Community
Baja Challenge, Tijuana, Mexico
This is the third year Ryan has participated in the Challenge with Project Mercy, constructing homes for some of Tijuana's poorest residents.
Spelling Bee to Benefit Orchard Place, Des Moines, IA
Ryan's "Buzzed" team participated in a spoof spelling bee to raise money for the mental health and juvenile justice services non-profit.
Girl's Engineering Day, Minneapolis, MN
Ryan women hosted members of Minneapolis Public School’s High Tech Girls Society for a day of hands-on learning, a tour of Cristo Rey and a pizza lunch.
Adopt-A-Family, Phoenix, AZ
For the ninth year, Ryan provided Christmas presents and other trappings of the season for three families through St. Vincent's Adopt-A-Family program.
United Way Day of Caring, Cedar Rapids, IA
Ryan teamed up with local architect partners to give Metro High School’s daycare center a complete renovation as a part of United Way’s Day of Caring.
Community Overview
Building Communities
Community involvement is a Ryan tradition. As John Strittmatter, President, Southwest Division said, “If we want the benefit of living and doing business in strong and healthy communities, we must take responsibility and become involved.” One way employees can become involved is through the Ryan Foundation. In addition to funding projects Ryan owners want to support, the Foundation provides support dollar-for-dollar for employees’ community involvement projects — organizations our employees feel passionately about. Overall, the Ryan Foundation contributes 10% of Ryan’s profits to community projects nationwide. Employees are also encouraged to donate 5% of their work-time to volunteer efforts.
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The Art of Relationships
Ryan and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art have a relationship based on enhancing community cultural experience
Corporate Philanthropy
Read about Ryan's work on the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School/Colin Powell Youth Leadership Center
Leading with Faith
Jim Ryan was selected as one of twelve Leading with Faith winners by the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis