Company’s support provides the equivalent of
10 million meals to help feed families struggling with
hunger
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP), together with its
employees and advisors, donated $12 million and volunteered more
than 66,000 hours at nonprofit organizations in 2014. Support from
the company and its people will aid programs that help individuals
in need and build stronger communities, with particular focus on
combatting domestic hunger. In continuation of its national
partnership with Feeding America® and through support to
hunger-relief nonprofits, Ameriprise has provided the equivalent of
10 million meals for families facing hunger.
“The nonprofits we support are important partners in helping
enrich the lives of people who rely on their services,” said Brian
Pietsch, head of community relations at Ameriprise. “Our efforts
provide financial fuel and volunteer support to help them do what
they do best – serve more people and build more vibrant
communities.”
Company volunteerism sets new highAmeriprise employees
and advisors set a new record of volunteerism in 2014, culminating
on the company’s annual day of service. On Nov. 14, more than
12,500 Ameriprise volunteers participated in more than 550 events
across the country to help prepare and package meals for families
ahead of the holiday season. The day’s events resulted in more than
1,000,000 meals, or enough to feed nearly 1,000 people for a
year.
Giving campaign participation far exceeds national
averageIn addition to donating their time through volunteering,
Ameriprise employees and advisors gave generous financial support
to the nonprofits they care about in 2014. More than 80 percent of
employees participated in the company’s annual giving campaign, far
surpassing the national average of 43 percent at companies with
workplace giving campaigns.1 Employees participating in the
campaign have the flexibility to make contributions to their
favorite charities and have their donations matched by the
company.
Corporate grants support nonprofits where Ameriprise people
lend their time and talentAmeriprise develops deep
relationships with the nonprofits it supports by aligning its
grant-making program with organizations where its people contribute
their time, money and expertise. The company’s grants are dedicated
to programs that help feed and provide shelter to people in need,
foster community development, expand public access to the arts, and
support volunteer efforts to build stronger communities. Highlights
of recent grants include:
- L.A. Kitchen, Los Angeles,
Calif.L.A. Kitchen reclaims healthy, local food that would
otherwise go to waste and uses it to feed hungry people in the Los
Angeles area. The nonprofit also prepares unemployed
individuals—particularly youth aging out of foster care and adults
exiting the prison system—for careers in the food service industry
through its unique, hands-on jobs training program.
- Common Ground, New York,
N.Y.Common Ground works to end homelessness through
transitional and permanent supportive affordable housing, and by
operating the largest street outreach program in New York City. The
grant from Ameriprise funds their Street to Home Initiative, which
will move 600 homeless individuals into housing with services.
- Living Classrooms Foundation,
Baltimore, Md.The Living Classrooms Foundation inspires young
people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and
job training. Since its inception in 1985, Living Classrooms has
grown to be an educational and economic force in the Baltimore
area. Ameriprise funding will support Project SERVE, which provides
unemployed adults with job skills. Eighty percent of participants
are placed with a job earning more than $10 per hour within one
year of joining Project SERVE.
Ameriprise funds grants to local nonprofits twice annually.
Grant guidelines are available on our website.
About Ameriprise Financial Community RelationsAmeriprise
Financial is dedicated to utilizing the firm’s resources and
talents to improve the lives of individuals and build strong
communities. Through grantmaking, volunteerism and employee and
advisor gift matching programs, the company supports a diverse
group of over 6,000 nonprofits across the country. By targeting our
grantmaking, we are able to make the most of our resources and
engage our people to make a collective impact with greater benefit
for communities. We focus on three key grantmaking priorities:
meeting basic needs, supporting community vitality and volunteer
driven causes.
About Ameriprise FinancialAt Ameriprise Financial, we
have been helping people feel confident about their financial
future for 120 years. With a nationwide network of 10,000 financial
advisors and extensive asset management, advisory and insurance
capabilities, we have the strength and expertise to serve the full
range of individual and institutional investors’ financial needs.
For more information, visit ameriprise.com.
1 Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy • Median
percentage of employees participating in workplace giving campaigns
in 2013: 43%), www.corporatephilantophy.com
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Complete list of grant recipients from the second Ameriprise
Financial grant cycle of 2014
Meeting basic needs – 58 grants:
Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank, Atlanta Center for Self
Sufficiency, Augsburg College, Bethlehem Inn, Blue Ridge Area Food
Bank, Bridge Fund of New York, Bridging, Camba, Catholic Charitable
Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic Charities South,
Channels Food Rescue, Common Ground Community HDFC, Community
Emergency Service, Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio,
Cornerstone Advocacy Service, Courage Kenny Foundation (formerly
Courage Center), Covenant House Florida, Crossroads Rhode Island,
Emergency Foodshelf Network, Father Bills & Mainspring, Food
Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia,
Gleaners Food Bank Of Indiana, Goodwill Industries of Southern
Nevada, Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota, Harvesters - The Community
Food Network, HIRED, Houston Food Bank, Jeremiah Program, L.A.
Kitchen, LifeCare Alliance, Lifeworks Services, Living Classrooms
Foundation, Maryland New Directions, Mercy Learning Center of
Bridgeport, Metro Meals on Wheels, Metropolitan Family Service,
Minnesota Homeownership Center, Miriam's Kitchen, Open Arms Of
Minnesota, Oregon Food Bank, Pine Street Inn, Project for Pride in
Living (PPL), Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association,
Sabathani Community Center, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast
Tennessee, St. Bernard Project, The Arc Greater Twin Cities, The
Bridge for Youth, The Campus Kitchens Project, The Food Bank for
Westchester, Three Square, Tubman, Victory Programs, WAGES (Women's
Action to Gain Economic Security), Wellsprings Village, YMCA of
Greater Boston, YouthLink, YWCA of Minneapolis
Supporting community vitality – 19 grants:
American Red Cross, Center on Halsted, Charities Review Council,
Community Reinvestment Fund, Girls Incorporated, Green Bay Symphony
Orchestra, Latino Economic Development Center, MacPhail Center for
Music, MAP for Nonprofits, Metropolitan Consortium of Community
Development, Minnesota Zoo and Zoo Foundation, Nexus Community
Partners, Ohio State University Foundation, Wexner Center for the
Arts, Phoenix Symphony Association/The Phoenix Symphony, Portland
Art Museum, Shreveport Opera, The Minnesota Opera, Theater Latte
Da, Twin Cities Public Television
Volunteer-driven causes – 8 grants:
JDRF Greater Palm Beach County Chapter (formerly Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation), Junior Achievement of Central Ohio,
Lake Agassiz Habitat for Humanity, Memorial Blood Centers, a
Division of Innovative Blood Resources, Minnesota AIDS Project,
Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, SIFMA Foundation for Investor
Education, Trinity Habitat for Humanity
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