Merchants Bonding Company Foundation

About Merchants Bonding Company Foundation

A single grant to EveryStep Foundation for $187,050 sets the tone for The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation: it makes selective, project-based gifts rather than broad, high-volume giving. The foundation’s recent support points toward community health, children and education, and arts and culture, with several grants tied to direct services in Iowa and neighboring markets. Recent awards also show a separate line of support for industry training, including funding for the AGC Education and Research Foundation and the SFAA Foundation. The grant list suggests a funder that works through established nonprofits and often backs specific programs, capital needs, or operating support. One of its larger health-related gifts went to EveryStep Foundation in Des Moines, while another notable award supported UnityPoint Health Foundation for the Blank Children’s Hospital child life and advocacy programs. The foundation also funded organizations serving children and families, including Variety The Children’s Charity of Iowa and Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa. Across the record, the foundation’s giving is practical and locally oriented, with recurring support for nonprofits that provide services, education, or community programming in the regions where Merchants associates and agent partners live and work.

What Merchants Bonding Company Foundation Funds

In community health, The Merchants Bonding Company Foundation gave $187,050 to EveryStep Foundation for program support, and $7,500 to UnityPoint Health Foundation to support the Blank Children’s Hospital child life program and the Center for Advocacy and Outreach. Those grants point to an emphasis on services that reach patients and families directly. For children and youth, the foundation awarded $26,000 to Orchard Place Foundation to help develop strong futures for children and youth with mental health and behavioral challenges. It also gave $12,500 to Variety - The Children’s Charity and $6,500 to Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa for program support. Its arts and culture support includes $5,000 to Des Moines Community Playhouse to encourage self-development through the dramatic arts and acquaint students with technical theatre knowledge, alongside funding for Des Moines Performing Arts and Bravo Greater Des Moines. The foundation also backed Special Olympics Iowa with $4,350 for year-round sports training and athletic competition for Iowa athletes with intellectual disabilities.

How Merchants Bonding Company Foundation Gives