Community Partnerships
Supporting change with a servant’s heart.
At Focus Partners Wealth, our definition of success hinges on the long-term, positive impact we make on the lives of our clients, associates, and communities. As a natural extension of our values, we've launched our Focus Partners Community Partnerships program. Building on nearly a decade of philanthropic giving, our Community Partnerships extend our mission to the broader community.
We are pleased to announce the deserving recipients of our 2024-2025 Community Partnership program!
2024 Community Partnership Recipients
Buckingham provided grants to five non-profit organizations and programs with a human-focused mission. Each are dedicated to the intrinsic value of human life and well-being, acknowledging that each individual deserves dignity and respect. They are directly engaged with vulnerable populations and are committed to long-term solutions that are particularly compelling to us. We are proud to recognize the following organizations and programs as 2024 Community Partnership recipients:
Envision EyeCare for All
Literacy Together
Raising Girls
Redemptorist Social Services Center
Street Medicine STL
2023 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to seven organizations who embody our commitment to making a positive impact in the world. This year’s recipients are characterized by a commitment to a human-focused mission supporting equity and justice and helping at-risk communities near where our associates and clients live and work. We are proud to support our newest Community Partners:
Methodist Health System - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) Program
2022 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to seven organizations and programs whose primary objective was to promote financial literacy for adults ages 18+, helping participants with practical knowledge, resources and skills to make financial decisions that promote self-sufficiency, stability and well-being. We were proud to recognize the following organizations and programs as 2022 Community Partnership recipients:
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado
CASA
Cornerstone Corporation
Neighborhood Allies
Rung for Women
The Ark and Common Wealth
Wesley Community Center
2021 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to seven organizations and programs whose primary objective is to promote sustainable economic development in their communities. Qualified programs worked to revitalize communities by undertaking projects that include job training and placement programs, programs that support small business creation and infrastructure/rebuilding projects that help better residents’ lives. We were proud to recognize the following organizations and programs as 2021 Community Partnership recipients:
2019 Community Partnership Recipients
2019/2020 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to seven organizations and programs whose primary objective is to create a safer, inclusive and more respectful community. We were proud to recognize the following organizations and programs as 2019 Community Partnership recipients:
Washington University in St. Louis, Advancing Racial Equity in the Brown School of Social Work
Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson
City Garden Montessori School, Regional Equity Leadership Program
Center for Creative Arts (COCA), COCAbiz’s Acting with Awareness
Multicultural Alliance, Table Talk on Race
Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Tidewater Prejudice Awareness Summit
2018 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to seven organizations focused in the area of early childhood education. We were proud to recognize the following organizations as the 2018 Community Partnership recipients:
Central Institute for the Deaf
Community Partnership for Child Development
2017 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to eight organizations focused on People in Sudden Crisis and Community Green Spaces. We were proud to recognize the following organizations as the 2017 Community Partnership recipients:
LCMS National Housing Support Corporation
2016 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth provided grants to eight organizations focused on Community Development Through Entrepreneurship and Wellness. We were excited to recognize the following organizations as the 2016 Community Partnership recipients:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
2015 Community Partnership Recipients
Focus Partners Wealth granted $50,000 to organizations focused on Children & Youth and Education. We’re thrilled to recognize the following organizations as the 2015 Community Partnership Recipients:
CHADS Coalition for Mental Health