Co-Founder & Chairman, Pinnacle Finl Partners
Search every verified Robert Mcca interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a September 2024 interview, McCabe discussed Pinnacle Financial Partners' philanthropic approach, stating that the firm has given to nonprofits "even since day one when we weren't making money." He said the company prioritizes "time, talent, and treasure" and supports roughly 250 to 275 organizations across arts, education, health and human services, economic development, and diversity and inclusion programs. McCabe noted that the firm does not have a foundation and that donations come from earnings, with decisions based on associate and client engagement and the sustainability of the recipient organizations. McCabe previously served as a judge for the Nashville Business Journal's 2016 Small Business Awards. He said the evaluation process considered growth potential, marketing strategy, business model appropriateness, results over time, and how companies dealt with adversity, adding that the difference between winners and non-winners was "very slight and small."
“Even since day one when we weren't making money we were giving money to not for profits. We felt that our priorities are our Associates, our clients, and the community, so we emphasized time, talent, and treasure.”
“We support Arts, Education, Health and Human Services, Economic Development, and diversity inclusion programs with no preset allocations. We make these decisions based on the engagement of our Associates' involvement, who our clients are, who are worthy causes, and who has sustainable business models.”
“We probably support 250 to 275 organizations along those five dimensions and always have. We don't have a foundation so it comes out of earnings. We don't have any preset numbers, anything other than what's best for the community and that supports what we're trying to get done as a company.”
“We looked at growth, the potential for growth, the marketing strategy, the company, the appropriateness of the model, the accomplishments, the results over a period of time, dealing with adversity. All companies deal with adversity; it is a very important part of our evaluation.”
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