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Grange Insurance Honored with Corporate Citizenship Award

Grange Insurance Honored with Corporate Citizenship Award

Business Wire19-06-2025
COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Grange Insurance Company was honored with the Corporate Citizenship Award by Columbus Business First, recognizing a banner year of community impact in 2024 marked by record charitable giving, associate engagement and nonprofit leadership across the enterprise.
The Corporate Citizenship Award program, launched in 2018 to replace the Corporate Caring Awards, highlights the generosity of Central Ohio companies and their employees. Grange was recognized in the large workplace category.
'At Grange, our core values guide everything we do, and Do the Right Thing is at the heart of our community efforts,' said Grange Insurance AVP, Inclusive Culture and Community Impact and Foundation President, Grange Enterprise Gives Carrie Maun-Smith. 'Our associates are the driving force behind our community impact, whether they're donating, volunteering or lending their expertise as a nonprofit board member. Their dedication to serving others is what makes this work meaningful, and this recognition truly belongs to them.'
In 2024, Grange Insurance provided more than $2.3 million in financial support to over 500 nonprofit organizations. This total includes $500,000 from associate giving and contributions through its charitable arm, Grange Enterprise Gives. Thanks to new initiatives that made volunteering easier and more accessible, associate volunteer hours climbed to nearly 13,000 in 2024. Nearly 75% of company leaders served on nonprofit boards, and to further strengthen that impact, Grange offered board leadership training to help associates grow as effective community leaders.
Grange joined other community leaders at the annual Corporate Citizenship Award reception on June 12. To read the full list of Corporate Citizenship honorees, click here.
About Grange Insurance
Grange Insurance Company, with $3.4 billion in assets and more than $1.59 billion in annual revenue, is an insurance provider based in Columbus, Ohio. Through its network of independent agents, Grange offers auto, home and business insurance protection. Established in 1935, the Grange Insurance Company and its affiliate Integrity Insurance Company serve policyholders in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. Learn more about Grange Insurance.
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