Stan Hays shares how a single act of service after a tornado sparked a national nonprofit movement. Learn how Operation BBQ Relief feeds not just stomachs, but souls—during disaster and beyond.
IMA Foundation Discusses Corporate Philanthropy
Patrick Lanning | President – KC Office
To provide philanthropic support in the communities where we work and live. Three areas of help: advancing youth, arts & culture and Education. Shortly after the incorporation of IMA more than 40 years ago, the company’s founders showed true vision and commitment to the community by creating the IMA Foundation. With employee owners at the core of our business, the goal of the IMA Foundation is to represent the passions of our associates and make strategic contributions within the foundation focus areas..
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