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Dreams Foundation

Dreams Foundation

The American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation leads programs that support the philanthropic efforts of our

employees and agents and offers scholarship support to their college-bound students. It also serves as the grant-

making arm for our partnerships with nonprofits throughout the American Family footprint.

We believe social impact doesn’t start or end with a check. That’s why we focus on inspiring, protecting and

restoring dreams in our communities though volunteerism, financial support, creativity and expertise. And that

leads to greater accomplishments, collaboration and a better future for all.

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Dreams Foundation

In 2018, the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation’s community giving evolved to community investing

–– aligning with our corporate goals and creating strategic alliances with nonprofit organizations for the benefit

of individuals, families and communities across our company’s operating territory.

The Foundation made grant-based investments in programs and services designed to advance and support

lifelong learning, as well as the removal of barriers to meeting select basic needs. Within its areas of priority,

the Foundation maintained an overall emphasis on programs and services that support underrepresented and

economically disadvantaged individuals and families.

GRANT PRIORITIES

BASIC NEEDS Removing barriers to short- or long-term needs of individuals and

families to provide a brighter future for all. Specific focus areas:

• Food security through food banks and pantries, community gardens and sustainable food sources.

• Housing via emergency shelter and long-term stable housing.

• Transportation and daycare to pursue education and/or maintain employment.

LIFELONG LEARNING Improving access to education and empowering individuals to take part

in a diverse, sustainable and growing workforce. Specific focus areas:

• Wrap-around educational programming to pre-K through college curriculum, including STEAM and early childhood development.

• Employment access and opportunity through job training, financial literacy and workforce readiness.

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Dreams Foundation2018 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT *

*Does not include scholarship support

ARIZONANEW MEXICO

NEVADA

ALABAMA

MISSISSIPPI

LOUISIANA

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEE

ARKANSAS

GEORGIA

IOWA

OREGON

CALIFORNIA

HAWAII

WASHINGTON

IDAHO SOUTH DAKOTA

NEBRASKA

NORTH DAKOTA

COLORADO

WYOMING

WISCONSIN

ILLINOIS

KANSAS

OKLAHOMA

TEXAS

MINNESOTAMONTANA

UTAH VIRGINIA

WES

TVIR

GINIA

MISSOURI

OHIO

CONNECTICUT

D.C.

DELAWARE

MASSACHUSETTSNEW HAMPSHIREVERMONT

NEW YORK

PENNSYLVANIA

MAINE

RHODE ISLAND

NEW JERSEY

MARYLAND

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTHCAROLINA

FLORIDA

INDIANA

MICHIGAN

In 2018, American Family Insurance and the American Family Insurance Dreams Foundation

invested in programs and services in 47 states through community grants, matching gifts,

storm relief efforts, Community of Dreamers and United Way campaign donations.

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Dreams Foundation

10,272EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED

HOURSSERVED1,880

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.

EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER HOURSWe asked customers to help us give back to our communities by nominating

nonprofits for a $1,000 Community of Dreamers donation. The response

and passion for supporting others was overwhelming –– and incredibly

inspiring.

11,000

COMMUNITY OF DREAMERS

$250,000 AWARDED TO 250ORGANIZATIONS

CUSTOMERNOMINATIONS

$1,285,000

259 STUDENTS SUPPORTED

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES WITH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ENROLLED115

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)

$2,921,396 TO MATCH EMPLOYEE DONATIONS

TO MATCH AGENT DONATIONS

WHICH SUPPORTED 2,000+ ORGANIZATIONS$1,407,366

All matching gift requests for donations made in 2018 were matched at

a rate of two for one as a direct result of the reduced federal tax rate in

January 2018.

MATCHING GIFTS

AMERICAN FAMILY DONATED

AMERICAN FAMILY DONATED

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

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360 Communities365 Media Foundation, Inc.AAA Fair Credit FoundationAccion ChicagoAfter School MattersAfter the HarvestAgrace HospiceCareArizona Friends of Foster Children FoundationArizona Youth PartnershipArtportunity Knocks, Inc.Association House of ChicagoAtlanta Community Food BankBayaud EnterprisesBig Brothers Big Sisters of ColoradoBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland NorthwestBlack Canyon Boys & Girls ClubBooks and BreakfastBoys & Girls Club Of KenoshaBoys & Girls Clubs of Central IllinoisBoys & Girls Clubs of South Puget SoundBoys & Girls Clubs of the East ValleyBoys and Girls Clubs of Fort WayneBoys and Girls Clubs of Greater MilwaukeeBroomfield FISHCare and Share, Inc.Casa Guadalupe Education CenterCatherine McAuley CenterCentro Hispano of Dane CountyCEOs of Tomorrow, Inc.Child Crisis ArizonaChildren First CEO Kansas Inc.Children’s VillageCHRIS 180Clean Lakes AllianceCOA Youth & Family CentersCollege of Western Idaho FoundationCollege PossibleColorado Springs Ecumenical

Social Ministries, Inc.Colorado Springs PhilharmonicColumbia Center for Urban AgricultureCommonBond CommunitiesCommunities In Schools of Mid-America, Inc.Communities In Schools of PeninsulaCommunities In Schools Of TacomaCommunity Homes and Resources in

Service to Many (DBA CHARISM)Cultivate Kansas CityCWI FoundationDAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services)Denver Arts + Technology AdvancementDuPage PADSEast Madison Community CenterEdgerton Community Outreach, Inc.Episcopal Social Services

Epworth Children & Family ServicesFamily Chowder FoundationFort Collins Museum of DiscoveryFreestore FoodbankFront Steps Housing and ServicesGiGi’s Playhouse-MadisonGirl Scouts of Wisconsin - Badgerland, Inc.Goodman Community CenterGreat Plains Food BankHabitat for Humanity of Dane CountyHabitat for Humanity of St. Joseph CountyHabitat for Humanity of Weber & Davis CountiesHomeward Pikes PeakHorizon High School of Madison, WIHosea Youth Services ProjectHousing Resources, Inc.i.c.starsImpact on EducationInterfaith Hospitality Network of

Colorado Springs (DBA Family Promise of Colorado Springs)

Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG)Jeremiah ProgramJourney HouseKa Joog Nonprofit OrganizationKansas City Community Gardens

The Giving GroveKansas School for Effective Learning (KANSEL)La Casa HogarLa Puente Home, Inc.Ladies of VirtueLafayette Transitional Housing CenterLaunchCode FoundationLegal Aid Society of Greater CincinnatiLife’s KitchenLifetrackLifeWireLiteracy Green Bay, Inc.Live the Victory, Inc., dba The Matthews HouseLutheran Social Services of Indiana, Inc.Madison Children’s MuseumMadison Northside Planning Council, Inc.Mary’s Place SeattleMaydmMeals from the HeartlandMentorKids USAMetro Ministries, IncMOM (Middleton Outreach Ministry)Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux FallsNehemiah Community

Development CorporationNeighborhood MinistriesNew Pathways for YouthNortheast Youth & Family ServicesOlbrich Botanical Society

Oregon Food BankOutreach, Inc.Overture Center Foundation Inc.

(DBA Overture Center for the Arts)Page Education FoundationPartners in Housing Inc.Partnership Against Domestic ViolencePathfinder ServicesPete Suazo Business CenterPosadaProject Angel HeartREAP Food GroupRise Up For Youth, Inc.RISE WisconsinRiver Bend FoodbankRonald McDonald House Charities of MadisonRose Brooks Center, Inc.Sarah’s HomeSchool on Wheels Corp.Second Harvest Community Food BankSecond Harvest Foodbank of

Southern WisconsinSecond Harvest HeartlandSecond Helpings, Inc.Simpson Street Free Press, Inc.Sojourner CenterSpecial Olympics ColoradoSt. Joseph the WorkerSts. Joachim and Ann Care ServiceThe Lift GarageThe LinkThe River Food PantryThe Road Home Dane CountyThe Salvation ArmyThree SquareTransitional Programs for Women

(DBA Transitions)TreehouseUniversity of ChicagoVera Court Neighborhood Center, Inc.Vine Maple PlaceWashington Kids in TransitionsWyman Center, Inc.Yakima Neighborhood Health ServicesYMCA of Greater Des MoinesYoung Americans Center for

Financial EducationYouth Emergency Services & ShelterYouth Emergency Services (YES)Youth FuturesYouth On Their OwnYWCA MadisonYWCA Metro St. LouisYWCA Southern Arizona

2018 GRANT RECIPIENTS