Causes we care about

Along with making the financial lives of our clients better, we're improving our community, too. Through financial support, volunteerism and collaboration with partners, we're helping to build a stronger community.

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation

Lemonade Stand at Radler Bike Festival

Northwestern Mutual - team Lincoln participates in raising fund and awareness at the 2019 Radler Bike Festival.

Lemonade Stand

Members from the David Darlington Team host a lemonade stand to raise funds and awareness during the 2020 Hub and Soul event in Lincoln, NE.

2020 Shootout for Cancer

Russell Walton, Cody Eiler, and their team participate in the 2020 Shootout for Cancer supporting local childhood cancer charities.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is changing the lives of children with cancer by funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer. NM - Nebraska has raised over $150,000 for ALSF through lemonade stands, a viral #LemonChallenge social media campaign, partnering with University of Nebraska - Lincoln with a sales curriculum competition, and through various events.

Children's Hospital and Medical Center

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Nate Kruse and his team pictured with a $40,000 check to Children's Hospital and Medical Center - Omaha

Children’s Hospital & Medical Center is the only full-service, pediatric healthcare center in Nebraska, providing expertise in more than 50 pediatric specialty services to children across a five-state region and beyond. Northwestern Mutual - Nebraska has given over $165,000 to Children's Hospital and Medical Center in support of the fight against childhood cancer through their "watershed research program."

Sammy's Superheroes Foundation

Darrin Brumbaugh with Check

Darrin Brumbaugh and a local childhood cancer family at the 2019 Creighton University basketball pre-game tailgate fundraising event.

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Sammy's Superheroes family outreach box to support families battling cancer, sponsored by Northwestern Mutual - NE

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Team Lincoln at the 2019 tailgating event to support Sammy's Superheroes Foundation.

The mission of Sammy's Superheroes Foundation is to raise awareness and fund live-saving research for all types of childhood cancer. Northwestern Mutual - Nebraska partners with Sammy's Superheroes foundation through support of the "family outreach boxes" that include comfort items and educational pieces for kids and families impacted by pediatric cancer and through various events throughout the year resulting in over $63,000 raised.

Camp CoHoLo

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Camp CoHoLo campers.

Ryan Wobig at team at 2019 Shootout for Cancer

Ryan Wobig and his team celebrating a long put by a Camp CoHoLo camper at the 2019 Shootout for Cancer golf tournament.

Camp CoHoLo provides children with cancer the opportunity to partake in a summer camp experience without the worry of their conditions holding them back. Northwestern Mutual supports Camp CoHoLo through events, fundraising, and awareness. We have had the opportunity to support this camp's mission with over $53,000 and some advisors and team members have participated in the camp as volunteers.

Lolo's Angels Inc.

Bone Marrow Drive

Taylor Barnes, Co-Director of the Childhood Cancer Board, with Lolo's Angels Inc. and UNL students as they prepare for a bone marrow drive on campus.

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Directors of the Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Board of Directors, Taylor Barnes (front left) and Taylor Belling (front right), and Lolo's Angels Inc. with Northwestern Mutual's $10,000 donation.

Bone Marrow Drive

Northwestern Mutual - NE sponsors a bone marrow drive on the campus of UNL.

Lolo’s Angels, Inc.’s mission is to fund life-saving research for pediatric cancer research, sponsor blood and bone marrow drives, raise awareness for pediatric cancer, and serve kids and families through their cancer journey. Northwestern Mutual - Nebraska has helped Lolo's Angels Inc. host bone marrow and blood drives on the campus of UNL, locally, in our offices, and has supported their annual Oktoberfest.

Pediatric Cancer Action Network

Art Class

Northwestern Mutual - Lincoln sponsors an art class for children battling pediatric cancer.

Art Auction

Local childhood cancer survivor auctions off his fine art at the Northwestern Mutual Childhood Cancer Inspiring Children Art Auction event.

Art Auction

Northwestern Mutual - Lincoln hosts a Childhood Cancer Art Auction to support PCAN and the families they help.

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An emotion and impactful event for families and donors at the Northwestern Mutual Inspiring Children Art Auction event.

PCAN's mission is to reduce the financial burden placed on families diagnosed with pediatric cancer and to advocate for a cure through awareness, education and action. Northwestern Mutual - Nebraska has partnered with PCAN through funding and awareness. Our staple event was the Childhood Cancer Art Auction, 2-part event, where local children painted canvases that represented their journey and their favorite things in life.

Making a difference is rewarding

Childhood Cancer Impact Award - 2020Childhood Cancer Impact Award - 2020

Northwestern Mutual Divisional Award | Tier 3

Childhood Cancer Impact Award - 2017Childhood Cancer Impact Award - 2017

Northwestern Mutual National Award