These efforts aren’t just helping our veterans and military families – they’re improving entire communities.
When nonprofits, businesses and government agencies work together to plan, implement and evaluate veteran programs, results are amplified. Veterans & Military Families Grantee Spotlight To learn more about the Walmart Foundation’s support for Welcoming America, check out the Making Inclusion a Social Norm in America blog written by Julie Gehrki, Vice President and COO, Walmart Foundation and Rachel Peric, Executive Director, Welcoming America.
With the initial program’s success, two grants in 2019 provided assets for continued partnership development and resources to launch a coordinated mobilization campaign which drove increased inclusion in communities across the country. Welcoming America is an organization that helps nonprofit and government partners transform their communities into more welcoming places for all people. supported Welcoming America’s plan to bring large, national organizations together to coordinate activities and messages to promote inclusion. One approach we are taking is building capacity of organizations working in local communities.īuilding Inclusive Communities Grantee Spotlight seeks to help build stronger, more resilient and inclusive communities. Since our relationship began, Walmart and Sam’s Club customers have contributed more than $600 million through this campaign, including $40 million in FY2018 alone. has worked with the Salvation Army in their Red Kettle Campaign since 1996, using the space in front of our stores and clubs to collect donations for the Salvation Army. Another example of in-store cause marketing is our work supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) 2020 marks 33 years of Walmart associates supporting CMNH through store campaigns and fundraising events. Spark Change.” has raised nearly $100 million to help the food banks of Feeding America provide meals for people in need. Spark Change.” raise awareness by engaging associates and customers. In-store cause marketing campaigns like “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” has raised more than $100 million to help the food banks of Feeding America provide meals for people in need. To see other grantees in this portfolio, click here. The store led grant-making efforts aimed at the local fire department’s safety education program and enabled the purchase of new equipment for training. In 2017, the La Harpe, Illinois Walmart store recognized a need for fire safety education in the community. To learn more, check out our Local Giving Guidelines. In 2020, our stores and clubs provided more than $43 million in local grants. They include a variety of organizations, such as animal shelters, elder services and community clean-up projects. These local grants are designed to address the unique needs of the communities where we operate. stores and clubs award local cash grants ranging from $250 to $5,000. That’s why we empower each Walmart store, Sam’s Club and distribution center to strengthen and support their local communities through local donations, fundraising and participate in corporate cause-marketing campaigns.Įach year, our U.S. Walmart believes that strengthening local communities creates value – for our business as well as society.
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