Cargill Foundation: Local Community Giving Grant

Cargill Foundation: Local Community Giving Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Cargill Foundation
Last Updated: July 21, 2025

Summary

The Cargill Foundation focuses on improving the lives of low-income children in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area by supporting nonprofit organizations. Their mission emphasizes the importance of nutritious food, equitable access to STEM education, and preparation for post-secondary education. Through employee-led initiatives, Cargill engages with local communities to address the Opportunity Gap, ensuring that all children have the resources and support they need for success in school and beyond.

Overview

Our focus This is home. This is where you raise your family, go to work, build a life, and become part of a community. We get it, because this is our home, too. It's where we work to do the right thing for each other and our community. Whether it is volunteering at food shelves, planting trees and mentoring our youth, nearly 500 employee-led Cargill Cares Councils are coming together for our communities. From Vietnam to Poland, Ghana to Mexico, Cargill’s employees are active and dedicated community members, partnering with NGOs around the globe to make an impact, where we live and work. Mission The Cargill Foundation’s mission is to nourish and educate the next generation for success in school, work and life. The Cargill Foundation provides support to select nonprofit organizations in our headquarters community of Minneapolis – Saint Paul, MN to minimize the Opportunity Gap for our low income children. We are part of an ecosystem of passionate change-makers, advocates, businesses and more working to make a difference in our community. We believe all children must have nutritious food to fuel growth and learning.We believe in equitable access to STEM education as a pathway to prosperous careers.We believe in preparing and inspiring children for post-secondary education, careers and beyond.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Organizations Must:Be a registered nonprofit and have a current 501(c)(3) public charity status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or be a school or a unit of government.Align with Cargill’s principles around inclusion and diversity as embodied in our Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct.Serve the geographic area in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul Twin Cities region.Support programming and/or initiatives specific to Education (STEM and College & Career Readiness) and Childhood Nutrition primarily serving low-income youth in grades K - 12.

Ineligibility

The Foundation will NOT support the following types of projects or programs:Organizations without 501c3 status or the equivalent in-country charitable statusReligious groups for religious purposesLobbying/political organizations for political purposesSporting events and athletic programs or groupsDisease related causes or researchIndividuals or individual needsTravelAdvertising, Publications, films or television production or programmingSponsorship, fundraising, special events