Volpe Koenig Announces Recipient of 2024 the Jeffrey M. Glabicki IPromise Charitable Giving Fund
Volpe Koenig is pleased to announce that Integrate for Good has been selected as the winner of the 2024 $40,000 grant awarded through the firm’s 17th annual giving fund competition. Renamed this year to the Jeffrey M. Glabicki IPromise Charitable Giving Fund, the program honors the legacy of a Volpe Koenig shareholder who passed away in 2023.The giving fund has awarded more than $640,000 to worthy organizations across the Philadelphia area since its inception.
Established in 2007, IPromise supports qualifying Greater Philadelphia area nonprofit organizations by helping them continue their important work with the communities they serve. The fund’s new namesake, Jeffrey Glabicki was a valued member of the Volpe Koenig family for more than 20 years. He was the chairperson of the firm’s internal IPromise Committee several times over the course of his tenure. The firm celebrates his life and memory by continuing to help others and give back to the community as Jeff had for so many years.
Integrate For Good, this year’s award recipient is based in Norristown, Pennsylvania and works to empower youth and adults with disabilities by building social capital, fostering civic engagement, and strengthening community connections.
"Integrate for Good is deeply grateful to receive the 2024 Volpe Koenig IPromise Jeffrey M. Glabicki Memorial Giving Fund Award. This award will empower dozens of young adults with intellectual disabilities and autism by replacing loneliness and unemployment with belonging and opportunity.” Said Dr. Bev Weinberg, Founder and Executive Director of Integrate for Good. “Through this support, our Empowerment Lab will enable students to explore and identify their talents, interests, work preferences, and passions, culminating in the creation of a digital [workforce readiness] portfolio that showcases their strengths and abilities. Thank you, Volpe Koenig, for fueling this transformative journey toward independence and inclusion."
“We are beyond thrilled that this year’s grant dollars will assist a traditionally overlooked and underfunded group of young adults.” said Jay Halt, Volpe Koenig Shareholder Chairperson of this year’s IPromise Committee. “It is especially gratifying to share this experience with Jeff’s wife Amy who, like her late husband Jeff, has an affinity for this particularly underserved community.”
Next year’s IPromise application process is expected to open in June of 2025.