Corporate Social Responsibility

Our Philosophy

Corporate Social Responsibility at Neuberger Berman is dedicated to more deeply engaging our employees in the communities where we work and live. We leverage the firm’s resources, as well as the commitment and talent of our people to make meaningful contributions. At the intersection of leadership, expertise, funding and engagement lies our impact.

NB Foundation Giving

People with Purpose

Volunteerism & Celebration with Service

Employee Gift Matching

Our Impact

The Neuberger Berman Foundation’s mission is to support organizations that help underserved children and youth achieve their potential through education and other support programs that promote academic success, independence and economic sustainability. Our portfolio of partners is holistic and focuses on a child’s entire well-being by providing programs that include K-12 academic support, mentoring, college preparation, and workforce development, as well as healthcare and social services.

In addition to our mission-driven efforts, we celebrate and support causes that hold personal significance to our people. In addition to funding, we support our grantees by leveraging the time and talent of our employee volunteers and leaders.

600k

at-risk children and youth globally served by our nonprofit partners

$1.7m

in annual grants globally

95

partners between our mission-related partners and our People with Purpose recipients

Celebration with Service

Each May, we celebrate the anniversary of our reemergence as an independent company with a global “Celebration with Service” – a month of volunteer projects in our local communities. Since 2010, we have volunteered in 25 regions with hundreds of nonprofit partners. Our colleagues have inspired youth, prepared adults for job interviews, spent time with seniors, played with animals, beautified community gardens, public parks, schools, and have served and distributed meals.

Our Programs

Nearly 90% of our NB Foundation grantees are recommended by employees. Through our programs, we provide further support to our employees who serve as leaders in their communities and/or are deeply involved with causes near and dear to them.

People with Purpose

Our People with Purpose program empowers our employees to be leaders in the community and serves to enhance their ability to financially support organizations with which they are involved. The program awards grants to organizations with compelling employee connections and do not need to be within mission of the foundation. Since the program’s inception, we have awarded nearly $1m to 150+ organizations focused on supporting veterans, medical research and treatment, academic tutoring, meal service, and more. Click to read about some of our employee recipients and their meaningful organizations.

Melanie Hilbush
Portfolio Manager & Senior Trader

Melanie Hilbush has been supporting Tutoring Chicago for several years by tutoring a 4th grade student once a week throughout the school year in math and reading. Tutoring Chicago pairs individual 1st through 12th grade students with a single adult volunteer for the duration of the school year.

Betsy Perkocha
Client Associate - National Accounts

Betsy Perkocha initially started volunteering with the Bowery Mission, an organization that serves New Yorkers experiencing homelessness and hunger since the 1870s, in her spare time. She has since joined the Associate Board and serves as a project lead for Neuberger Berman’s meal service projects with the Bowery Mission.

Nevin Kulangara
Vice President

Nevin Kulangara started volunteering with Common Denominator as a way to give back to students needing support with math. As his career progressed, so did his commitment to the organization, first serving on the junior board and currently on the Board of Directors.

NB Impacts Leadership Awards

In 2024, we launched the inaugural NB Impacts Leadership Awards which recognized and celebrated the outstanding philanthropic and community-focused efforts of our employees. Each of the awards was named after three impactful Neuberger Berman colleagues, and the winning recipients received a grant to be donated to the organization with which they volunteer.

Gift Matching & Disaster Relief

We match employee donations and double the match when an employee volunteers or serves in a leadership capacity within the organization, such as through board service. Our enhanced gift matching policy aims to acknowledge and encourage the service of our employees in their communities.

In addition to an employee’s annual matching allocation, we invite employees to submit matching donations to organizations providing relief during times of disaster.

California Fire Relief

"I serve on the board of the American Red Cross – Los Angeles chapter. Neuberger Berman has supported my leadership for many years by doubling my $1,000 match, as well as supporting relief efforts during times of disaster. This past January, unprecedent fires ravaged the Los Angeles and Pasadena area, where I live. I am grateful for the support of my firm and colleagues in contributing to the relief efforts of the American Red Cross. "

— Lisa Reed, Wealth Advisor

Our Partners

We extend our gratitude to our community partners across the globe for their partnership. The below organizations represent just some of the many organizations we support.

US Organizations