The Coca-Cola Foundation is investing in change around the world through grants and sponsorships of transformative ideas and institutions. More than $1.5 billion have been given to organizations focused on complex global challenges.

Currently, the Foundation is focusing on six Impact Areas: Sustainable Access to Safe Water, Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Preparedness and Response, Circular Economy, Economic Empowerment, Hometown, and Employee Giving. Requests for funding can be submitted at any time.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in the United States and international groups with an equivalent designation in their country.

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be spent on:

• Salaries and benefits
• Consultant fees and expenses
• Administrative expenses
• Other

The Foundation typically does not fund:

• Individual scholarships
• Programs primarily focused on nutrition, weight loss, or physical activity
• Movies and television
• Website development
• Concerts or other entertainment type events
• Local sports teams

Impact Areas

Sustainable Access to Safe Water

This area funds programs that present solutions for the 2 billion people globally who lack safe drinking water.

Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Preparedness and Response

This impact area supports projects that help vulnerable communities adapt to the effects of climate change as well as providing direct relief to those impacted by natural disasters.

Circular Economy

A circular economy is one in which products are reused rather than disposed to alleviate the accumulation of plastic waste, in particular, in the world’s waterways. Grants in this area fund solutions to the 12.7 million metric tons of plastic that pollute our water each year.

Economic Empowerment

This impact area focuses on education, workforce development and entrepreneurship opportunities for disadvantaged communities.

Hometown

Hometown projects build a more inclusive community in Coca-Cola’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. This is done through civic engagement, arts and culture, economic empowerment, education, and youth development.

Employee Giving

Coca-Cola employees in the United States donate both time and money in the communities where they live and the Foundation matches that support.