We strongly believe that arts and culture are integral to the creation of a community identity and enrich the environment in which we live.

At JPMorgan, we believe that the arts have the power to do many things.  Inspire.  Unite. Challenge.  Enlighten.  Stimulate.  Confront.  Question.  Make Sense of.  Change.  Through grants and sponsorships, we partner with many organisations to support their vision, work and endeavours to connect with new audiences. This year alone, almost $2m has been promised in grants and sponsorships to arts programmes which we believe contribute towards the wellbeing of many communities. 

JPMorgan Art of Learning Programme

The JPMorgan Art of Learning Programme was launched last year and working with over 20 arts partners across Europe, we develop initiatives that extend benefits to encourage new audiences.  We achieve this through investing in the development of new work, support for emerging artists, creation of bespoke education projects and tailored community outreach schemes. 

Examples of initiatives

In co-operation with Städel Museum, Liebieghaus and Schirn Kunsthalle, JPMorgan has donated $150,000 over 3 years to develop the JPMorgan Art Club programme.  It is a unique initiative in the Frankfurt area and will provide a number of schools who have not had any arts provision to use this programme within their school curriculum.  Not only will it provide an additional professional teaching programme in these schools, it will give a new and innovative learning and meeting platform for children.

In a 2 year partnership agreement, JPMorgan has donated $400,000 to the National Theatre to establish a fund for new work in the Cottesloe Theatre, which is renowned in the UK for cutting edge new work.  For 2007/8 the theme of the new commissions will be ‘issues faced in modern Britain’.  These productions will also be supported by an innovative and tailored educational programme exploring this theme.  The first new work of this partnership, JPMorgan will fund the commissioning and creation of a new play by Kwame Kwei-Armah, A Statement of Regret which, in this poignant year, will explore what it is to be black in Britain today.
 
Musée de Blérancourt is a cultural institution 2 hours from Paris which was created in 1924 by Anne Morgan (grand-daughter of JPMorgan founder).  Today this Franco-American Museum offers a unique collection of works of art and artefacts dedicated to Franco-American history.  However in WWI it was used by Anne Morgan and her volunteers as headquarters of a remarkable organisation run by women to help civilian populations traumatised through war.  Through local office funding and a donation, JPMorgan has given almost $200,000 to renovate the Anne Morgan pavilion, and create educational tools for the site and outreach work that profile both her actions and her leadership at this time.  Anne Morgan considered education to be the key to reconstructing the region, and today the pavilion aims to teach school children about WWI and to recognise the courage and leadership of women such as Anne Morgan.

JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge

This international running race is the world’s larges corporate road race series and takes place in six countries, in 12 cities, across five continents. Participants have to run as part of a team and complete a 5.6km race with competitors from companies and institutions across each city. With 1.3 million runners since its inception over 30 years ago, the race continues to grow as does the benefits for non-profit organisations that receive donations from a portion of the entry fee.

Please see the Series website for more details regarding the cities, calendar and charities that benefit:

www.jpmorganchasecc.com