MassMutual Foundation Honors Dedication of Financial Professionals With $275,000 in Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Again In 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MassMutual Foundation has awarded $275,000 to eligible nonprofit organizations through its annual Community Service Awards (CSA) program. These charitable contributions – which include two $25,000 awards, fifteen $10,000 awards, and fifteen $5,000 awards – are given in honor of financial professionals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to nonprofit organizations in their local communities.

“In 2019, participating financial professionals in our CSA program donated over 12,500 hours of service to nonprofit organizations across the country,” said Dennis Duquette, president of the MassMutual Foundation. “We are proud to recognize these individuals who are making a difference in their communities and demonstrating what it means to live mutual through their volunteer efforts and dedication to the causes they support.”

This year’s two $25,000 CSA grants are being awarded to Champions for Champions Inc. in Ocala, Florida in honor of Tracy Pick with Florida Financial Group and Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center Inc. in Morristown, New Jersey in honor of Justin Williamson with Fortune Wealth Financial Group. Champions for Champions enriches the lives of families through facilitating and providing recreational, educational, athletic, life skills and musical activities for people with special needs. The Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center creates lasting solutions to problems of hunger, homelessness and poverty by offering food, housing, work readiness, medical, social and educational services.

Additional CSA grants have been awarded to the following nonprofit organizations on behalf of the referenced MassMutual financial professionals:

$10,000 Community Service Award Recipients
Financial Professional	Nonprofit Organization	Office Location
Andrew Spafford	Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte	Charlotte, NC
Jeff Dollarhide	Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center	Phoenix, AZ
Terrence McAllister	Connecting Champions	Washington, PA
Chris Metkiff	Delaware Futures Inc.	New Castle, DE
John Navien	Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra Inc.	Boston, MA
Michael DiMaggio	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mass Bay Inc.	Boston, MA
Raleigh Lang	Rose Brooks Center Inc.	Mission Hills, KS
James Diehl	The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society	Walnut Creek, CA
Joseph Del Guercio	Women Aware	Princeton, NJ
Michael Pine	ABF Charities	Newburgh, NY
David Burstin	Frick Art & Historical Center Inc.	Pittsburgh, PA
Dawn Landino	Broadway Cares-Equity Fights Aids Inc.	West Hartford, CT
Jeff Baron	Wildflower Inc.	Boston, MA
David Carrow	Minnesota Teen Challenge Inc.	Rochester, MN
Eric Spindt	Special Olympics Massachusetts Inc.	Framingham, MA

$5,000 Community Service Award Recipients
Terence Hunady	St. Mary Parish	Amherst, OH
Tim Flanagan	Isabella Santos Foundation	Charlotte, NC
Paul Davis	Fleece & Thank You	Southfield, MI
Adam Bukowski	Du Page Senior Citizens Council	Chicago, IL
Dakota Brizendine	Special Olympics Vermont	Colchester, VT
T. Ray Phillips	Millennium Indy Inc.	Indianapolis, IN
Douglas Rechtine	Springfield Schools Foundation	Toledo, OH
Hans Seitz	Alternative Arts Project Inc.	Cheyenne, WY
Amy Jamrog	Enchanted Circle Inc.	Holyoke, MA
Eric Goldsmith	Everything Special Needs	New York, NY
Brian Harris	Indiana Golf Foundation Inc.	Carmel, IN
Maria del Carmen Maisonet-Gonzalez	Elfaro De Los Animales	Toa Baja, PR
Sultan Bilal	African American Men Of Westchester Inc.	Tarrytown, NY
Christopher McMahon	Marys Place Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA
Lalit Jallan	Daya Inc.	Houston, TX

Since the program’s inception in 1996, more than 300 grants totaling $2.8 million has been donated to nonprofits through the Community Service Awards program. The CSA program is just one of a variety of philanthropic programs sponsored by the MassMutual Foundation in support of nonprofit organizations that operate where MassMutual’s financial professionals live and work.

About the MassMutual Foundation

The MassMutual Foundation, Inc. is a dedicated corporate foundation established by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual). The MassMutual Foundation activates connections and untapped opportunities within communities, so that all families can build their financial capability and thrive. In support of this mission, the Foundation develops partnerships and provides grants in support of our signature programs. The Foundation also supports anchor institutions in the communities where MassMutual operates.

To learn more about the MassMutual Foundation please visit https://www.massmutual.com/about-us/corporate-responsibility/foundation.