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How It Works

Through the Hearst Gives Back platform, colleagues can explore, support and connect with the causes they care about most.

Donations to 501(c)(3) charitable organizations are matched 1-to-1 up to $10,000 per employee per year. More than a million 501(c)(3) organizations may be accessed on Hearst Gives Back so colleagues can support their nonprofit of choice, no matter how small or local.

Hearst Gives Back provides tens of thousands of volunteer opportunities for colleagues to choose the service that speaks to them.

Supporting the communities where colleagues live and work is a Hearst priority, and Hearst Gives Back empowers colleagues to make a difference through volunteering and 100% matched giving up to $10,000 per employee per year.

Since its launch in 2021 more than

$21 million

has been raised and donated to support more than

11,000 nonprofits

13,000 colleagues

engaged with the
Hearst Gives Back platform

Colleagues contributed

55,000hours of service

to help communities

How It Works

Through the Hearst Gives Back platform, colleagues can explore, support and connect with the causes they care about most.

Hearst Gives Back provides tens of thousands of volunteer opportunities for colleagues to choose the service that speaks to them.

Giving Funds & Time

National Volunteer Week

From volunteering time to supporting nonprofits through professional skills and raising funds for causes colleagues care about, social good connects us. In April 2023, more than 750 colleagues dedicated 2,000 hours to support communities around the country and the world during National Volunteer Week.

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Learn more about Hearst's impact during National Volunteer Week

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Service Awards

The Hearst Gives Back Service Awards celebrate individuals and teams who have positively impacted communities through their service. More than 1,400 nominations were received from colleagues across the globe for Service Awards since 2022. As a thank-you for their dedication, honorees receive funds to donate to the 501(c)(3) organizations of their choice.

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Learn more about the annual Hearst Gives Back Service Awards

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Giving Tuesday

At Hearst, colleagues are connecting with each other and with the communities where they live and work to spread kindness and make a difference. Every year on Giving Tuesday, colleagues pay it forward. In 2023, colleagues donated hundreds of hours of service to a range of nonprofits working to advance causes from food and shelter insecurity to children’s literacy to job-readiness.

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Learn more about Giving Tuesday

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The Hearst Gives Back Service Awards celebrate individuals and teams who have positively impacted our communities through their service. More than 550 nominations were received from colleagues across the globe for the 2023 Service Awards.

As a thank you for their dedication, honorees receive funds to donate to the 501(c)(3) organizations of their choice.

ERG & Heritage Month Drives

To honor and recognize the diverse communities at Hearst, employee resource groups (ERGs) identify and highlight organizations that advocate, educate and directly impact underrepresented groups in meaningful ways. Since 2021, these campaigns have raised nearly $200,000.

Black History Month

In support of Black History Month, Hearst Gives Back and the Hearst Television Umoja ERG encouraged Hearst colleagues to consider supporting nonprofits working to create a more equitable society. Organizations spotlighted included the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (the King Center), Sankofa and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Women’s History Month

During Women’s History Month, Hearst Speaks partnered with Spark Women, DriveHER, Hearst Newspapers’ Women ERG and Women at Hearst Television to develop a giving opportunity for women-centric nonprofits. Organizations spotlighted included the American Cancer Society, Helping Mamas, Women Deliver, Dress for Success and Susan G. Komen.

AAPI Heritage Month

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Fitch InspirAsian, Hearst Television InspirASIAN and Hearst Magazines Hearst AAPI shared their recommendations for nonprofits fighting hate and discrimination, advocating for change, providing youth development and emotional support and more. Organizations spotlighted included Stop AAPI Hate, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and Asian Mental Health Collective.

Pride Month

For Pride month in June, Hearst ERGs Hearst Pride, OUT@HNP, HTVPride and Fitch Pride Network shared recommendations for organizations doing important work to support LGBTQ+ communities, raise awareness and make a positive impact across the country. Organizations spotlighted included Trans Lifeline; The Trevor Project; National Center for Transgender Equality; Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE); Hetrick-Martin Institute; Lambda Legal and GLAAD.

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hearst Television’s HTV Comunidad ERG celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by encouraging colleagues to contribute to their preferred causes using the Hearst Gives Back platform. Organizations spotlighted included UnidosUS, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Hispanic Federation.

Additional Days of Giving

Other giving opportunities created in partnership with ERGs across Hearst divisions supported Earth Month, International Transgender Day of Visibility, neurodiversity during World Autism Month, Juneteenth, Veterans Day and more.

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Champions Network

Eighty Hearst Gives Back Champions across the organization amplify the Hearst Gives Back message by promoting service, giving and engagement in their divisions and networks. Champions organize volunteering opportunities and charitable drives with community partners and share best practices with one another to bring impactful programs to colleagues.

Divisional Giving
& Volunteering

Hearst businesses are integral civic and philanthropic members of the communities they serve, and the work they do throughout the year provides aid when and where it is needed most. Below are some illustrative examples of the giving and volunteering efforts from Hearst’s various divisions.

Fitch Group

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Inspiring Girls International

Inspiring Girls International aims to empower 2,000 girls by building their skills, knowledge and confidence to achieve and succeed at school and in life. Through an ongoing partnership, Fitch volunteers become role models and sources of inspiration for the girls, sharing their educational choices, career highs and tips for success while supporting the development of critical skills and creating the next generation of women role models.

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East London Business Alliance

East London Business Alliance (ELBA) builds the connection between businesses and local communities in East London, creating positive impact and tackling the issues that determine social mobility. Fitch supports ELBA by providing volunteer mentors to students, placing youth participants in internships and hosting skills-based workshops for schools and community groups across a range of subject matters.

Corporate Teams

Career Discovery Week

As part of Career Discovery Week, students from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx worked with colleagues in Hearst Tower. Career Discovery Week is a joint effort by the education department and the Partnership for New York City that gives students the chance to leave the classroom and enter the offices of companies where they may work someday.

American Heart Association CEO Roundtable

Hearst is proud to be part of The American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, a leadership collaborative exclusively dedicated to improving employee and community health through evidence-based solutions. Nearly 50 CEOs have joined with the American Heart Association to build a high-performing and healthy workforce by tackling the most pressing health concerns for their collective 13 million+ employees and family members.

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Outsiders Baseball team and mentoring program

In 2008, the Outsiders Mentoring Program began by helping 20 middle school boys, primarily from the South Bronx, form a baseball team and create a structure of social and academic support, including after school tutoring and mentoring. With the help of the Program, 18 of the boys went on to high school and then 2-year and 4-year colleges. Subsequent coed cohorts of South Bronx students attended career panels, public speaking and writing workshops and other self-development programming put on by the Hearst Office of General Counsel. The Program ran until 2018 and anticipates resuming operations in the summer of 2024.

Community Committee

The Community Committee was created by Hearst colleagues in the Office of General Counsel (OGC) to mobilize the team for giving and volunteer opportunities. During National Volunteer Week, the Community Committee partnered with the American Cancer Society to host a Letters of Hope writing session for the OGC. Participants created greeting cards with well wishes for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Dress Codes: Photographing cultures and identities through fashion

"Dress Codes: Photographing cultures and identities through fashion" exhibition. More than 150 young artists submitted their work for consideration. Winners were awarded scholarships and selected for display by a panel of art professionals and collectors. The exhibition was created through a partnership between the Norton Museum of Art and the School District of Palm Beach County.

Fitch Group

Fitch Group’s vision is to foster strong communities with fair access to education, increased opportunities, and a healthy environment. Fitch harnesses the power of its people and resources to drive positive social change, encouraging their colleagues to contribute their time, skills and financial support year-round. Every full-time employee gets two paid days off annually to volunteer for causes they care about. Aligned with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, Fitch Group is committed to a sustainable and equitable world.

Community Impact

1,553 Nonprofits

Organizations were supported through donations or volunteering activities

51% Volunteer
Rate

Employees contributed 12,406 hours of volunteering

12,406Volunteer Hours

Over 2,400 employees donated time and skills to nonprofit organizations

62,339 Beneficiaries

Volunteer efforts were focused mainly on education and employability in 2023

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Global Volunteer Week

Fitch celebrated Global Volunteer Week, bringing together over 1,700 colleagues from June 3 to June 7 to support its communities. Colleagues participated in diverse projects, such as exploring career pathways with youth in Rio de Janeiro, running a financial literacy workshop in Dubai and mentoring high school students in New York. The impact of these activities resonates far beyond the time spent, as they help foster stronger, more resilient communities and enrich the lives of those involved.

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Fitch Codeathon

Building on the momentum of the inaugural Fitch Codeathon in Chicago in 2022, Fitch expanded the Codeathon in 2023 to include a second edition in Chicago and a new location in London. Each Fitch Codeathon supported a charitable cause and showcased the potential of technology and data skills to create positive social change. The Codeathons benefited Friends for Bulgaria (London), a charity for children in institutional care without parents or family, and Big Shoulders Fund (Chicago), a charity that supports inner-city schools.

Hearst Corporate Teams

Career Discovery Week

As part of Career Discovery Week, students from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx worked with colleagues in Hearst Tower. Career Discovery Week is a joint effort by the education department and the Partnership for New York City giving students the chance to leave the classroom and visit offices of companies where they may work.

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American Heart Association CEO Roundtable

Hearst is proud to be part of the American Heart Association CEO Roundtable, a leadership collaborative exclusively dedicated to improving employee and community health through evidence-based solutions.

Hearst Television

Engaging Viewers for Good

Hearst Television stations host and support hundreds of fundraising efforts for local community organizations, helping to raise tens of millions of dollars each year. In 2022, 14 stations hosted 29 food drives, providing the equivalent of more than three million meals for local communities. Since 2020, Hearst Television stations have raised $85 million (counting both cash and in-kind donations) to support disaster relief, combat food insecurity, benefit education and literacy and so much more.

Hearst Transportation

Supporting Communities

As a reflection of Hearst Transportation's commitment to giving back, the unit’s companies — Black Book, CAMP, MOTOR and Noregon — often organize group community service opportunities so colleagues can get out into their local communities to volunteer alongside their team members and support many organizations and causes.

Hearst Newspapers

Hearst Newspapers recognizes and empowers individuals making a difference in their local communities by raising awareness and providing philanthropic support where it is needed most.

Season of Sharing Fund

Since 1986, the Chronicle’s Season of Sharing Fund has distributed $185 million in housing, critical needs and food assistance across the San Francisco Bay Area to help tens of thousands of households. A large, cross-functional team of San Francisco Chronicle colleagues give their time and expertise and exemplify how Hearst cares for its communities.

Salute to Nurses

Since 2020, the Houston Chronicle has recognized the most dedicated nurses in the local healthcare community at its annual Salute to Nurses. Every year, 18 nurses are presented with a personalized award celebrating pediatric, oncology, cardiology, etc., and three area nursing students each receive a scholarship and award. The event is always held around National Nurses Week, May 5–12, with over 300 attendees.

Journalism Fellowship Program

The Hearst Journalism Fellowship Program is a two-year program focused on multimedia journalism at Hearst’s top metro papers. Fellows receive training, mentoring and real-world experience. Hearst has received over 350 applicants.

CT Foodshare

The Hearst Connecticut Media Group volunteered for the second year for four days in August 2023 at the Connecticut Foodshare, which has delivered over 40 million fresh meals to families in Connecticut.

HNP Journalism Fellowship Program

The capstone of the Times Union’s year-round coverage of the local nonprofit and charitable sector is the annual Gives section, featuring stories on a range of organizations that are fighting hunger and substance abuse, boosting education or offering assistance to families grappling with dreaded diseases.

Hearst Health

MCG Health Supports Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children is a nonprofit that believes hope starts with food. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development. FMSC meals are developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition. Nutrition allows children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential.

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Homecare Homebase Home Care Aide Scholarship

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and Homecare Homebase proudly offer an annual joint scholarship program, providing $1,000 scholarships to dedicated individuals aiming to advance their education and careers in home-based care. Home care aides play a crucial role in supporting many aging Americans, delivering vital care that deserves our utmost recognition and appreciation.

FDB Funds Research to Enhance Patient Safety

"Our collaboration with these initiatives and the NCPDP Foundation underscores our dedication to optimizing medication decision support by streamlining complex processes — from addressing critical issues like public health emergencies to delays in high-risk medication drug therapy. By integrating standards-based data exchange into healthcare workflows and clinical decision-making, we anticipate significant improvements in patient care and emerging therapy management."

—Bob Katter, President of FDB

Hearst Magazines

Hearst Magazines regularly feature stories that provide a roadmap for audiences to better understand the needs of their communities and spur them into action in their own giving back journey.

House Beautiful featured interior designers Lindsie Davis of Blueberry Jones Design and Christy Davis of Christy Davis Interiors to guide readers through the process of accommodating sensory needs without sacrificing style, substance or functionality.

Women's Health, in collaboration with Cosmopolitan, Oprah Daily and Prevention, hosted its inaugural Health Lab on May 15. In partnership with Northwell Health's Katz Institute for Women's Health, the program delved into heart health, menopause, maternal health and more. As part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, special guest First Lady Dr. Jill Biden delivered remarks highlighting how the Biden-Harris administration is fundamentally changing how our nation approaches and funds women’s health research.

Runner's World explored how running can help addicts stay clean in a compelling profile on Mitch Ammons as he prepared for the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trails.

Western Properties

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Best Buddies

Best Buddies International is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For almost two decades, Hearst hosted the Best Buddies Challenge, a 72- or 38-mile bike ride which has raised more than $50 million over the past 19 years. In 2014, because of support from Hearst, Best Buddies was also able to launch its Central and NorCal Jobs Program which matches skilled and qualified individuals with IDD with businesses seeking enthusiastic and dedicated employees.

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Best Buddies

Best Buddies International is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For almost two decades, Hearst hosted the Best Buddies Challenge, a 100-, 62-, 30- or 15-mile bike ride that has raised more than $45 million. In 2014, because of support from Hearst, Best Buddies was also able to launch its Central and NorCal Jobs Program, which matches skilled and qualified individuals with IDD with businesses seeking enthusiastic and dedicated employees.

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Learn more about how Hearst hosted the Best Buddies Challenge

Share the Hope at Hearst Ranch

In April 2024, the 15^th annual Share the Hope fundraiser held at Hearst Ranch raised more than $464,000 to support local cancer patients at the Hearst Cancer Resource Center (HCRC) at French Hospital in San Luis Obispo, California. The goal of the HCRC is to help those with cancer learn about the disease, recognize opportunities for improved health, build a personal support system and gain a sense of extended family. The center supports nearly 10,000 patients with over 30 programs. Hosted by Stephen and Barbara Hearst, Share the Hope has raised $4.8 million since the HCRC opened in 2008.

Hearst Real Estate Partnership Brings San Francisco Art Space to Life

Known as the Dempster Building, 447 Minna was built in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco in 1907 and first served as a printing facility. It was later acquired by the San Francisco Chronicle to be used as a photo archive and test kitchen. In 2015, Community Arts Stabilization Trust, a community-centered arts organization partnered with the 5M Project developers, Hearst and Forest City (now Brookfield), to develop the historic Dempster Building for cultural purposes as part of the 5M Project development plan. The renovation has been completed and CAST has engaged with the neighborhood and local artists for programming to cultivate deep community roots.

FPO

HEARST

Giving Funds & Time

National Volunteer Week

Service Awards

Giving Tuesday

ERG & Heritage Month Drives

Black History Month

Women’s History Month

AAPI Heritage Month

Pride Month

Hispanic Heritage Month

Additional Days of Giving

Champions Network

Divisional Giving & Volunteering

Fitch Group

Inspiring Girls International

East London Business Alliance

Corporate Teams

Career Discovery Week

American Heart Association CEO Roundtable

Outsiders Baseball team and mentoring program

Community Committee

Dress Codes: Photographing cultures and identities through fashion

Fitch Group

Community Impact

1,553 Nonprofits

51% Volunteer Rate

12,406Volunteer Hours

62,339 Beneficiaries

Global Volunteer Week

Fitch Codeathon

Hearst Corporate Teams

Hearst Magazines and Newspapers support their audience in giving back to their local communities.

Career Discovery Week

American Heart Association CEO Roundtable

Hearst Television

Hearst Television

Engaging Viewers for Good

Hearst Transportation

Hearst Transportation

Supporting Communities

Hearst Newspapers

Hearst Health

MCG Health Supports Feed My Starving Children

Homecare Homebase Home Care Aide Scholarship

FDB Funds Research to Enhance Patient Safety

Hearst Magazines

Western Properties

Best Buddies

Best Buddies

Share the Hope at Hearst Ranch

Hearst Real Estate Partnership Brings San Francisco Art Space to Life

Divisional Giving
& Volunteering

51% Volunteer
Rate