foundation Marianist Mission Northeast Ohio High School Rugby League Hope College Marion L. Steele High School Northeastern Educational TV of Ohio, Inc Horse Rescue Relief & Retirement Fund Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair Hospice of the Western Reserve Mary Lee Tucker Clothe-A-Child Northeastern University Humane Society of Dorchester County, Inc. Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers Northern Ohio Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Humane Society of the United States Maryknoll Sisters Northgate Parent Faculty Club Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland Maryland Food Bank, Inc. Northview High School In Defense of Animals Maryland Public Broadcasting Northwest Florida Symphony Guild Inner-City Scholarship Fund Maryville College Northwestern University Interfaith Hospitality Network Mason Elementary PTA Notre Dame India Mission Its The Journey, Inc. Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, Inc. Nottingham High School Robotics Jeffrey John McKenna Scholarship Fund Massachusetts Institute of Technology Oak Crest Parent Foundation Jewish Community Center of Rhode Island Mazon, Inc. Oasis Animal Shelter Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco McCurdy School Oberlin Choristers Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Meadowbrook Woldorf School Oberlin City Schools Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix Meals on Wheels Greater San Diego Oberlin College Join Hands Save a Life MedicAlert Foundation International Oberlin Heritage Center Jordan Foundation, Inc. Medina Orioles 2011 Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization Junior Achievement Inc. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Ocean Conservancy, Inc. Organizations Supported by Nordson Corporation - 2008

Ocee Elementary School PTA Shakerag Elementary School Foundation UNC-TV Ohio Dance Theatre Share Our Strength United Methodist Committee on Relief Ohio Grantmakers Forum Shiloh Point Elementary PTA United Spinal Association Ohio Northern University Shriners Hospitals for Children United Way Ohio Pet Placement Foundation Inc. SMI-Credo Chamber Music Institute University of Arizona Foundation Ohio State University Foundation Smile Train University of California--San Diego Ohio University Foundation Smith College University of Cincinnati Foundation Okaloosa-Walton College Foundation Society for the Propagation of the Faith University of Dayton Open Door Christian Schools, Inc. Society of the Little Flower University of Missouri-Rolla Orphan Medical Network International Sorrowful Mother Shrine University of Rhode Island Foundation Paralyzed Veterans of America South Forsyth High School Booster Club University of South Carolina Educational Parkinson’s Disease Foundation South Forsyth High School/Cross Country Foundation Parma Hospital Health Care Foundation Boosters University of Wisconsin Parma Symphony Orchestra South Paulding High School Band Boosters Valley of the Sun Hospice Association Pearl S. Buck International Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. Vermilion Family YMCA People for Ethical Treatment of Animals Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance Vermont Law School Pepperdine University SPCA of Monterey County Veterans of Foreign Wars Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine Special Olympics Georgia Virginia Military Institute Piedmont Park Conservancy, Inc. Special Olympics New Jersey Vocational Guidance Services , Inc. Special Olympics Ohio Volunteer San Diego Pingree School St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Volunteers of America of North Louisiana PKD Foundation St. Baldrick’s Foundation Waldorf in North Coastal, Inc. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. St. Christopher School Washington College Playhouse Square Foundation St. Edward High School Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Pope John XXIII High School St. Joseph Overnight Homeless Shelter Memorial Project Foundation Pregnancy Aid - South Suburbs, Inc. (PASS) St. Joseph School Washington University Priests of the Sacred Heart St. Joseph’s Academy Welcome House Prince Theatre Foundation, Inc. St. Joseph’s Indian School Wellmont Foundation Prison Fellowship Ministries St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Wesleyan Senior Living Foundation Project Love St. Meinrad School of Theology West Side Catholic Center Project Walk/Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center St. Michael’s College West Side Ecumenical Ministry Providence Country Day School St. Patrick’s School Westerly School Providence House St. Paul Lutheran School Western Reserve Academy Queen Anne’s Chorale, Inc. St. Peter School Western Reserve Historical Society Quinnipiac University St. Pius X Catholic High School Westlake High School Rady Children’s Hospital Foundation St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School Westlake Schools Music Boosters Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital St. Vincent de Paul Society Westminster School Raksha, Inc. St. Xavier University Westshore Montessori School Red Cross Society of China Stein Hospice Service, Inc. WGBH Educational Foundation Regents of the University of Michigan Stocker Arts Center William Paterson University Residential Services of Northeastern Supportive Parents Information Network William Penn University Minnesota, Inc. Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Windsor Elementary PTA Retirement Fund for Religious Team Lorain County Workshop Players, Inc. Rhode Island Community Food Bank Terrell Wilson Total Sports Foundation World Vision, Inc. Right Step Sponsorship Fund, Inc. The American Society For The Prevention Of World Wildlife Fund, Inc. Riverwood High School Athletic Booster Club Cruelty To Animals WRIU, University of Rhode Island Riverwood High School PTSA The Center for Community Solutions WVIZ/WCPN ideastream Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland The Dream House for Medically Fragile Children WWEV-Curriculum Development Foundation Roots of American Music The Fresh Air Fund Xaverian Brothers USA, Inc. Ruffing Montessori School YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. Rutgers University Foundation The Providence Fund YMCA of Santa Clara Valley Sacred Heart University The Purdue Foundation, Inc. Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio Salesian Missions The Salvation Army Youth Challenge San Diego Food Bank The Salvation Army, Lorain Corps Youth4Youth San Dieguito Academy Foundation Theatre in the Square YWCA of Greater Cleveland San Pasqual High School Thunderbird School of Global Management Zion Community Development Corporation Save Our Children, Inc. Towards Employment Save the Children Federation Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio Trustees of Tufts College Seminole Boosters U.S. Fund for UNICEF 2008 Nordson Corporation Foundation Grant Guidelines, Board and Staff

Gudelines Board Staff Nordson Corporation Foundation reviews and considers grant Members of Nordson Ohio Nordson Corporation requests on the basis of their enrichment to the communities Corporation’s executive 28601 Clemens Road where our employees live and work. Primarily, our grantmaking leadership provide their Westlake, Ohio 44145 supports organizations that enhance educational experiences experience, knowledge and 440.892.1580 and provide learning opportunities. Additionally, grants are compassion in service as Cecilia H. Render made to arts and culture, human welfare and civic organiza- Foundation board members. Nordson Corporation tions that provide community beneficial programs. The following Nordson Foundation Director Corporation employees make [email protected] To receive a grant, organizations must be considered nonprofit, up the Foundation’s board: Kathy Ladiner tax-exempt institutions as defined in Section 501(c)(3) of the Program Assistant Internal Revenue Code. Edward P. Campbell [email protected]

Chairman, President and Georgia Requests Chief Executive Officer Nordson Corporation All grant requests must be submitted using the online 11475 Lakefield Drive Duluth, Georgia 30097 Nordson Corporation Foundation Application Form, which Douglas C. Bloomfield 770.497.3400 can be found at www.nordson.com. You can also request Vice President, an application from any member of our Foundation staff. Industrial Coating and Maggie McElhannon Automotive Systems Manager Community Relations [email protected]

Beverly J. Coen California Chief Tax and Risk Officer Asymtek 2762 Loker Avenue, West Carlsbad, California 92010 John J. Keane 760.431.1919 Senior Vice President, Ray McHenry Advanced Technology Systems Human Resources Manager and Community Liaison, Asymtek Shelly M. Peet [email protected] Vice President, Rhode Island Chief Information Officer EFD 40 Catamore Blvd. Gregory A. Thaxton East Providence, RI 02914 401.431.7000 Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Cabral Manager of Human Resources [email protected] Jim DeVries Vice President, New Jersey Adhesive Dispensing Systems TAH North America 8 Applegate Drive Robbinsville, NJ 08691 609.259.9222

Jennifer Kuhn Human Resources Generalist [email protected]