Baxter 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report 37 Champion Our People and Communities Corporate Responsibility Commitment Introduction 2030 Corporate Responsibility Goals Empower Our Patients Protect Our Planet Appendix Cross-Cutting Commitments Corporate Financial Contributions Baxter’s commitment to corporate giving leverages a range of financial donations across our value chain to help our communities thrive. We fund healthcare orga - nizations that increase access to patient care, advance education and support advocacy, and we promote resilience in the communities we serve through the volunteer activities of our employees. In addition, as a socially responsible member of the community, we provide charitable contributions to cultural institutions in the Chicago area to create meaningful engagement opportunities for local employees. We also enhance business interests through professional membership associations. In 2021, despite the global impact of COVID-19, our employees recorded a total of 22,000 volunteer hours, giving back in the communities where they live and work. We estimate the value of our employees’ combined volunteer hours in 2021 to be nearly $659,000. 2 Baxter International Foundation Financial Contributions The Foundation partners with organizations around the world to increase access to healthcare for the underserved; bolster science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to develop the next generation of healthcare innovators; and promote community resilience. With these priorities as a guide, the Foundation makes strategic investments in areas where Baxter’s employees live, work and give. Through its Signature Partnerships worldwide, the Foundation focuses on long-term strategic investments with organizations that align with its strategic pillars. THE BAXTER INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION STRATEGIC PILLARS Increase Access to Healthcare Foster Tomorrow’s Innovation in STEM Promote Community Resilience Partnering to Make a Difference The Baxter International Foundation focuses its giving through Signature Partnerships around the globe, which have benefited hundreds of thousands of individuals and families worldwide since 2016. In alignment with Baxter’s ACT: Activating Change Today initiative to advance racial justice, the Foundation established a $3.5 million partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund at the end of 2021. Formally beginning with the 2022/2023 school year, this three-year grant will fund scholarships and mentoring as part of a multi- faceted approach to improve graduation rates by providing support for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities who are pursuing careers in STEM and education. Learn more. Through its Signature Partnership with Operation Smile, the Foundation is helping to advance safe Baxter 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report 37 Relevant Policies and Standards Our manufacture-to-donate product donation strategy aligns with the following: ` World Health Organization guidelines for medicine donations ` Partnership for Quality Medical Donations guidelines surgery in underserved communities in India. The partnership supports care centers that treat patients of all ages with cleft conditions and expands opportunities for education and training of local healthcare workers. In 2021, the Foundation’s grant funded 82% of operations in India, allowing Operation Smile to reach more than 11,600 individuals, including serving nearly 2,900 patients with surgical and multidisciplinary care. Based on the success of the partnership, the Foundation expanded its initial three-year grant with an additional $2 million commitment over three years to reach more underserved communities across India. The increased investment will further improve access to healthcare through a hub-and-spoke model to reach more underserved communities and provide an increased focus on improving nutrition as an integral part of preparing patients for cleft surgery. Learn more. Signature Partnerships in 2021 included programs and initiatives with the following organizations: American Diabetes Association Address health disparities for those with diabetes in the United States (learn more) Improve water, sanitation and hygiene services in Colombia (learn more) 2021–2023 Direct Relief Improve diabetes care in underserved U.S. communities (learn more) 2019–2022 Northwestern University Baxter Center for Science Education STEM support for U.S. educators and students (learn more) Since 2009 Operation Smile Advancing Safe Surgery in India (see case study above) 2019–2024 Partners In Health Expand access to surgical care for women in Mexico 2022–2024 * Save the Children Support global COVID-19 pandemic recovery ( learn more) 2020–2022 Thurgood Marshall College Fund Assist students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (see case study above) 2022–2025 * UNICEF USA 2021–2023 * Funding distributed in 2021.