We are committed to making as big of an impact as possible in our local communities. At designated times throughout the year, the SpartanNash Foundation invites the communities we serve to join us in supporting key initiatives in partnership with our national, regional or local 501(c)(3) nonprofit partners. This is done through a retail fundraising effort, where we invite store guests — primarily at our Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market stores — to join the SpartanNash Foundation and our Associates in giving back through donations at checkout.
The SpartanNash Foundation partners with nonprofit organizations that have state and local chapters, which ensures all funds raised remain in our neighborhoods. SpartanNash underwrites all operational expenses, ensuring that every dollar goes directly to the partner organization.
In 2023, we raised and granted almost $1.1 million through four companywide fundraisers, benefiting Special Olympics; Junior Achievement; and patriotic, disaster relief and food pantry partners.
2024 SpartanNash Foundation Fundraising
Special Olympics ($240,000) — Funds raised will provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics chapters in nine states.
Heroes Fundraiser ($260,000) — The SpartanNash Foundation supported our military and disaster relief partners Convoy of Hope, Honor and Remember, and Operation Homefront. Funds raised were granted to the three organizations and will support current servicemembers, Veterans and their families, as well as those who have experienced natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods and hurricanes.
Junior Achievement ($130,000) – Through our partnership with Junior Achievement, the funds raised will expand educational curriculums, foster in-school programming, and provide valuable volunteer resources for children in elementary, middle and high school. In addition to this initiative, Junior Achievement has teamed up with SpartanNash and the Food Industry Association (FMI) to develop programs that inspire students to explore career paths in the food industry.
Local Food Pantries (Oct. 23–Nov. 3, 2024)— Help us eliminate hunger in the communities we serve by increasing self-sufficiency, instilling hope, and providing funding to local food pantries and food banks who help residents in need with nutritional food.
Past Results
2023 SpartanNash Foundation Fundraising Results
Special Olympics ($235,000) — Providing year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities in eight states.
Heroes Fundraiser ($300,000) — Supporting military and disaster relief partners Convoy of Hope, Honor and Remember, and Operation Homefront. Funds raised were split evenly between the three organizations.
Junior Achievement ($150,000) — Supporting JA’s efforts to expand educational curriculums, foster in-school programming, and provide valuable volunteer resources. In addition to this initiative, Junior Achievement recently teamed up with SpartanNash and the Food Industry Association (FMI) to develop programs that inspire students to explore career paths in the food industry.
Local Food Pantries ($350,000) — Helping to eliminate hunger in the communities we serve by providing residents in need with nutritional food, increasing self-sufficiency and instilling hope.
2022 SpartanNash Foundation Fundraising Results
Habitat for Humanity ($180,000) — Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraising campaign to build hope and affordable housing raised and granted $180,000 on behalf of more than 40 local Habitat for Humanity partners.
Special Olympics ($250,000) — Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation raised $250,000 for Special Olympics in eight states to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Supporting our military heroes ($330,000) — Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation raised $330,000 on behalf of nonprofit organizations Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. These three organizations focus on supporting our military heroes, veterans and their families through physical and social activity while also providing family support services.
Ending hunger in our local communities ($315,000) — The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraising campaign to provide hunger relief raised $315,000 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in nine states. Each store selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the fundraiser to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $188,550
Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to build hope and affordable housing raised $188,550 on behalf of local Habitat for Humanity partners.
Special Olympics: $243,750
Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation raised $243,750 for Special Olympics in eight states to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Supporting our military heroes: $330,000
Together with our store guests and company Associates, the SpartanNash Foundation raised $330,000 on behalf of nonprofit organizations Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. These three organizations focus on supporting our military heroes, veterans and their families through physical and social activity while also providing family support services.
Ending hunger in our local communities: $325,000
The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to provide hunger relief raised $325,000 to support nearly 100 local food pantries and food banks in nine states. Each store selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $177,000
Together with our store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to build hope and affordable housing raised $177,000 on behalf of nearly 50 local Habitat for Humanity partners in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since 2006, nearly $2.1 million has been raised by SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm – the SpartanNash Foundation – to build a strong foundation and a path toward homeownership.
Supporting our military heroes: $330,000
Together with our store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to support our military heroes raised $330,000 on behalf of Operation Homefront, Team Red, White and Blue and Honor and Remember. The dollars raised will be used to connect servicemembers, veterans and their families to their local communities through physical and social activity, provide critical financial assistance and family support services and honor those who lost their lives defending our freedoms.
Ending hunger in our local communities: $320,070
The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to provide hunger relief raised $320,070 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in nine states. Each store selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $179,500
Together with our store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to build hope and affordable housing raised $179,500 on behalf of more than 50 local Habitat for Humanity partners in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since 2006, nearly $1.9 million has been raised by SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm – the SpartanNash Foundation – to support local Habitats and hardworking homebuyers.
Special Olympics: $255,200
The SpartanNash Foundation’s Special Olympics fundraiser raised $255,200 on behalf of athletes and State Summer Games in eight states. Since 1985, SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm, the SpartanNash Foundation, have donated more than $9.6 million and thousands of volunteer hours through its partnership with Special Olympics.
Supporting our military heroes: $300,000
The SpartanNash Foundation’s retail scan to support our military heroes and their families raised $300,000 on behalf of Team Red, White & Blue, Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. Since 2016, the SpartanNash Foundation has raised and granted more than $1 million through its retail fundraisers benefiting its patriotic partners.
Ending hunger in our local communities: $271,150
The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to provide hunger relief raised $271,000 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in eight states. Each store selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $176,700
Together with our store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to build hope and affordable housing raised $176,700 on behalf of more than 50 local Habitat for Humanity partners in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since 2006, nearly $1.7 million has been raised by SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm – the SpartanNash Foundation – to support local Habitats and hardworking homebuyers.
Special Olympics: $286,500
The SpartanNash Foundation’s Special Olympics fundraiser raised $286,500 on behalf of athletes and State Summer Games in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Since 1985, SpartanNash and its charitable giving arm, the SpartanNash Foundation, have donated nearly $9.4 million and thousands of volunteer hours through its partnership with Special Olympics.
Supporting our military heroes: $310,000
The SpartanNash Foundation’s retail scan to support our military heroes and their families was its most successful companywide retail fundraising effort to date — raising $310,000 on behalf of Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember. Since 2016, the SpartanNash Foundation has raised and granted nearly $800,000 through its retail fundraisers, benefitting patriotic partners including Give an Hour, Fisher House Foundation, Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., Disabled Veterans National Foundation – and this year’s partners Operation Homefront and Honor and Remember.
Ending hunger in our local communities: $278,105
Together with store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to provide hunger relief raised $278,105 to support more than 100 local food pantries and food banks in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Each store selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $201,600
In 2017, the SpartanNash Foundation continued its partnership with Habitat for Humanity, supporting more than 50 local Habitat affiliates in eight states. The 2017 fundraising total represents an 82 percent increase over the previous year’s retail fundraiser.
Special Olympics: $281,000
Together with its store guests and company associates, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to support Special Olympics raised $281,000 on behalf of Special Olympics athletes and State Summer Games in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. As a result, more than 20,000 Special Olympic athletes will have the opportunity to compete with other children and adults with intellectual disabilities and experience the joy of seeing themselves for their abilities, not disabilities.
Supporting our military heroes: $300,000
Between June 28 and July 9, 2017, the SpartanNash Foundation invited store guests to join us in supporting our military heroes through Give an Hour™ and Honor and Remember®. The SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to support our servicemembers, veterans and their families was its most successful companywide retail fundraising effort in 2017 – raising $300,000 on behalf of our patriotic partners.
Ending hunger in our local communities: $259,150
For its fourth retail fundraiser of 2017, the SpartanNash Foundation’s fundraiser to provide hunger relief raised $260,000 to support local food pantries and food banks. Each SpartanNash-owned store in eight states personally selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact.
Habitat for Humanity: $114,500
In 2016, the SpartanNash Foundation expanded its partnership with Habitat for Humanity beyond Michigan, adding retail scans at its corporate-owned stores in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. As a result, 59 affiliates will build hope and homes in partnership with hardworking Habitat home buyers.
Special Olympics: $231,650
In 2016, the SpartanNash Foundation expanded its partnership with Special Olympics beyond Michigan to include retail scans at its corporate-owned stores in eight additional states — Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. As a result, more than 20,000 Special Olympic athletes will have the opportunity to compete with other children and adults with intellectual disabilities and experience the joy of seeing themselves for their abilities, not disabilities. They become confident and empowered by their accomplishments, make new friends, raise awareness for inclusion and acceptance — and have a lot of fun.
Supporting our military heroes: $182,000
Between June 22 and July 4, 2016, the SpartanNash Foundation launched its first-ever companywide fundraising campaign to support our military heroes and honor those who lost their lives defending our freedoms. The scan – which took place in more than 160 retail stores and fuel centers in nine states – benefitted our national partner Honor and Remember, as well as three regional community partners.
Ending hunger in our local communities — $294,350
For its fourth retail fundraiser, the SpartanNash Foundation hosted a companywide effort to help end hunger in the communities we serve. Each of our retail store locations personally selected the local community food partner its campaign would support, ensuring the scan to end hunger would have a significant local impact. In total, our stores raised nearly $300,000 during the 12-day scan — making this the SpartanNash Foundation’s most successful scan to date.
Habitat for Humanity: $123,693 raised and granted to 40 county-based affiliates in Michigan.
Special Olympics: $165,000 raised and granted to Special Olympics Michigan.