Our Positive Impact on Our Communities
Throughout our history, IDEX has committed to making the world a better place through our products, our people, and by serving our communities.
IDEX India’s charitable giving foundation collaborates regularly with Balikashram to support the girls’ development through educational activities. In 2023, in partnership with the Vatsalya Trust, a public charitable organization focused on the care and rehabilitation of at-risk children in Mumbai, the Foundation conducted a two-week self-defense training workshop for the girls. In 2024, IDEX India and the Vatsalya Trust organized an event to help the girls explore their educational passions and career aspirations.
In addition to these initiatives, IDEX India employees have been actively supporting Balikashram through an annual fundraising campaign launched in 2022.
The team at Hale, our IDEX Fire & Safety business renowned for delivering world-class fire and safety equipment, partnered with Camp Amigo, a unique summer camp designed specifically for children who are burn survivors in Florida.
Hosted at the Florida State Fire College, the camp also offers fire safety education, empowering campers with knowledge to protect themselves and others.
The Hale Team’s participation included donating supplies and goody bags, serving lunches, and sharing memorable moments like playing slip-and-slide wiffle ball with the campers. Additionally, the IDEX Foundation contributed $7,500 to support Camp Amigo, and the Hale team is committed to supporting the camp again in 2025.
For the fifth consecutive year, Advanced Thin Films (ATF) in Boulder, Colorado, partnered with Bridge House, an organization that provides adults experiencing homelessness an opportunity to rebuild their lives, to support its Ready to Work program. Through the IDEX Foundation, ATF donated $12,000 to provide uniforms for program participants. Additionally, employees assembled 48 “Welcome Home” baskets filled with essential items to help program graduates transition to independent living. Surplus furniture, TVs, and other equipment were also donated to further Bridge House’s mission of empowering individuals on their path to self-sufficiency.
In 2024, Toptech Systems U.S. employees partnered with U.S. Hunger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending food insecurity, and prepared 10,000 meals for families in need in Central Florida. Several IDEX corporate leaders also participated alongside the Toptech team.
IDEX India supports the school by fully funding day-to-day operations, as well as periodic expansion and improvements. Recently, it upgraded the school’s computer lab and provided school bags and supplies for the students.
In 2022, we took a critical step to address barriers to education for girls by introducing bus transportation for those continuing beyond eighth grade. This initiative significantly reduced the high dropout rates among girls from surrounding villages.
IDEX India employees also collaborate with the Alindra School to provide additional support. For example, as fire safety training is a legal requirement in India, the IDEX India EHS team organized a fire safety training session for the school’s teachers. Additionally, volunteers from IDEX India assisted with the 2024 Math and Science Fair, helping students refine their projects and improve their presentation skills.
In May 2024, the region surrounding our Brazilian distributor Vitoria experienced devastating flooding, the worst in over 80 years, caused by a partial dam collapse. This disaster displaced 580,000 people and claimed the lives of more than 160 individuals.
In response to this tragedy, the IDEX Foundation coordinated its first donation in the region, contributing $25,000 to aid cleanup efforts. Partnering with the Rotary Club, we supported local recovery initiatives to help rebuild and bring relief to the affected communities.
Kids are naturally curious and sometimes ask questions that can stump a scientist, like “What’s the wavelength of a ghost?”
That’s among the many curious questions Elizabeth Barnhardt has attempted to answer through her volunteer work with Skype a Scientist, a nonprofit educational service that matches classrooms with scientists who explain their work and answer questions.
When Elizabeth isn’t working as a Senior Application Scientist for IDEX Health & Science in Rochester, New York, she enjoys these online interactions with kids.
Studies show that children need to see representations of themselves in a career to envision themselves on that same path. Meeting a female physicist can demonstrate to girls that they might be the next generation of physicists.
IDEX China proudly continued its collaboration with the Employment Assistance for Disabled Persons Project in Gusu District, a project in partnership with Suzhou Gusu District Disabled Persons’ Federation, the Suzhou Gusu District, and the Disability Assistance Service Society. Through this program, IDEX China provides work opportunities and employment skills training for people with disabilities.
IDEX China partnered with Suzhou Xiangcheng Special Education School to build a model supermarket in the school. Students receive tokens that they can take to the supermarket to exchange for supplies, teaching the children how to conduct real-word transactions. IDEX China keeps the model supermarket stocked with school supplies.
