The Blue Diamond Almonds Community Giving Program for projects that advance either agricultural education and/or improve the health and wellness of children and families.
Donor Name: Blue Diamond Almonds
State: California
City: Sacramento and Turlock
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/17/2023
Size of the Grant: $500 to $15,000
Details:
Blue Diamond’s Community Giving Program reflects five core values: Act with Integrity, Work as Partners, Deliver Quality Every Day, Innovate, and Play to Win.
It is their policy to build meaningful relationships with organizations that serve the communities in which they produce their products – namely, Sacramento, Salida, and Turlock. Generally, this will be defined as organizations working in the geographic area within 25 miles of their facility in a particular community.
The two pillars of Community Giving Program: Agricultural Education and Health & Wellness.
- Agricultural Education – Blue Diamond supports programs and projects that provide youth education in the area of agriculture, including how food is grown, processed, packaged, and distributed. Examples of prior recipients include school garden programs, classroom agriculture science projects, agriculture hands-on museum exhibits, etc
- Health & Wellness – Blue Diamond supports programs and projects that address hunger, improve nutrition, and increase the overall well-being of youth and families in the community. Examples of prior recipients include food banks, feeding and education of children in family shelters, community garden education programs, etc.
Funding Information
Blue Diamond generally provides small grant allocations between $500 – $15,000 per recipient.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Ineligibility
Requests that are not eligible:
- Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations
- Organizations conducting fundraising (third-party giving) on behalf of other organizations
- Religious organizations for sectarian purposes will not be considered; however, a community program sponsored by a religious organization may be considered (e.g., Salvation Army)
- Colleges and/or universities (including school foundations); except for those colleges and/or universities with programs specifically dedicated to one or more of the funding priorities
- Professional or recreation sports teams
- Financial support for individuals, political candidates, and political campaigns
- Requests from entities that are not nonprofit organizations
- Financial requests for capital campaigns.
For more information, visit Blue Diamond Almonds.