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Principal DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME Mandi McReynolds EMAIL McReynolds.Mandi@principal.com PHONE 515-247-7227 OFFICE ADDRESS Des Moines, IA 50392 TYPE OF WORK Corporate Helping people is an important part of the culture at Principal®. The company, its employees and the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc., work together to give back in a variety of ways. Their charitable giving is based on a simple philosophy: by targeting their contributions toward entities that have the greatest impact on their employees and marketers, customers, shareholders and businesses, they are able to make the greatest difference. Since 2000, Principal® and the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc., have awarded more than $100 million to nonprofit organizations that are making a difference in the communities where their employees work and live. In Iowa, these include communities in the vicinity of Ottumwa, Mason City, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines. Grants have included a $25,000 grant to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank's capital campaign to build a larger food bank facility. Principal is the lead sponsor of the annual Principal Charity Classic, which has donated over $4 million to children's charities. In 2012 alone, The Principal Charity Classic donated a record $917,729 to local children's charities, making it the most charitable Champions Tour event in the nation. COUNTIES Black Hawk Cerro Gordo Polk Wapello HOW TO HELP Nonprofit organizations in need of support in one of the communities in which Principal operates (Ottumwa, Mason City, Cedar Falls, and Des Moines), should request it through their Request a Grant form or their Request Volunteers or In-Kind Donations form. Page | 466