SpartanNash Foundation

Taking care of our communities is at the heart of our We Serve Core Behavior. We support our communities every day through volunteer initiatives, corporate giving and product donations, in addition to fundraisers and grants through the SpartanNash Foundation. Our corporate and Foundation giving are centered around three main giving pillars — Hunger, Heroes and Hope. To learn more about the impact we drove in these areas last year, check out our latest SpartanNash Foundation summary of giving.

Since 2015, the SpartanNash Foundation has granted nearly $14.9 million to nonprofit partners:

Providing meals for the food insecure through food pantries and food banks
Mobilizing our global supply chain to provide water and food in response to natural disasters
Supporting our military Veterans and first responders, both physically and mentally
Providing training and nutritional education for Special Olympics athletes
Giving young people the knowledge and skills to plan for the future

With each of these efforts, we are enabling brighter futures for those served through our nonprofit partners, giving them continuing opportunities, a renewed sense of security, and the ability to thrive.

Hunger, Heroes and Hope

Hunger: Programs that reduce food waste, fight food insecurity, and expand health and nutrition access and education

"At Kids' Food Basket, we rely on the generosity of our community to serve an average of 10,000 healthy evening meals to West Michigan kids each weekday. We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of partners like SpartanNash, whose commitment to community engagement and philanthropy has fueled this critical work toward a more nourished tomorrow."

Tamara VanderArk-Potter

Vice President of Philanthropy, Kids’ Food Basket

Heroes: Programs that support U.S. military servicemembers, Veterans and their families; community leaders including teachers, law enforcement, firefighters, healthcare workers and blood donors; SpartanNash frontline heroes and Associate volunteers; and disaster relief efforts

“We are grateful for the commitment of SpartanNash, who believes, as we do, that it is imperative to join together to provide life-changing support for military families in their time of need after all they have done for all of us in our nation’s time of need.”

Brig. Gen. (ret.) Robert D. Thomas

President and COO, Operation Homefront

Hope: Programs that support career training and pathways, a more sustainable environment, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

"SpartanNash’s support of Junior Achievement communicates to students from across the region that they are a valuable part of our community. It shows that JA and SpartanNash believes in the futures of our students and their big dreams for a better and productive tomorrow. SpartanNash and Junior Achievement believe in the boundless potential of young people, giving them hope for a brighter future."

Bill Coderre

President and CEO, Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes

Annual Fundraising Campaigns

Throughout the year, the SpartanNash Foundation invites the communities we serve to join us in supporting national, regional and local 501(c)(3) nonprofit partners. Guests who visit SpartanNash-operated stores or shop with us online can donate at checkout. In 2024, we raised and granted over $1.1 million through four companywide fundraisers. Funds were granted to local chapters of Junior Achievement and Special Olympics, as well as food pantries and Hero partners that serve our military and provide disaster relief.

Grantmaking

We also invite nonprofit organizations that align with the Foundation’s giving pillars to submit a grant application. Grants are reviewed throughout the year by our SpartanNash Foundation Board of Trustees, with a focus on developing impactful partnerships in the communities we serve.

SpartanNash Foundation Officers

Tony Sarsam, Chairman
Ileana McAlary, President
Adrienne Chance, Executive Director
Laura Gibson, Treasurer
Dawn Bredeweg, Secretary

SpartanNash Foundation Board of Trustees