We are pleased to support our community with small financial donations to organizations and events that align with our mission and advocate the following: cooperatives, food access, sustainable food systems, environmental sustainability, health & well-being, social change, education, and the arts. To apply click the donation form below.

People's Food Co-op Community Donation Guidelines:

1. Alignment with PFC's mission and initiatives, as outlined above.

2. Organizations and events must be a 501c(3) non-profit under the Internal Revenue Code.

3. Groups making requests must be non-discriminatory.

4. Political candidates or parties, religious organizations, private clubs, individuals or sponsorship of individuals, and third-party fundraisers will not be considered.

5. Kindly submit your request at least 30 days before your event.

We provide most of our support in the form of $25 PFC gift cards, used to purchase goods from the Co-op, as door prizes, or as auction items.

Donation Form

People’s Food Co-op Community Fund

Do you love a nonprofit in our area? It may be a good fit for a grant from the People’s Food Co-op Community Fund (PFCCF).

Projects should be focused on one of the following:

Food and Food Systems
Nutrition
Health and Well Being
Sustainable Agriculture
Cooperative Education
Social Change and Inclusion

The 2023 PFCCF grant cycle is closed. For questions about the 2024 grant cycle, please email ann.mull@pfc.coop.

2023 PFCCF Winners

In La Crosse

La Crosse YMCA - $2,200

The La Crosse YMCA will use the funds to pilot a youth program called Food for Thought. Led by Y staff dedicated to the fields of nutrition, food access, and mental health, this 4-part series will engage La Crosse County youth ages 10-18 and will include hands-on cooking demonstrations, food access education, mental health education, and education on growing food.

In Rochester

Civic League Day Nursery - $2,200

Civic League Day Nursery will use the funds to add raised garden beds, natural plantings, and friendship benches to their “Nature Explore Certified Classrooms” rich in diverse offerings of art, music, loose parts for building, digging areas and water services in an outdoor learning environment.

Co-op’s build community. From over 11,600 community members who have taken a stake in their Co-op by becoming an owner to the numerous non-profit organizations that we dedicate time, space, education, monetary donations, and awareness to, we make our communities stronger.

Our concern for community is integral to our mission statement:

Working together to build a sustainable community,
while treating all people with kindness and fairness.

And is woven through the work we do every day from the connections we make with local farmers and producers, the partnerships we form with community organizations, and our commitment to you, our customer.

In the past year we have donated time, resources, and educational opportunities as follows: