Dreams Foundation Since 2016, the Dreams Foundation leads programs that support the philanthropic efforts of our employees and agents, offers support to college-bound students, and serves as the grant-making arm for our partnerships with community-based non-profit organizations throughout the 19-state American Family footprint. At American Family Insurance, we believe that social impact doesn’t start or end with a check. So we focus on bringing our mission — to inspire, protect and restore dreams — to life in our communities. We do this by combining financial support with volunteerism, creativity and expertise. And that leads to greater accomplishments, collaboration and a better future for all. 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
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1Dreams Foundation
Dreams Foundation
Since 2016, the Dreams Foundation leads programs that support the philanthropic efforts of our employees and agents, offers support to college-bound students, and serves as the grant-making arm for our partnerships with community-based non-profit organizations throughout the 19-state American Family footprint.
At American Family Insurance, we believe that social impact doesn’t start or end with a check. So we focus on bringing our mission — to inspire, protect and restore dreams — to life in our communities. We do this by combining financial support with volunteerism, creativity and expertise. And that leads to greater accomplishments, collaboration and a better future for all.
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In 2017, the Dreams Foundation focused grant making in three areas that align with American Family’s mission to inspire, protect and restore dreams:
GIVING PRIORITIES
• Disaster preparedness and safety education
RESTORATIONMinimizing the impact of a disaster to families and communities.
• Food pantries, community gardens, sustainable food sources, emergency shelter and long-term housing
• Environmental education efforts to advance innovation
PROTECTIONProviding physical, emotional and environmental assistance to families and communities to protect and ensure a brighter future for all.
• Access to transportation, daycare & financial literacy programs
• Vocational and job re-training, wrap-around services to traditional education, STEM programs and early childhood educational programs for economically disadvantaged families
• Access to the arts for the economically disadvantaged
INSPIRATIONEmpowering individuals with pathways to success for living their best lives and opportunities to reach their full potential.
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2017 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT*
*Does not include scholarship support
ARIZONA NEW MEXICO
NEVADA
ALABAMAMISSISSIPPI
KENTUCKY
TENNESSEE
ARKANSAS
GEORGIA
IOWA
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
WASHINGTON
IDAHOSOUTH DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
COLORADO
WISCONSIN
ILLINOIS
KANSAS
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
MINNESOTAMONTANA
UTAH VIRGINAMISSOURI
OHIO
CONNECTICUT
D.C..
DELAWARE
MASSACHUSETTSNEW YORK
PENNSYLVANIA
MAINE
RHODE ISLAND
NEW JERSEY
MARYLAND
NORTH CAROLINA
FLORIDA
INDIANA
MICHIGAN
In 2017, American Family Insurance and the Dreams Foundation made 5,704 gifts to organizations in 44 states, including community grants, matching gifts,
hurricane relief efforts and United Way campaign donations.
PUERTO RICO
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$150,000+ TO AMERICAN RED CROSS
SEMI-TRUCK LOADED WITH
DONATED SUPPLIESFROM EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS IN WI
$1,440,322 MATCHED967ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTED
EMPLOYEES
$438,767 MATCHED765ORGANIZATIONS
SUPPORTED
AGENTS
College-bound students of our full-time employees, agents and agency staff are invited to apply for a scholarship to help offset educational costs associated with the pursuit of their dream of a post-secondary degree.
SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT (Since 2016)
American Family is proud to offer a matching gift program to both employees and agents. Funds are dedicated to match donations our employees and agents make to organizations across the country that are most important to them and their families.
MATCHING GIFTS
HURRICANE RELIEF
We believe the most effective and long-lasting philanthropy combines financial support with human capital. Each year our employees and agents give to organizations and causes important to the life and sustainability of their communities.
HOURS: 8,714
EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER HOURS
EMPLOYEES1,471
$640,000 PROVIDED
165STUDENTS SUPPORTED
COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES WITH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED (In 2017)81
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365 Media FoundationAAUW of Oregon Special Projects FundACCELAccion ChicagoAfter School MattersAldo Leopold Nature CenterAlmost HomeAlzheimers & Dementia Alliance of WIAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Players TheatreArizona YWCA Metropolitan PhoenixArtportunity KnocksAssociation House of ChicagoBadger Childhood Cancer NetworkBadger Prairie Needs NetworkBadger Boys StateBBBS of Northeast IndianaBe a Leader FoundationBestPrepBig Brothers Big Sisters of Dane CountyBoys & Girls Club of Dane CountyBoys & Girls Club of Fond du LacBoys & Girls Clubs of the Colorado RiverBoys & Girls Clubs of TopekaBoys & Girls Clubs of West Central WIBreast Cancer Recovery FoundationBriarpatch Youth ServicesBridge the GapCares of WashingtonCASA of the Eighth Judicial District Catholic CharitiesCatholic Social ServicesCenter for Childhood Safety IncCenter for Youth & Citizen PreparednessCenterstone of SeattleCentro HispanoCEOS of TomorrowChicago Urban League Children First CEO Kansas Inc.CHRIS 180Citizen Schools, IncColumbia Center for Urban AgricultureCommunities In Schools of AugustaCommunities in Schools of PeninsulaCommunity Action CenterCommunity Arts ProjectCommunity Food BankCommunity LINCCORECORE Community Resources
Crisis Center for South SuburbiaDerby Community FoundationDomestic Abuse Intervention ServicesEdgewood CollegeFamilies First of Monroe CountyFamilyWorksFindlay Hope House for the HomelessFour Lakes Traditional Music Collective Fresco Opera Theatre CompanyFresh Start Women’s FoundationGeorgia OfficeGirls Inc. of the Pacific NorthwestGoodman Community CenterGray Matter ExperienceGreater Des Moines Botanical Gardens Habitat for Humanity WisconsinHousing Resources Inc. Jeremiah ProgramJobPath IncJobs for Arizona’s GraduatesJunior Achievement of Greater St. LouisJunior Achievement of WisconsinKansas City Community GardensKansas School for Effective LearningKheprw InstituteKidsmartLaunchCodeLiteracy Network, IncLiving Room, Inc.Lutheran Social Service of MinnesotaLutheran Social Services of WI & MIMacon Volunteer Clinic IncMadison Area Urban MinistryMadison Audubon Society Madison Children’s MuseumMadison Museum of Contemporary ArtMadison Reading ProjectMadison Symphony Orchestra MARC FoundationMarion-Polk Food Share Inc.Marshfield ClinicMaryvale Preparatory Academy Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ ClubMaydmMiddleton Outreach MinistryNatural Resources Foundation of WINew BeginningsNew Pisgah Community Service OrgNext Door Foundation, IncNorthlight Theatre Inc
Olbrich Gardens Oregon FoodbankOtis Wilson Charitable AssociationOur House of Portland Page Education FoundationParadise Valley Emergency Food BankParrott Creek Child and Family ServicesPartnership Against Domestic ViolencePathfinder Services Inc.Point Defiance Zoological SocietyPorter-Starke ServicesPuget Soundkeeper Alliance Red Wing Environmental Learning CenterRevitalize MilwaukeeRiver Food PantryRonald McDonald House CharitiesRose Brooks CenterSave the Family Foundation of ArizonaSchools the Can MilwaukeeScottsdale Training & Rehab Services SECTOR67 INCSFM FoundationSharing NotesSimpson Street Free PressSpecial Olympics WisconsinSt. Joseph the WorkerTanager Place TechPoint Foundation for YouthThe Gathering SourceThe Harbour, Inc.The Primavera FoundationThe Road HomeThe Sophia WayThe Women’s CenterToledo Cultural Arts CenterTransitional Programs for Women Triton CollegeUCPUnited Way of Dane CountyUrban League of Greater MadisonWheels for WinnersWI Academy for Graduate Service Dogs Wisconsin Literacy, Inc.Wyman CenterYMCA ValparaisoYouth on their OwnYWCA of Evansville IndianaYWCA of Madison
