On a visit to Kenya in 2004, Tom was struck by the plight of impoverished, un- or under-educated children residing in rural areas. Through his friendship with Kenyan Anglican minister, Evalyn Wakhusama, Tom undertook to help lead the effort to raise funds for the construction, equipping, and operation of the Nambale Magnet School. Tom attended the groundbreaking ceremony at the school in August 2007, and returned to Kenya again in 2011. He is president of WIKS-USA, Inc., the Connecticut-based charity formed in 2009 to support the education of Kenyan children orphaned or left otherwise vulnerable by AIDS.