MetLife Foundation Directs Corporate Art Funds to Underserved Creatives

In 1940, MetLife contacted renowned painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth with a proposal: Create a large-scale mural series to grace the walls of its headquarters, then located at One Madison Avenue. The ambitious collection, entitled The New England Series, was Wyeth’s last commission before his death in 1945, when his son, Andrew, and his son-in-law, John McCoy, took on the balance of the project. For decades, MetLife employees enjoyed a front-row view of art history. The global insurer is sustaining its long-standing commitment to the arts and cultural community by…

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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and MetLife Foundation Partner With Leading Pro Bono Expert Taproot Foundation to Support Small Businesses

In response to the dire economic challenges presented by COVID-19, Taproot Foundation, a national nonprofit that connects organizations with volunteers sharing their professional expertise pro bono, today announced it will open its online volunteer matchmaking program to small businesses in need of professional consulting support. Taproot Plus for Small Business is made possible in part by support from MetLife Foundation and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. Taproot Plus, Taproot’s open-access online platform, launched in 2015 and has since directed over $35 million worth of pro bono services to organizations in need. Through Taproot Plus…

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Village Capital, MetLife Foundation, and PayPal Launch Finance Forward

Village Capital has announced the launch of Finance Forward — a global coalition created with MetLife Foundation, PayPal, and local partners to support more than 100 early-stage entrepreneurs building tech-enabled solutions around financial health in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and India. Finance Forward will provide capacity-building support for entrepreneurs in the program, as well as $850,000 in capital through grants and direct investments. Based on the past results of Village Capital accelerator programs, the coalition is aiming to drive at least $10 million in follow-on…

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MetLife Foundation, Commonwealth Launch Multi-Year Effort to Help Millions of Financially Vulnerable Build Savings & Economic Opportunity

Decades of research points to the material, psychological and social value of wealth. Yet, building financial security is a persistent challenge for lower-income Americans who continue to become less wealthy, not more. In fact, more than 40 percent of people in the United States cannot cover an unexpected $400 emergency expense, according to the Federal Reserve. MetLife Foundation and Commonwealth announced a new project, Making Wealth Common: Extending Financial Opportunity for All, which aims to reverse this trend beginning with over 300,000 financially vulnerable Americans. The four-year initiative, implemented by…

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MetLife Foundation Provides More Than One-Quarter Million U.S. Dollars to Fund Entrepreneurs

A partnership between MetLife Foundation and Kiva, a global non-governmental organization, to support low-income entrepreneurs around the world saw thousands of employees from MetLife Asia directing micro loans worth USD 263,350. In some of the markets, the ‘Take Action’ campaign saw 100% participation from MetLife employees. MetLife Foundation made a contribution to Kiva to enable each MetLife employee to direct USD 25 to an entrepreneur who has no access to traditional financing to start, sustain and grow their businesses. MetLife Asia employees directed their USD 25 loan token to help…

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