Many supermarkets offer gift cards and grants to nonprofits as part of their community outreach and corporate social responsibility initiatives. While the specific programs and availability may vary by location, here are some examples of major supermarkets that have been known to offer such opportunities:
Costco Warehouse Donation Request Form
Publix Super Markets Charities
Educational Nonprofits provide learning opportunities and resources for individuals or communities. These organizations may provide educational programs, materials, or services. After-school programs, tutoring and mentoring programs, scholarship foundations, and organizations that provide educational resources for under-served communities are a few examples.
Our Grant Guide helps educational nonprofits find funders who want to support their work and community. It includes funders from foundations and corporations who support youth and young adult programming nationwide.
Finding funding for your nonprofit can be a daunting task. However, with a lot of preparation and a little guidance, your organization can partner with funders to deliver meaningful programs to those who need it most.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
via cybergrants
US Bank Foundation
via cybergrants
Wells Fargo Foundation
via cybergrants (invitation code required)
PNC Foundation
email representative
Ally Financial Charitable Giving
accepted Feb - March only
Due Date(s): March 1st – December 15th each year
Funding Range: $100 - $5,000
Focus: Food Security, Arts and Education, Athletics and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Region(s): search Aldi’s markets
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Aldi Smart Kids supports organizations that make a positive impact on our kids' health and well-being.
Through ALDI Cares Community Grants, we partner with nonprofit organizations that make a positive impact on Children’s Health & Wellness and Food Insecurity while supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. Whether your mission is to support children through education, arts, athletics or addressing food insecurity in your local community, we encourage you to apply for support from ALDI Cares Community Grants.
Due Date(s): rolling deadline
Funding Range: not listed
Focus: Humanitarian Aid, Sustainable Communities, Education and Youth Development, Social Justice, Coronavirus Response
Region(s): United States and around the world
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The Foundation has awarded more than $1 billion in grants to support sustainable community initiatives around the world.
Their environmental, social and governance goals and initiatives are anchored by their purpose — to refresh the world and make a difference. The foundation is committed to creating a more sustainable business and better shared future, that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities and the planet
Grant Opportunity: Constellation’s Community Champions Grant Program
Due Date(s): May 15, 2025
Funding Range: Up to $ 500
Focus: Education, Environment, Youth
Region(s): Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wyoming and Washington, D.C.
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Through the Community Champions program, Constellation customers can apply for grants up to $500 for causes that are important to their communities. Extra consideration will be given to those requests where the project, organization, or initiative focuses on education, environment, or youth. Since its inception, they have awarded nearly 2,500 community projects. Some examples of causes supported through the program include:
School science fair
Community tree planting
Mentoring program
Library/recreation center makeover
Youth sports
Due Date(s): rolling deadline
Funding Range: up to 10% of a program budget
Focus: Children, Education, and Health and Human Services
Region(s): search Costco markets
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Costco focuses on supporting charitable programs and community activities in the markets where we do business. All 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations focusing on children, education, and/or health and human services are eligible to apply for consideration, regardless of their distance from our locations.
Grant Opportunity:
Due Date: Feb 15 (Letter of Inquiry); Mar 30 (Full Proposal)
Focus: Youth after-school and summer activities
Region(s): Mid-Hudson Valley counties of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, and Ulster in New York State.
Funding Range: $3,000 and up
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The Dyson Foundation considers grants for out-of-school time programs including after-school, summer, and year-round activities.
Grant Opportunity: North America STEM and Youth Leadership Grants
Due Date: March 1-31 and August 1-31
Funding Range: $5,000 - $10,000
Focus: STEM Education Initiatives, Leadership Development for Youth
Region(s): Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Michigan Center, Michigan; Paducah, Kentucky; Peabody, Massachusetts; Rexdale, Ontario; Simpsonville, South Carolina; South Bend, Indiana; and Vancouver, Washington.
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: H.B. Fuller’s philanthropic vision is to help young people grow into productive, successful adults. Grants are strategically focused in two areas: STEM education – youth education initiatives in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); and leadership development for youth – organizations and programs that help young people become successful, productive adults.
Grant Opportunity: NEA Our Town
Due Date: August each year
Funding Range: $25,000 - $150,000
Focus: Arts Engagement, Cultural Planning, Design, Artist and Creative Industry Support
Region(s): United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Our Town is the NEA’s creative placemaking grants program. Through project-based funding, the program supports activities that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities. Our Town projects advance local economic, physical, or social outcomes in communities, ultimately laying the groundwork for systems change and centering equity.
These projects require a partnership between a local government entity and nonprofit organization, one of which must be a cultural organization; and should engage in partnership with other sectors (e.g., agriculture and food, economic development, education and youth, environment and energy, health, housing, public safety, transportation, workforce development).
Grant Opportunity: Impact or Partner Grants
Due Date: January 2025
Focus: Economic Empowerment, Education, Heath, Housing
Region(s): District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Funding Range: Up to $ 100,000
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Many Hands has granted more than $2.25 million to nonprofit organizations serving women, children, and families in socioeconomic need in the Washington, DC area.
Due Date(s): May 10th and November 10th each year
Funding Range: $1,000 - $20,000
Focus: Museums, Performing Arts, Job Readiness, Youth Services, Senior Services, Disability Care, Health Clinics, Community Services, Wildlife and Environmental Conservation, PreK-12 Education, Vocational & Trade Education, Higher Education
Region(s): United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation awards grants to organizations for which a small amount of money might make a large difference. The Foundation welcomes requests for support from community-based, non-profit organizations based in the United States.
This foundation supports for museums, cultural, performing, and visual arts programs, schools, hospitals, educational and skills training projects, programs for youth, seniors, and people who are handicapped, environmental and wildlife protection activities, and other community-based organizations and their programs.
Grant Opportunity: Montclair Fund for Women
Due Date: Mar 15, 2025
Focus: Women & Girl Services; Youth Development & Leadership; Education
Region(s): New Jersey
Funding Range: $2,500 - $12,500
Learn More: Apply Now
Overview: The Montclair Fund for Women supports programs that use innovative approaches to achieve educational success and social justice with a special emphasis on women and girls of color in Montclair and North Essex.
Due Date: rolling deadline
Funding Range: $10,000 - over $1,000,000
Focus: Civil Society, Education, Environment, and Flint Michigan Area
Region(s): Flint Michigan, and the United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation envisions a world in which each individual’s quality of life is connected to the well-being of the community, both locally and globally. The Mott Foundation funds grants in the United States and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally. Funding for unsolicited requests is very limited. If you’re interested in submitting an idea to us for funding, the first step is to complete a letter of inquiry (LOI) form. Your LOI will help our program staff determine the relevance of your proposed project to our programs and provide you with advice on whether to submit a full proposal.
Due Date: January 1 - June 1 every year (letter of inquiry)
Funding Range: $5,000 and up
Focus: Health, Education and Stronger Communities
Region(s): Oklahoma, and the United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The primary focus of the Noble Foundation granting program is funding agricultural research conducted by Noble Research Institute. In addition, funding is provided to charitable organizations that cultivate good health, support education and build stronger communities.
Due Date: April 1st or August 1st
Funding Range: Up to $10,000
Focus: Arts/Culture, Education, Environmental, Health/Medical, Human Services, Religion, Miscellaneous
Region(s): Pennsylvania, and the United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: As a family foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, our philanthropic traditions are well rooted in our continued support of organizations that foster transformative programs which best serve the local community as a whole in the areas of arts and culture, education, environmental, health and medical, human services, and religion. The Foundation has found it beneficial underwriting grants that are tangible in nature or serve a higher number of individuals within the community and surrounding areas. The Foundation continually aids organizations that are endlessly striving to serve the community in various ways such as improving social conditions, expanding education, and working to better the environment.
Grant Opportunity: Hometown Programs
Due Date: Spring 2025
Focus: Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Workforce Development
Region(s): United States
Funding Range: not listed
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Target Foundation supports organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, nationally and globally that are dedicated to civic engagement and community development.
Grant Opportunity: TJX Community Grant
Due Date: letters of interest are accepted on a rolling basis
Focus: Basic Needs (food, clothing, and shelter), After-school Activities, Workforce Readiness, Safety from Domestic Violence
Region(s): United States
Funding Range: none listed
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: TJX Foundation supports organizations that are 501c3 registered for at least 1 year, and serve families and children.
Grant Opportunity: Inspire Awards
Due Date: January 2025
Funding Range: $10,000 - $250,000
Focus: Career Pathways, Economic Mobility, Strengthening Small Businesses
Region(s): United States
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: The Truist Foundation is committed to Truist Financial Corporation's purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities. Established in 2020, the foundation makes strategic investments in nonprofit organizations to help ensure the communities it serves have more opportunities for a better quality of life. The Truist Foundation's grants and activities focus on building career pathways to economic mobility and strengthening small businesses.
The Truist Foundation and MIT Solve are thrilled to be partners in launching the inaugural Inspire Awards to identify innovative nonprofit-driven solutions that provide support to grow, develop, and sustain racially diverse and/or women-led small businesses in the United States.
Due Date: July 15, Oct. 15, Dec. 31
Funding Range: $250 - $5,000
Focus: Healthy Eating, Human Services, Quality of Life, Education, Community and Economic Development, Diversity and Inclusion Public Safety, Environmental Sustainability
Region(s): near Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities
Learn More: Apply Online
Overview: Walmart accepts application at their stores for local community grants. There are eight (8) areas of funding:
Community and Economic Development: Improving local communities for the benefit of low-income individuals and families in the local service area
Diversity and Inclusion: Fostering the building of relationships and understanding among diverse groups in the local service area
Education: Providing afterschool enrichment, tutoring or vocational training for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
Environmental Sustainability: Preventing waste, increasing recycling, or supporting other programs that work to improve the environment in the local service area
Health and Human Service: Providing medical screening, treatment, social services, or shelters for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
Hunger Relief and Healthy Eating: Providing Federal or charitable meals/snacks for low-income individuals and families in the local service area
Public Safety: Supporting public safety programs through training programs or equipment in the local service area
Quality of Life: Improving access to recreation, arts or cultural experiences for low-income individuals and families in the local service area