FBB Capital Partners Corporate Philosophy

FBB Capital Partners has worked with clients since 1989 to help them achieve their long-term financial goals. Individual portfolios are created for each account using our time-tested criteria for security selection. Our goal is to provide our clients with the growth of capital and income that will allow them to lead more financially secure lives.

Our asset-based management fee places us as partners in your financial achievement. We are rewarded in direct proportion to the growth of your investment portfolio, not by the number of transactions. This arrangement ensures that our advice is objective, and provides our clients with confidence that our efforts are fully devoted to realizing their financial objectives. We are in no other business and receive no remuneration from any other source than our clients.

FBB believes in giving back. Since 1989 the firm and its principals have donated in excess of a million and a half dollars to charities involved in aiding movements in ecology and sustainability here and around the world. We practice citizenship and lives of purpose.

Heifer International: FBB Capital Partners has been a member of the Heifer family since 1996 when we donated our first “Ark” in honor of our clients. We have given an Ark each year since then. Susan Fulton first met with Heifer in 1962 when, as a young reporter in Lititz, Pennsylvania, she heard about the efforts of Mennonite farmers after WWII to re-stock Europe’s milk cows. In national outreach, farmers from all over the United States each donated heifer (young female) cows, rented old Liberty Ships and sent their sons across the Atlantic to help re-stock the livestock of Europe. Then, as now, each recipient promised to “Pass on the Gift” to others in their community. Over the sixty years since the first sailing when cowboys and their “girls” headed across the Atlantic, Heifer has built a web of local, community involvement that teaches the recipients the ability to obtain sustainable sources of food and income. This year Susan Fulton became one of the four American members of Heifer International’s Board of Directors.
http://www.heifer.org

The Richard Alsina Fulton Center for Sustainable Living: Endowed by Susan Fulton in 1999, the Center is part of the Wilson College campus and the home for hands-on environmental education. The 50-acre farmstead includes a 7-acre organic vegetable farm, passive-solar greenhouse and gardens, and both solar and wind-generated electricity and a biodiesel processor. The property is the home of the historic Owens Barn and Tooke Farmhouse, both Civil War era buildings. In 2007 FBB Capital Partners donated funds to build housing for the farm interns who spend the growing season at the Center learning the craft of organic market gardening. The Center houses the “Consumers Supporting Agriculture” web-site where consumers nationwide go to find organic farms in their neighborhood. Susan Fulton is a member of the Board of Trustees of Wilson College.
http://www.wilson.edu

Legal Resource Center on Violence Against Women: Mitch Schlesinger sits of the Board of the Center, which provides legal assistance and advocacy for domestic violence victims. FBB Capital Partners contributes funds to aid the Center in providing direct services and materials to the field and for translation services. Studies by University of Arkansas economist Amy Farmer have shown that legal services are the most critical services needed to reduce domestic abuse.
http://www.lrcvaw.org

Rachel’s Network: Susan Fulton is a member of Rachel’s Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a network of women conservation funders to be an influential voice for the environment. Rachel's Network brings together like-minded women to forge strategic partnerships, obtain and maintain leadership positions in the public and private sectors, and provides educational initiatives that enable us to become better stewards of the environment.
http://www.rachelsnetwork.org

The Literacy Council of Northern Virginia: Since its finding in 1962, the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia has trained thousands of volunteers to provide individual and classroom instruction to adults in basic reading and beginning-level English. This nonprofit educational organization recruits and trains volunteers to assist in its four educational programs that teach adults who need to develop basic reading, writing, and English speaking skills.
http://www.lcnv.org

Horn Point Lab: The Horn Point Laboratory (HPL) is an environmental research facility of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)—the principal institution for advanced environmental research and graduate studies within the university system of Maryland. Hornpoint conducts extensive research on restoration and protection of the Chesapeake Bay.
http://www.ums.edu/

Smithsonian Rare Breeds: The Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center conducts research to aid the survival and recovery of species and their habitats, and to ensure the health and well-being of animals in captivity and in the wild. The Department of Reproductive Sciences is comprised of 20 scientists at the National Zoo and its Conservation and Research Center. These skilled and dedicated individuals use modern, cutting-edge technologies (often borrowed from human medical research) to study and preserve some of the most endangered species on Earth. These scientists have been undisputed leaders in this field for more than two decades.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/

Jubilee Jobs: For 28 years, Jubilee Jobs has been a place of hope and compassionate support for disadvantaged job-seekers throughout metropolitan Washington. This nonprofit organization provides skilled job preparation and placement services for individuals most in need. Once people are working, the focus turns to job retention and next steps toward career growth. The strategy is to break down the isolation of unemployment and poverty and replace it with the productivity of a job and the support of a community. To date, more than 19,000 individuals have entered into the workforce through this program. Jubilee Jobs has also served as a volunteer tax-preparation site since 2004 for applicants and people in the community who are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. In 2009, the organization served 1,034 low-income clients and helped them receive $1.5 million in tax refunds. This gave crucial additional income to workers and their families struggling to support themselves. FBB is a proud supporter of Jubilee Jobs and its dedication to assisting individuals and families move beyond poverty toward self-sufficiency. To learn more about the Jubilee Jobs program or read some of the many applicant success stories, visit http://www.jubileejobs.org.

The Amadeus Concerts, Inc. is dedicated to enhancing the enjoyment, understanding, and accessibility of fine music. Founded as a nonprofit music foundation, Amadeus features professional musicians performing high-quality programs of solo, ensemble, and orchestral works to our audiences in and around Great Falls, Virginia and the Dulles Corridor. In addition to providing free access to concerts for all youth, Amadeus provides ongoing developmental support to young artists at the thresholds of their careers. Our board is devoted to maintaining reasonable admission fees that will encourage attendance by families and seniors. Amadeus is supported by an enthusiastic volunteer community committed to the furtherance of its mission. FBB Capital Partners supports the Amadeus Side-by-Side Concerts. These concerts give an opportunity for young musicians to rehearse and perform alongside professionals from the Amadeus Orchestra, offer visibility to the music program within the school and in the larger community, and provide an informative and entertaining introduction to classical music for an entire school. http://www.amadeusconcerts.com/

DISCLAIMER: The corporate philosophy page of our website is for informational purposes only. The organizations highlighted here are altruistic activities of our firm and our employees and there are no expressed or implied recommendations or endorsement of these organizations. Neither FBB nor our information providers shall be liable for any errors or inaccuracies in this information.