giving back
Giving Back Day with Shanghai QingCongquan Training Center for Children with Special Needs
For more than ten years, the American Securities Foundation has supported two programs to further encourage charitable contributions from colleagues: (i) the Giving Back Grant, which allows each administrative colleague to direct a donation to charities of their choice, and (ii) the Matching Grant Program, in which American Securities matches donations made by all colleagues up to an annual amount.
Matching Gifts Since Inception
Giving Back Grants Since Inception
Charities Supported Annually by Colleagues
Our annual Giving Back Day, which originated in 2008 when our China office colleagues dedicated time and resources to help victims of the Sichuan earthquake zone, is highlighted below.
Event Highlights
2024West Side Campaign Against Hunger
In November 2024, American Securities colleagues volunteered at the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH).
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2024Blessings in a Backpack
In October 2024, American Securities colleagues assembled 500 bags of weekend food for local children with Blessings in a Backpack.
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2024The Bronx is Blooming
In July 2024, to support “The Bronx is Blooming,” our colleagues created seed pods for local gardens, which will bloom into beautiful wildflowers.
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2019West Side Campaign Against Hunger
Across four sessions in Summer and Fall 2019, 57 American Securities volunteers visited the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (WSCAH) to perform various tasks in the organization’s food pantry and social hall.
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2019Grace Institute
In June 2019, 19 American Securities volunteers returned to Grace Institute to help with the professional development of unemployed and underemployed women.
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2019Shanghai Cancer Center
In February 2019, our colleagues in China organized an outing to the Spring Lantern Festival for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients from the Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center (SCC). The festival is the first major feast following Chinese New Year and is especially poignant for cancer patie...
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Giving Back Reports
Our Giving Back report debuted in 2011 as a testament to how those of us at American Securities, and our portfolio companies, live our value of Giving Back. The examples contained in the reports below of individual contributions and Firm events only describe a portion of the volunteer commitments and philanthropic activities that the American Securities family undertakes in an effort to make the world a better place.
