About us

Our Philanthropy

At Momentous Insurance Brokerage, we believe in a team-based approach to doing business. That camaraderie not only benefits our clients – it also benefits a number of charities.

We have formed a “Make it Better” committee that organizes unique and meaningful ways to give back to the community. From cooking meals for the homeless to assembling full Thanksgiving dinners for 27 families to buying clothes for 60 children over the holidays, the Make It Better committee is continually finding opportunities to directly involve themselves with charitable work.

In addition to our charities, Momentous has partnered with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company to provide sizeable Heritage grants to the Burbank Fire Department and Montecito Fire Protection District for vehicles, equipment and project funding. We were also the tournament sponsor for the Verdugo Hills Mens Club’s “4Kids 4Ever Golf Tournament.”

Our firm offers an employee contribution program, matching every dollar that is voluntarily donated from employee payroll. In 2009, we raised over $25,000 from this program alone.

Below is a sampling of organizations that we support: 

  • Alzheimer's Association
  • Arthritis Foundation
  • Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund
  • Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
  • Barbara Ireland Walk for the Cure
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Big Sunday - click here for more information
  • Burbank Fire Department - click here for more information
  • Burbank Temporary Aid Center
  • Camp Laurel
  • Carousel of Hope Ball
  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center/Ovarian Cancer Research, Medical Genetics Institute 
  • Chavez House
  • Children Today
  • City of Hope
  • City of San Bernadino Arson Dog Program
  • Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
  • Covenant House
  • Create Now
  • Diesel Foundation
  • Fireman’s Fund Heritage Foundation
  • Haven Hills
  • High Hopes
  • Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • L.A. Family Housing
  • M.E.N.D
  • Montecito Fire Department - click here for more information
  • MusiCares
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society/ Bike MS
  • Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis
  • Nick Traina Foundation
  • Northridge Little League
  • Orangewood Children's Foundation - read more
  • Parkinson's Disease Foundation
  • Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
  • Samuel Goldwyn Foundation
  • Santa Barbara Beautiful
  • Shane’s Inspiration
  • Soles4Souls - read more
  • Special Olympics
  • Talk About Curing Autism - read more
  • Tree People
  • Valley Food Bank
  • Verdugo Hills Mens Club
  • Unity Shoppe
  • Weingart Center Association
  • Women in Film - read more
  • Women’s Care Cottage
  • Women's Odyssey

Follow Gwyn Shamlin, Chairperson of the Make it Better Committee, on Twitter for updates about our philanthropy efforts!