EMC Insurance Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The EMC Insurance Foundation supports art, health, human services, recreation, housing, education, literacy, youth and other community cases in Iowa.
IP TAKE: EMC Insurance offers various kinds of support, as well as for individual Iowa artists.
PROFILE: The EMC Insurance Foundation is a corporate foundation based in Des Moines, Iowa. The company consists of a group companies dating back to 1911 that now specializes in business, personal and life insurance. It exists amongst the top 50 property/casualty organizations in the U.S. Its philanthropic sister aims to "review philanthropic requests and to continue our ongoing efforts to improve the communities in which we live and work.” The foundation funds local efforts for art, health, human services, recreation, housing, education, literacy, youth, and other community causes.
Grants for Arts and Culture, Public Health and Access, Housing and Homelessness, Education, and Community Development
The EMC Insurance Foundation funds insurance education and supports a variety of efforts to improve communities. EMC has sponsored the EMC Center for Insurance and Risk Management at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa to help college students obtain insurance degrees and pursue related careers. EMC donates time and money to various organizations that are located in Central Iowa and in the city of Des Moines. Art EMC is a company project that supports visual artists and allows Iowa artists to submit their art for inclusion in a virtual art gallery and permanent art collection. In the past, the foundation has awarded grants through an online public voting campaign. The funder typically makes grants for general operating support and capital fund drive support.
Past local grantees include Bidwell Riverside Center, Children & Families of Iowa and the Des Moines Metro Opera Foundation.
Important Grant Details
Grants range between about $500 and $300,000. In a recent year, the foundation made over $1.6 million in grant contributions. Grantmaking focuses on the state of Iowa.
This foundation typically accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. There are no submission deadlines for grant applications; however, grantmaking is generally restricted to only Iowa-based charitable organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 515-345-7390 or 515-345-2788 and to the attention to the executive director, Sean Pelletier.
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