2023 Philanthropic Focus

In 2021, William Rawn Associates made a commitment to support a local nonprofit with a major firmwide gift at the end of each calendar year. In every year since, we have asked our colleagues to suggest an organization that is making a meaningful impact on our community in Boston. This year we tried to target our giving to a nonprofit that a few people in our office have had the privilege of volunteering at on their own time: Community Servings.

Community Servings began in 1990 when a diverse coalition of AIDS activists, faith groups, and community organizers came together to deliver home-made meals to individuals living with HIV/AIDS through the leadership of the American Jewish Congress. Today Community Servings has become regional program serving nutritionally tailored meals to thousands of people who are unable to shop or cook for themselves or their families due to a critical illness.

In addition to our 2023 gift, WRA committed to volunteering at Community Servings during the following year to experience the operation in action. This organization makes volunteering both meaningful and engaging. Their kitchens are bustling, efficient, and joyful; it is the perfect place to serve the most vulnerable among us while enjoying the company of other like-minded volunteers and community leaders.