As a major employer in our local communities, we have the potential to make a profound contribution to the communities where we live and work. We’re committed to ensuring that the impacts we make are positive and lead to meaningful, lasting change. In addition to corporate giving and the activities of the Armstrong World Industries Foundation (AWIF), we are also supporting what matters to our employees through sponsored engagement activities as well as providing avenues for employee giving and volunteering. Beyond charitable giving, our team members are actively engaging in the communities where we operate.
Giving Back With AWIF
For nearly four decades, The AWIF has been committed to improving the quality of life in communities where we operate, supporting community organizations through financial and in-kind donations. AWIF is focused on supporting organizations that meet at least two of the following criteria:
- Operate in communities where AWI employees live and work
- Renovate the building where they operate to improve their spaces and therefore the quality of service they provide for the people they benefit
- Commit to elevating the importance of design and buildings in people’s lives
- Focus on serving those who are most in need, particularly early childhood education for underserved children.
Engaging with our Community
Supporting Employee Giving
We support our employees’ efforts in their local communities through our Employee Choice Match program, our donation-matching initiative that enables employees to direct funds to qualifying non-profit organizations they are passionate about. In 2022, we made several enhancements to this program, including introducing an easy-to-use portal for accessing matching funds. Through the new and more accessible platform, employees donated more money overall and supported more organizations. Through our Dollars for Doing program, Armstrong also offers financial matches for volunteer time. This is in addition to the annual funds provided to each of our locations from the Company and the AWIF to support a community cause of its choosing.
Number of charitable organizations supported by employees through employee choice matching program in 2022 increased more than
100% 
from 2021 levels
Community Events and Volunteer Efforts
For more detail on our Community Engagement visit our 2023 Sustainability Report.