We are dedicated to giving back to the community, both at home and abroad. Some of the organizations to which we contribute are shown below. These charities enhance countless lives for the better.
In 1943, Fraternity Founder and long-time Executive Director William L. “Uncle Billy” Phillips started a scholarship fund to help undergraduates with the rising costs of college. Increased by the addition of Uncle Billy’s estate in 1956, today’s Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation funds initiatives that develop the academic, leadership, citizenship, and personal potential of SigEp’s undergraduate members. Thanks to the generosity of alumni, family and friends, the Foundation continues to provide support for scholarships, leadership programming, and safe, competitive undergraduate housing. The Educational Foundation is led by the Foundation Trustees, and the SigEp National Advancement Council supports the work of fundraising.
The Foundation funds efforts at the national and chapter level. They support leadership programs that prepare men for roles in college and beyond, scholarships that encourage academic achievement, and housing projects that foster excellence. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, and all gifts to the Foundation are 100% tax-deductible.
Being a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon has influenced John’s life in many positive ways. Supporting balanced leaders for our nation’s communities is very important to us here at Chartered Financial Services.
Rutgers University Foundation raises funds to support Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, inspiring philanthropic support and enduring connections with alumni and friends. By providing the bridge between donors and the schools and programs, faculty, and students that make up the university, it helps match caring people with satisfying and meaningful opportunities to better the world.
Founded in 1973, Rutgers University Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization whose sole mission is to support the Rutgers community.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is an academic, health, and research powerhouse that harnesses world-class talent, resources, and expertise to improve the human condition, in New Jersey and around the world. Appointed in 2020, President Jonathan Holloway is leading Rutgers at the most exciting moment of its more than 250-year history. Rutgers is made up of four chancellor-led units, each with its own strategic plan in support of the university.
John, Sara and many of our clients are graduates of, or have been touched by, Rutgers University, so this cause is close to our hearts.
David’s House is the dream of a little boy named David Cyr, who passed away at age five after a three-and-a-half-year struggle against acute lymphocytic leukemia. Built so that families can remain together when it is most crucial, David’s House provides a home-away-from-home and support for families with children receiving treatment through the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
The Benton family has had personal experience utilizing this amazing facility during the birth of one of their grandchildren. We know firsthand the solace this provides during a time of great emotional stress for many families.
Since Charity: Water was founded in 2006, they’ve been chasing one ambitious goal: ending the global water crisis. While the water crisis is huge, they’re optimistic as they have a solution to this problem. Progress is made every day thanks to the help of local partners and generous supporters. Working together, they believe everyone will have access to life’s most basic needs within our lifetime.
Chartered Financial Services is proud to have funded the implementation of three community wells, each providing clean water for the first time to the population of entire villages in the countries of Malawi, Mozambique and India. We look forward to continuing to help this wonderful organization and the people it supports as we work towards the funding for our next well.
The Million Dollar Round Table Foundation gives to charitable organizations worldwide, demonstrating the generosity, service, and impact of MDRT members. John Benton is proud to be a trustee of this organization as well as a Gold Knight and a member of their inner circle, which represents their most significant donors.
In 1956, MDRT President Arthur F. Priebe, CLU® directed a corporate gift made in his honor to support the larger needs of the community, which led to the creation of the MDRT Foundation in 1959. During the next 10 years, MDRT members pooled their resources together to strengthen this newly founded charitable organization. The combined generosity of individual contributors enables the MDRT Foundation to make the biggest impact on improving the lives of children and families in need.
This foundation is the charitable arm of the Million Dollar Round Table, The Premier Association of Financial Professionals. The Foundation is committed to supporting charities that MDRT members care about. All MDRT Foundation grant awards have been endorsed by a current member of MDRT.
