Organizations Fighting Hunger

Description:

Helping people is an important part of the culture at Principal®. The company, its employees and the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc., work together to give back in a variety of ways. Their charitable giving is based on a simple philosophy: by targeting their contributions toward entities that have the greatest impact on their employees and marketers, customers, shareholders and businesses, they are able to make the greatest difference.

Since 2000, Principal® and the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc., have awarded more than $100 million to nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in the communities where their employees work and live. In Iowa, these include communities in the vicinity of Ottumwa, Mason City, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines. Grants have included a $25,000 grant to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank's capital campaign to build a larger food bank facility.

Principal is the lead sponsor of the annual Principal Charity Classic, which has donated over $4 million to children's charities. In 2012 alone, The Principal Charity Classic donated a record $917,729 to local children's charities, making it the most charitable Champions Tour event in the nation.

How to Help:

Nonprofit organizations in need of support in one of the communities in which Principal operates (Ottumwa, Mason City, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines), should request it through their Request a Grant form or their Request Volunteers or In-Kind Donations form.

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