Give-It-Away
Give-It-Away: Your votes are in. JPMorgan will give $30,000 to Teach For America.
As a socially responsible business committed to direct action in the community and making a difference wherever possible, we've chosen to do something more worthwhile with our annual “campus giveaways” budget. Well, far more worthwhile than a collection of JPMorgan yo-yos or frisbees.
Instead of give-aways, we’re giving it away. Since 2006, we have been channeling the money saved and allowing you to choose a non-profit to which the funds will be donated. This is happening in the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. And the votes are in – a record 4,300 of them just within the U.S.
And for the second year in a row, you voted to give $30,000 to Teach For America. Your vote is making a difference already. Learn more about the Teach For America and the other Give-It-Away organizations below.
Please note that this section contains links to non-JPMorgan websites which will take you away from this site.
Teach For America is a non-profit national corps of teachers in urban and rural public schools. Its mission is to eradicate educational inequality by enlisting the nation's most promising college graduates to work two-year terms in schools throughout the US with the goal of these teachers becoming lifelong leaders in ensuring educational equity and excellence for all children. 4,400 corps members are teaching in more than 1,000 schools across the nation.
Teach For America was last year's U.S. Give-It-Away winner based on your votes. Teach For America has a start date deferral partnership with JPMorgan Investment Bank.
Lenders for Community Development (LCD) is a leader in microfinance here in the US that gives loans to entrepreneurs, who in turn help people build financial, personal and shared assets in low-income communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. LCD has invested over $110 million to help move people, families, and communities out of poverty, and has witnessed 8,000 families escape poverty. It has created 5,000 affordable homes and has helped over 2,000 low-wage workers save for the future.
LCD was the winning non-profit of last year's JPMorgan MBA Good Venture competition.
The Quest Scholars Program is dedicated to connecting America's highest-achieving, low-income youth with educational opportunities. Quest links these promising students with admission and full scholarships to many of the nation's top colleges, including Princeton, Stanford, and Yale. They also offer college application assistance, and later connect these students with an alumni network and internship opportunities while in college.
Quest was the winning non-profit of last year's undergraduate Good Venture competition. The students that made the case for Quest were all former Quest participants who also continue to champion the program by serving as Quest counselors and volunteers.
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has been treating the most seriously ill and injured children in Los Angeles for more than a century, and it is acknowledged throughout the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent health. Their physician-scientists and other investigators are dedicated to finding the best means to diagnose, treat and cure pediatric disease, and to promote child health tomorrow.
Over the summer, 21 teams of JPMorgan summer Analysts in Investment Banking competed in an internal summer Good Venture competition. Each team championed and raised money for a non-profit of their choice. In total, the summer Analysts raised over $70,000 for charities. And, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles was one of the the winning team's two organizations.
The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to lead and mobilize resources toward effective management, treatment and a cure for myotonic dystrophy through education, advocacy, and research
Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation was the second winning non-profit championed by our summer Analysts in our summer internal Good Venture competition.
With the help of volunteers and donations, Habitat For Humanity builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) families. Habitat houses are sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans.
Students who voted in Give-It-Away last year requested Habitat For Humanity most frequently as an organization to feature in this year's Give-It-Away campaign. And, we have. Write in your favorite non-profit to be part of our future Give-It-Away campaigns.
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