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SAN Diego, CA, January 10, 2018 – Marsh & McLennan Insurance Agency LLC (MMA) today announced that the Barney & Barney Foundation awarded grants to nine California nonprofit organizations in 2017.
Since 2009, the Foundation has made more than $2.8 million in grants to 80 charitable groups in California.
The Foundation donates proceeds from its annual Rock The Foundation concert and Charity Golf Tournaments to nonprofits in San Diego, Orange County and the San Francisco Bay Area. The Foundation was created by Barney & Barney, which became part of MMA in 2014.
“We’re very pleased to have made $260,000 in grants to a group of inspiring and dedicated charities doing incredible work in our communities,” said Paul Hering, MMA Western Region CEO. “Our continued commitment to our communities would not be possible without the generosity of our employees, sponsors, business partners and donors.”
The following organizations were awarded grants in 2017:
San Diego
Home Start, Inc. – $35,000
Foundation of the Children of the Californias – $20,000
Access Youth Academy – $20,000
Alzheimer’s San Diego – $35,000
Orange County
Laura’s House – $25,000
St. Anne’s – $25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank – $25,000
Bay Area
George Mark Children’s House – $50,000
YES Nature to Neighborhoods – $25,000