In 2020, TPG set a goal to give away $30 million in both time and donations to our communities and our employees by the year 2030. To help reach our milestone, TPG formed the TPG Foundation, a 501(c)(3) focused on raising money to support our communities. As we work toward the goal, the TPG Foundation mission statement provides year-round direction: Making a difference in the communities in which we live and work by investing in the health, wellbeing, and education of the next generation.
It’s now 2025 – we’re halfway through our 10-year goal, which is a major milestone! TPG Foundation Director Emily-Rose Galati checks in to give us an update and talk about the importance of what we’re doing.
Tell us about what this major five-year milestone means to you and the Foundation.
I am so excited and just so proud of our efforts. We are truly owning the goal that we set. Employees are very engaged – it’s not just the TPG Foundation but all of us at TPG are involved, making it happen together.
What goes into “the bucket” to hit that $30 million mark?
It includes all TPG Foundation fundraising events; emergency grants that we give to those who need assistance such as the teams fighting the recent LA wildfires; all corporate sponsorships or charitable events (like the Jungle Party for Seattle’s Woodland Zoo and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Light the Night in Boise). It also includes our matching gift program – TPG will match up to $300 of our employees’ charitable contributions. And every TPG employee receives eight hours of paid time every quarter to volunteer with an organization of their choice, which counts toward our goal.
Our Partner Share program is also included in the bucket – started in 2001, that program is designed to share TPG’s financial success with its employees. The distribution amounts increase with an employee’s length of service, fostering a culture of partnership and investment in the company’s growth.
Finally, in May 2023, all full-time TPG employees received stock awards in the company (subject to a vesting schedule), fulfilling a long-held company goal ahead of schedule. That was a huge bump for the bucket!
What’s ahead in the next five years? What are your goals for the Foundation?
We want to continue to grow our Paddle Palooza and TPG Throwdown events. Corporate support is so appreciated, and so necessary to make these major corporate events truly beneficial. We are really lucky to be able to assist in this way, and we want to keep growing the program.
Apart from these major events, TPG will continue to volunteer as an organization – it’s woven into our DNA as a company. And we’re expecting that corporate revenue will increase as our annual revenue continues to grow. It’s all getting bigger and better!
Announcing Our 2025 Beneficiaries…
On June 11, our 2nd Annual Paddle Palooza event, held at our Seattle Metro offices, will benefit the Down Syndrome Center of the Puget Sound and Treehouse for Kids. And it’s hard to believe, but our 4th Annual TPG Throwdown will be held on September 10 in Hillsboro, OR! That event will benefit Camp Yakety Yak and Project Lemonade. All are welcome!
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For more information about TPG’s philanthropic efforts and our 2025 fundraising events, contact TPG Foundation Executive Director Emily-Rose Galati at egalati@tpgrp.com or visit https://www.thepartnersgroup.com/tpg-foundation/.
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