C.W. Cameron and his son, C.B. Cameron established the American Fidelity Foundation because they believed investing in the communities where they lived and worked was the right thing to do.

The American Fidelity Founders’ Fund was established in 1985 to continue the legacy and vision of supporting the community held by American Fidelity’s (AF) founders C.B. and C.W. Cameron. The father-son duo founded AF in 1960 and it has since grown to be one of the largest private, family-owned life and health insurance companies in the nation.  

In 2007, with a rebrand to the American Fidelity Foundation, our mission was refocused to better meet the needs of our community and to provide more financial grants that matched the civic involvement of the AF companies and our Colleagues.

The success of American Fidelity companies has helped the Foundation’s assets grow to more than $42 million. Learn more about American Fidelity. 

‍Our Giving 
American Fidelity and the Cameron family believe in giving back in the communities where we live and do business. In 2025, the Foundation distributed more than $2.6 million to organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in our communities.  Annually, American Fidelity hosts worksite giving campaigns to support Allied Arts and the United Way. Last year AF Colleagues pledged $55,887 and the AF Foundation pledged an additional $70,000. In the summer, as a Pacesetter Company, American Fidelity hosts a United Way (UW) campaign to help set the pace for the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s annual fundraising campaign. In 2025 AF Colleagues donated $517,925 and the AF Foundation added $220,000. The American Fidelity Foundation and American Fidelity gave more than $3.8 million to 246 unique organizations in 2025. The Foundation matched $64,570 in Colleague donations, helping double the impact of donations made nation wide.  

Learn more about the ways the AF Foundation and American Fidelity give back to the community in the American Fidelity Community Impact Report.