Toyota Financial Services named in top 50 U.S. Community-Minded Companies for 3rd Consecutive Year

For the third consecutive year, Toyota Financial services (TFS) is being acknowledged for their engagement, and as a result they received the outstanding Civic 50 award. Toyota continues its longstanding run as the leader in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and was named one of the most community-minded and most determined companies in the nation by Points of Light Foundation. This is the third consecutive year that Toyota Financial Services earned a spot on this nonprofit’s Civic 50 list.

The Civic 50 list sets standards that concern corporate community obligations nationwide. It also creates a roadmap for the companies searching how to best use their time, resources and talent in order to improve the quality of life in places where they do business. There were four ranges for selected winners. These include Impact, Institutionalization, Investment and Integration. All this is a part of their national community engagement programs. TFS prepares underprivileged children, teens, and young adults for higher education by sponsoring them.

All TFS offices participate and support TFS and national partners’ initiative which includes both, youth development and financial education. These partners include Boys & Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of the USA and Junior Achievement USA.
TFS also invests in their employees, enabling them to use company time to teach and mentor underserved youth.

“This was a big year of growth and change for Toyota Financial Services, so I’m incredibly proud of our company and our team members for not only maintaining the same level of exceptional service to our customers during this transition, but also continuing to engage with and support their communities more than ever,” said Mike Groff, president & CEO of Toyota Financial Services, who himself serves on Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Board of Trustees. “Partnering with exceptional organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs, Girl Scouts, and Junior Achievement allows TFS to provide educational opportunities and tools to underserved youth – and now, as we settle into a new headquarters and a new community in Texas, we look forward to supporting even more youth in our own backyard. TFS is incredibly honored that Points of Light Foundation has again named us one of its Civic 50, and will continue to work hard to make life easier for our customers and communities across the country.”

The bigger part of TFS’s philanthropic success can be associated to their highly engaged team members. This program provides strong training as well as support network.

“2016 was a record year for us,” said Karen Ideno, vice president of Product, Marketing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Communications, TFS. “Our community involvement survey reported 42% of TFS team members participated in volunteer activities. Also, 65 of those team members received the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Award. We’re very proud of the work they’re doing in their communities.”

To learn for more information about The Civic 50 and the latest trends on community engagement, see the full report here: www.civic50.org