Curtis DeBerg
Founder, Give Blue Hope
Curtis DeBerg didn’t set out to start a nonprofit. He set out to serve.
For more than 34 years, Curtis dedicated his life to helping and protecting others. He began his career as an EMT before earning a degree in Criminal Justice and joining law enforcement in Central Iowa.
After a series of injuries, surgeries, and months of physical therapy, Curtis was medically retired from law enforcement earlier than he had planned. But his commitment to serving others continued through roles as a Department of Corrections Officer and Prisoner Transport Officer, and most recently as an Executive Personal Protection Agent.
Throughout his career, Curtis never stopped thinking about the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
He understood the sacrifice behind the uniform. He understood the uncertainty that follows a line-of-duty death and the financial pressure families can face while waiting for benefits and other assistance. Most importantly, he understood that grief doesn’t wait for paperwork to be completed.
Curtis believed families who lose a loved one in the line of duty deserve immediate support during some of the hardest days of their lives.
That belief became Give Blue Hope, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created to provide an immediate charitable gift to the families of law enforcement officers, corrections officers, firefighters, and other first responders killed in the line of duty.
Give Blue Hope is Curtis’s way of continuing the service that has defined his life: standing beside the families who have sacrificed so much and reminding them that, even in their darkest moments, they are not alone.
Not someday. Not after the paperwork clears. Now, when it matters most.
Where it all began...
Thank you to our sponsors
The People Behind the Mission
Give Blue Hope is governed by a volunteer board of directors
committed to ensuring every dollar goes where it's needed most.
Curtis DeBerg
Founder and CEO
Jonathan Dash
Board Treasurer
Yoli Origel
Board Chair
Dr. Brad Rogers
Board Member
Why Give Blue Hope Exists
Give Blue Hope is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. Our mission is to bridge the financial gap for the immediate family of a law enforcement officer, corrections officers, first responder, or firefighter who has been feloniously killed in the line of duty, so they can grieve instead of worrying about how they are going to survive.
Our gift is not intended to replace the pension or benefits a family is entitled to. It's intended to hold them over until those benefits arrive, because no family should have to choose between grief and groceries.
