Rockville, MD, March 4, 2009/PRNewswire/ --  The Aronson Foundation, a charitable organization, is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $5,000 grant to the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Montgomery County, Maryland. 

Jeffery P. Capron, CPA, President of the Aronson Foundation remarked, “As one of the largest employers in Montgomery County, we feel a strong sense of duty to help improve the community and support the efforts of organizations that do the same.  The Aronson Foundation is proud to help the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation achieve their mission.”

Aronson & Company, a Washington area accounting and consulting firm, formed the Aronson Foundation to address the needs of the community they have served for almost 50 years. With a primary focus on the needs of children, the Foundation grants charitable contributions to organizations who have dedicated themselves to providing services that enhance the world and help the people in it thrive and succeed. All of this is made possible through the generosity and enthusiasm of Aronson & Company staff, officers, clients and friends.

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation operates to perform research and disseminate information and educate the general public in Montgomery County, Maryland, and its surrounding regions in the areas of economic matters, health and wellness, the environment, public safety and other areas that their Board of Directors determines to be appropriate.

Since 1962, Aronson & Company has been serving the Metro area business community. Over the years, we have dedicated funds and efforts toward charitable goals, each year establishing higher goals to work toward. Aronson & Company continuously looks for ways in which to give more back to the people who have made this community such a wonderful place in which to do business and live.

About Aronson & Company and the Aronson Foundation

As the Mid-Atlantic region’s premier accounting and consulting firm, Aronson & Company has built a tradition of excellence spanning nearly 50 years. Hundreds of dedicated business experts provide innovative solutions designed specifically for each client. A&C specializes in comprehensive audit, tax and consulting services for clients ranging from individual taxpayers up through publicly traded companies.

In 2007 & 2008, A&C was named one of the Metro area's Best Places to Work by the Washington Business Journal. A&C is proud to be one of INSIDE Public Accounting’s top 50 national accounting firms and we have been featured on their elite Best of the Best list for three years running. A&C has also been named to Public Accounting Report’s top 50, and is ranked as a top 10 accounting and consulting firm by the Washington Business Journal. Most of A&C’s professional experts are members of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.