Returning to an in-person event after two years of presenting awards online, the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation is recognizing five financial advisors for their work with nonprofit groups.
The foundation, based in Andover, Massachusetts, held its 16th annual Invest in Others Awards in the Westin Boston Seaport District on Sept. 29 in Boston. The top sponsors for the night were Private Advisor Group, Advisor Group, Apollo, Cetera Financial Group, Fidelity Investments, LPL Financial, Merrill and Natixis Investment Managers.
The honorees included Lifetime Achievement winner Gail Perry-Mason of Oppenheimer & Co., Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. For her work with the nonprofit group Detroit Impact | Money Matters for Youth, Perry-Mason received $75,000 for a charity of her choice.
The other top honorees each received $50,000 for the same purpose, while 10 other finalists received $25,000 each and various honorably mentioned firms received $1,750 each. All told, Invest in Others awarded more than $650,000 to individual firms for the purpose of charitable giving.
"We are proud to amplify the generosity of the winners of this year's Invest in Others Awards, and would also like to recognize the finalists and nominees for their contributions," Megan McAuley, executive director and president of the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation, said in a statement. "These individuals have generated significant impacts in their communities, while displaying the positive effect the financial services industry can have on nonprofit organizations."
Since 2006, Invest in Others has worked with more than 500 charities and given more than $5 million to help with a wide range of causes, including public health, education, youth programs, the arts, hunger and poverty prevention and veterans.
The winners this year are: