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.
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Giving Funds & Time
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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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
Fitch Group’s vision is to foster strong communities with access to education, employment, 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 world.
Community Impact
1,444
Nonprofits
58%
Volunteer Rate
15,458
Volunteer Hours
67,248
Beneficiaries
Fitch celebrated its annual Global Volunteer Week, uniting more than 1,600 colleagues worldwide to support local communities. Together, they contributed over 4,700 hours of volunteer service, partnering with more than 80 charities across the globe. These collective efforts positively impacted over 5,400 individuals, focusing primarily on initiatives related to education, employability, and the environment.
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As part of Fitch’s commitment to transforming lives through access to quality education, Fitch volunteers participated in a week-long, company-funded service trip—known as the ‘Trek’—to Senegal, Guatemala, and Nepal. In partnership with buildOn and local communities, volunteers helped lay the foundations for three new primary schools. This initiative opens doors to education for children in remote areas who have limited opportunities for formal learning.
Hearst Corporate Teams
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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 Health
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Hearst Magazines
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.
Each year, over 250 philanthropic powerhouses, celebrities, cultural influencers and leaders from nonprofits and foundations gather at Hearst Tower in NYC for the Town & Country Philanthropy Summit . Over the past decade, the T&C Philanthropy Summit has established itself as the premiere multi-platform content series to showcase the work and funding priorities of UNICEF, Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian and individuals including Ayesha Curry, Pharrell Williams, Jennifer Garner and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Town & Country has a decades-long track record of highlighting the philanthropic priorities and works of influential cultural leaders in its pages.
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This year’s Women’s Health Lab—hosted by Women’s Health with support from Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Prevention, and Town & Country—brought together a dynamic and diverse group of doctors, researchers, thought leaders, and advocates. Each shared unique insights and expertise on a topic that matters deeply: women’s health. In partnership with Northwell Health and its Katz Institute for Women’s Health—an organization committed to advancing health outcomes for women—the symposium explored key issues including cardiovascular health, brain and mental wellness, menopause, and more.
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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.
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.
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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.
Salute to Nurses
Since its inception, the Times Union has celebrated nursing excellence across the Capital Region at its annual Salute to Nurses. At the 11th annual event in 2025, three St. Peter’s Health Partners (SPHP) nurses were among 25 local honorees recognized for their dedication and impact. Presented by SPHP, the event took place on May 8 at the Hearst Media Center, with honorees also featured in a special Times Union print insert on Sunday, May 11.
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CT Foodshare
In August 2024, over 50 volunteers participated in four days of community service at CT Foodshare.
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The Times Union Hope Fund supports after-school and summer programs that serve low-income and at-risk children in the Capital Region, with a focus on expanding access to initiatives that significantly enhance quality of life. Organizations may apply for up to $5,000 in annual grant funding. Past grantees include Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region, Albany Public Library Foundation, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany, Troy Boys and Girls Club, and Community Gardens, among many others making a meaningful impact in their communities.
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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.
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. Since 2020, Hearst Television stations have raised $INSERT million (counting both cash and in-kind donations) to support disaster relief, combat food insecurity, benefit education and literacy and so much more.
2025 UPAF Ride for the Arts on June 1st
Station was the media partner for event that raised money to support the performing arts in southeastern Wisconsin. Significant on-air inventory with station produced promotion, coverage in newscasts, a WISN 12 team of station employees, and event activation that included the WISN 12 tent and giveaways were leveraged to support the event. 2025 fundraising total: $415,000 with 3,100 riders
WISN 12 Food for Families Food Drive will take place on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving
Station will host a phone bank and online donations to raise money for station partner, Hunger Task Force. Station plans on dedicating significant resources to support this critical initiative. 2024 fundraising total: $156,156 Lifetime fundraising total (since 2012): $1,921,739
Community Engagement Programs
Hearst Television actively engages with local communities through various programs aimed at improving lives and fostering connections.
Local Weather Updates
Stay informed with the latest weather updates from Hearst Television, providing accurate forecasts and severe weather alerts.
Hearst Television News
Hearst Television is a leading local media company, delivering news and entertainment to millions of viewers across the United States.
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. Since 2020, Hearst Television stations have raised $INSERT million (counting both cash and in-kind donations) to support disaster relief, combat food insecurity, benefit education and literacy and so much more.
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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.
Western Properties
Share the Hope at Hearst Ranch
In April 2025, the 16th annual Share the Hope fundraiser held at Hearst Ranch raised more than $550,000 to support advanced cancer technology for cancer care and 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 has nearly 10,000 interactions with patients and community members annually, through more than 30 programs. Hosted by Stephen and Barbara Hearst, Share the Hope has raised more than $5.5 million since the HCRC opened in 2008.
Hearst Forests
For over ten years, Hearst Forests has hosted an appreciation picnic for Cal Fire at Wyntoon for over 120 attendees annually. Hearst regularly coordinates with all three local Cal Fire departments to McCloud, California where Hearst Forests is based on safety and community investment projects- including a proposed 35 mile shade fuel break to protect the region during wildfires.
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