The Wonderful Company Opens the Application Window for $1 Million Central Valley Community Grants Program
09 July 2024 - 8:49PM
The Wonderful Company, one of the largest and most philanthropic
privately held companies in the United States, is pleased to
announce that its $1 million Wonderful Central Valley Community
Grants application period is now live. Over the last nine years,
The Wonderful Company and its co-owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick,
through their foundation, have awarded nearly $7 million in grants
to more than 122 nonprofits and 165 schools in the San Joaquin
Valley.
Building on Wonderful’s long-standing commitment to supporting
local organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley,
these grants will directly support transformative initiatives
focused on health and wellness, education, recreation, community
beautification, art, and social services.
Every year, The Wonderful Company and its co-owners, along with
their foundations, invest more than $30 million in community
development, education, and health and wellness initiatives across
the Central Valley and beyond. This Central Valley Community Grants
program is at the center of the company’s ongoing commitment to
being Wonderful Neighbors by supporting the communities its
employees call home, fostering a sense of inspiration and increased
involvement with local and regional organizations.
“Rural communities in the Central Valley are severely
underfunded and are often forgotten. This program ensures
nonprofits doing the work in the communities where our employees
live and work have the resources to drive meaningful
change,” said Andy Anzaldo, chief operating officer of
corporate social responsibility at The Wonderful Company. “Our
philosophy is to focus our company’s support, first and foremost,
on the communities where our employees and their families live, and
to make sure their futures are strong. These grants are part of an
ongoing commitment we have and will continue to make to the Central
Valley region.”
Organizations whose proposals would impact at least one of the
following nine eligible communities are encouraged to apply:
Avenal, Delano, Del Rey, Firebaugh, Lost Hills, Mendota, Sanger,
Shafter, and Wasco. To learn more about the application process and
eligibility requirements, join the Wonderful Philanthropy team at
an upcoming virtual information session.
Visit www.wonderfulcommunitygrants.com or sign up for
the session below:
- Tuesday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. PDT (RSVP here)
All applications must be received by Saturday, August 31, at
midnight PDT for consideration. The 2024-2025 class of Wonderful
Community Grants recipients will be announced in October 2024.
For more information and to submit an application, please
visit www.wonderfulcommunitygrants.com or
email communitygrants@wonderful.com.
About Wonderful Community GrantsThe Wonderful
Company and its co-owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, have a
long-standing commitment to investing in the communities where
their employees live in and work, especially in California’s
Central Valley. In addition to the millions of dollars the Resnicks
and The Wonderful Company invest in the Central Valley every year,
the Wonderful Community Grants program provides critical funding to
organizations impacting change throughout the area. Local
governments, area nonprofits, schools, and faith-based
organizations can apply for grants in the categories of health and
wellness, recreation, art, social services, and community
beautification for amounts between $1,000 and $100,000. Funds are
available for program development/expansion, innovation,
small-scale capital improvements, technology, and equipment. More
information about Wonderful Community Grants can be found
at www.wonderfulcommunitygrants.com.
About The Wonderful Company’s Corporate Social
ResponsibilityThe Wonderful Company and its co-owners,
Lynda and Stewart Resnick, have a long-standing commitment to
investing in the communities where their employees live and work,
especially in California’s Central Valley, which is home to 3,000
employees. The Resnicks, along with their foundation and The
Wonderful Company, have invested more than $2.6 billion in
education, health and wellness, community development, and
sustainability initiatives across the Central Valley, Fiji, and the
world. To learn more about The Wonderful Company and its core
values, visit csr.wonderful.com.