In the Community

In the Community

Grinnell Mutual understands that making the world a better place begins at home. We believe in extending a compassionate hand to the people who live and work in the communities we call home. And our scholarship program, Road to Success, actively supports and encourages our youngest auto insurance customers with annual scholarships totaling $80,000.

Road to Success scholarship program  Volunteering at Grinnell Mutual

We’re rooted in humanity

At Grinnell Mutual, we look beyond our walls and embrace not only our neighbors, but individuals and families we’ll never meet. The Grinnell Mutual Group (GMG) Foundation was established to help sustain nonprofit organizations committed to education, healthcare, agriculture, community development, and our employees' civic involvement.

The GMG Foundation and Grinnell Mutual support organizations that reflect who we are and embody the things we believe everyone is deserving of: hope, encouragement, and compassion. Contact us for more information about the GMG Foundation or to inquire about foundation support of your organization.

Some of the nonprofits we support

ABI Foundation

American Cancer Society

American Heart Association

Claude and Dolly Ahrens Foundation

Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation

Iowa College Foundation

Iowa Games

Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital

Iowa State University Foundation

Make-A-Wish

Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA)

SILO the Film

Special Olympics Iowa

United Way

UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center

University of Iowa Foundation

University of Northern Iowa Foundation

Explore how and where we volunteer

Employee volunteer stories (10/26/2024)
At Grinnell Mutual, doing for others is baked into our company culture. For our employees, lending a hand isn’t just an 8-hour, paid-time-off work perk. It’s a way of life.

Volunteer firefighters and insurance professionals (10/22/2024)
More than 19,000 of the nearly 30,000 fire departments in the U.S. are volunteer-only operations, and of the 1.1 million firefighters in the U.S.

A volunteering culture (10/20/2024)
Each year, our employee volunteer for hundreds of hours in their communities and donate thousands of dollars to the causes they care about.

Partners in Education has long history of community involvement (10/14/2024)
Over three decades ago, Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company and Grinnell Middle School formed a partnership that continues to thrive today. Partners in Education (PIE) assists the middle school in a variety of ways, and also benefits Grinnell Mutual employees by giving them an opportunity to give back to the community.

Grinnell Mutual supports Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games (10/01/2024)
Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games receive donations and volunteer support from Grinnell Mutual. Grinnell Mutual President Jeff Menary summed up the company’s sponsorship of Special Olympics Iowa nicely: “It’s one of those things where you get more out of it than you give.”