Welcome and thank you for your interest in the ConAgra Foods Foundation. We partner with high-impact not-for-profit organizations that take proven and innovative approaches to child hunger and nutrition education.
The ConAgra Foods Foundation awards grants to qualified charitable organizations in three funding categories: National Strategic Partnerships, Local Strategic Partnerships and an employee-driven grantmaking program, Nourish Our Community Grants.
Not-for-profit organizations selected to be national strategic partners are the anchors of the Nourish Today, Flourish Tomorrow platform and represent some of the most high-impact not-for-profit organizations in the country. Potential partners implement high-quality, replicable programs that have well-defined goals and can demonstrate results. Our current strategic partners are leaders in the child hunger field and include:
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Feeding America®: Donating more than $25 million and millions of pounds of food, the ConAgra Foods Foundation has been a longtime partner of the Nation's Food Bank network and its hundreds of local food banks. For more than a decade, Foundation support has made possible such innovative programs as Kids Cafes, the Summer Feeding Program, and the Backpack™ Program, which are designed to meet the needs of hungry kids beyond the USDA's School Breakfast and Lunch programs. The Foundation also helps feed America by building the network's capacity to feed more children and has purchased more than 160 trucks for local food banks.
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Share Our Strength®: As the national sponsor of Share Our Strength's Operation Frontline®, a groundbreaking nutrition education program that brings together leading chefs and nutrition educators to teach families how to prepare tasty, balanced meals on a budget, the ConAgra Foods Foundation will more than double the program's capacity over the next three years and enhance program infrastructure, serve more families effectively, and provide enhanced support to local community partners.
The ConAgra Foods Foundation seeks to partner with local organizations to implement a program or project that provides an innovative solution to address child hunger, food insecurity, or nutrition education. The Foundation targets its funding to serve children in communities where ConAgra Foods employees live and work, particularly where the company has large offices, plants, or warehouse facilities. The Foundation is also committed to partnering with not-for-profit organizations in the states identified with the greatest need, specifically where the rate among food insecure children is 20% or more (CA, DC, ID, KY, MS, NC, NM, OK, OR, TN, TX, UT).
Local Strategic Partners are eligible to receive a one-year grant, with the average grant ranging from $25,000 to $50,000. Eligible programs or projects must be in existence for at least one year, meet the Foundation's grantmaking guidelines, and be able to demonstrate results.
ConAgra Foods employees are dedicated to supporting communities across the country in which they live and work through their personal donations and time. In recognition of our employees' commitment, the Foundation awards Nourish Our Community Grants to not-for-profit organizations based on recommendations from employees.
While any organization that is working to address community needs is eligible for funding, preference will be given to those that seek to provide children and their families with access to food and nutrition education.
These annual, one-time grants typically range from $5,000 to $25,000, with an average grant of $10,000. The grant requests are reviewed by a committee representative of a cross-section of employees within the company. Organizations can receive funding for up to three consecutive years and then must postpone applying for support for one grantmaking cycle.
