Hunger and food insecurity affect every corner of our society, and they’re often closer to home than we realize. No one can thrive on an empty stomach, yet sadly 47 million people in the US are facing hunger right now. At The FruitGuys, we’re committed to addressing this challenge because we know how essential nutritious […]
Twenty farm grantees from 16 states make up the largest class to date for The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit that funds small independent farms and agricultural nonprofits that regenerate the land and support local food systems. The 2024 class of farm grantees has been awarded a total of $85,328 for projects focused on areas […]
In 2023, The FruitGuys Community Fund (TFGCF) awarded its largest class of farm grantees so far: 18 small-scale farms and agricultural non-profits were awarded a total of $83,757 in grant awards for projects impacting water conservation, energy efficiency, biodiversity, pollination, seed preservation, and ecological land management. The majority of small farm grant funds were directed […]
If your office will be closed or minimally staffed over the holidays, you have a wonderful opportunity ahead. Instead of skipping your regular fruit or snack delivery, you can donate that holiday box to a local hunger relief organization through The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate program! Our team makes it easy to forward your delivery to people […]
Each spring, The FruitGuys Community Fund provides annual grant awards for sustainability projects to small, independent American farms and agricultural nonprofits. We believe small farms are critical stewards of the land and key to an equitable food system and a strong democracy. We are one of the only organizations in the U.S. that provides microgrants […]
As we reflect back on another challenging year, we are incredibly grateful for our clients and their positive impact on people and the planet through The FruitGuys GoodWorks Programs. Together in 2021, we fed nearly 1 million people in need and helped sustain small farms. “In another difficult year for farms and small businesses like […]
In 2018– the sixth year of awarding small grants with big impacts to American farms and agricultural nonprofits– The FruitGuys Community Fund announced its largest class of grantees so far: 13 recipients of environmental sustainability grants in 11 states, for a total of $47,534. After receiving a record 130 applications, the Fund’s volunteer review committee chose […]
The FruitGuys Community Fund is pleased to introduce the 2017 class of farm grantees. In 2017, the project awarded ten small American farms and agricultural nonprofits a total of $42,913 in funding for sustainability projects. During this year, we awarded an additional $2,750, and we extended our reach, funding farm located in seven states, including […]
The FruitGuys has been making produce donations since it started back in 1998, but in 2016, the company set a new record, donating more than 2 million servings of fruit and produce to those in need via food banks and charities that help the hungry in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Chicago, Philadelphia, […]
This year, The FruitGuys Community Fund increased the number of grants awarded to small American farms and agricultural nonprofits to 10, providing a total of $40,133 in funding for sustainable agriculture projects. The Community Fund, a nonprofit, fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, received a record 110 applications for 2016’s sustainable agriculture grants, a 55 […]
Small, independent, and family-run farms need all the help they can get, as evidenced by the record number of applicants for The FruitGuys Community Fund’s 2016 sustainable agriculture grants: in a 55 percent increase from last year, 110 farms and agricultural nonprofits from across the country detailed sustainability projects aimed at increasing pollinators; conserving soil, […]
The FruitGuys donated more than 1.3 million servings of produce directly to those in need during 2015, a new record for the South San Francisco–based company. Nearly 700,000 pounds of fruit and produce were given to food banks and charities that help the hungry in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, […]
Reduced carbon footprints and record numbers of pollinators are just a couple highlights of the early results farms are reporting as a result of the agriculture sustainability grants they received earlier this year from The FruitGuys Community Fund. The eight grantee farms chosen were awarded grants for a total of $35,643 and span from California […]
The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, will award small American farms and agricultural nonprofits a total of $35,643 in 2015 for sustainability projects intended to have a positive impact on the environment, local food systems, and farm diversity. More than 70 applicants from all over the country applied for […]
The FruitGuys Community Fund, a nonprofit fiscally sponsored project of Community Initiatives, awarded small farms and agricultural nonprofits $30,000 in 2014 for sustainability projects intended to have a positive impact on the environment, local food systems, and farm diversity. The recipients were chosen based on their proposed project’s scores in the Community Fund’s 2014 areas […]
Since the company’s inception, giving back has been part of The FruitGuys mission. In 1998, we started donating fresh produce to local charities to provide healthy food to those who might not otherwise have access to it. Today, The FruitGuys GoodWorks program supports people, projects, and good health from field to table through direct produce […]
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