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UPLIFTING COMMUNITIES 2021 Report
2 2021 Kroger Foundation Report Letter from the President 2020 was a year of unexpected challenges. At The Kroger Co. Foundation, we are reflecting on what matters most and identifying how we can help even more. After a year of extraordinary challenges, our $5 million to the Foundation to establish a mission to lift up the communities we call home new Racial Equity Fund. Our vision is to create through Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste more equitable communities by being the social and environmental impact plan has never spark that ignites innovative solutions. In the been more important. first phase of funding, we directed $3 million The COVID-19 pandemic reminded all of us of our to organizations that are focused on enhancing fundamental interconnectedness—the virus could equity and addressing the intersection of race infect anyone, anywhere—and it exposed systemic and food security. inequities in our most vulnerable populations, I am inspired by all our partners who have including seniors, individuals with chronic worked tirelessly to drive positive change in health conditions, and people and communities our communities during this incredibly of color. It also confirmed that Kroger’s Zero challenging time. Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan is more At The Kroger Co. Foundation, we will continue critical than ever. In response, The Kroger Co. to do our part. We remain committed to doing Foundation directed help in our communities even more good through impact philanthropy in where it was needed most. We increased our 2021 and beyond. annual contributions, delivering grants totaling $16.4 million in 2020, including nearly $5 million to organizations providing pandemic relief. As part of a national reckoning on social justice, the Foundation accelerated support for racial Keith Dailey equity. As part of Kroger’s Framework for Action: President, The Kroger Co. Foundation Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Kroger allocated Group Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Kroger thekrogerco.com
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Our Mission
We’re on a mission to lift up The Kroger Co. Foundation is Kroger’s 2020 Highlights
the communities we call home. private foundation, established in
1987 and dedicated to making a
We focus our philanthropic
efforts on building stronger
difference at the national, regional and $16.4M 373 $4.9M 24
local levels. We focus on supporting in grants grants offered donated to states received
communities and supporting our communities’ needs today to national and COVID-19 relief $50,000 or more
neighbors in need. and finding innovative solutions local non-profit efforts in grants
to build a better tomorrow. organizations
M = million
Kroger Scholars Congressional Hunger Center USO American Red Cross
Program of the Kroger Foundation Washington, D.C. Arlington, VA Washington, D.C.
In 2020, the Foundation celebrated its Since 2017, the Foundation has invested in The Foundation directed funding to the The Foundation’s support as an Annual
12th year of the Kroger Scholars program. the next generation of diverse and inclusive United Service Organization’s (USO) Combat Disaster Giving Program partner helps the Red
We provided scholarships for 120 students leaders by supporting two Bill Emerson COVID-19 Fund to support efforts to nourish Cross prepare for disasters in advance and
who are dependents of eligible Kroger National Hunger Fellows each year. In 2020, military service men and women and their respond immediately with care and comfort
associates and pursuing a two- or four-year Rocio Perez of Los Angeles and Curtis Hills of families during the pandemic. With this when disasters happen. As a trusted and
college degree or a vocational or technical Lexington, MS, gained first‑hand experience grant, the USO helped service members who critical part of our communities’ first response
certificate. No matter what inspires a student helping to improve food security in the were quarantined after returning home from network, the Red Cross stands ready to use
to pursue a post‑secondary education, these U.S. through advocacy, public policy and deployments. The USO’s virtual programs its strong infrastructure, trained volunteers,
$2,500 scholarships support their success. strengthening the capacity of hunger-relief also helped boost morale and keep service innovative technology and critical resources
To date, the Foundation has awarded organizations and the communities they serve. members connected to family and home to provide immediate relief and support when
more than $3.9 million to Kroger Scholars during stay‑at-home orders. needed most.
across the country.
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Funding Overview
Foundation grants help advance Military & Veterans – $500,000
Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
Zero Hunger / Hunger Relief – $7.2M Health & Nutrition – $620,000
mission and other strategic
priorities. We are committed to
supporting our communities’ needs Focus Areas Diversity & Inclusion – $1.6M
in the following focus areas:
Disaster Relief – $780,000
Education & Youth
Zero Waste / Sustainability – $5M Development – $380,000
Other – $285,000
Geographic Focus
Range
$501,000+
$201,000 to $500,000
Less than $200,000
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Racial Equity Fund
In 2020, The Kroger Co. Foundation
established a new $5 million Racial
Equity Fund to support non-profit
organizations advancing racial equity
in our communities. In our first Build
It Together challenge, we awarded $3
million in grants to projects that reflect
Kroger’s Framework for Action: Diversity,
Equity & Inclusion to accelerate change in
the communities we serve and beyond.
In 2020, we invited 14 organizations
to apply for Build It Together grants
to support programs focused on
creating more equitable communities.
A judging panel, made up of Kroger
associates, external partners and local
community foundations, evaluated the
proposals and selected four finalists to
receive a total of $3 million in grants. Black Girl Ventures Thurgood Marshall
Everytable LISC
We are pleased to support the Washington, D.C. Los Angeles New York College Fund
critical work of these organizations: Black Girl Ventures’ mission is to Everytable is pioneering a new The Local Initiatives Support Washington, D.C.
provide Black and Brown women way to produce fresh food Corporation (LISC) is the largest Established in 1987, the Thurgood
entrepreneurs greater access and healthy prepared meals U.S. community development Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is
to capital and capacity-building as an affordable alternative to organization, with offices in the nation’s largest organization
resources. The non-profit will use fast food. The organization’s 37 cities and a rural program exclusively representing the
a $500,000 Foundation grant to social-franchise model features serving over 2,200 counties in Black college community. A
launch a cohort of the Change grab-and-go storefront markets 46 states and Puerto Rico. LISC’s $1 million Build It Together grant
Agent Fellowship, a nine-month in communities with low access to mission is to create economic will help the TMCF adapt its
leadership and ecosystem healthy food options. Everytable opportunity for all. They will use successful entrepreneurship
development program for Black will use its $1 million Build a $500,000 grant to advance program to focus on food
and Brown founders in Cincinnati It Together grant to help fund Project 10X, an ambitious insecurity and sustainability
who identify as female. The more business ownership among strategy to close racial health, initiatives, particularly in Black
program expands the capacity Black entrepreneurs and other wealth and opportunity gaps. The communities that lack convenient
and local ecosystems of Black people of color. Their goal is to funds will support food‑system access to food and other services.
and Brown women founders by open 40 franchises during the businesses and community An initial three-day Zero Hunger |
delivering an exclusive curriculum next two years. organizations advancing food Zero Waste Innovation Challenge
and connecting them with access among Black, Brown and engaged TMCF students earlier
supporters, mentors and peers. indigenous communities. this year.
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