PUT YOUR ORGANIZATION BEHIND THE WORK
Freedom Fund sponsorship connects your organization to a long tradition of civil rights leadership while helping sustain the NAACP Des Moines Branch’s work throughout the year.
$10,000
LEGACY PARTNER
$5,000
LEADERSHIP PARTNER
$2,500
JUSTICE PARTNER
$1,000
COMMUNITY PARTNER
YOUR SUPPORT MOVES THE WORK FORWARD
The Freedom Fund is more than one evening. It helps sustain the advocacy, leadership development, partnerships, and programs that allow the NAACP Des Moines Branch to serve Greater Des Moines throughout the year.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION
Developing young leaders and expanding educational opportunity.
WOMEN, CHILDREN & FAMILY WELL-BEING
Supporting women, children, and families through advocacy, service, and stronger community connections.
FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY & GENERATIONAL WEALTH
Advancing economic stability, entrepreneurship, access to opportunity, and long-term wealth building.
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Helping communities prepare, connect, and respond to conditions affecting safety, stability, and access to resources.
JUSTICE, FAMILY & OPPORTUNITY
Addressing inequities in systems affecting civil rights, families, public safety, and access to opportunity.
MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
YASMINE ARRINGTON BROOKS
Founder and Executive Director, ScholarCHIPS, Inc.
Yasmine Arrington Brooks was born and raised in Washington, DC, and is the Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc., a nonprofit providing scholarships, mentoring, mental health support, technology, and a strong support network for children of incarcerated parents.
Growing up with an incarcerated father, Yasmine experienced firsthand the emotional and financial challenges these families face. While searching for college scholarships as a high school junior, she and her grandmother discovered there were few programs specifically supporting children of incarcerated parents. Yasmine decided to create one.
Since 2012, ScholarCHIPS has awarded more than $700,000 in scholarships to over 140 scholars, including 56 college graduates, while continuing to support students through college and into their careers.
Yasmine holds degrees from Elon University and Howard University School of Divinity and is pursuing a Doctor of Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary. She was named a 2025 L’Oréal Paris Woman of Worth and a 2023 CNN Hero, and has been featured in national outlets including Essence, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and Black Enterprise. She is also an author, poet, speaker, producer, and social justice advocate who helps others turn pain into purpose.
$100
YOUNG LEADER SPONSOR
Help provide one young person the opportunity to attend the Freedom Fund Banquet.
Help ensure young people can experience an evening centered on legacy, leadership, justice, and possibility.
SPONSOR A YOUNG LEADER
$800
YOUNG LEADERS TABLE SPONSOR
Sponsor a table so young leaders can experience the Freedom Fund Banquet together.”
FREEDOM FUND AWARDS
Help us recognize the people and organizations moving Greater Des Moines forward.
The Freedom Fund Awards celebrate individuals and organizations whose leadership, service, advocacy, and commitment are creating meaningful impact across our community.
We invite you to help us identify those whose work reflects the spirit of the NAACP: advancing justice, expanding opportunity, strengthening families and communities, developing leaders, and helping Greater Des Moines thrive.
Know someone whose work deserves to be recognized?