Empowering
Communities
Aligning with BNY Mellon’s role in powering success across the financial world for individuals and institutions, we focus our corporate giving on empowering communities in order to give everyone an opportunity to thrive.
By addressing unequal access to opportunities and financial systems, we are helping to strengthen underbanked communities, democratize investing and support social mobility. With a focus on fostering innovation, we invest in capacity-building in technology for small businesses and nonprofits.
By The Numbers
- $36.3Min total global community support in 2023*
- $10.7Min contributions by BNY Mellon employees and matching donations in 2023
- 137Khours volunteered by BNY Mellon employees in 2023
*Exclusive of an additional $5 million contributed to The Bank of New York Mellon Foundation by The Bank of New York Mellon.
BNY Mellon Hosts Third Annual
Giving Tuesday Community Week
of Impact
The campaign encourages employees to support the local communities where they live and work and exemplifies BNY Mellon’s commitment to giving back.
RESPONDING TO
TODAY'S CHALLENGES
PHILANTHROPY
IN ACTION
Community champions in action
We invite employees at all levels of the company to make a difference by being community champions. Eligible employees may take up to three days of paid volunteer time per year and receive company-matching donations for their time. BNY Mellon also incentivizes charitable donations to nonprofits by matching employees’ donations.
Since the program’s 2008 launch, BNY Mellon employees have volunteered 1.5 million hours, valued at $47 million, with employee donations and company matching accounting for nearly $200 million to nonprofit organizations around the globe.*
*As of Jan 2024, all figures are rounded to the nearest 100,000
Game-changing impact
Support for eligible organizations
BNY Mellon will consider support for organizations that fit within our funding priorities and the company’s geographical footprint. In the United States, the organization must have an IRS designation of 501(c)(3). Organizations in other countries must meet requirements for their respective country’s governance.