When MEM set out to give back to the communities it serves, it turned to the people who know those places best: its independent agent partners. Through its Ignite Your Impact campaign, MEM donated $26,000 to 35 nonprofit organizations nominated by MEM-appointed agents in Missouri, Tennessee, Kansas, Illinois and Arkansas.
“As a mutual insurance company, we’re committed to making an impact that goes beyond the policy,” Roger Walleck, President and CEO of MEM, said. “Ignite Your Impact allows us to support organizations our agent partners know are making a meaningful difference in their communities.”
The Ignite Your Impact campaign is one part of MEM’s broader commitment to community investment. Throughout the year, MEM supports nonprofit organizations through sponsorships, employee matching gifts, charitable contributions, and in-kind services. Its corporate impact program focuses on programs that help build a skilled workforce, impact health outcomes, and create safety and stability for those in need.
In 2025, MEM and its employees supported more than 130 organizations. MEM provides employees with more than 4,400 volunteer hours annually, and more than 70 percent of employees volunteer each year on average
MEM also makes community impact funds available to nonprofit organizations annually and offers a 1:1 charitable match to agents in our Signature Partner Program. The match helps agents extend their own community giving with additional support from MEM
Together, these programs reflect MEM’s commitment to helping agents strengthen their local impact and support organizations that serve meaningful needs across their communities.
Ignite Your Impact Organizations
Arkansas
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest, Springdale
Haven, Conway, AR
The Artemis Project, Fort Smith
Illinois
Advocacy Network for Children, Quincy
Cal’s Angels, St. Charles
Caritas Family Solutions, Belleville
Effingham County Humane Society, Effingham
Parents and Friends of Community Integration Services, Belleville
Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois, Belleville
Kansas
Doorstep Inc., Topeka
Health Partnership Clinic Inc., Olathe
Missouri
Access Arts, Columbia
Disabled American Veterans (DAV), St. Louis
Guardian Angel Settlement Association, St. Louis
Harvesters Community Food Network, Kansas City
KC G.I.F.T., Kansas City
Knox County 4-H, Edina
The Mitchell and Friends Foundation, St. Louis
Pony Express Council BSA, St. Joseph
Schroeder Family Exploreum, Joplin
YMCA of Hannibal, Hannibal
Tennessee
Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, Sevierville
Boys and Girls Club of Johnson City/Washington County, Johnson City
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis
Eternal Bread Ministry, Bartlett
Heaven’s Cradle, Jackson
Humane Society of Dickson County, Dickson
Kingsport Homeless Ministry-Grace House, Kingsport
Next Step for Life, Cookeville
Make-A-Wish Mid-South, Memphis
Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Jackson, TN Chapter, Jackson
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis
Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy Center, Cookeville
The Wesley House, Knoxville