FMH 2015 Corporate Giving

  • June 17, 2016

Farmers Mutual Hail has a long history of generously giving back to its community through fundraisers, volunteering, and monetary donations. In 2015, FMH contributed more than $250,000 in total to more than 50 different organizations.

Farmers Mutual Hail has a long history of generously giving back to its community through fundraisers, volunteering, and monetary donations. In 2015, FMH contributed more than $250,000 in total to more than 50 different organizations.

FMH supports various organizations at a corporate level including:

  • United Way supports communities through funding initiatives and programs for better education, health, and assistance for those that need it most. FMH and our employees have donated $337,000 corporately over the past 5 years.
  • JDRF is the leading diabetes foundation funding T1D research. FMH has donated over $27,000 corporately in the past 5 years (not including the 2016 donation amount).
  • St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers. FMH has given a corporate donation of $25,000 per year over the past 8 years for a total of $200,000.
  • FFA Scholarships support students pursuing a secondary education in ag-related fields. FMH has been funding FFA scholarships for more than 20 years. With twenty $1,500 scholarships awarded this year, the 2016 total gift amount is $30,000.
  • Iowa Public TV brings local programming to families across Iowa, including many agriculture documentaries. FMH has provided volunteers for the IPTV Fundraising Festival for 20 years, plus a contribution of $5,000 per year totalling $100,000 to-date.

In addition to our corporate campaigns, FMH supports and contributes to more than 50 other organizations at the request of our employees. FMH also provides a matching gift program to support the organizations that our employees individually support. FMH contributed a total of $18,152 to a wide variety of organizations to match donations made by our employees.

Here are just a few of the organizations supported in 2015:

  • American Heart Association
  • Ovarian Cancer Community Outreach
  • The Iowa College Foundation
  • Farm Safety 4 Kids
  • Living History Farms
  • American Cancer Society
  • Greater Des Moines Partnership
  • Food Bank of Iowa
  • Meals from the Heartland