Impact

The FruitGuys Community Fund Announces 2022 Grant Cycle

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on December 22, 2021

The FruitGuys Community Fund provides grants for sustainability projects to small farms and agricultural nonprofits. The 2022 grant cycle will open for applications on Jan. 3, 2022.

Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, small farms, small grants, support small farms

Announcing The FruitGuys Community Fund 2021 Farm Grantees

By The FruitGuys on August 5, 2021

Announcing the small farms chosen to receive grants for sustainability projects for the 2021 grant cycle. Projects also contribute to local food security.

Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, GoodWorks, small farms, small grants

Doing Good in the Worst Year: Our 2020 Impact Report

By Pia Hinckle on February 2, 2021

2020 was a terrible year and yet the generosity of our community allowed us to bring healthy food to nearly two million people.

Tagged With: b corp, Chicago, donate-a-crate, farm-to-school program, fighting hunger, GoodWorks, small farms

Farm Grantees Make Progress Despite Pandemic

By The FruitGuys Community Fund on September 18, 2020

The FruitGuys Community Fund 2020 grantee farms have sent us their interim updates, and in spite of the pandemic, these farms have done incredible work!

Tagged With: California, Chicago, farm, farmers, fruitguys community fund, New York, Pennsylvania, pollinators, small farms, support small farms, sustainable agriculture

The FoodWorks Fund: Fighting Hunger & Helping Small Farms

By The FruitGuys on September 2, 2020

The FruitGuys has created a new non-profit project, The FoodWorks Fund, to provide direct hunger relief and help small farms.

Tagged With: fighting hunger, GoodWorks, small farms

We’re B Corp Certified!

By The FruitGuys on January 9, 2020

B-eautiful news! The FruitGuys is B Corp certified, joining the ranks of socially-responsible companies worldwide that blend purpose and profit.

Volunteer and Help Save a Farm

By The FruitGuys on December 19, 2019

If you want to help a small farm, you can donate and help fund more grants, become a volunteer grant reviewer and decide who gets them—or both!

Fruition of the Ugly Truth

By Phat Beets Produce on December 12, 2019

Instead of The FruitGuys getting into the “imperfect” market, they deliver fruit to us 50 weeks out of the year. This is called radical redistribution.

The FruitGuys 20-Year Impact Report Highlights

By The FruitGuys on November 19, 2019

The FruitGuys 20-year Impact Report summarizing its efforts to feed the hungry, support small farms, and create healthier workplaces.

Fighting Hunger Through Our Donate-A-Crate Program

By The FruitGuys on November 12, 2019

As the holidays approach,the Donate-a-Crate program makes it easy to forward your fruit delivery to your local charities during office closures.

Tagged With: donate-a-crate, holiday donations, San Francisco

2018 GoodWorks Annual Report

By Elisabeth Flynn on February 26, 2019

The FruitGuys GoodWorks program provides grants to small farms and donations of fresh food across the U.S. Learn about the positive impact of the customer-powered nonprofit FruitGuys Community Fund.

Tagged With: Chicago, fruit donations, GoodWorks, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco

The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate Program

By Elisabeth Flynn on October 30, 2018

Help those in need this holiday season. Learn how your company can forward its fruit delivery to a local charity or nonprofit through The FruitGuys Donate-a-Crate program.

Lucky 13

By Sheila Cassani on April 20, 2018

This year, The FruitGuys Community Fund was able to award grants to 13 farms to help them complete sustainability projects. Learn more about the 2018 grantees and their goals for the future.

2017 GoodWorks Annual Report

By The FruitGuys GoodWorks on February 22, 2018

Since The FruitGuys’ inception in 1998, our GoodWorks program has supported people, projects, nonprofits, and good health from field to table. And 2017 was a record year of giving.

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Grow Good: 2017 Community Fund Grants Awarded

By Sheila Cassani on April 12, 2017

Ten small farms across the USA received grants for sustainability projects.

2016 GoodWorks Annual Report

By Sheila Cassani on January 24, 2017

In 2016, The FruitGuys donated 2 million servings of fresh produce to food banks and pantries.

Funding for Small Sustainable Farms Breaks New Ground

By Sheila Cassani on April 14, 2016

The FruitGuys Community Fund awarded grants to 10 small farms and agricultural nonprofits nationwide for impactful sustainability projects.

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Record Number of Farms Apply for Grants

By Sheila Cassani on February 24, 2016

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 …

Tagged With: fruitguys community fund, small farms, small grants, sustainable agriculture

2015 GoodWorks Annual Report