Given That 2003, more than $60 million has actually been granted throughout more than 6,200 grants
AUSTIN, TEXAS MAY 23, 2023 — Keller Williams ( KW), the world’s biggest property franchise by representative count, commemorates the 20 th anniversary of KW Cares, a 501( c)( 3) public charity produced to support KW partners and their households.
From Jan. 1 to May 15, 2023, KW Cares has actually granted 121 grants, amounting to $1.5 million, up 47 percent over the exact same duration of 2022.
” We’re incredibly honored to commemorate twenty years of our KW household assisting each other,” stated Alexia Rodriguez, CEO, KW Cares. “You do not see this level of kindness in other business– it’s impressive to witness the continual effect we have actually had.”
In 2022, KW Cares granted $6.4 million in grants and catastrophe relief, up 12.3 percent over the previous year. Considering that 2003, KW Cares has actually offered over $60.0 million in help through more than 6,200 grants to KW representatives and households.
KW Cares offers grants and physical resources to help representatives and their households with out-of-pocket costs for life-altering occasions, emergency situations and nationwide catastrophes. KW Cares is moneyed through KW partners who contribute a part of their property commissions.
For catastrophe action, KW Cares has trucks, trailers and pre-stocked storage facilities with materials. The Austin, Texas-based KW Cares call center helps KW representatives and households affected by catastrophes.
In 2015 KW Cares granted $3.6 million solely to KW representatives and households impacted by Cyclone Ian, which ravaged Florida prior to making last landfall in South Carolina 2 days later on.
” To continue to have the effect we do takes robust contributions, and we want to thank everybody who provides throughout our KW community,” stated Rodriquez. “We might refrain from doing this without their dedication to our objective.”
Market Acknowledgment
In 2022, KW Cares got the Platinum Seal of Openness, the greatest level of acknowledgment granted to charitable companies that provide a multi-year tactical strategy and a monetary report revealing the constant accomplishment of laid out objectives, from Honest, a not-for-profit research study group.
Within the in 2015, KW Cares likewise got the Four-Star ranking from Charity Navigator, the world’s biggest not-for-profit critic. KW Cares got the greatest ranking for Effect & & Outcomes, Responsibility & & Financing, and Management & & Versatility, scoring 100 out of 100 in those classifications.
” We surpass finest practices and market requirements and are devoted to monetary and functional openness,” stated Rodriguez. “Out of all U.S.-based nonprofits, less than 1 percent accomplish these accreditations.”
For more details on KW Cares, go to the 2022 Yearly Report
About KW Cares
KW Cares is a 501( c)( 3) public charity produced to support KW partners and their households with challenge as an outcome of an unexpected emergency situation. Difficulty is specified as a hard scenario that an individual or household can not deal with without outdoors assistance.
The charity is the heart of Keller Williams’ culture in action– finding and serving the greater function of organization through charitable giving up the marketplace centers and neighborhoods where Keller Williams’ partners live and work.
About Keller Williams
Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams, the world’s biggest property franchise by representative count, has more than 1,100 workplaces and 189,000 representatives. The franchise is likewise No. 1 in systems and sales volume in the United States.
Given That 1983, the business has actually cultivated an agent-centric, technology-driven and education-based culture that rewards representatives as stakeholders. For more details, visit headquarters.kw.com.
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