Unsung Heroes Top Winners

Congratulations to all of our Voya Unsung Heroes winners. Each year, 50 finalists receive $2,000 while three of them are selected as Top Winners to receive additional grants of $25,000, $10,000, and $5,000. You can find winners for your state or for a specific year using the controls below.
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2023

First Place Unsung Hero Winner 2023

Mallory McDonald and Chris McDonald

Somerset, KY
Southwestern High School
First Place Winner
$27,000
Second Place Unsung Hero Winner 2023

Kacie Desmond, Travis Nixon and Jason Foyer

Santee, CA
The Learning Choice Academy
Second Place Winner
$12,000
Third Place Unsung Hero Winner 2023

Lydia Knopp

Kansas City, KS
Kansas State School for the Blind
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2022

First Place Unsung Hero Winner 2022

LeAnn Holden-Martin

Springdale, MD
Charles H. Flowers High School
First Place Winner
$27,000
Second Place Unsung Hero Winner 2022

Emily Bennett

Appleton, WI
Neenah High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000
Third Place Unsung Hero Winner 2022

Laura Wommack

Mansfield, WA
Mansfield High School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2021

Voya Unsung Hero first place grant winners

Nicole Bay and Christian Kollegger

North Windham, CT
Charles H. Barrows STEM Academy
First Place Winner
$27,000
Voya Unsung Hero second place grant winner

Susan Nicholson-Dykstra

Broomfield, CO
Broomfield High School
Second Place Winner
$12,000
Voya Unsung Hero third place grant winner

Kenneth Huff and Thomas Bird

Williamsville, NY
Mill Middle School
Third Place Winner
$7,000

2020

Kenneth Camp

Kenneth Camp

Hiawassee, GA
Towns County High School
First Place Winner
$27,000
Nichole Folkman

Nichole Folkman

Hartsburg, IL
Hartsburg-Emden School District
Second Place Winner
$12,000
Angela and Karen

Angela Weston and Karen Mathews

Ogdensburg, NY
Grant C. Madill Elementary School
Third Place Winner
$7,000