Sammons Financial Group Employees Direct $175,000 to Iowa Charities

The company hosts 25 local non-profits at its West Des Moines headquarters as part of an annual giving campaign that supports organizations recommended and selected by employees

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sammons^® Financial Group, Inc. announced the results of its 2025 Community Outreach Program. Sammons Financial Group employees selected 25 organizations to receive a total of $175,000 in financial support. Recipient charities were invited to the company’s West Des Moines headquarters to further connect with employees about their organization and mission.

The initiative, started in 2018, empowers employees to nominate their favorite local charities to be considered for a financial grant from Sammons Financial Group. The employees who choose to make nominations are given the opportunity to educate their coworkers on the mission of the organization and why they are passionate about it. Employees then vote for the organizations they would like the company to support financially.

“Our employees selected this year’s recipients because of the excellent work they do in our community,” said Casey Decker, West Des Moines site leader and Chief Operating Officer at Sammons Financial Group. “We’re proud to support these organizations elevating the quality of life in Central Iowa.”

The following organizations received funding from the 2025 Community Outreach Program:

• Aheinz57
• American Cancer Society (Iowa Chapter)
• American Lung Association of Iowa
• American Parkinson Association Iowa Chapter
• Animal Rescue League of Iowa
• Building Brave Teams
• Camp Fire of Iowa
• Combat Vets Motorcycle Association Iowa Chapter 39-1
• Des Moines Refugee Support
• Focuss
• Four Oaks Foster and Adoption Support
• Great Plains Pointer Rescue
• Hope Ministries
• Iowa Donor’s Network
• Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates
• Kid Hope USA
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Iowa
• Mason’s Lighthouse
• Peace Creek Animal Sanctuary and Rescue
• SEEDS
• Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in partnership with Blank Children’s Hospital
• Sleep in Heavenly Peace
• The Supply Hive
• Urban Bicycle Food Ministry
• Waypoint Resources

The Community Outreach Program is one part of Sammons Financial Group’s longstanding commitment to its communities. In 2024, the company donated $4.7 million to local charities through its various charitable giving programs. West Des Moines is home to about 1,000 on-site and remote employees. A similar program is held each year in the Sioux Falls office, which has 600 employees.

About Sammons^® Financial Group, Inc.

Sammons Financial Group^® helps families and businesses by empowering futures and changing lives. Sammons Financial Group is employee owned with member companies that are among the most enduring and stable in the financial services industry. Our member companies include Midland National^® Life Insurance Company (including Sammons^® Corporate Markets); North American Company for Life and Health Insurance^®; Sammons Institutional Group^® (including Midland Retirement Distributors^® and Sammons Retirement Solutions^®) and Sammons Wealth Management Group. Committed to our communities, Sammons Financial Group is Midwest-based, with offices in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota.