The Kroger Company Foundation
The Kroger Co. Foundation is the private foundation of The Kroger Co., established in 1987, and is described on Kroger’s official corporate site with annual foundation reports and recent news about grants and scholarships. The foundation aligns community investments with Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste goals and funds scholarship and disaster-relief programs.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A registered 501(c)(3) delivering direct community services—especially hunger-relief, food banks, disaster-relief, scholarship, or community programs—that can demonstrate alignment with Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste priorities and apply through the online portal.
Good Fit
- • 501(c)(3) status and capacity to receive grants via an online portal
- • Program work focused on food insecurity, food distribution, disaster relief, scholarships, or community services
- • Ability to show measurable community impact and a clear budget for requested funds
- • Requests sized in line with the foundation’s typical range (many grants near $10,000; some larger grants up to several hundred thousand)
Geography
Observed grants span many states (32 distinct states in the latest year) and most dollars go outside the foundation’s home state, indicating a national/multi-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows roughly 245 distinct recipients from 253 grants with low top-grantee concentration (largest ~10%, top five ~23%), demonstrating a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of access exists: a public online application portal, quarterly deadlines, and about 179 new recipients in the latest year (roughly 73%), which together indicate unfamiliar applicants can and do enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
