Uniting accountants to salute the troops

On the USO, we’re with all U.S. service members and their households. With greater than 10.4 million connections made with members of the navy neighborhood, greater than 250 facilities worldwide, and delivering companies in additional than 140 nations final 12 months, the USO boosts morale all through their navy journey. 

Now, the USO is getting some assist from an alliance of accountants. Peter Scalise, a tax companion and the federal tax credit and incentives apply chief at Sax CPAs, serves on the USO’s Northeast regional advisory board. Scalise and Philip Whitman, CEO of Whitman Transition Advisors, lately launched the Accountants Salute the Troops marketing campaign to convey the accounting occupation collectively to extend consciousness of the USO’s mission and lift much-needed funding to help the women and men of our navy. 

Since 1941, the USO has been the main nonprofit to help U.S. navy service members and their households. It takes a company with world attain to maintain up with the navy, so we go the place they go. The USO delivers help to service members and their households stationed stateside and overseas, coaching in remoted areas, on arduous missions and deployed to areas throughout the globe. 

Our applications and connections are crucial for service members’ wellbeing. Care packages, USO facilities, gaming, navy household programming, world leisure and extra make an instantaneous influence on their day by day lives, irrespective of the place the mission takes them. 

The USO has tailor-made complete applications to handle service members’ distinctive wants holistically, together with offering them with sources to handle their funds successfully.

Final month, the USO was honored to obtain the America Saves 2023 Army Saves Champion Award for making the best monetary influence on our neighborhood. The USO was considered one of solely 9 organizations chosen from 500 to obtain this distinction in recognition of our efforts to advertise saving methods for navy households. 

With the assistance of company partnerships, we additionally present dwell and on-demand monetary readiness “Army Digital Programming” for present navy members and spouses, and people transitioning into civilian life. Workshops cowl a wide range of matters reminiscent of homeownership, profession recommendation, instructional alternatives, VA advantages and extra to help these navigating navy life.

As a result of 200,000 service members transition into civilian communities every year, we created the USO Transition Program in 2015 so they’re higher ready for future long-term success. By empowering troops with monetary literacy and planning abilities throughout their transition out of the navy, the USO helps them take motion towards bettering their monetary stability as veterans.

From the day troops stroll by means of the doorways of a navy entry processing web site till they transition again out, the USO is there. All through every step of their journey, service members know we’ll all the time be by their facet. You may be, too.

There are a lot of methods to become involved within the Accountants Salute the Troops marketing campaign. First, be taught extra about what we do. Be part of us for a digital Open Home on August 15 or August 16 to listen to extra in regards to the USO and tips on how to help our troops. Second, ship a message of due to service members. Third, contemplate making a donation at uso.org/salutethetroops and ask others to do the identical.

The Accountants Salute the Troops marketing campaign has a purpose of elevating $250,000 in 2023. Inside your personal circle of affect, you may:

• Encourage your accounting agency to become involved. Many organizations are passionate about partaking in company social accountability. Supporting the USO generally is a significant approach for them to precise their gratitude to our courageous women and men in uniform.
• Information your agency in establishing worker donation matching applications and selling office giving. Help with deliberate giving and property presents. Accountants are armed with the monetary experience wanted to assist people and companies navigate charitable giving and maximize tax advantages.
• Manage company fundraising occasions. Many troops and their households shall be far-off from family members on Thanksgiving and all through the vacation season. You and your colleagues can present them that they don’t seem to be alone.

As a nonprofit group, we depend on the generosity of people, organizations and firms to maintain our work. The USO is persistently acknowledged for top requirements of economic accountability, making certain that funds are put to the very best use. The USO meets all 20 Higher Enterprise Bureau Requirements for Charity Accountability and is a platinum-level GuideStar Alternate participant, demonstrating our dedication to transparency. 
The USO is grateful to have the help of Peter Scalise and Philip Whitman to spearhead the Accountants Salute the Troops marketing campaign. As a USO volunteer and advisory board member, Peter is a real ambassador for the group who encourages members of the accounting occupation to come back collectively to help our mission. Phil actually values the dedication and sacrifices made by our service members and he champions the USO’s efforts by means of his deep relationships with CPA corporations nationwide. 

We encourage you to affix the mission. If concerned with exploring tips on how to take part, please contact Peter Scalise at [email protected] or the USO’s Northeast regional president, Rebecca Parkes, at [email protected].  

Uniting collectively, accountants throughout the nation can amplify the influence of particular person contributions and create a ripple impact to help service members and their households. By way of the Accountants Salute the Troops marketing campaign, you’re making it attainable for the USO to serve the individuals who serve.