Cargill and its employees and retirees give in a variety of ways including personal financial contributions, gifts to higher education and student scholarships.

Employee giving

Cargill employees make personal financial contributions to local charities by means of fundraising events and payroll deductions. In fiscal year 2011, employees gave $7.5 million in financial contributions. Cargill supports these employee giving efforts in several ways:

• United Way. In the United States and Canada, an annual campaign is conducted to engage employees in supporting their communities by making financial contributions, often through payroll deduction. Increasingly, United Way affiliates are forming outside North America in collaboration with United Way Worldwide.
• Local employee giving. In communities around the world, employees and their families, customers, suppliers and other community members participate in a variety of fundraising activities to help support local charities.

Natural disaster relief

When significant natural disasters strike, we work with employees and Cargill businesses in affected communities, local community organizations and global relief agencies and partners to determine our immediate and long-term response to the natural disaster.

Matching gifts to higher education

The Cargill Matching Gifts to Higher Education Program is designed to support and enhance the generosity of Cargill employees and retirees and our mutual commitment to education. Cargill employee and retiree donations made to higher education institutions are matched with corporate funds. View the Higher Education Matching Grant form for more information.

Scholarships

Cargill offers three scholarship programs for U.S. students. The Cargill Community Scholarship Program, the Cargill Scholarship Program for Sons & Daughters - High School Juniors and the Cargill Scholarship Program for Sons & Daughters - High School Seniors. For more information, visit scholarships.