The newly established charitable advisory service is led by senior charitable advisor Amy Hogan, with the aim of helping advisors guide clients in making more strategic and impactful charitable donations.

Alphalita, Georgia, September 29, 2026 / PRNewswire / -- Howard Capital Management, LLC ( HCM ) is an investment advisory firm registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ). The firm announced today the launch of HCM National Philanthropic Group ( HCM-NPG ). This is a charitable advisory service designed to provide financial advisors with the expertise, resources, and support they need to help them develop charitable planning strategies for their clients.

Howard Capital Management CEO and Portfolio Manager Vance Howard stated: "For every wealth management business, the primary and most important driving force is relationships. Engaging clients in topics beyond their investment portfolios is key to strengthening these relationships and enabling the intergenerational transfer of managed assets. We established HCM National Philanthropic Group to provide advisors with professional knowledge, resources, and solutions, thereby creating value for their businesses and their clients."

HCM indicates that HCM-NPG is a charitable advisory service aimed at HCM clients, and it is built on three main pillars:

• Charitable Planning:HCM-NPG helps clients develop clear strategies to achieve their charitable goals. Such professional planning provides consultants and their clients with a roadmap to make the most effective impact on important causes.
• Continued education and advisory support:Advisors do not need to become experts in the field of philanthropy. HCM-NPG will provide them with knowledge and resources, enabling them to initiate relevant conversations with clients confidently and smoothly hand over subsequent work to the HCM-NPG team; the professional level and service standards provided by this team are in line with clients' consistent expectations for HCM.
• White-label donors suggest funds:HCM-NPG is collaborating with the technology-oriented donor advisory fund (DAF) platform TIFIN Give to launch a white-label DAF, which is exclusively available to HCM customers.

For the leadership of HCM-NPG, Howard Capital Management has appointed Amy Hogan as the Managing Director. The company states that Hogan is a charitable consultant with over 20 years of experience in the non-profit and public sectors. She has held senior fundraising and advisory positions in various global, national, and local non-profit organizations, including Breakthrough T1D (formerly known as JDRF), Communities In Schools, and Holy Innocents ' Episcopal School. She holds qualifications in Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy ( CAP ®) and Certified Fund Raising Executive ( CFRE ), and has obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Sociology from the University of New Orleans.

HCM National Philanthropic Group Managing Director Amy Hogan stated: "Being a service consultant to help clients make strategic donations and achieve their charitable goals is something I am very passionate about. I believe that this business can truly optimize the impact of philanthropy and expand its ripple effect. Howard Capital Management has always been an innovator, focusing on improvement and progress. HCM-NPG is the latest manifestation of this commitment, and I am delighted to lead it."

For more information about HCM National Philanthropic Group, please visit: https :// hcmnpg.com.

About HCM National Philanthropic Group

HCM National Philanthropic Group ( HCM-NPG ) is the charitable advisory department under Howard Capital Management and LLC ( HCM ), aimed at providing financial advisors with the necessary expertise, resources, and support to help them guide their clients in making strategic and impactful charitable donations. HCM-NPG offers charitable planning, ongoing advisory education and support, as well as a White Label Donor Advisory Fund established in collaboration with TIFIN Give. This fund is accessible only to HCM clients and the advisors who serve these clients. HCM-NPG combines decades of experience in charity and fundraising with HCM's proven investment philosophy to assist advisors in deepening client relationships and maximizing the impact of each charitable contribution. For more information, please visit: https :// hcmnpg.com /.

About Howard Capital Management

Howard Capital Management, LLC ( HCM ) was established in 1999 and is an investment advisory firm registered in SEC. It provides professional asset management services to individual clients, brokers, and securities traders by independently managing investment portfolios, retirement tools, proprietary brokerage accounts, and its own mutual funds. The company's investment strategy is geared towards being defensive and tactical. HCM states that the firm believes this management style represents a powerful and straightforward approach to dealing with market fluctuations, striving to drive performance, and hedging against inflation. For more information, please visit: www.howardcm.com; for the latest updates, follow Howard Capital Management on LinkedIn.

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