Our His First Foundation
People Matter. Passion Inspires. Purpose Unites.

"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can
sincerely try to help another without helping himself."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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At Iowa Machinery, we believe that providing exceptional customer service is a core building block for every business. However, as a company we also believe that it is as equally important for OUR business to fulfil the opportunities, placed before us daily, to improve the communities in which we live. We feel it is our responsibility to come alongside our employees in their charitable efforts in order to make positive impacts in the lives of those around us.

For this purpose, in 2001 we established our His First Foundation. Our Foundation was created to support our employees with their charitable efforts in the areas of faith, secular good works and acts of kindness. Iowa Machinery encourages all employees to get involved and bring forth recommendations for organizations or individuals that they feel could be assisted by donations from our His First Foundation.

"We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy."
Make-A-Wish Mission Statement

In addition to our His First Foundation, as an enterprise we also support the Make-A-Wish Foundation as our corporate charity. We hold fund raising events throughout the year and give all employees the option to give via automatic withdrawal.

About the Make-A-Wish Foundation: The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Founded in 1980 when a group of caring volunteers helped a young boy fulfil his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 65 chapters in the United States and its territories. With the help of generous donors and nearly 25,000 volunteers, the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants a wish every 40 minutes and has granted more than 188,000 wishes in the United States since its inception.

For more information about the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit www.wish.org.