The importance of giving back

Our community is a source of our success. From Southern California’s vibrant dream machine, we find inspiration and motivation. We benefit from its innovation engine, its melting pot, its progress, its dynamism and its magnetism. And like many of our clients, through our success we give back so that others may also take advantage of all our community has to offer.

Charities we support

Heart of Angels

Heart of Angels is a nonprofit organization driven to provide underprivileged children with a holiday season filled with love, laughter and wonder. Michelle Marquez spearheaded the formation of Heart of Angels in 2014 and remains its most dedicated volunteer.

“Volunteering to help make the holidays a little bit brighter for needy and homeless families with dependent kids is incredibly rewarding. It gives me enormous pleasure to help, and me start my holiday season in the right frame of mind.”

Marquez Private Wealth partners annually with Heart of Angels to brainstorm novel ideas to furnish a happy year-end holiday to needy and homeless families. In 2018, Heart of Angels donated more than 50 rolling duffle bags, packed with practical hygiene items, to the LA County Sheriff to distribute to homeless families.

In 2019, to amplify a memorable holiday for local needy children, Heart of Angels arranged and paid for hotel rooms to provide a complimentary overnight stay for seven homeless families following the annual event. Beyond the fun evening and hot dinner, they experienced private time as a family, restful sleep from warm beds, nice hot showers, and waking up to breakfast pies and pastries.

Holidays from the Heart

Holidays from the Heart offers support to the most financially challenged families served by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, including those whose children have acute or chronic illnesses, and vulnerable youth through its many outreach programs. Holidays From the Heart works to fulfill families’ basic needs, alleviating stress during the holiday season. The program began in 1993 providing for just two families. Now, the program helps hundreds of families each year.

Ekal Vidyalaya

Ekal Vidyalaya is a nonprofit organization on a mission to bring basic education to every child across rural India. Their mission is to support holistic development of villages through empowerment of tribal (vanvasi) and rural communities in India with basic education, digital literacy, skill development, health awareness, modern and productive agricultural practices, and rural entrepreneurship.

Together Rising

Together Rising raised more than $55 million to support people in crisis throughout the world, a group as diverse as child refugees in Greece, abandoned children in Indianapolis, opioid-addicted teens in New Hampshire and families in need of high-quality maternal care in Haiti. The organization closed in 2024 after 12 years of making a difference around the world.

Raymond James is not affiliated with the above organizations and/or charitable causes.