JPMorgan Donates $100,000 To Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras

Boston and New York, October 1, 2007 - The Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) will receive a grant of $100,000 from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, representing the largest single annual contribution ever given to the BYSO.

The JPMorgan grant will fund 16 concerts in the BYSO's 50th anniversary season, which begins Sunday, October 7th at Boston's Symphony Hall. The donation will also support the BYSO's community outreach program, making 250 tickets available to local community youth groups that may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend orchestral concerts.

"JPMorgan Chase has been a regular supporter of BYSO and this gift shows their deepening commitment to the organization and Boston," said Catherine Weiskel, Executive Director.

"Our businesses, especially Fund Services, are seeing strong growth in Boston and the greater Massachusetts area, so we wanted to show our gratitude to the community," said Mark Kelley, head of JPMorgan U.S. Fund Services.

JPMorgan Chase serves more than 1.5 million consumer customers, over 150 middle market companies and has more than 1,000 employees in Massachusetts via its Commercial Bank, Fund Services and Private Banking businesses.

JPMorgan's Boston-based Fund Services provides fund accounting, fund administration and other services that allow investment managers to outsource their operational and administrative infrastructure. The business is part of the firm's global integrated fund accounting operation with locations in the U.S., Europe and Asia and a unit of JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services. For more information go to www.jpmorgan.com/visit/fundservices

About Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras
Since its inception in 1958 at Boston University, the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (formerly the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras or GBYSO) continues to achieve the highest artistic standards, and remains committed to musical excellence. The BYSO is comprised of four different orchestras, each of which serves a particular level of a young musician's development. The most advanced of these is the Boston Youth Symphony (BYS), a group of about 100 outstanding players that performs a wide range of demanding orchestral repertoire, conducted by Federico Cortese. The BYSO also has several preparatory ensembles that provide training to aspiring youth musicians prior to possible acceptable into one of the orchestras. This includes the Intensive Community Program, which provides rigorous string instrument instruction to local underrepresented youth. Today, the BYSO is widely regarded as one of the country's finest youth orchestras and is recognized nationally as a model music and arts education organization.

About JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services, a division of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., is a global industry leader with $15.2 trillion in assets under custody. JPMorgan provides innovative custody, fund accounting and administration and securities services to the world's largest institutional investors, alternative asset managers and equity issuers. JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services leverages its scale and capabilities in more than 90 markets to help clients optimize efficiency, mitigate risk and enhance revenue through a broad range of investor services as well as securities clearance, collateral management and alternative investment services.

About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.5 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. JPMorgan Chase is committed to investing in education, economic opportunity, development and environmental programs that enable people and communities to thrive. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.