American Family donates to nonprofits across U.S.

In honor of 90th anniversary, company gives to 90 charities, including in home state of Wisconsin

Summary

American Family Insurance announces the final 36 customer-, agent- and employee-nominated charities to receive $3,000 Community of Dreamers donations.

To celebrate its 90^th anniversary on Oct. 3, American Family Insurance is giving back to the communities that have supported it for decades by making $3,000 donations to 90 nonprofit organizations.

In late September, $3,000 donations to 54 organizations in western and central states were announced.

The final group of charities receiving the “Community of Dreamers” donations are in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. The 36 were chosen from more than 17,000 organizations nominated by customers, agents and employees.

They are:

Name of nonprofit organization	Location of organization
Atlanta Community Foodbank	Atlanta, Georgia
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children	Stone Mountain, Georgia
The Place of Forsyth	Cumming, Georgia
Project Safe	Athens, Georgia
10 Women of Hope	Marietta, Georgia
Greater Chicago Food Depository	Chicago, Illinois
Harvard Community Senior Center	Harvard, Illinois
Little Footprints Foundation	Naperville, Illinois
Rock River Valley Pantry	Rockford, Illinois
Taproots Inc.	Chicago, Illinois
Voluntary Action Center - Meals on Wheels	Sycamore, Illinois
The Julian Center	Indianapolis, Indiana
Kokomo Urban Outreach	Kokomo, Indiana
National Kidney Foundation of Indiana	Indianapolis, Indiana
Ohio Valley Opportunities	Madison, Indiana
P.O.P. on Youth Violence	Gary, Indiana
TradeWinds	Merrillville, Indiana
Center for Respite Care	Cincinnati, Ohio
Daybreak	Dayton, Ohio
Family & Community Services - Center of Hope	Ravenna, Ohio
Good Neighbors	Akron, Ohio
InMotion	Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Station Break Senior Citizens Center of Knox County	Mount Vernon, Ohio
Camp Hometown Heroes	Grafton, Wisconsin
Community Action Coalition for South Central WI	Madison, Wisconsin
Custom Canines Service Dog Academy	Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin	West Allis, Wisconsin
ERAs Senior Network	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Falls Area Food Pantry	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
The Hunger Task Force of La Crosse	LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Horizon High School	Madison, Wisconsin
MACC Fund	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meta House	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Teacher Education Center	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
North/Eastside Senior Coalition	Madison, Wisconsin
Sussex Outreach Services	Sussex, Wisconsin

“We were thrilled with the amazing response to our call for nominations,” said Jim Buchheim, vice president of communications. “In celebration of our anniversary, we are honored to thank customers, agents, and employees with donations to 90 worthy charities.”

About American Family Insurance
Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance group, celebrating its 90^th anniversary in 2017, is the nation's 13th-largest property/casualty insurance group and ranks No. 315 on the Fortune 500 list. The company sells American Family-brand products, including auto, homeowners, life, business and farm/ranch insurance, primarily through its exclusive agents in 19 states. American Family affiliates (The General and Homesite) also provide options for consumers who want to manage their insurance matters directly over the Internet or by phone. Web www.amfam.com; Facebook www.facebook.com/amfam; Twitter www.twitter.com/amfam.