Coinciding with International Women’s Day, Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and the Trimble Foundation Fund announced today continued support for Empowered to Educate. With a mission to empower women with resources and support to become leaders and innovators of education, Empowered to Educate forges pathways for female educators with its two-year fellowship program. The program connects young female educators—who are innovators, pioneers and creative leaders—with leadership development, mentorship, exposure to professional networks and micro-grants to support their work.

Trimble announced today a scholarship program to honor Dr. Gladys West, a pioneer in mathematics, minority advancement and the advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS)—one of our most widely used innovations throughout the world. Known today as the hidden figure who helped invent GPS, Dr. West is one of the reasons why consumers can receive driving directions from a phone or tag a photo location on social media. And why professionals in industrial markets such as construction, transportation and agriculture can leverage geospatial technology to realize significant improvements in productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability to transform the way they work with precision.

Coinciding with International Women's Day, Trimble and the Trimble Foundation announced today they are continuing to partner with Tostan, an organization working with communities in West Africa to develop and achieve their own vision for the future and to inspire large-scale movements leading to dignity for all. Tostan is known for its Community Empowerment Program (CEP), initially supported by the Trimble Foundation in 2019, that not only delivers knowledge about human rights and skills such as reading and writing but also changes social norms and traditional practices that so often negatively impact women.

Trimble announced today it is partnering with Team Rubicon, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes military veterans alongside first responders and community members to help communities prepare, respond and recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. As part of this support, on the recommendation of Trimble Foundation—a donor-advised fund—a grant was made to Team Rubicon for its Ready Reserve Fund.

Albert Momo serves as the vice president and executive director of Trimble's emerging markets and funded projects. In addition, Momo will serve as the chair of the Trimble Foundation Fund. Founded in 2017, Trimble Foundation was established to support Trimble's philanthropic efforts.

"I am grateful to transition this role to Albert whose passion for, and experience in, philanthropic work will inspire and engage Trimble employees, while having a lasting impact on the communities we serve," said Painter. "Trimble is so much more than a manufacturer of innovative technology; we pride ourselves as being a responsible corporate citizen, deeply involved in the things that matter to our employees, customers and world."

Trimble announced today that it is partnering with Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) to expand the organization's efforts to provide engineering assistance in response to natural disasters worldwide. As part of this support, on the recommendation of Trimble Foundation—a donor-advised fund—a grant was made to EWB-USA. This grant will significantly grow EWB-USA's capacity to train and develop more qualified engineers in vulnerable regions and to scale EWB's disaster response, recovery and resilience engineering work worldwide.

Trimble announced today that it has established a non-profit, private foundation to support Trimble's Responsible Corporate Citizen (RCC) and philanthropic efforts—Trimble Foundation.

Trimble Foundation will be instrumental in supporting causes important to Trimble's customers and employees. Initially, the Foundation is concentrating in two primary areas—female education and empowerment, and disaster relief and recovery.