Theisens Home*Farm*Auto awards $350,000 to serve the basic needs of children and families
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Peter Theisen, Digital Marketing Manager
Theisen’s Home • Farm • Auto
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or
Faye Finnegan, Director of Donor Relations
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
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faye@dbqfoundation.org
Theisen’s Home • Farm • Auto announces that 223 nonprofits in 24 Theisen’s store communities have received a total of nearly $350,000 in awards through the company’s 2020 More for Your Community grant program. This year, the program has awarded $45,250 to 26 nonprofits in Dubuque.
Successful grant applicants demonstrated that their projects would serve basic needs, such as shelter and education; be matched strongly with local funds; and provide opportunities for those impacted to give back to the community.
Celebrating its twelfth year, the Theisen’s More for Your Community grant program has given away more than $2.7 million to support local nonprofits and the people they serve. Based on estimates in nonprofit grant applications, this year’s grants are expected to impact more than 550,000 people.
“With this year’s grants of $350,000, we are simply giving back to our community and the people we serve,” said co-owner Jim Theisen. “We are so proud to support these organizations as they provide food, shelter, healthcare, safety and education to children and families in and near our store communities.”
Theisen’s Home • Farm • Auto is a four-generation family-owned business. Three generations of the Theisen family support this grant program, taking active roles in evaluating each year’s many applications. They also make annual site visits to nonprofit grantees to learn about community needs and to meet the nonprofit leaders serving children and families.
The Theisen’s More for Your Community corporate giving program is a partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque. The Community Foundation administers the grant program, accepting applications and making funding recommendations as part of its mission to strengthen communities and inspire giving. This year, 381 applications were received. To view a list of grantees, visit dbqfoundation.org/theisens.
“The Community Foundation is proud to provide efficient and effective grantmaking support to these generous corporate leaders as they give back to their communities,” said Community Foundation President and CEO Nancy Van Milligen.
Visit theisens.com/about-theisens/we-give-back to learn more about the Theisen’s More for Your Community grant program.
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To learn more about the Theisen’s More for Your Community grant program and its partnership with the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, visit dbqfoundation.org/theisens.
Theisen’s Home • Farm • Auto serves its customers by offering top quality brands at an excellent value, focusing keenly on exceptional customer service. Theisen’s currently operates stores in 24 locations across Iowa, including: Ames, Anamosa, Cedar Rapids N.E., Cedar Rapids S.W., Charles City, Coralville, Davenport, DeWitt, Dubuque, Dyersville, Grinnell, Indianola, Iowa Falls, Maquoketa, Marshalltown, Monticello, New Hampton, Newton, Pella, Tipton and Vinton. There are three stores in Wisconsin, located in Jefferson, Sparta and Black River Falls.
Opened in 1927 by the Leo and Kathryn Theisen, the four-generation company is supported by the corporate headquarters and distribution center located in Dubuque, Iowa.
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