The Jim & Rebecca Loree Foundation exists to provide opportunities for our community's youth to further their position in life by pursuing uniquely valuable educational opportunities.

We aim to foster stronger communities by identifying educational programs within our community that provide measurable improvements in the lives of underserved children.

This means we support registered nonprofits in the Greater Hartford area and that we carefully select our partners by focusing on their impact in our community and on the impact that a grant from our foundation can make to further their cause.

Our Work

Education

Grace Academy

With an average class size of 15, Grace Academy offers young women a highly personal approach to education which encourages independent thinking and responsible decision making.

The Jim & Rebecca Loree Foundation is proud to provide two full scholarships to young Hartford women to attend Grace Academy in support of Grace Academy’s uniquely talented young women and equally talented educational staff as they work tirelessly to improve the lives of girls in Hartford.

community

The Bushnell

For over 80 years, The Bushnell has been central to life in Greater Hartford serving as its unique gathering place for arts, education, and community activities.

The Jim & Rebecca Loree Foundation is proud to support The Bushnell’s PARTNERS® programs, which strengthen’s inner-city youth’s learning in the areas of literacy, the arts and intercultural relations.

Arts

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra

The HSO’s mission is to enrich lives and community through great music, and they have been achieving that objective since 1930.

The Jim & Rebecca Loree Foundation is proud to support The Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s efforts to enrich student’s lives through unique programs such as the Instrument Petting Zoo, in-school programs, and more.

How We serve

We make grants in the following areas:

Educational assistance to deserving students in need of financial support through scholarships and research grants
Training, counseling, support and other direct assistance to individuals in need
Funding in the form of grants and other contributions to unrelated 501(c)(3) organizations which provide services to the community based on their support of specific charitable causes

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The Lorees

Rebecca Corbin Loree, President

Founder & CEO
Corbin Advisors, LLC

James M. Loree, Treasurer

Chief Executive Officer
Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB)

ABOUT JAMES M. LOREE

JIM LOREE is the Chief Executive Officer at Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB). Prior to taking on the role of CEO, he served as Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors at SSB.

Jim is the former Chief Executive Officer of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., a position he held from 2016 to June 2022. He also served on the Board of Directors of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. during that time.

As CEO, he led more than 60,000 employees across 60 countries who make power tools, hand tools, outdoor power equipment and industrial products. Under his leadership, the company gained recognition for its work in advanced manufacturing, operational excellence, responsible business practices, and as a best workplace for innovators as well as for diversity and inclusion. Jim originally joined the company, then Stanley Works, as Vice President and CFO in 1999. In that role, he pursued a strategy which included re-architecting the business portfolio and reorienting the company culture to organic and inorganic growth. He was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2009 and then CEO in 2016. During his tenure, he led growth strategies to increase revenue from $2 billion to $16 billion.

Jim serves on the board of Whirlpool Corporation and United Natural Foods Inc., and is a trustee of his alma mater, Union College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics. He is a member of the Business Roundtable, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, FORTUNE’s CEO Initiative, the WSJ CEO Council, and the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion. He is also a director of the National Association of Manufacturers.

One of Jim’s core beliefs is that solving big societal problems requires strong partnership between government and the private sector. As a result, Jim works with the Business-Higher Education Forum and with Governor Ned Lamont’s Workforce Council to bring digital credentialing systems that make manufacturing skills more accessible to students and mid-career employees. He sits on the Board of Directors of AdvanceCT, a non-profit that works to engage, retain and recruit business and advance economic competitiveness in the state, and is a member of UCONN’s President’s Advisory Council, a small group of CEOs and thought leaders from private, public and non-profit organizations. Jim also serves on the advisory council of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford.

Jim was recently honored by the Connecticut business community with the Hartford Business Journal’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting impact on Stanley Black & Decker’s growth and culture, including his focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, and commitment to the community.

Jim lives with his wife Rebecca in Connecticut and is the proud father to four daughters.

ABOUT REBECCA CORBIN LOREE

Ms. Corbin Loree is founder and CEO of Corbin Advisors, a strategic investor relations and investor communications advisory firm with a track record of supporting publicly traded clients in creating sustained shareholder value.

Over her 25-year career in capital markets, she has architected a proprietary and proven methodology to rerate, compound, and drive sustained value creation based on extensive and unparalleled Voice of Investor® research and insights-driven strategies that have consistently been validated by the global equity markets.

As a subject matter expert and renowned investor relations strategist, Rebecca is a trusted advisor and partner to boards and executives who continually seek her research-based insights and counsel. She serves a broad range of global clients across sectors and situations.

Rebecca, a lifelong entrepreneur, was in her early-twenties when she ideated and started Thomson Reuter’s Perception Study practice and in her mid-twenties when she founded Corbin in 2007. Under her leadership, the ﬁrm has built deep- longstanding relationships and the reputation as the industry’s gold standard.

Rebecca serves as Editor-in-chief of Inside The Buy-Side® — Corbin’s ﬂagship research publication covered worldwide — that identiﬁes and reports on global investor sentiment, market trends, and best practice. She is a highly sought after and proliﬁc public speaker, presenting at myriad conferences and events, and has been a recurring guest on CNBC and Bloomberg for over a decade.

Rebecca is a member of the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW), National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), where she has held leadership positions, and honor societies Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Beta Delta. Career-related achievements and honors awarded to Ms. Corbin Loree include Hartford Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty (2016), Washington College’s Alumni Horizon Ribbon Award (2011) and Thomson Reuter’s Award of Excellence for Entrepreneurial Spirit (2005). Ms. Corbin Loree graduated cum laude and with thesis honors from Washington College with a B.A. in Business Management where she received the Department of Business Management Award and was the first recipient of the Schottland Business Leadership Award.

Rebecca serves on the board of directors of CompoSecure, Inc., (NYSE: CPGI), a leader in metal payment cards, security, and authentication solutions. Deeply committed to community-oriented and philanthropic efforts, she also serves on the boards of The Bushnell Performing Arts Center and Renbrook School, where she is Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign Committee. Previously, she served on the boards of Hartford Symphony Orchestra and Washington College. She resides in Connecticut with her husband and is a mother to four daughters.

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