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Kroger Community Donations

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The Kroger Family of Companies support organizations working to make their communities better. Through their Community Donations, they back projects that create a positive social impact.

Nonprofit organizations can request donations of money, products, or gift cards on a rolling basis.

Project Areas

Kroger supports projects that focus on:

  • Zero Hunger / Zero Waste
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Health & Nutrition
  • Education & Youth Development
  • Disaster Relief
  • Stronger Communities

Allowable Expenses

Donations may be used to fund:

  • General operating support
  • Specific program support
  • Events (e.g. galas, conferences, races)

Application

Applicants must make their request through the store closest to their location. This can be done through any of the stores in the Kroger Family:

  • Baker’s
  • City Market
  • Dillons
  • Food 4 Less
  • Foods Co
  • Fred Meyer
  • Fry’s
  • Gerbes
  • Jay C Food Store
  • King Soopers
  • Kroger
  • Mariano’s
  • Metro Market
  • Pay-Less Super Markets
  • Pick’n Save
  • QFC
  • Ralphs
  • Ruler
  • Smith’s Food and Drug

Applicants should allow at least four weeks for a response to their request.

.ORG Impact Awards

The .ORG Impact Awards celebrate people and groups from all over the world who are making a difference in their communities. In 2024, winners will be chosen in 7 categories plus a .ORG of the Year.

The 7 winners will each receive $10,000; other finalists in each category will receive $2,500 apiece. The .ORG of the Year will receive $50,000. Nominations are due by June 19, 2024.

Eligibility

Nominator

To submit a nomination, you must be at least 18 years old and have permission from the nominee.

Nominee

Nominees must be organizations with a website on the .org domain or an individual affiliated with such an organization. Individuals under the age of 18 may be nominated, but if selected, will require a consent form signed by their parent or guardian.

Exclusions

Nominations will not be accepted for people or organizations located in Crimea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.

Categories

  • Health and Healing – Providing health and wellness resources including education, vaccine development, and mental health services
  • Quality Education for All – Providing education for everyone regardless of race, gender, or financial status
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Working to increase DEI through policymaking and programs that address systemic injustice
  • Environmental Stewardship – Fighting environmental threats and promoting sustainable consumption
  • Hunger and Poverty – Signficantly contributing to the end of resource inequality
  • Community Building – Changing lives in the community on a local, national, or global scale
  • Rising Star – An individual under 25 as of December 31, 2024 who has led a project or campaign to bring positive change to their community
  • The .ORG Impact Awards .ORG of the Year – Outstanding achievement with significant impact and measurable results. Finalists in the other 7 categories are automatically eligible.

Additional Rewards

In addition to the financial award, winners will receive:

  • A trophy
  • A dedicated .ORG Impact Awards logo mark to use in promotional materials
  • Featured presence in .ORG articles, videos, and social media over the following year
  • Featured presence at the .ORG Impact Awards event in October 2024
  • An invitation and up to $2,000 in travel expenses to attend the .ORG Impact Awards event in October 2024

Powering Breast Cancer Progress Grant

The Powering Breast Cancer Progress grant from AstraZeneca supports projects to improve patient navigation services for breast cancer patients. Applications are due by June 13, 2024 at midnight local time.

Applicants may submit in one of two categories. Category 1 grants are for $50,000 – $100,000 and 3 hours of technical support from the Academy of Oncology Nurse and Patient Navigators. Category 2 grants are for $100,001 – $250,000 and 5 hours of technical support. Short listed applicants will be contacted for a due diligence check.

Eligibility

This grant is open to charitable and nonprofit organizations officially registered in their country.

Focus Areas

Funding is available for projects focused on:

  • Increasing awareness of patient navigation services (PNS) for breast cancer patients in underserved communities 
  • Overcoming barriers to PNS, such as limited resources, diverse community needs, etc.
  • Enhancing healthcare system support for PNS 

Metrics of Success

Successful project implementation may be measured by:

  • An increase in available PNS
  • An increase in referrals to PNS
  • An increase in requests for information about PNS
  • Improved quality of support provided by PNS
  • Improved overall patient experience

Funding Limitations

Grant funding may not go to:

  • Individuals, health care providers, medical group practices, or public officials
  • Projects that provide treatment or pay for medicines
  • Capital projects or building appeals

Ravi & Naina Patel Foundation

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The Ravi & Naina Patel Foundation is working to help every human being achieve the happiness that is their birthright. They provide grants to nonprofit organizations around the world that align with their five core pillars and build strategic partnerships to make an even bigger impact.

Grant inquiries as well as your organization’s Form 990 should be sent to amar@rnpfoundation.org.

Five Core Pillars

Homelessness

The Foundation is seeking programs that take different approach to the problem of homelessness. This includes both providing short term services and long term affordable housing solutions.

Education

The Foundation believes in the power of education and supports organizations that help youth learn to be confident and lead joyful lives, as well as reading, writing, and arithmetic.

Environment

A healthy Earth to live on is foundational to all the other core pillars. To address the impacts of environmental destruction, the Foundation supports organizations that are designing innovative solutions and championing environmentally sound policies.

Nutrition

A nutritious diet can feed the body, mind, and spirit, but many people don’t have access to or knowledge of healthy food. The Foundation supports projects that are working to overcome food inequities, provide education, and promote more environmentally friendly farming.

Spirituality

The Patel family believes that spirituality is the true path to happiness and supports organizations that promote mindfulness and meditation.

Food Justice for Kids Prize

The Food Justice for Kids Prize from the Newman’s Own Foundation supports projects in the U.S. and its territories under two focus areas: Indigenous Food Justice and Nutrition Education and School Food.

Up to 10 applicants (5 for each focus area) will receive as much as $50,000 in 2024, with the chance to receive an additional $50,000 in 2025. Applications are due by June 11, 2024.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
  • Organizations with a 501(c)3 serving as a fiscal agent
  • Federally recognized Native American tribes
  • Federally recognized Urban Indian Organizations
  • Public schools and school districts
  • U.S. governmental entities

Focus Areas

Indigenous Food Justice

For the purpose of this grant, ‘Indigenous’ means Native American, Native Alaskan, or Native Hawaiian. Projects must wholly or primarily benefit children 18 and under and may focus on:

  • Increasing access to and rematriation of affordable and nutritious traditional foods
  • Transferring control of food resources to Indigenous communities for the benefit of their children
  • Enhancing Indigenous children’s ability to respond to their needs for healthy, culturally relevant foods
  • Generally supporting food justice for Indigenous children

Nutrition Education and School Food

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Projects under this focus area should support community-based direct service and sustainable practices. Projects must wholly or primarily benefit children 18 and under and may focus on:

  • Developing programs for children to learn about, grow, gather, and/or cook healthy, nutritious, culturally relevant foods
  • Ammending school policies and practices to increase access to healthy school meals
  • Generally supporting nutrition education and/or healthy school food

Newman’s Own Foundation Community Fund

Donations to the Newman’s Own Community Fund are pooled and used to award additional funding on a quarterly basis. Grantees are eligible to receive these funds which are awarded based on member votes.

KFC Foundation: Kentucky Fried Wishes

The KFC Foundation funds actionable, local level projects in the United States through the Kentucky Fried Wishes program.

Twenty-five grants of $10,000 are awarded each quarter in a different focus area. The next funding cycle will be May 1-31, 2024 for projects focused on Improving Health & Wellbeing.

Eligibility

This grant is open to organizations in the United States who:

  • Have a 501(c)3 nonprofit designation
  • Have maintained good standing with the IRS for 2 years
  • Work at the local level, either individually or as a chapter/affiliate of a larger organization

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be used to:

  • Hire professional services necessary to complete the project
  • Purchase equipment necessary to complete the project

Grant funds may not be used for:

  • Salaries
  • Scholarships
  • Ongoing or recurring programs
  • Event sponsorships

Focus Areas

Improving Health & Wellbeing

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Applications for Improving Health & Wellbeing will be accepted May 1-31. Potential projects include:

  • Creating a mobile health clinic
  • Playground improvements
  • Domestic violence shelter upgrades
  • Accommodations for individuals with disabilities

Expanding Access to Food & Shelter

Applications for Expanding Access to Food & Shelter will be accepted July 1-31. Potential projects include:

  • Remodeling a food pantry
  • Creating a community garden
  • Beautifying a community space
  • Repairing and renovating buildings

Caring for the Environment, Animals, & More

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Applications for Caring for the Environment, Animals, & More will be accepted September 1-30. Potential projects include:

  • Creating a permanent wildlife conservation exhibit
  • Purchasing a new vehicle for mobile vet clinic
  • Park improvements
  • Other reasonable requests not covered under any other focus area

Empowering Through Education & Training

This focus area is currently closed and a new funding cycle hasn’t yet been announced. Potential projects include:

  • Establishing a community-wide CPR certification program
  • Creating an after school literacy program
  • Creating a job skills training program for adults with disabilities

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood was founded in 2014 as part of the estate of Teresa Caplan.The Foundation serves as an incubator for research and development in the U.S. that has the potential to improve the lives of children aged birth to 7.

Funding is available in three focus areas: Early Childhood Welfare, Early Childhood Education and Play, and Parenting Education. Letters of Interest are due by May 31, 2024 and should be sent to info@earlychildhoodfoundation.org.

Eligibility

Applicant

This grant is open to nonprofit, non-religious and non-political organizations in the United States.

Program

Eligible programs must be:

  • New, not pre-existing
  • Secular
  • For the benefit of children only
  • For the benefit of children in the United States
  • Potentially capable of having a national impact

Funding Limitations

Grant funds may not be use for:

  • Purchasing or renovating capital equipment
  • Staging single events
  • The creation or purchase of works of art or literature

No more than 15% of grant funding may be spent on indirect costs.

Focus Areas

Early Childhood Welfare

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Welfare is defined to include:

  • Physical and mental health
  • Safety
  • Nutrition
  • Education
  • Play
  • Familial support
  • Acculturation
  • Societal integration
  • Childcare

Early Childhood Education and Play

The Foundation seeks to fund projects to develop:

  • Innovative curricula
  • Research based pedagogical standards
  • Imaginative play materials
  • Creative learning environments

Parenting Education

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The Foundation seeks to fund projects that teach parents about:

  • Developmental psychology
  • Cultural child rearing differences
  • Pedagogy
  • Issues of health
  • Prenatal care and diet

and/or provide parents with cognitive and emotional support.

We Are Together International Prize

The We Are Together International Prize supports initiatives from around the world that are working toward social change through volunteering.

Applications for $10,000 and other benefits are due by May 20, 2024. Submissions may be in English or Russian.

Eligibility

This prize is open to citizens of any nation who are 18 years of age or older and registered nonprofit organizations.

Award

Recipients or laureates will receive:

  • $10,000
  • Expert support
  • Meetings with high-ranking guests, leading experts and public figures in the winning countries
  • The chance to share their project with the world
  • The opportunity to take part in the International Forum of Civil Participation

Focus Areas

  • Healthcare and Emergency Response – Physical and mental health, promotion of physical activity, blood donation, and assisting people during disasters
  • Ecology and Sustainable Development – Environmental protection and education, green economy and technology
  • Equal Opportunities and Social Justice – Improving the lives of vulnerable populations

Anna Lalor Burdick Program

The Anna Lalor Burdick Program from The Lalor Foundation supports projects that provide access to and information on sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Concept papers are due annually on May 1st and November 1st. Applicants will receive notification within 6-8 weeks and a small number invited to submit a full proposal. Grants range from $10,000 – $35,000.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in the United States. Project activities may, however, take place outside the U.S.

Crisis pregnancy centers and abstinence-only programs are not eligible.

Program Focus

Due to restrictions following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, projects providing access to contraception and abortion and/or advocating for policy change, will be prioritized.

Funding may used for new programs or taking an existing program in a new direction. Projects will not be considered if they exclusively focus on:

  • Sexually transmitted disease prevention
  • One-time direct supply costs (e.g. distribution of menstrual products, LARCs, or contraception)
  • Menstrual health or hygiene
  • Maternal health, infant health, or postpartum issues
  • Advocacy on behalf of teen parents

Mary Kay Ash Foundation Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program supports shelters in the U.S. providing a safe haven for women and children fleeing domestic violence.

Applications for $20,000 are due by April 30, 2024. At least one grant will be awarded in each state from which they receive an application.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and organizations associated with Native American tribes.

Allowable Expenses

Grant funds may be used at the awardees discretion, including for staff salaries and operating expenses. The only restriction is that it can’t be used for staff travel.