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Community Stewardship

CWG® actively funds charitable organizations in our local service areas in conjunction with the W.R. Berkley Corporation® Charitable Foundation.

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Stewardship

Continental Western Group® actively funds charitable organizations in our local service areas in conjunction with the W.R. Berkley Corporation® Charitable Foundation.  With the emphasis on Health and Human Services, Community Betterment, Youth Development, Education and Arts, CWG® reviews requests for 501(c)(3) status charitable donations semi-annually.  Fundamental to award determination is consideration of each program’s demonstrated efficiency (maximizing goals while minimizing administrative costs), support by company volunteers, advancement of CWG® employee well-being, and relationship to our area of business.

W. R. Berkley Corporation® Charitable Trust
Continental Western Group® Distributions

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Programs benefiting from CWG® contributions include:

 

Arts and Culture

ArtFaire, Inc.
Blue Mound Theatre
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Civic Music Association
Des Moines Playhouse
Des Moines Symphony
Friends of Drake Arts
Iowa Youth Chorus
Lincoln Community Playhouse
Luverne Area Community Foundation
Metro Arts Alliance
Palace Theatre Restoration - LACF
Washington Pavilion of Arts

Education

Iowa College Foundation
Iowa Council for International Understanding
Living History Farms
Luverne Area Community Foundation
Luverne Elementary School
Luverne Schools Foundation
Science Center of Iowa

Health and Human Services

Advocates Against Family Violence
Alzheimer Association
Amanda Cares, Inc.
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
Best Buddies Iowa
Broadlawns Medical Center Foundation
Child Advocacy Center
Children and Families of Iowa
Children’s Home Society
Children’s Miracle Network
Connections Cafe - The Bridge
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Des Moines Area Religious Council
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center
Drug Free Idaho
Food Bank of Iowa
Food Bank of Lincoln
Friendship Home
Greater Des Moines American Heart Walk
Health Partners Initiative
House of Mercy
Idaho Food Bank
Iowa Donor Network
Iowa Health Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
LACF - School Packpack Program
Lincoln Public Schools Foundation
Luverne Community Healthcare Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Nebraska Children's Home Society
Paralyzed Veterans of America-Iowa
Peoples City Mission
Rape/Spouse Abuse Crisis Center
Recreation Unlimited
Rock County Ambulance Project - LACF
Rock County Opportunities, Inc.
Sage Community Resources
Second Chance for Life
Southwest Crisis Center
South Dakota Achieve
Special Olympics - 2010 National Games
Special Olympics-World Games 2009
The Banquet
The Beacon of Life
The Home Connection
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Salvation Army
Urbandale Caring Corp
Variety-The Children's Charity of Iowa
Visiting Nurse Foundation
Women’s & Children’s Alliance, Inc.

Community Betterment

Idaho Zoological Society
Lincoln Parks & Recreation Foundation
Luverne Area Community Foundation
Nebraska Community Foundation
Urbandale Community Action Council

Youth Development

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa
Boys & Girls Club of Magic Valley
Girls on the Run – Idaho
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters
Junior Achievement of Central Iowa, Inc.
Lighthouse, Inc.
TeamMates Mentoring Program
Treasure Valley Family YMCA
VolunteerLinc
YMCA – Camp Kitaki
Young Women's Resource Center