Local nonprofits serve the Four States. Getting the message out is often the hard part. Zimmer Cares is how Zimmer Marketing gives that help, on the radio, at no charge.
Now open
Nominations
Name a local charity and tell us why it deserves the help. The form is below.
Nominate a charity
How it works
Mark Zimmer started the program as another way for the company to give back to the local community.
Step 1
Nominate
Listeners nominate a local charity and say why it deserves the help.
Step 2
Eight move on
Eight charities move on from those nominations.
Step 3
Listeners vote
Listeners then vote.
Step 4
Four winners
The four with the most votes each receive three months of free advertising and branding on the Zimmer radio stations. The station websites also promote the charity of that quarter.
MO
Missouri
OK
Oklahoma
KS
Kansas
AR
Arkansas
The time on the air is there so a charity can tell its story, ask for support, and become a name people in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas already know.
In 2023, Zimmer Cares received the Missouri Broadcasters Association Corporate Award for Community Services.