We reserve a portion of our budget each year to invest in the
local community by helping with fundraisers and events. If you
are a local nonprofit organization whose mission involves making
this community a better place and would like to request a
donation to aid in your event, please read the information in
the guidelines letter below then fill out the form and mail it
or drop it off at the store. We will review your request and see
if we are able to help.
Guidelines for donation requests
- All requests must be faxed, mailed, or dropped off
directly to Erie Food Co-op, 1341 West 26th Street,
Erie, PA 16508. Attn: Charitable Donations
- Requests must be made formally using the donation
application.
- Only one donation per year will be made to any given
organization. Please plan appropriately and decide when
it is best to request a donation from Erie Food Co-op.
- Your organization or event must be located within twenty
miles of our store. Some exceptions may apply.
- The recipient must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
or public agency. Proof of your 501(c)(3) status, such
as a tax ID number would be ideal.
- The application must be received at least 30 days before
the event date in order to be considered. All
applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Due to limited donation budgets, early submission
of your application is recommended
- Requests from the following organizations
WILL be considered by Erie Food Co-op:
- Organizations defined as nonprofit under
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Public agencies
- Events, programs and projects that focus on
improving the quality of life of a community,
particularly as it relates to health, nutrition,
education and environmental preservation.
- Preference will be given to events that benefit
the local community
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Requests from the following organizations WILL
NOT be considered by Erie Food Co-op:
- Political candidates
- Private clubs funded through membership fees
- Sporting events or sports teams
- Sponsorship of individuals or families
- Past support of an organization or event is not a
guarantee of future support.
To be considered for a donation, please return your completed
application to Erie Food Co-op along with any background
information on your event and your organization, including a Web
site URL if you have one, preferably on organization letterhead.
If your organization has a procurement form, please complete and
send that as well.
Donations from Erie Food Co-op are usually in the form of gift
cards. You may use this gift card to purchase goods for your
event if you choose. Donations such as gift baskets or food from
our cafe are labor-intensive for us and therefore not always
practical for us to donate. We do not give cash donations.
Although we would like to support every worthwhile cause, due to
the volume of applications and limited budgets, it is not
possible to fulfill every request.
Charitable Donation
Application
Donations at the checkout
In addition to solicited donations, we offer customers a wooden
token for each reusable shopping bag brought in which they can
use to donate to a variety of different charities of their
choice.
We also will offer for customers to "round up" the change
portion of their order to benefit certain programs.
Every cent is appreciated!