Pure Good

BACKGROUND

The Pure Good Foundation was established in 2015 with an employee-approved stock grant to continue and deepen employee engagement in our communities around the world.  The foundation operates with the mission to accelerate positive change by harnessing the power of people, technology, and community to uplift youth through education-based initiatives. To date, the foundation has funded initiatives like Aim High, an initiative to expand opportunities for low-income middle school students and their teachers through a free summer learning and enrichment program, and the Prince's Trust in the UK that helps 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to transform their lives.

The foundation divides its philanthropic efforts across three areas:

• Investing in Innovation. Innovation is a core value of Pure Storage, and by extension the foundation invests in innovative solutions to pressing problems facing youth.
• Global Interest Grants. Focused on our core value of teamwork, funding is provided to Pure Storage teams of five or more employees to support initiatives of their choosing and may include grants to fundraise for other organizations, undertake team building activities, or provide direct community assistance. 
• Hands On Volunteerism. Pure Good matches Pure Storage employees with youth-based organizations that are local to where they live and work across the globe. Matches are made between needs identified by these organizations and the appropriate skill set of Pure employees.