Employee-Nominated Charities Making an Impact
As we wrap up another successful year within our team, industry and partners, it’s important to pause and reconnect with what drives us as an organization: our values, our mission, and our commitment to giving back to the communities we serve.
With this, each year AP Equipment Financing invites team members to nominate a charity that holds personal meaning to them. By supporting causes our employees care deeply about, we strive to create a positive impact—locally, nationally, and globally.
This year, AP employees picked 21 Charities to donate to. The charities AP employees selected include:
Mission: “The American Cancer Society is the leading cancer-fighting organization with a vision of ending cancer as we know it, for everyone. They work to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.”
Mission: Brightside is a high-save shelter based in Redmond, OR – dedicated to providing sheltering, placement and prevention services to reduce animal homelessness and unnecessary euthanasia.
Mission: “The Deschutes Land Trust’s mission is to conserve and care for the lands and waters that sustain Central Oregon, so local communities and the natural world can flourish together for generations to come.”
Friends of The Boundary Waters
Mission: “Protect the Boundary Waters and to connect people of all backgrounds to the wilderness, so that this and future generations benefit from this special place.”
Mission: Girls on the Run has fun, evidence-based programs that inspire participants to recognize their inner strength, increase their level of physical activity, imagine their possibilities, and confidently stand up for themselves and others.
Mission: A disaster response team, providing disaster relief, emergency supplies, and rebuilding assistance to families in crisis.
Mission: “The High Desert Museum wildly excites and responsibly teaches through innovative, interdisciplinary experiences, creating connection to and dialogue about the High Desert.”
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Mission: “The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to support and promote diabetes research.”
Mission: Provides support, advocacy, and intervention for children who have experienced abuse or trauma.
Mission: Raises funds and awareness to support families facing childhood cancer, offering direct financial and emotional assistance.
Meals on Wheels America – Central, OR
Mission: Delivers nutritious meals and safety checks to seniors and others in need to support independence and well-being.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Mission: Aims to cure multiple sclerosis while empowering people affected by MS to live their best lives
Mission: Advocates to protect and restore the world’s oceans through policy change, science-based campaigns, and grassroots action.
Mission: Supporting pregnancy clinics in providing care and resources to expectant mothers. Through free ultrasounds, training, and essential support, it helps clinics reach more women, promote healthy pregnancies, and strengthen communities.
Mission: “To protect and preserve the outdoor experience through the stewardship of multi-user, non motorized trails and their adjacent wild places.”
Mission: “Special Olympics approach is to deliver, high-quality training and competition in an inclusive culture through Unified Sports which allows for people with and without intellectual disabilities to play on the same field.”
St. Marys Area Middle School Mini-THON® 2026
Mission: A student-led fundraiser that raises money and awareness to fight pediatric cancer and support affected families.
Mission: “Serving dogs in need around the world and their communities through rescue, adoption, wellness, spay/neuter, and education.”
Mission: Aims to build community and reduce food insecurity by sharing meals and donated food with neighbors in need.
Mission: Based in Bend, Oregon Think Wild educates the public about wildlife and habitat conservation while providing care for native animals.
Mission: Provides free, high-quality healthcare to uninsured and underserved individuals through volunteer medical professionals.
Employee-nominated charities demonstrate the power of individuals coming together to support causes they care about. And we love having the privilege to give back to great causes within our own community, our teams communities, and others worldwide.
A big thank you to our teams’ members efforts and contributions in making this impact possible, and to the charities, we deeply appreciate the important work you do every day.
As we close out the year lets continue our support for causes that matter most to our people, and together, we can make a difference!
About AP Equipment Financing
AP Equipment Financing was founded in 1998 to provide businesses with a fast, easy, and more personalized way to access and finance the specialized equipment financing they need. In 2019, AP Equipment Financing became a wholly owned subsidiary of Tokyo Century USA.