Dot Foods’ Charitable Grant Program: Small Grants ($500 or less)

Dot Foods’ Charitable Grant Program offers small grants of $500 or less to support local nonprofits, schools, and government entities. This initiative aims to enhance community development, education, health, diversity, and safety. Dedicated employees at Dot Foods volunteer their time to manage fundraising efforts and grant approvals, ensuring that contributions effectively impact their local areas. Organizations must align their requests with these focus areas and be located near a Dot Foods facility to be eligible.

NOTE: If you are a not-for-profit and your organization's mission falls within our focus areas, we encourage you to apply for a grant or reach out for more information about our charitable programs.
At each Dot Foods location, dedicated employees meet multiple times a year, volunteering their time to Dot Charitable. They do so because they care.
They care about their communities. They care about nonprofit organizations. And they care where Dot's charitable dollars go.
All our distribution centers and corporate offices have charitable committees that lead the charge with fundraising events, volunteerism, and grant approval for their regions.
Focus Areas
To help ensure our charitable dollars are making the most impact, we support these five focus areas:

• Community Development and Engagement
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Education (non-academic)Health and Wellness
• Public Safety
• Small Grants ($500 or less)
• This application should be used to submit requests for:
• Grants of $500 or less
• An event sponsorship
• Food/product donations

Eligibility

We award grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits (which has not received a Dot grant within the last 12 months), schools, and government entities.Your organization’s headquarters must be near one of our locations.Your grant request must align with one of our focus areas.