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Armanino Charitable Foundation Gives $20k in Grants
The foundation is directed by a board and committee of 17 members from across the firm. Its chair, Mary Tressel, director of consulting marketing, oversees grant administration and bylaws.
Mar. 15, 2017
Through its charity the Armanino Foundation, the California-based accounting firm Armanino LLP has awarded $20,000 in grants to seven organizations in its communities. This is the first round of funding, which the organization says will be folllowed by regular giving through grant funding to community groups and charities that make a positive impact.
Created to empower its staff to impact community-based charities, the Armanino Foundation matches the charitable giving of each of its staff. Worthy charitable organizations in education, health and social services, animal welfare and the arts are nominated by firm employees and selected by a committee.
“Armanino and its team members have always placed high value on community involvement and corporate citizenship,”said Andy Armanino, managing partner of Armanino LLP. “The Armanino Foundation joins our annual Great Give event and additional community service events as a way Armanino staff can make a positive impact in our communities. We are so excited to announce our first round of grants funding a broad group of worthy charitable organizations. I could not be more proud of the level of support our fundraising efforts have enjoyed from firm partners and staff, who together have exceeded our goals.”
The foundation is directed by a board and committee of 17 members from across the firm. Its chair, Mary Tressel, director of consulting marketing, oversees grant administration and bylaws.
First round grant recipients include:
- Advancement Project – Promotes new strategies for achieving universal opportunity combined with a racially, socially and economically just democracy.
- Bet Tzedek – Provides free, comprehensive legal services for low-income individuals and families in Los Angeles, proving that access to justice makes a difference in people’s lives.
- Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area – Dedicated to encouraging the unlimited potential of children and adults with Down Syndrome.
- Girls, Inc. – An organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart and bold through direct service and advocacy.
- Holiday Heroes – A group that partners with hospitals, businesses, celebrities and others to give children who are hospitalized with critical or chronic illness a well-needed and deserved dose of fun.
- New Horizons – A leader in providing many services to the developmentally disabled.
- Vogel Alcove – Provides safe and nurturing day care and pre-school services for children 6-weeks-old to 5-years-old experiencing homelessness.
Armanino LLP (www.armaninollp.com) is the largest independent accounting and business consulting firm based in California and one of the largest in the United States. Armanino provides an integrated set of audit, tax, business management, consulting and technology solutions to companies in the U.S. and globally.