Walmart Foundation Announces $1M in Grants to Florida Nonprofits, Kicks Off Statewide Giving Tour
May 27 2015 - 3:50PM
Business Wire
More than 20 Florida nonprofits to receive
grants for hunger relief and job training efforts
The Walmart Foundation today kicked off a Florida statewide
giving tour that will award more than $1 million in grants to 21
nonprofits across the state. The grants will help fund hunger
relief and career skills or job training efforts and be given to
these organizations through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving
Program.
"Through these grants, more than 20 deserving nonprofit
organizations will be able to continue funding vital local programs
across the state,” said Senate President Andy Gardiner. “Thanks to
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation for recognizing the impact these
programs have on so many lives. We appreciate their continued
investment in communities throughout Florida."
The Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program supports
organizations that create opportunities so people can live better.
The program strives to award grants that have a long-lasting,
positive impact on communities across the U.S. Over the last fiscal
year, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $82 million
in cash and in-kind contributions to charitable organizations
throughout Florida.
“Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are uniquely positioned to
make a significant, positive impact in the communities we serve
across the state,” said Jim Lewis, Walmart regional general manager
for North Florida. “The organizations being recognized by Walmart
this cycle work tirelessly to provide relief, and we are honored to
be supporting their efforts to help residents most in need.”
In 2014, Walmart delivered a year early on a 2010 commitment to
contribute $2 billion to fight hunger. As part of that commitment,
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation donated 1.1 billion meals to
those in need, and helped Feeding America grow its capacity to
rescue and distribute more perishable food across the U.S. in a
sustainable, cost-effective way. In Florida, Walmart donated more
than 43 million pounds of food to local food banks — nearly 36
million meals in the last fiscal year.
Today, Walmart representatives alongside state and local
officials kicked off the statewide giving tour by awarding $225,000
to nonprofits in the Central Florida area. Nonprofit recipients
included:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Lake &
Sumter Counties, Inc., Leesburg: BGCLSC received a $45,000
grant for its Healthy Snacks and Meals for Healthy Kids
program.
- Catholic Charities of Central
Florida Inc., Orlando: Catholic Charities received a $75,000
grant for the Agape Food Bank’s SmilePak program.
- Coalition for the Homeless of
Central Florida, Orlando: The Coalition received a $50,000
grant for its Meal Service Program.
- Promise Inc., West Melbourne:
Promise received a $25,000 grant for its Hydroponic Garden
Vocational Training & Employment Program.
- The Society of Saint Andrew Inc.,
Orlando: The Society received a $30,000 grant for its Florida
Gleaning Network program.
Over the coming weeks, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation will
recognize the other recipients with events in Tampa, South Florida,
the Panhandle and more.
To be considered for support, prospective grantee organizations
must submit applications through the Walmart Foundation State
Giving Program’s online grant application. Eligible applicants must
have a current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in order to meet the
program’s minimum funding criteria. Additional information about
the program’s funding guidelines and application process are
available online at foundation.walmart.com.
About Philanthropy at
Walmart
By using our strengths to help others, Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation create opportunities for people to live better every
day. We have stores in 27 countries, employing more than 2.2
million associates and doing business with thousands of suppliers
who, in turn, employ millions of people. We are helping people live
better by accelerating upward job mobility and economic development
for the retail workforce; addressing hunger and making healthier,
more sustainably-grown food a reality; and building strong
communities where we operate and inspiring our associates to give
back. Whether it is helping to lead the fight against hunger
in the United States with $2 billion in cash and in-kind donations
or supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment through a series of
grants totaling $10 million to the Women in Factories training
program in Bangladesh, China, India and Central America, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation are not only working to tackle key
social issues, we are also collaborating with others to inspire
solutions for long-lasting systemic change. To learn more about
Walmart’s giving, visit www.foundation.walmart.com.
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