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AMERICAN
EXPRESS
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
ANNUAL REPORT 2012
COMPANY
CORPORATE
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
American Express Corporate
Social Responsibility
makes grants in three major
program areas: Leadership,
Historic Preservation and
Community Service.
This includes the American
Express Foundation, American
Express Charitable Fund and
certain corporate gifts.
In 2012, contributions totaled
$26.8 million.
Atlas Service Corps, Inc.; Vision 2015 Leadership
Development Model; Mechanicsville, VA
Community
Service
32%
Employee
Programs*
29%
Autism Speaks, Inc.; Autism Speaks Leadership Academy;
Princeton, NJ
Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Next Generation
Fellowship Program; Berkeley, CA
Historic
Preservation
18%
CARE, Inc.; CARE Catalyst Program; Atlanta, GA
Leadership
21%
Center for Creative Leadership; American Express
Leadership Academy; Greensboro, NC
Center for Creative Leadership; American Express
Leadership Academy Online Campaign; Greensboro, NC
* Includes Gift Matching,
Scholarships and
Serve2Gether Programs
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Leadership in
Bioscience Workshop; Cold Spring Harbor, NY
LEADERSHIP - $5 million
Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits; Nonprofit Leadership
Circles; Phoenix, AZ
Colin L. Powell Center for Leadership and Service,
The; Emerging Leaders in Public Service Project;
New York, NY
American Council on Education; ACE Executive
Leadership Program for Women and Candidates of Color;
Washington, DC
Columbia Business School; Driving Organizational
Success in West Harlem’s Nonprofit Community;
New York, NY
Americans for Indian Opportunity; American Indian
Ambassadors Program; Albuquerque, NM
Community Foundation of Broward, Inc.; Leadership
Institute; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arizona Science Center; Management Institute Training
Program; Phoenix, AZ
Community Resource Exchange; Leadership Caucus
XII; New York, NY
Arizona State University Lodestar Center for
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation; Generation
Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy; Phoenix, AZ
Congressional Hunger Center; Emerson National
Hunger Fellows Program; Washington, DC
Arts & Business Council of New York, Inc.; Arts
Leadership Institute 2012; New York, NY
Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies;
Senior Executive Leadership Training Program;
Wethersfield, CT
Ashoka; American Express Emerging Innovators
Leadership Boot Camp & Campaign; Arlington, VA
Consortium for Graduate Study in Management;
Annual Fellowship Fund; St. Louis, MO
Ashoka; American Express Leadership Academy Boot
Camp for Social Entrepreneurs; Arlington, VA
Convenience Store Foundation for Education
and Research, The; Financing the Firm Program;
Alexandria, VA
Asian American Coalition for Children and Families,
Inc.; Project ExCEL (Expanding Capacity for Effective
Leadership); New York, NY
Coro New York Leadership Center; Immigrant Civic
Leadership Program; New York, NY
Aspen Institute, Inc., The; American Express/Aspen
Institute Fellowship for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders;
Washington, DC
Corporation for National and Community Service,
The; American Express Leadership Academy with CNCS;
Washington, DC
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Inc;
Leadership Development Institute; Washington, DC
Council of Urban Professionals Institute, The;
CUP Fellows Program; New York, NY
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.;
Lincoln Center Dialogue 2012; New York, NY
LEADERSHIP (continued)
Dance/USA; Institute for Leadership Training;
Washington, DC
Marlboro College; Graduate Nonprofit Management
Program; Marlboro, VT
East Harlem Employment Services, Inc.; General
Support; New York, NY
Mobilizing America’s Youth, Inc; The Mobilizer
Academy; Washington, DC
Education and Research Foundation of the BBB of
Metropolitan New York, Inc.; Charity Effectiveness
Symposium VI; New York, NY
N Y C Mission Society; Building Leadership Capacity;
New York, NY
National Academy Foundation; Bridges to Excellence:
Leadership Summit and Institute for Staff Development;
New York, NY
Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy; Generating
Change Initiative; New York, NY
Georgia Center for Nonprofits, Inc.; High-Potential
Diverse Leaders Program; Atlanta, GA
National Council for Research on Women, The;
Developing and Sustaining Emerging Women Leaders for
the Nonprofit Sector; New York, NY
Good Shepherd Services; Professional Development for
Middle Managers: Emerging Leaders at Good Shepherd;
New York, NY
National Guild for Community Arts Education Inc.;
Community Arts Education Emerging Leaders Institute;
New York, NY
Grantmakers in the Arts; 2012 Conference Leadership
Session; Seattle, WA
National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI);
Advancing Latina Leaders in Nonprofits; Arlington, VA
Growth Philanthropy Network, Inc.; Social
Impact Exchange and 2012 Conference on Scaling Impact;
New York, NY
National Performance Network; Mentorship and
Leadership Initiative; New Orleans, LA
Guilford Nonprofit Consortium; Executive Director
Academy; Greensboro, NC
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S.;
2012 American Express Aspire Award; Washington, DC
Hadley School for the Blind, The; Executive
Leadership Institute; Winnetka, IL
National Urban League, Inc.; American Express/
National Urban League Emerging Leader Coaching
Program; New York, NY
Independent Sector; A Call to Lead; Washington, DC
Independent Sector; The Initiative for Nonprofit Talent
and Leadership; Washington, DC
NatureServe; Leader to Leader Program: The Next
Generation; Arlington, VA
Institute for Ethical Leadership, Rutgers University;
Nonprofit Emerging Leaders Certificate Program;
Newark, NJ
NatureServe; New Strategies for Increasing Corporate
Support to Nonprofit Organizations; Arlington, VA
New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc.; Arts
Administrator Leadership Training Program; Brooklyn, NY
Institute for Public Service, Inc., The; NYC Urban
Fellows Leadership Visits; New York, NY
New York University - The Women of Color
Policy Network; Lead the Way - Leadership Initiative;
New York, NY
Latino Policy Forum; Illinois Latino Nonprofit
Leadership Academy; Chicago, IL
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.;
Emerging Leaders Program; Los Angeles, CA
Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington, Inc.;
Future Executive Directors Fellowship; Washington, DC
LeaderSpring, a Project of the Tides Center;
LeaderSpring Fellowship Program and Alumni Network;
Oakland, CA
Northwest Business Committee For the Arts;
Art of Leadership; Portland, OR
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Westminster College; Master of Arts in Community
Leadership; Salt Lake City, UT
LEADERSHIP (continued)
NRF Foundation; Aspire2retail Intercollegiate Retail
Challenge; Washington, DC
Year Up, Inc.; Emerging Leaders Learning Process;
Boston, MA
OPERA America, Inc.; OPERA America Leadership
Intensive; New York, NY
Young Audiences Inc.; Young Audiences National Arts
Education Leadership Institute; New York, NY
Partnership for After School Education, Inc.;
Emerging Leaders in Youth Programs; New York, NY
Young Men’s Christian Association of Broward
County Florida; 2013 Rising Stars Leadership Academy;
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Peabody Essex Museum Inc.; Native American
Leadership Fellows; Salem, MA
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater
New York; Leadership Competency Development Plan
Training; New York, NY
Philanthropy New York Inc.; Young Leaders Breakfast
Club; New York, NY
Pipeline Crisis / Winning Strategies for Young Black
Men; General Support; New York, NY
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network; YNPN 3.0;
Gaithersburg, MD
Points of Light Foundation; American Express
Leadership Academy at the National Conference on
Volunteering & Service; Atlanta, GA
YouthBuild USA; Directors Fellows Program;
Somerville, MA
Public Allies, Inc.; New Leaders for New Times
Program; Milwaukee, WI
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/
Projects Funded Under Leadership - $575,000
SER - Jobs for Progress National, Inc.; SER National
Executive Leadership Institute; Irving, TX
Common Purpose UK; American Express Leadership
Academy India 2012; London, United Kingdom
Southern California Center for Nonprofit
Management; Nonprofit Leadership Development
Program; Los Angeles, CA
Common Purpose UK; American Express Leadership
Academy UK 2012; London, United Kingdom
Support Center for Nonprofit Management, Inc.;
Trajectory Leadership Project - 2nd Cohort; New York, NY
Echoing Green; Echoing Green’s Alumni Program;
New York, NY
Taproot Foundation; E-learning Feasibility Study for
Nonprofit Training Program; San Francisco, CA
ETIC; American Express Service Excellence Training
Program for Social Entrepreneurs in Japan; Tokyo, Japan
The Pipeline Project; The 21st Century Fellows
Program; New York, NY
Instituto de Liderazgo en Museos, A.C.;
Mexican Museum Leadership Assessment Program;
Mexico City; Mexico
The University of Utah Continuing Education;
The Leadership Forum for the Engaged Executive
Director; Salt Lake City, UT
Japan Philanthropic Association; American Express
Leadership Academy in Japan 2013-2014; Tokyo, Japan
Thunderbird School of Global Management;
American Express Leadership Academy at Thunderbird;
Glendale, AZ
King Baudouin Foundation United States, Inc.; Factors
Critical to Success in Fundraising and Development The American Model; New York, NY
Turning Point; Leaders of Today for Tomorrow;
Brooklyn, NY
United Way Worldwide; American Express Action
Leaders; Alexandria, VA
W.O.M.E.N in America Inc.; General Support;
New York, NY
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Grand Canyon Association; Grand Canyon Kolb Studio
Renovation; Grand Canyon, AZ
HISTORIC PRESERVATION - $3.6 million
Appalachian Trail Conservancy; Appalachian Trail
Communities; Harpers Ferry, WV
Hancock Shaker Village, Inc.; Restoration of the
Laundry and Machine Shop; Pittsfield, MA
Arizona Jewish Historical Society; Jewish Heritage
Center Historic Interior Renovation; Phoenix, AZ
Historic Saranac Lake; Saranac Laboratory Boiler
Replacement; Saranac Lake, NY
Atlantic Theater Company; Linda Gross Theater
Window Restoration; New York, NY
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.; Restoration of the
Historic Ted Shawn Theatre; Becket, MA
Ballet West; Capitol Theatre Renovation;
Salt Lake City, UT
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, The; Secrets
of New York: Hidden Gems; New York, NY
Battery Conservancy, Inc.; Hurricane Sandy - Archive
Recovery and Restoration; New York, NY
Miami Woman’s Club, The; Restoration of Historic
Lighting; Miami, FL
California State Parks Foundation; Restoration of
Pigeon Point Light Station; San Francisco, CA
Municipal Art Society of New York, The; The MAS
Summit for New York City; New York, NY
Carroll Museums, Inc.; Phoenix Shot Tower Mobile
Game; Baltimore, MD
Museum of Fine Arts; Conservation of North America’s
Largest Roman Sculpture, Juno; Boston, MA
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Masonry
Preservation at Colonial Williamsburg; Williamsburg, VA
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S.;
Doors to History; Washington, DC
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; Teak Room
Restoration and Special Exhibition; New York, NY
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the U.S.;
Partners in Preservation; Washington, DC
Cornerstones Community Partnership; Preservation
and Conservation of Historic San Miguel Chapel;
Santa Fe, NM
New York City Center, Inc.; Grand Tier Lobby Ceiling
and Mural Restoration; New York, NY
Count Basie Theatre Foundation, Inc.; Count Basie
Theatre Box Office Restoration; Red Bank, NJ
New York Shakespeare Festival; Restoration of Original
Entry Doors; New York, NY
Cunningham Dance Foundation, Inc.; Preservation of
Three Historic Works and Legacy Tour; New York, NY
NTC Foundation; Renovation of Historic Officer’s
Quarters D; San Diego, CA
Exceptional Children’s Foundation A Corp; Engine
House Art Center Project; Culver City, CA
Palisades Parks Conservancy, Inc., The; Tower of
Victory Restoration; Bear Mountain, NY
Friends of the New York Transit Museum; Grand
by Design: A Centennial Celebration of Grand Central
Terminal; Brooklyn, NY
Philadelphia Museum of Art; Rodin Museum
Restoration and Conservation Project; Philadelphia, PA
Rails to Trails Conservancy; TrailLink.com;
Washington, DC
General Douglas MacArthur Foundation; Historic
Restoration for the MacArthur Memorial; Norfolk, VA
Seaport Museum New York; Hurricane Sandy Relief
Funds; New York, NY
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy;
Renovation of Historic Golden Gate Bridge Round House;
San Francisco, CA
Social Media for Nonprofits; Partners in Preservation
Coaching and Consulting Support; San Francisco, CA
Goodman Theatre, The; Historic Facade Renovation
Project; Chicago, IL
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American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy
Research; General Support; Washington, DC
HISTORIC PRESERVATION (continued)
Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter; Historic Wallin Barn
Restoration Project; Park City, UT
American Museum of Natural History, The; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
Tug Pegasus Preservation Project; Hull Restoration;
Jersey City, NJ
American National Red Cross; Disaster Relief Fund;
Washington, DC
Vizcayans, The; Historic Preservation of the Admiral
Carpet; Miami, FL
American National Red Cross; International Response
Fund; Washington, DC
American National Red Cross; Serving Communities
Impacted by Hurricane Sandy; Washington, DC
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/
Projects Funded Under Historic
Preservation - $1.4 million
American Red Cross - Grand Canyon Chapter;
Volunteer Resources and Community Resilience Program;
Phoenix, AZ
Art Gallery of Ontario; Conservation Program at the
Art Gallery of Ontario; Toronto, Canada
Animal Haven, Inc.; Volunteer Program; New York, NY
Asociacion Amigos Del Museo Fernandez Blanco;
Historic Preservation of the Collection Exhibit Area;
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arizona’s Children Association; Volunteer Program;
Tucson, AZ
Art Education for the Blind; New York Beyond Sight;
New York, NY
Asociacion Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas
Artes; Restoration of the Gallery Hosting Temporary
Exhibitions; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arthur Ashe Institute For Urban Health, Inc.;
Volunteer Program; Brooklyn, NY
Asociacion Civil RESPONDE; Preservation of Villa
Dominguito; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ashoka; Developing Global Social Innovators;
Arlington, VA
Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall,
The; Massey Hall Revitalization; Toronto, Canada
Ballet Arizona; Volunteer Program; Phoenix, AZ
World Monuments Fund, Inc; World Monuments
Watch; New York, NY
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York City, Inc.;
Onsite Workplace Mentoring Program; New York, NY
COMMUNITY SERVICE – $7 million
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona;
Mentoring Program; Phoenix, AZ
211 Broward; Enhancing the 2-1-1 Touchline Program;
Oakland Park, FL
Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Earth Day Community
Events; Atlanta, GA
3-Legged Dog Inc.; General Support; New York, NY
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix; Alumni
Connections Project; Phoenix, AZ
A Better Chance, Inc.; College Preparatory School
Program; New York, NY
Boys & Girls Clubs of Scottsdale Inc.; Leaders In
Training; Scottsdale, AZ
Advertising Council, Inc., The; Enhancing Impact
Through Social Media; New York, NY
Bronx Museum of the Arts, The; Corporate
Membership; Bronx, NY
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.; Performance of
‘From Before’; New York, NY
Brookings Institution, The; General Support;
Washington, DC
Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.; Performance of
‘Minus 16’; New York, NY
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc.; 150th Anniversary
Fall Season Presenting Sponsor; Brooklyn, NY
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Disability Funders Network; Hurricane Sandy Rapid
Response Fund; Midlothian, VA
COMMUNITY SERVICE (continued)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation; Corporate
Membership; Brooklyn, NY
Do Something Inc; Social Entrepreneur Grants Program;
New York, NY
Brooklyn Children’s Museum Corp; Corporate
Membership; Brooklyn, NY
Dogs 4 People Organization Inc.; General Support;
Pembroke Pines, FL
Brooklyn Museum of Art, The; Corporate Membership;
Brooklyn, NY
DonorsChoose Org; Enhanced Impact Reporting;
New York, NY
Broward Partnership for the Homeless, Inc.; Breaking
Bread, Breaking Barriers; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Duet Partners in Health & Aging Inc.; Pairing
Volunteers with Homebound Seniors; Phoenix, AZ
Broward Public Library Foundation, Inc.; Prime Time
Literacy Volunteer Program; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
East Market Street Development Corporation;
General Support; Greensboro, NC
Center for Food Action in New Jersey; Emergency
Services; Englewood, NJ
Experience Matters Arizona; Encore Fellowship
Program; Phoenix, AZ
Central Park Conservancy Inc.; Volunteer Program;
New York, NY
Feeding America; Long-Term Recovery Effort for
Hurricane Sandy; Chicago, IL
Child Crisis Center; Volunteer Program; Mesa, AZ
Feeding America; National Store Donation Program;
Chicago, IL
Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Inc.; 20th
Annual Thanksgiving Basket Brigade; Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feeding South Florida; Neighborhood Mobile Food
Pantry Distribution; Pembroke Park, FL
Children’s Health Fund, The; New Media Community
Outreach Program; New York, NY
Ford’s Theatre Society; Production of ‘Necessary
Sacrifices’; Washington, DC
Children’s Museum of Manhattan; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
Foundation Center, The; General Support; New York, NY
Children’s Museum of Phoenix; Volunteer Engagement
Initiative; Phoenix, AZ
Four Freedoms Park Conservancy, Inc.; Community
Opening of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park;
New York, NY
City Harvest, Inc.; ‘Honor Roll’ Food Rescue Truck;
New York, NY
Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona; Mentor
Program; Phoenix, AZ
City Help Inc. of Phoenix; Adopt-A-Block; Phoenix, AZ
City Parks Foundation; Partnerships for Parks;
New York, NY
Friends of Tracy Aviary; Volunteer Program;
Salt Lake City, UT
City Year New York; Future Leaders Mentoring
Program; New York, NY
Gabriel’s Angels; Pet Therapy Program-Volunteer
Recruitment; Phoenix, AZ
CITYarts Inc.; Restoration of CITYarts ‘Peace Wall
Mosaic’; New York, NY
God’s Love We Deliver; Building Volunteer
Infrastructure; New York, NY
Cooke Center for Learning and Development, The;
Transition to Life Program; New York, NY
Greensboro Beautiful, Inc.; Art in Arboretum;
Greensboro, NC
Diocesan Council for the Society of St. Vincent De
Paul Diocese Phoenix; Volunteer Services Expansion;
Phoenix, AZ
Greensboro Urban Ministry; Winter Emergency
(WE!) Shelters; Greensboro, NC
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Liberty Science Center, Inc.; Corporate Membership;
Jersey City, NJ
COMMUNITY SERVICE (continued)
Habitat for Humanity New York City Inc.;
Volunteer Program; New York, NY
Liberty Science Center, Inc.; Revitalization of
Membership Program; Jersey City, NJ
HandsOn Greater Phoenix; Annual Community
Service Days; Phoenix, AZ
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.;
Lincoln Center Corporate Fund; New York, NY
Harlem Children’s Zone; Community Pride;
New York, NY
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.;
Lincoln Center Festival 2012; New York, NY
Henry Street Settlement; Volunteer Services Program;
New York, NY
Lincoln Center Theater; Production of ‘Golden Boy’;
New York, NY
Hispanic Unity of Florida, Inc.; Pathways to Citizenship
Program; Hollywood, FL
Long Island Children’s Museum; Corporate
Membership; Garden City, NY
Housing Works, Inc.; Lifesavers Marketing Club;
Brooklyn, NY
Lower East Side Tenement Museum; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
Impact Broward Inc.; Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program; Oakland Park, FL
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Inc.; Hurricane
Sandy Recovery - Immediate Costs; New York, NY
Inclusion Center for Community and Justice;
Project L.E.A.D (Learn, Empower, Advocate, Develop);
Salt Lake City, UT
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Inc.; River to
River Festival; New York, NY
Luz Del Mundo Light of the World in Laluz Del
Mundo Light of the World; Programa Ancianos Indigent Health Education Community Outreach Program
for Minority Seniors; Oakland Park, FL
Interfaith Cooperative Ministries, Inc.; Volunteer
Program; Phoenix, AZ
International Rescue Committee; Community
Mentoring and Skills Development Program; Phoenix, AZ
Make a Wish Foundation of Arizona, Inc.; Wish
Ambassador Community Outreach Program; Phoenix, AZ
International Rescue Committee Inc.; Disaster Relief
Fund; New York, NY
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research; Young
Leaders Circle; New York, NY
Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, The; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, The;
NYC Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief and Restoration;
New York, NY
John C. Lincoln Health Foundation; Volunteer
Services Program; Phoenix, AZ
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
2012 Corporate Fund; Washington, DC
McDowell Sonoran Land Conservancy; Conservancy
Volunteer Program; Scottsdale, AZ
Junior Achievement of Central North Carolina, Inc.;
‘Ready for My World’ K-12; Greensboro, NC
Metropolitan Museum of Art; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
Junior Achievement of New York, Inc.; Engaging
Volunteers: Preparing NYC Students for College and
Careers; New York, NY
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.; Production of
‘The Enchanted Island’; New York, NY
Museum of American Finance; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
Junior Achievement of South Florida, Inc.; Volunteer
Recruitment and Training Program; Coconut Creek, FL
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - Piedmont
Triad Chapter; Greensboro Walks to Cure Diabetes;
Greensboro, NC
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New York Historical Society, The; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
COMMUNITY SERVICE (continued)
Museum of Arts and Design; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
New York Restoration Project; MillionTreesNYC
Community Tree Giveaways and Volunteer Event;
New York, NY
Museum of Chinese in the America (MOCA);
Corporate Membership; New York, NY
New York University Langone Medical Center;
Preventing Childhood Obesity; New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
North Carolina Black Repertory Company, Inc.;
The National Black Theatre Festival; Winston-Salem, NC
Museum of the City of New York; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
NPowerNY Inc.; The Community Corps; Brooklyn, NY
My Good Deed; 9/11 Day: Supporting Veterans
through Service; Newport Beach, CA
Open Space Institute Inc.; Environmental Brand
Strategy; New York, NY
National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse
at Columbia University, The; Publication of ‘How to
Raise A Drug Free Kid: The Straight Dope for Parents’;
New York, NY
Operation Homefront, Tri-State; Volunteer
Opportunities to Support Veterans; Kingston, NY
Packages From Home, Inc.; Holiday Packages for our
Deployed Soldiers; Phoenix, AZ
National Conference for Community and Justice
of the Piedmont Triad, Inc., The; ‘ANYTOWN’ Summer Leadership Program for Teens; Greensboro, NC
Partners Ending Homelessness; Action Through
Community Partnership; High Point, NC
New 42nd Street, Inc.; Production of Brazil! Brazil!;
New York, NY
Phoenix Day; Volunteer Program; Phoenix, AZ
Poets House, Inc.; Corporate Membership; New York, NY
New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation;
World Music Series; Newark, NJ
Project Sunshine; Volunteer Program Serving Pediatric
Patients and Families; New York, NY
New York Botanical Garden; Corporate Membership;
Bronx, NY
Queens Museum of Art; Corporate Membership;
Queens, NY
New York Cares, Inc.; General Support; New York, NY
Rebuilding Together Valley of the Sun, Inc.;
2012 Paint-a-thon and Rebuilding Together Service
Projects; Tempe, AZ
New York Cares, Inc.; Hurricane Sandy Disaster
Recovery Program; New York, NY
New York Cares, Inc.; Partners in Preservation
Volunteer Program; New York, NY
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc.; Partners in
Preservation - Youth Video Project; Brooklyn, NY
New York Center for Children, The; Volunteer
Program; New York, NY
Reel Stories Teen Filmmaking Inc.; Preparing Youth
Filmmakers for Careers; Brooklyn, NY
New York City Partnership Foundation, Inc.;
Civic Engagement Projects; New York, NY
Rehoboth Community Development Corporation;
GARD (Generating Achievement in Resiliency with
Deliberation); Phoenix, AZ
New York City Police Museum; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
Salvation Army, The; Pack-to-School Drive; Phoenix, AZ
New York Downtown Hospital; General Support;
New York, NY
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North
Carolina, Inc.; Backpack Program; Winston-Salem, NC
New York Hall of Science; Corporate Membership;
Queens, NY
Second Stage Theatre; Production of Water by the
Spoonful; New York, NY
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The Able Trust; High School Technology Program;
Tallahassee, FL
COMMUNITY SERVICE (continued)
Signature Theatre Company, Inc.; 2012/2013 SeasonTalkbacks Series; New York, NY
Triad Stage, Inc.; Summer Theater Festival;
Greensboro, NC
Sit-In Movement Inc; In the News: Headlines and
Headliners; Greensboro, NC
UMOM New Day Centers; Volunteer Recruitment/
Retention and Community Service Program; Phoenix, AZ
Skyscraper Museum, The; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro Inc.;
United Arts Fund; Greensboro, NC
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African
American History and Culture; Opening the Cultural
Heritage Gallery; Washington, DC
United Way of Greater Greensboro; Thriving at 3 Early Literacy Enhancement Program; Greensboro, NC
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, The; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
United Way of Greater High Point; The Backpack
Program; High Point, NC
Special Olympics North Carolina, Inc.; Special
Olympics Volunteer Program; Morrisville, NC
Urban League of Broward County, Inc.; Community
Empowerment Center; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sphinx Organization, Inc.; Arthur L. Johnson Memorial
Lecture Series; Detroit, MI
Utah Arts Festival Foundation, Inc.; 2012 Utah Arts
Festival; Salt Lake City, UT
St. Joseph the Worker; Volunteer Program; Phoenix, AZ
Utah Museum of Natural History; Volunteer Program;
Salt Lake City, UT
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance; Emergency Food Boxes;
Phoenix, AZ
Valley of the Sun United Way; Project Connect;
Phoenix, AZ
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences;
Corporate Membership; Staten Island, NY
Volunteer Action Center of Broward County;
Kids Care Club; Tamarac, FL
Student Partner Alliance - A New Jersey Non-Profit
Corporation; Mentorship Program; Millburn, NJ
Whitney Museum of American Art; Corporate
Membership; New York, NY
Studio Museum in Harlem, Inc.; Corporate Membership;
New York, NY
Wildlife Conservation Society; Corporate Membership;
Bronx, NY
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; 2012
Komen NYC Race for the Cure; New York, NY
Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro, Inc.;
New Choices Program; Greensboro, NC
Symphony Space; Production of John Cage’s ‘How to Get
Started’; New York, NY
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company; Connectivity
Development and Implementation Project; Washington, DC
Taproot Foundation; Engaging Professionals in Pro
Bono Service; San Francisco, CA
Yorkville Common Pantry; Pantry Volunteer Services;
New York, NY
Taproot Foundation; Powering Pro Bono Service
through Serve2Gether Consulting; San Francisco, CA
Young at Art of Broward, Inc.; Teen Leadership
Program; Davie, FL
Taproot Foundation; Pro Bono Week 2012;
San Francisco, CA
Young Mens Christian Association of Greater
New York; Digital Engagement to Drive Healthy
Behavior; New York, NY
Teen Lifeline, Inc.; Life Skills Development; Phoenix, AZ
Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness; Project
Homeless Connect; Winston-Salem, NC
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greensboro,
Inc.; Bright Beginnings Back-to-School program;
Greensboro, NC
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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/Projects
funded under Community Service - $1.5 million
Sussex Community Foundation; American Express Fund;
Lewes, United Kingdom
Alliance Publishing Trust; 2012 Membership;
London, United Kingdom
TAMANA; Peer Learning Program for Special Needs
Students in India; New Delhi, India
American Friends of the British Museum, Inc., The;
America Landscape at the British Museum; New York, NY
Taproot Foundation; Growing Pro Bono Service in
India; San Francisco, CA
Amigos del Museo de Arte Moderno A.C.; In
Wonderland: Exhibit of Mexican Surrealist Artists;
Mexico City, Mexico
Terrence Higgins Trust Limited; Volunteer Recruitment
and Training Program; London, United Kingdom
Arts & Business Ltd.; The American Express Culture
Card-UK; London, United Kingdom
GIFT MATCHING - $7 million
Through this program the American Express Charitable
Fund matches the personal contributions of employees and
the Company’s board of directors to qualified nonprofit
organizations. In 2012, the Fund matched employee
contributions totaling $7 million.
Australian Business and Community Network;
Disadvantaged Schools Mentoring and Partnering
Program; Sydney, Australia
Brighton Dome and Festival, Ltd.; Brighton Dome
and Festival Access Project for People with Disabilities;
Brighton, United Kingdom
SERVE2GETHER GRANTS– $226,000
Chunghwa Financial Education Development
Association; Financial Literacy Camp; Taipei City, Taiwan
The American Express Charitable Fund awarded over 160
grants to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. to recognize
the volunteer services of its employees. Proposals are
submitted by employees or teams of employees on behalf of
nonprofits where they volunteer their time and expertise.
Fundacion Cimientos; Educational Program;
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Habitat for Humanity New Zealand Ltd.;
Serve2Gether House Build; Auckland, New Zealand
Habitat for Humanity Toronto; Serve2Gether House
Build; Toronto, Canada
EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIPS – $462,000
Through this U.S. and Canadian program, the American
Express Charitable Fund assists employees in meeting
the costs of their children’s undergraduate college
education. Scholarship awards range from $2,000 to
$4,000 per year, for a maximum of four consecutive years
based on a combination of merit and financial need.
Potential recipients who demonstrate no financial need are
considered for a one-time honorarium of $750.
Junior Achievement (Hong Kong) Limited; Personal
Finance Workshop for Students; Hong Kong, China
Junior Achievement International China, Inc.;
Investing in China’s Next Generation of Leaders - My
Money Business Program; Raleigh, NC
Junior Achievement Singapore Ltd.; JA It’s My Business
Workshop and Competition; Singapore
Ljubav Na Djelu (Love in Action); Children’s Hospital
Help Desk in Croatia; Zagreb, Croatia
Money Advice Trust; National Debtline; London,
United Kingdom
Project Bandaloop; Bound(less) Mexico Tour - Dance
Performances at Historic Sites; San Francisco, CA
Sadler’s Wells Association, Inc.; Sadler’s Wells
Summer Proms Annual Festival; New York, NY
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AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10285
212.640.2000
www.americanexpress.com