Jewel-Osco Community Grants

Jewel-Osco provides support for not-for-profit (501c3) organizations that help create healthy, thriving communities. Jewel-Osco funds a variety of grants including Nutritional Education, supporting health and wellness awareness, education and programming.

Jewel-Osco gives grants to nonprofit and school programs that meet the following focus areas: 

• Hunger Relief - Comprehensive hunger relief, as well as nonprofit food distribution centers
• Health - Health and wellness awareness, education and programming, as well as disease management and prevention through diet
• Nutrition - Healthy lifestyles and nutrition promotion and education, as well as access to healthy foods

Jewel-Osco evaluates requests based on the following criteria:

• A clear description of the program
• Quality delivery of a needed service
• Results that are predictable and can be evaluated
• Fiscal and management capability to carry out the program
• Broad-based community support
• Competent, qualified staff and board
• Beneficial to a substantial segment of the community, with particular focus on at-risk or disadvantaged populations
• Associate volunteer opportunities