2011 Corporate Responsibility Report - JPMorgan Chase

COLLABORATION AND
PHILANTHROPY
We are actively involved in the community
and seek opportunities to foster partnerships,
act collectively and increase our capacity to
serve in the military community.
JPMORGAN CHASE MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVISORY COUNCIL
To better focus our military and veterans
strategy, and identify specific target areas,
JPMorgan Chase established a Military and
Veterans Affairs Advisory Council, formed
with leaders within the military community
who understand firsthand the many
challenges servicemembers and families
face as they transition back to civilian life.
The Council provides ongoing input on our
program’s strategic direction.
JPMorgan Chase also joined efforts with
the Center for a New American Security,
the action arm for the White House’s
Joining Forces initiative, to study the
unique challenges facing servicemembers,
veterans and their families.
Chase proudly served as the lead sponsor
for the 2011 New York City Veterans Day
Parade, the nation’s largest Veterans Day
parade staged annually by the United
War Veterans Council. Frank Bisignano,
the firm’s Chief Administrative Officer and
CEO of Mortgage Banking, was the lead
Grand Marshal. More than 200 JPMorgan
Chase employees served as the marching
contingent with the 100,000 Jobs Mission
coalition members riding the parade float.
In addition to the parade sponsorship,
the firm held a week-long celebration
prior to 11/11/11 that included employee
veteran luncheons, exhibits and displays
acknowledging the firm’s commitment to
the military and veterans.
Throughout 2011, the Military and Veterans
Affairs team met with more than 50 nonprofit
organizations that support and serve
veterans. The firm also hired a dedicated
resource to help create a philanthropic
strategy, map our priorities and manage
outreach to veterans-related organizations.
GRANTS AND DONATIONS
JPMorgan Chase has provided donations to
a number of organizations, including:
National Organization on Disability. Our
grant of $400,000 over two years focuses
on increasing opportunities for the seventynine
percent of working-age Americans
with disabilities who are not employed.
Community Solutions. Our grant of
$370,000 over two years directly supports
the veterans component of Community
Solutions’ 100,000 Homes Campaign
to permanently house at least 20,000
chronically homeless veterans — 5,000 with
severe health challenges — by 2013.
Operation Homefront. Chase gave a
$375,000 grant to Operation Homefront,
“If you try to solve something
without completely
understanding it, you tend
to make missteps. I’m proud
that JPMorgan Chase has
focused on understanding
the needs of the military
and veteran community and
then addressing the issues
facing servicemembers,
veterans and their families
through initiatives focused
on jobs, homeownership
and education.”
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, USA (Ret.),
Military and Veterans Affairs Advisory
Council, JPMorgan Chase
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