Matthew and Zachary Hyman are the Managing Partners of Marin-based Central Payment Corporation, a company that processes credit card transactions for small businesses across the country. Their third entrepreneurial start up, CPC is currently ranked 12th in the nation among merchant providers. Matt and Zach were introduced to Sunny Hills Services by a friend who was a staff member at the agency. After touring the campus and meeting some of the many children who are benefiting from Sunny Hills programs, the brothers decided to turn their business acumen to helping the 112-year old Marin nonprofit.

Chief Executive Officer Joe Costa says that "Central Payment Corporation is an important corporate and community partner for Sunny Hills Services. They provide critical support for our programs and services, allowing us to serve the needs of vulnerable children in our community and helping us to make sure that those children receive the highest level of care possible. Central Payment Corporation's involvement with our agency is exemplary; our relationship with them is proof that partnerships between social service agencies and socially-minded corporations can be successful and rewarding for both partners."

Matt and Zach have made sure that their impact on the agency is felt across all sorts of arenas. On top of providing generous operating support money for programs and services, they also were the presenting sponsor for the 2007 Sunny Hills Services gala, Last Dance at the Nightclub, which ultimately grossed over $300,000 for the agency. By leveraging their support for Sunny Hills in this public forum, they have helped increase the agency's revenues from other funding sources outside of themselves, a move that shows how their business savvy has positively impacted their decisions as donors.

In addition to their outstanding financial support, the brothers have also lent a literal helping hand to the agency in the form of their employees; each of their 72 full-time employees is encouraged to volunteer for the agency as part of their work commitment, through participation in agency fundraisers or involvement on special event committees. By integrating their relationship with Sunny Hills into a volunteer program within their company, they are extending their commitment of service to both the community and their employees.

"Our work with Sunny Hills is just the beginning of our plans for the future," says Zach Hyman with a characteristic grin. "We're very excited about this community partnership and where it can go."

Central Payment Corporation was profiled recently in Benefit magazine!
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