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
| MEM Appointed Agency Nominator | Organization |
|---|---|
| Farris Insurance | Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest, Springdale |
| Integrity Insurance | Haven, Conway, AR |
| Cross Pointe Insurance Advisors | The Artemis Project, Fort Smith |
Illinois
| MEM Appointed Agency Nominator | Organization |
|---|---|
| Freiburg Insurance Agency | Advocacy Network for Children, Quincy |
| OneDigital | Cal’s Angels, St. Charles |
| Imming Insurance Agency | Caritas Family Solutions, Belleville |
| Weis Insurance Agency LLC | Effingham County Humane Society, Effingham |
| Robertson Ryan | Parents and Friends of Community Integration Services, Belleville |
| Yaekel & Associates | Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern Illinois, Belleville |
Kansas
| MEM Appointed Agency Nominator | Organization |
|---|---|
| Elliott Group | Doorstep Inc., Topeka |
| Haas & Wilkerson Insurance LLC | Health Partnership Clinic Inc., Olathe |
Missouri
| MEM Appointed Agency Nominator | Organization |
|---|---|
| Assured Partners/Gallagher | Access Arts, Columbia |
| Ozark Insurance Inc | Disabled American Veterans (DAV), St. Louis |
| Yaekel & Associates | Guardian Angel Settlement Association, St. Louis |
| Thomas McGee Group | Harvesters Community Food Network, Kansas City |
| Brown & Brown | Risk Strategies | KC G.I.F.T., Kansas City |
| Hawkins Harrison Insurance | Knox County 4-H, Edina |
| MGI Risk Advisors | The Mitchell and Friends Foundation, St. Louis |
| Stroud Insurance Group | Pony Express Council BSA, St. Joseph |
| Kraft Insurance Services | Schroeder Family Exploreum, Joplin |
| First State Insurance Agency | YMCA of Hannibal, Hannibal |
Tennessee
| MEM Appointed Agency Nominator | Organization |
|---|---|
| Burchfiel-Overbay & Associates | Boys and Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, Sevierville |
| Watauga Insurance Inc. | Boys and Girls Club of Johnson City/Washington County, Johnson City |
| Boyle Insurance Agency Inc | Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis |
| Insight Risk Management | Eternal Bread Ministry, Bartlett |
| Higginbotham Insurance Agency | Heaven’s Cradle, Jackson |
| Southpoint Risk | Humane Society of Dickson County, Dickson |
| Assured Insurance Consultants | Kingsport Homeless Ministry-Grace House, Kingsport |
| SBK Insurance | Next Step for Life, Cookeville |
| Assured Partners/Gallagher | Make-A-Wish Mid-South, Memphis |
| Southpoint Risk | Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee |
| Allison Insurance Group | Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Jackson, TN Chapter, Jackson |
| Insight Risk Management | St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis |
| Fortified | Upper Cumberland Child Advocacy Center, Cookeville |
| Shafer Insurance Agency | The Wesley House, Knoxville |