​WE FEEL A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR SOCIETY, WHICH DRIVES US TO INVEST TIME, CREATIVITY, AND RESOURCES IN THE ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CAUSES IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. WE WANT TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH AND ALONGSIDE TO MAKE OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE GREATER TULSA COMMUNITY AND BEYOND BETTER, STRONGER, AND SMARTER.

COMMITMENT TO QUINCY

BORN AND RAISED IN QUINCY, CO-FOUNDER RYAN JUDE TANNER IS PROUD OF HIS ROOTS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED SHAPE HIM. THROUGH TANNINGER PHILANTHROPIES, TANNER IS COMMITTED TO HIS ALMA MATER, QUINCY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — SPECIFICALLY THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT — AS WELL AS THE UNITED WAY OF ADAMS COUNTY. TANNER VIEWS BOTH OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

EDUCATION – THE NUMBERS ARE UNNERVING: JUST ONE IN FOUR OKLAHOMA FOURTH GRADERS IS READING AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL, AND 36% LACK EVEN BASIC LITERACY SKILLS. TANNINGER COMPANIES IS WORKING WITH READING PARTNERS TO HELP IMPROVE THOSE STATISTICS. READING PARTNERS’ ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING MODEL PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MENTORS WHO GIVE THEM INDIVIDUALIZED, PERSONAL ATTENTION. THE PROGRAM IS WORKING: SINCE 2013, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT TO 27 READING CENTERS, SERVING MORE THAN 1,600 STUDENTS; AFTER THE 2018-19 SCHOOL YEAR, 89% OF READING PARTNERS STUDENTS WERE MEETING OR EXCEEDING THEIR PRIMARY END-OF-YEAR LITERACY GROWTH GOAL.

TANNINGER COMPANIES IS ALSO ACTIVE IN SUPPORTING THE MUSIC IN EDUCATION INITIATIVE AT BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL IN TULSA. STUDIES SHOW, CHILDREN WHO STUDY MUSIC TEND TO HAVE LARGER VOCABULARIES AND MORE ADVANCED READING SKILLS THAN THEIR PEERS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC LESSONS. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SECONDARY STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN A MUSIC GROUP AT SCHOOL REPORTED THE LOWEST LIFETIME AND CURRENT USE OF ALL SUBSTANCES (TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, AND ILLICIT DRUGS). AS MUSIC PROGRAMS ARE CONSTANTLY IN DANGER OF BEING CUT FROM SHRINKING SCHOOL BUDGETS EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PROVEN TO IMPROVE ACADEMICS, TANNINGER COMPANIES IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING MUSIC IN EDUCATION.

HEALTH – NEARLY ONE MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES LIVE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (MS). TANNINGER COMPANIES PARTNERS WITH THE OKLAHOMA CHAPTER OF THE MS SOCIETY, ASSISTING WITH THEIR WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MS IN OKLAHOMA AND RAISE FUNDS FOR CRITICAL MS RESEARCH.

COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL HEALTH

OUR WORK IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY EXTENDS PAST OUR BORDERS. IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF AFRICAN CHILDREN WHO ARE LIVING WITHOUT ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE, TANNINGER COMPANIES PARTNERS WITH LIGHT IN THE WORLD DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ON SURGICAL MISSION TRIPS TO THE COUNTRY.

COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE

RYAN AND JAY ARE LIFELONG, FIERCE ADVOCATES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ENGAGE AT ALL LEVELS OF THE EFFORT TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. TANNINGER COMPANIES HAS BEEN INVOLVED AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL ON THE DEATH ROW 10 PROJECT IN ILLINOIS STATE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE JAMES H. DUNN MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP; THE COMPANY HAS ALSO COMMITTED MONEY AND TIME TO PROMOTE EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THROUGH READING INITIATIVES, SUPPORT OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS EVERYWHERE, ACCESS TO LIFESAVING HEALTHCARE, ADVOCACY FOR RACIAL EQUALITY, AND MORE.

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

AT TANNINGER COMPANIES, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ARE NOT BOXES TO BE CHECKED; OUR WORLD IS FULL OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, BELIEFS, AND COLORS. WE CELEBRATE UNIQUENESS AND EMBRACE PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, AND LEVERAGE THESE DIFFERENCES TO CREATE A CORPORATE CULTURE FULL OF POSSIBILITY WITH PERSPECTIVES THAT HELP MAXIMIZE BUSINESS OUTCOMES.
 
WE ACTIVELY SEEK PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS WITH OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS TO EXPAND OUR WORLDVIEW AND INCREASE EVERYONE’S POTENTIAL