In the Community

Life is risky, and none of us can manage it alone, that’s what communities are for.

Assurant Solutions companies have deep roots in diverse communities throughout the United States and around the world. Through participation in community-based programs such as sponsorships, donations and employee volunteer programs, we work to aid and protect children, prevent hunger and homelessness, promote education and the arts, and fight illness and disease.

We encourage our employees to give back to their communities through contributions of both time and money. In recent years, we have sponsored or co-sponsored construction of Habitat for Humanity homes in Florida, Georgia, California and Ontario, Canada. Our commitment to serving local communities in America goes back over 50 years. That tradition continues today — each and every day.

Charitable Giving Program Mission

The Charitable Giving Program offers broad-based support to organizations and causes that serve to enhance quality of life within the communities where we serve our employees, clients and customers.

Assurant’s mission as a corporate citizen is to give back to the communities where our employees live and work by helping those in need. We improve quality of life and build stronger communities through our charitable giving program, and by providing our employees with volunteer opportunities in their own backyard.

Assurant Solutions recognizes a responsibility to these communities. Our long-term success as a business enterprise depends on the health and vitality of the cities where the name Assurant is proudly recognized.

Philanthropic Focus

The Assurant Solutions Charitable Giving Program supports worthy, nonprofit charitable organizations and programs with a primary focus in the areas of education, health and human services, and arts and culture.

Geographic Focus

The Charitable Giving Program primarily targets its contributions in the metropolitan areas and communities where Assurant Solutions conducts business.

Charitable Giving Programs

The structure of the Charitable Giving Program encompasses a United Gift Matching Program and a Targeted Giving Program based on the mission of the Charitable Giving Program.

United Way Gift Matching Program

Assurant Solutions is strongly committed to the United Way, which we believe provides the best, most efficient way of offering broad-based assistance to the most needy in our communities. This program provides for equal matching of annual employee United Way contributions. Contributions to United Way member agencies are met primarily through our annual United Way contribution.

Targeted Giving Program

Assurant Solutions makes contributions for operational and specific program support to established community organizations that are within our charitable giving focus.

Application Procedures

Grant requests are accepted year-round and are reviewed on a quarterly basis. Proposals must be submitted in typewritten form on organization letterhead and forwarded to the Charitable Giving Office via U.S. mail. No faxes will be accepted.

The grant request should consist of the following information:

• Name, address and telephone number of the organization.
• Complete list of the organization's officers and board of directors.
• Description and history of the organization.
• A mission statement, goals and objectives.
• Purpose of funding request.
• Project description and location.
• Dates of proposed project.
• Expected benefits and measurable results.
• Amount of funding requested.
• The organization's actual income and expense statement for the past fiscal year, identifying the organization's principal sources of support (optional).
• The organization's projected income and expense budget for the current fiscal year, identifying the projected revenue sources (optional).
• Projected budget for the specific program for which the request is submitted.
• Organization's most recent audited financial statement and annual report.
• Copy of the organization's most recent Form 990.

All proposals will be acknowledged as received. Funding decisions are generally communicated to the requesting organization within six to eight weeks of receipt of a completed application. Due to budget limitations, not all qualified and worthwhile proposals will receive support.

Financial support is not automatic and cannot be guaranteed from year to year. If the requesting organization has been the beneficiary of a grant in a previous year, it must reapply for consideration in the current year. All such organizations are asked to include with their proposal a statement of impact attesting to the benefit realized or received from the previous grant.

Limitations & Exclusions

The program generally will not consider requests from:

• Organizations not tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 under the Internal Revenue Code
• Requests for individual needs
• Government agencies
• Social or political organizations
• Religious organizations requesting funds for sectarian activities
• Fraternal, labor or veterans associations
• Trade, industry or professional associations
• Discretionary social functions and most fund-raising events
• Sports events and/or sponsorships
• Advertising or purchase of tickets
• Travel for individuals or groups
• Copy of 501 (c) 3 tax-exemption letter.

Conditions

Assurant Solutions reserves the right to suspend, amend, revoke or terminate the Charitable Giving Program at any time. The Charitable Contributions Committee shall determine the interpretation, application and administration of all matters pertaining to the Charitable Giving Program and its decisions shall be final.

The Charitable Giving Program reserves the right to audit institutional records and documents pertaining to this program and to request any supporting donor documentation it considers necessary.

Please direct your proposals or inquiries to:

Assurant Solutions
Attn: Debbie Burbridge
Charitable Giving Program Office
11222 Quail Roost Drive
Miami, Fla. 33157-6596

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