Inovalon Announces Charitable Giving for 2017
January 03 2018 - 7:55AM
Inovalon (Nasdaq:INOV), a leading technology company providing
advanced, cloud-based platforms empowering a data-driven
transformation from volume-based to value-based models across the
healthcare ecosystem, today announced the names of organizations
that benefitted from its charitable contributions in 2017,
including both local and national charities.
Inovalon is committed to corporate philanthropy
programs and takes great pride in its support of programs that
focus on the advancement of research and treatment for the nation’s
most troubling diseases, the development of youth through wellness
and arts programs, and the provision of shelter and care for those
in need. Inovalon continued this initiative in 2017 with the
support of 29 worthy causes throughout the year.
“Inovalon is proud to support dedicated
organizations both locally and nationally that are tirelessly
working to address the needs and well-being of others day in and
day out,” said Bob Wychulis, president of Inovalon. “Corporate
responsibility helps drive our company culture and we remain
committed to working with organizations like these to best serve
the communities our employees and their families call home each
year.”
In 2017, Inovalon supported the following
organizations through both direct funding and thousands of employee
volunteer hours:
- A Bigger Picture, Inc.: Provides young girls
in the Washington, D.C. metro area with guidance to reach their
personal goals through opportunities that build self-confidence,
character and leadership skills.
- American Diabetes Association (ADA), National Capital
Area: Raised funds companywide to support the ADA’s
mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of
all people affected by the disease.
- American Heart Association, Go Red for Women,
Pittsburgh: Annual luncheon, chaired by Patricia J.
Darnley, president and CEO of Gateway Health, to raise funds for
improving heart health for women.
- American Red Cross: Provided relief efforts
for those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
- Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation:
Provides healthcare for persons in the Anne Arundel County
community who are otherwise unable to afford the necessary care.
- Blessings in a Backpack: Provides weekend
meals for children in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area who otherwise
may not eat until they return to school on Mondays.
- Bowie Health Fair: Sponsored a free flu shot
clinic for 200 guests.
- Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council:
Prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their
lifetimes by instilling values through its STEM initiative.
- Bread for the City: Provides Washington, D.C.,
residents with supplies and comprehensive services, including food,
clothing, medical care and legal and social services.
- Burrows Hill Foundation: Raises public
awareness of and is dedicated to fighting the disease Friedreich’s
Ataxia.
- Casey Cares Foundation: Provides ongoing,
uplifting programs for critically ill children and their family
members.
- Catch Them Young: Provides youth program
alternatives designed to combat various social problems in the
Washington, D.C. metro area.
- Catholic Charities of Baltimore/Sarah’s House:
Maryland’s largest private provider of human services, which offers
assistance to children and families, people living in poverty,
individuals with intellectual disabilities, immigrants and seniors
without regard to religion, race or other circumstances.
- Creating Communities: Offers arts-based,
alternative education opportunities in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland. Provides arts instruction, mentoring, and experiential
learning to increase workforce skills, artistic skills, life
skills, academic competences and community service.
- Ele’s Place: Creates awareness and supports
grieving children and their families within Lansing and Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
- Friends of the Light House: Hosts local events
and founded in support of The Light House, which provides food,
shelter and life-changing programs that help clients reclaim hope
and independence, and rebuild their lives.
- Gateway Youth Services: Offers shelter,
support and supplies for runaway and homeless youth in Lansing,
Michigan.
- Girl Scouts of Central Maryland: Dedicated to
helping young girls build character and gain skills for success in
the real world.
- Hope Connections for Cancer Support: Supports
those with cancer and their loved ones with the emotional and
physical impacts of cancer by facilitating programs of support,
education, wellness and hope.
- IBC Foundation: Collaborates with regional and
national partners to improve access to healthcare, strengthen the
healthcare workforce, address health priorities and build healthier
communities.
- The Journey Continues: Dedicated to meeting
the challenges of breast cancer disparities in the Baltimore
community with a focus on increasing the survival rate among
African American women.
- The Light House: Provides food, shelter and
life-changing programs that help clients reclaim hope and
independence, and rebuild their lives.
- Maryland Food Bank: Support the Weekend
Survival Kit Program, which provides homeless Baltimore youth with
shelf-stable food for the weekends until they return to school on
Monday.
- Mattie Miracle Cancer Foundation: Supports
children and their families throughout the cancer treatment journey
to ensure access to quality psychosocial and mental health care,
and enable children to cope with cancer so they can lead happy and
productive lives.
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Baltimore:
Provides a safe place for cancer patients being treated at local
hospitals and their families.
- Special Olympics/Polar Bear Plunge: Provides
year-round sports training and athletic competitions in a variety
of Olympic-type sports for those with intellectual disabilities,
helping to increase courage, happiness and fitness. The Polar Bear
Plunge is an annual event that benefits the Special Olympics and
its programs.
- St. Baldrick’s Foundation: Funds the most
promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give
survivors long, healthy lives.
- Toys for Tots/U.S. Marine Corps Reserve:
Collects new, unwrapped toys at the end of each year, and
distributes them as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in
local communities.
- Tyler’s Hope: Advances research to find cures,
discover effective treatments and promote awareness and education
of Dystonia, the third largest movement disorder.
About Inovalon
Inovalon is a leading technology company
providing cloud-based platforms empowering a data-driven
transformation from volume-based to value-based models throughout
the healthcare industry. Through the Inovalon ONE™ Platform,
Inovalon brings to the marketplace a national-scale capability to
interconnect with the healthcare ecosystem, aggregate and analyze
data in petabyte volumes to arrive at sophisticated insights in
real-time, drive impact wherever it is analytically identified best
to intervene, and intuitively visualize data and information to
inform business strategy and execution. Leveraging its platform,
unparalleled proprietary data sets, and industry-leading subject
matter expertise, Inovalon enables the assessment and improvement
of clinical and quality outcomes and financial performance across
the healthcare ecosystem. From health plans and provider
organizations, to pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics
companies, Inovalon's unique achievement of value is delivered
through the effective progression of “Turning Data into Insight,
and Insight into Action®.” Providing technology that supports
nearly 500 healthcare organizations, Inovalon's platforms are
informed by data pertaining to more than 903,000 physicians, more
than 385,000 clinical facilities, and 231 million Americans. For
more information, visit www.inovalon.com.
Contact:Kim E. Collins
kcollins@inovalon.com301-809-4000 x1473
George Price gprice@inovalon.com(301)809-4000
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