IPA Charitable Giving Surpasses $1,000,000 Mark

Contact:
Jennifer Cumbee
IPA
847-808-5590
Jennifer.Cumbee@ipa-c.com

Buffalo Grove, Ill. (January 15, 2007) - IPA and its foundation, IPA Charities, has donated more than $1,000,000, since it’s inception, to many local and national charities in the quest to improve communities and the world. Approximately $600,000 of that was donated in 2006 alone.

IPA’ corporate philanthropy spans the globe and is dedicated to improving lives. IPA Charities identify and support nonprofit organizations that make a difference and the commitment extends to helping them reach new levels of impact. The company also encourages corporate philanthropy through employee volunteerism. The spirit of philanthropy is embedded throughout IPA and its employees as both give generously of time and talent.

Donations for the year 2006, include the following: African New Life, Alexandrian Central School, American Brain Tumor Association, American Civil Liberties Union, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, America’s Second Harvest, Association House of Chicago, Aspen Institute, Black Star Project, Buffalo Grove Days, Cancer Wellness Center, Care Gift Center, Chicago Children’s Advocacy, Chicago Foundation for Women, Children’s Cancer Assistance Network, Children’s Wish Foundation, Christopher Reeve Foundation, Citizens United for Research/Epilepsy, City Year Chicago, The Clinton Foundation-HIV/Aids initiative, The Columbine Memorial, Easter Seals, El Hogar Del Nino, El Valor, Eliz Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, For all the Children, Goldies Place Mission/Chicago, Guild of the Chicago Botanic Garden, Habitat for Humanity, Hasbara Fellowships, Hispanic Heritage Organization, Hospice/Northeastern, IL, HOW (Housing Opportunities for Women), International Children’s Fund, The JERICHO Internet Group, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Jewish Children’s Bureau, Joey’s Angels, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Junior Achievement of Chicago, Make a Wish Foundation, Martin Temple Community, Mother’s Against Drunk Driving, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Mother’s Against Drunk Driving, Multiple Sclerosis Association of America, Mundelein Bulldog Baseball, NAACP-Lake County Branch, Nathan Davis Elementary School, Native American Teachings, NFL Alumni Plays for Kids, Northwestern University’s Suitcase Party, Operation Hope, Ray Meyer Scholarship Fund, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Salvation Army, Small Fry Basketball, Smile Train, Special Olympics, Streamwood Bulldog Baseball, Suburban Human Relations Commission, Tzivos Hashem Canada, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, UNICEF, United for a Cure, Weizmann Institute of Science, WGN-TV Children’s Charities, Windy City Foundation, Wheaton Park District Baseball and YWCA.

IPA Charities is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation dedicated to the quest of improving communities and people’s lives around the world. IPA, the largest privately held management consulting and professional services firm for small and medium size businesses in North America, is a leading authority on small business. With annual revenues in excess of $200 million since 2005, IPA is the 6th largest management consulting company in Chicago and the 61st largest consulting company in the world. IPA offers a wide range of proven and innovative methodologies to help businesses grow and prosper. Additional information is immediately available by visiting http://www.ipa-c.com. The Public Relations Department may be contacted at: telephone (847) 495-6786; facsimile (847) 495-6773.