Annual Report (FY26)
This year, we’ve been proudly living our value of Community Collaboration. From the beautiful new mural created with IowaBIG students to the continued expansion of our Center of Response, Education and Support (CORES), we’ve been building new partnerships, strengthening existing ones, and connecting with more people across Iowa.
As our footprint continues to grow, we’ve loved getting to know communities through spending time in schools, healthcare facilities, law enforcement agencies, human service organizations and meetings with stakeholders talking about how we can work together to make Iowans more mentally well and better supported. We know we can’t do this work alone and we don’t want to. The best solutions come when organizations know their expertise and bring their strengths, ideas and resources together.
Our Crisis Center had another record-breaking year with more crisis contacts than ever before. This work is also deeply connected to the communities around us. Every day, our team works alongside partners across the state to make sure people can access the right support at the right time. Those relationships help us respond better, share resources, solve problems and create a stronger system of care for Iowans. They also help us better understand what communities are experiencing and where there are opportunities to do things differently.
That is what Community Collaboration looks like to us. It is showing up, building relationships, sharing what we know, learning from others and being willing to try new things together. It means celebrating what is working, being honest about what is not and continuing to look for better ways to support the people and
communities we serve.
We are incredibly grateful for the partners who continue to show up alongside us, trust us, challenge us, and make this work possible.
Emily J. Blomme, Chief Executive Officer
Bryan Mullen, Board President
Our Year in Review
Total contacts across all platforms and programs
hours of mental health and suicide prevention trainings in the community
of employees who responded to the survey said they were proud to work at our agency
Thank you to each of our donors.
We greatly appreciate your support to making our mission possible. Together, we can be a trusted support when life gets tough.
Marianne Abel-Lipschutz
Tracey Achenbach
Kayla Acosta
Susan Adams
Aegon Transamerica Foundation
Alliant Energy Foundation
American Online Giving
Scott Anderson
Sarah Antin
Melinda Applebee
Terry Arons
Brooke Arp
Jeremy Bahl
Bankers Trust
Jeff Barnes
John Barton
Mackenzie Beals
Colleen Becker
Jenny Becker
Jason Beech
Sue Bennett
Paul Betterton
BGHN Associates, P.C.
John & Barbara Bigler
Emily Blomme & Jeremy Elges
Theresa Blong
Bloomhall Family Donor Advised Fund
Bloomsburg Farm
Ryan Bock
Jana Bodensteiner
Stephanie Boesenberg
Anderson Bogert
Brandon Boggs
Verna Boland
Heather Bottelman
Tamara Bral
William Brandt
Amanda Brant
Kathryn Brendecke
Alicia Bruzek
Tyler Bruzek
Ryan Buresh
Alexandria Carey
Cassill Motors Inc.
Causeteam
CCB Packaging
Cedar Memorial
Cedar Rapids Area Association of Realtors
Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Mary Chester
LJ Childers
Valerie Clay
Norma Colton
Amanda Cooling
Corda Credit Union
Lisa Crabbs
Creative Planning
Crows Nest Tattoo, Inc.
Crystal Group
Dave & Amy Curtis
Katie & Jacob Curtis
Alice Dahle
Heather Dahlhause
Don Damsteegt
Betty Debban
Hal Dendurent
deNovo
Ronnie Detert
Diamond V Corporate Fund
Todd Dirksen
Darcy Doc
Jonathan Doerrfeld
Gitta Dormeus
Tina DuBois
Jameson Eberline
Tara Ely
Emergent Architecture
Susan Enzle
Inge Erickson
Holly Ervin
ESCO Group
Amanda Esson
F&M Bank
Madalynn Fajardo
Brian Farmer
Matthew Fax
Deb Ferguson
Mandy Ferrante
First Presbyterian Church
Julie Fitzpatrick
Emily Flowergarden
Jean Forbes
Forge Financial & Management Consulting
Andre Gallet
Mary Gehris
Whitney Gehrls
Michelle George
Teri Gibson
Kathy Good
Carson Goodale
May G. Gortner Charitable Trust
Matt Gray
GreatAmerica
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Green Counseling Service
Emily Greenwood
Doug & Jana Grimm
Grit Marketing
Guys and Gals Who Give
Erica Haas
Shae Hale
Hope Hall
Karin Hanson
Shannon & Eric Hanson
Amy Hart
Nadine Hartkemeyer
Hawkeye Communication & Fandel Alarm
LaKeisha Hayes
Ron & Kris Hellweg
Hilary Hershner
Tom Hess
Carol Hills
Hills Bank and Trust
Michael Hirleman
Jill Hockaday
Nichole Hoffman
Tausha Hollingshead
Jessica Horaney
Mary Howard
Christina Howe
Robert Hoyt
Nick Hulst
Evan Hupp
T. Daniel Hussman
Hy-Vee Inc.
IA Conference United Methodist Women
Adrianne Iano
Imon Communications
ImpactLife
Informatics
Infuse Church, First Church of the Nazarene
International Paper
Iowa Giving Crew
Iowa Solutions
Ironside
T. Jackson
Peter Jacobs
Megan Johnson
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Justice Electric
Dolfi Kalm
Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Trust
Ralph Kendrick
Kepros Family Foundation
KF Engineering
Kibler Family Trust
Joe Kilburg
Sophie Kinghton
Climbing Kites
Maddie Knapp
Knitters and Stitchers
Theodore Knutson
Nancy Kodros
Renae & Kris Koth
Amelia Krapfl
Charles Kudej
Martha Lamb
Anna Lamphier
Erin & Britton Langdon
Maria Lawyer
Carrie LeBrell
Carly Lefebure
Cheryl Lehman
Andrea Lewerenz-Norris
Lil’ Drug Store Products
Linn County Anesthesiologists
LINS Heating & Air Conditioning
Kathy Lovseth
Lynch Ford Chevrolet
David Maier & Matt McGrane
Katharine Manders
Martin Gardner Architecture
Mary Beth O’Neill
Ron Maxa
Dale Maxedon
Cecilia McConnell
Megan McDonald
Samantha McGrane
Denae McGrath
McGrath Family of Dealerships
Brooke McLaughlin
Katie McSweeney
Laura Meade
William Meeks
Mental Health Matters 5K
Mercy Medical Center
Jim Messina
Midlands Midlands Printing
Sarah Miller
Millstream Brewing Co.
Miron Construction
Ashley Mitchell
Dennis Molumby
Jiwon Moran
Paul Morris
Karen Morrow
Bryan Mullen & Ryan Smith
Holmes Murphy
Renee Nelson
Bryan & Jess Netolicky
Janet Newham
Noelridge Christian Church
Tiffany O’Donnell
Ohnward Bank
Olivet Presbyterian Chruch
Matt Olson
Scott & Penny Olson
OPN Architects Incorporated
Stuart Ordman
Ashley Osborn
Steve Pace
Pampered Chef
Abby & Mike Panoske
Paramount
Anne & Dave Parmley
Kerry Patrick
Kate Paulsen & Brian Nigg
Daniel Peck
Pete’s Legacy Foundation
Marolandy Petithomme
Ann Pfiffner
Philip Pfister
Christopher Pieper
Ashley Pisarik
Morris Pounds
Lois Prosser
Connie Railsback
Elizabeth & Bruce Ray
Pamela Read
Megan Reding
Jared Renshaw
Phil Rezin
Rhode Family Charitable Foundation
Hunters Ridge
Jonica Ries
Amanda Rogers
Joseph Rogers
Amanda Romizer
Stacy Ross
Josie & Michael Rozum
Lauren & Louie Ruggio
Megan Ryan
Karen Sager
Saint Pius X Parish
Sandra Samek
David Sampson
Kimberly Sanders
Victoria Schleier
Joel Schmidt
Holly Schmitt
Jena & Shane Schoenhofer
Patti & Dan Seda
Jeff and Suzie Seitz Charitable Foundation
Sertoma Club of the Tri States
Annie Sexton
Sheets Forest Draper Insurance
Nina Sheller
Tom Shey
Thomas Shockley
Tom Shockley
Andrea Shriver
Raymond Siddell
Siebke Hoyt
Skogman
Duane Smith
Karen Smith
Terry Smith
Leland Smithson
Solon United Women in Faith
Solum Lang
Amanda Speidel
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
St. Patrick Church
St. Pius X
Stack Wellness Cafe
Brad Stapley
Philip Stechcon
Gary Stejskal
Gary & Nancy Strandberg
Strategic Financial Solutions
Stuff Etc.
Terracon
Kristin Tesch
Bruce Thayer
The Accel Group
The Local 405
Judy Thomas
David Trenary
Randall Trenary
Karen Trimble
TrueNorth Companies
Andrew Twachtmann
Twenty40 Building Concepts Inc
Stephen Tyson
UFG Insurance
Unity Center of Cedar Rapids
UnityPoint
Ross Van Laar
Van Meter
Kaitlyn Vaske-Wright
Veridian Credit Union
Versa Solon LLC
Chris Vincent
Celia Walker
Phyllis Walton
Susan Wehmeyer
Kim Wesbrook
Gayla Wesner
Jacqueline Wilhelm
Andrea & Cody Wilkins
Mike & Rita Wilkins
Karen Williams
Sandra Williams
Julai Wisner
Enas Yehya
Laura & Kyle Zimmerman