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The Hannah Geneser Foundation

Our Story

Fifteen Years Of Creating Hannah's Legacy.

On March 21, 2011, four-year-old Hannah Ray Geneser suffered fatal injuries when a window screen gave way, and she fell from an open window. Her parents, Jamie and Shanda, along with family, founded the Hannah Geneser Foundation that same year — a 501(c)(3) non-profit for child-safety advocacy and organ-donation awareness.

What began as one family's response to unimaginable loss has evolved into a safety store and learning center inside Blank Children's Hospital, a statewide Window Safety Day, and the Hannah's Safety for All program, which donates safety equipment to ensure that every family in need has the ability to create a safe and sound environment in their home.

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Hannah Ray Geneser, age four.
Hannah Ray Geneser · 2006 – 2011

Hannah Ray Geneser · 2006 – 2011

A Learning Center For Child Safety, Built In Hannah's Memory.

A Des Moines non-profit and safety store inside Blank Children's Hospital — 100+ child-safety products at or below cost, plus one-on-one help from a safety expert.

Hannah with a butterfly.
Hannah Ray Geneser · 2006 – 2011

What We Do

Four Ways We Honor Hannah's Legacy

The Safety Store

100+ name-brand child-safety products at or below cost — plus one-on-one help from an expert on proper use and installation.

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Hannah's Safety For All

It provides free child safety gear and protective devices to families in need.

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Window Safety Advocacy

Iowa's Window Safety Day, brochures, and the free Safety-for-All program. More than 5,000 children go to ERs each year after window falls — this work is why we're here.

Learn About Window Safety

Kindness & Organ Donation

Random Act of Kindness Cards to pay forward in Hannah's memory, and organ-donor advocacy carrying on the gift she gave.

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Fifteen Years, In Numbers

Our Impact

Years of Making a Difference
15

Years of Making a Difference

in Donated Safety Products
$40K+

in Donated Safety Products

Child-Safety Products Stocked
100+

Child-Safety Products Stocked

Iowa's Window Safety Day
Mar 21

Iowa's Window Safety Day

Proclaimed by Gov. Terry Branstad in 2014.

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