Cargill Foundation: Headquarters

The Cargill Foundation provides support to select nonprofit organizations in our headquarters community – primarily in Minneapolis and its northern and western suburbs.

The mission of The Cargill Foundation is to nourish and educate the next generation for success in school, work and life.

Guidelines:

The Cargill Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that:

• Education:  Increase equitable access to STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), teacher effectiveness and STEM proficiency for students in grades K-12; and improve academic achievement to prepare students for post-secondary education.
• Childhood Nutrition:  Improve access to nutritious food, increase healthy food consumption and behaviors to enable students ages 2-12 to learn.

Organizations Must:

• Be a registered nonprofit and have a current 501(c)(3) public charity status from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or be a school or a unit of government.
• Align with Cargill’s principles around inclusion and diversity as embodied in our Guiding Principles and Code of Conduct.
• Serve the geographic area in the Minneapolis and its Northern and Western Suburbs.
• Support programming and/or initiatives specific to education (STEM and College & Career Readiness) and Childhood Nutrition primarily serving low-income youth in grades K - 12.

Organizations NOT Eligible:

The Foundation will NOT support the following types of projects or programs:

• Organizations without 501c3 status or the equivalent in-country charitable status
• Capital campaigns/capital expenditures and endowment campaigns
• General and/or ongoing operational support
• Religious groups for religious purposes
• Lobbying/political organizations for political purposes
• Sports events and athletic groups
• Disease related causes or research
• Individuals or individual needs
• Travel
• Advertising, Publications, films or television production or programming
• Sporting events or athletic programs
• Sponsorship, fundraising, special events