Giving Back, Moves Us Forward

Our Commitment to Giving Back

At Mercer Partners, we are deeply committed to making a meaningful impact—both for our clients and for the communities we serve. Whether we’re helping clients meet their needs or supporting local and global causes, we take great pride in our collective passion for driving positive change.

Together, we work strategically to support nonprofit organizations—locally, regionally, and globally—by helping them achieve sustainable, lasting outcomes in their communities. Through our guidance and partnerships, we empower individuals, clients, and the broader public to find and fulfill their philanthropic goals, whether by contributing their time, talent, or resources.

Here are just a few of the ways our team actively contributes to giving back:

Scholarships

“Is Money the Measure of Success? – Scholarship Essay Contest

Mercer Partners Wealth Management awarded two deserving high school seniors $1,000 college scholarships. We posed the question “Is Money the Measure of Success?” Out of 26 entries received from 7 different East Bay high schools, two stood out among the best.

Causes to Support

Youth at Risk

Boys and Girls Club of Contra Costa County

For over 60 years, the Contra Costa County Club has been serving kids from their clubhouses with the mission of enabling all young people to reach their full potential as productive caring, responsible citizens.

Learn more at: https://www.bgccontracosta.org/

Disaster Relief

Restoring hope and re-building communities for families impacted by socio-economic factors, the pandemic, civic unrest, and natural disasters.

Habitat for Humanity East Bay

Habitat for Humanity works for a world where everyone has a decent place to live. By building and improving homes we create strong and stable communities. Community services include: ownership housing, home repair, ownership counseling, and volunteer opportunities.

https://www.habitatebsv.org/

Charity Navigator Rating: Four-Star Charity

Samaritan’s Purse (International)

International Crisis Response Fund – Samaritan’s Purse stands ready to respond at a moment’s notice whenever and wherever disaster strikes. We specialize in meeting critical needs for victims of conflict, disaster, famine, and epidemics throughout the world.

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/international-crisis-response/

Charity Navigator Rating: Four-Star Charity (95.33 rating)

East Bay Food Bank

Since 1975, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano stores and distributes donated and purchased perishable and nonperishable food items directly to low-income people at community sites and to non-profit organizations serving the ill, needy, and children.

Member of Feeding America.

https://www.foodbankccs.org/

Charity Navigator Rating: Four-Star Charity (92.22 rating)

Special Interest Groups

Wounded Warrior Project

Wounded Warrior Project is a charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services and events for wounded veterans of the military actions following September 11, 2001.

https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org

Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation

Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Elaine and Tony La Russa, based in Walnut Creek, California. ARF rescues dogs and cats from public shelters where they would otherwise be euthanized and adopts them into new homes.

https://www.arflife.org