At the heart of Acme's charitable giving is the idea that being a good corporate citizen is an ongoing responsibility. By helping to create stronger communities, we enhance the quality of life for customers and associates. As a neighbor to our customers in hundreds of communities throughout our marketing area, we know that being a good neighbor means also providing for our customers beyond our store's walls.



Donation Focus Areas

At Acme, we are focused on providing our customers with a Premium Fresh & Healthy experience every time they enter our stores, so we have focused our support on organizations that help create healthy, thriving communities. Acme provides support to nonprofit and school programs that meet the following focus areas:

Hunger Relief
Comprehensive hunger relief, as well as nonprofit food distribution centers.

Health
Health and wellness awareness, education and programming, as well as disease management and prevention through diet.

Nutrition
Healthy lifestyles and nutrition promotion and education, as well as access to healthy foods.

Environmental Stewardship
We are committed to environmental stewardship and will continually work to use energy more efficiently and reduce waste.
Criteria

Acme evaluates requests based on the following criteria:
  • A clear description of the program
  • Quality delivery of a needed service
  • Results which are predictable and can be evaluated
  • Fiscal and management capability to carry out the program
  • Broad-based community support
  • Competent, qualified staff and board
  • Beneficial to a substantial segment of the community, with particular focus on at-risk or disadvantaged populations
  • Associate volunteer opportunities

Acme will generally not support:
  • Individuals
  • Travel or research expenses
  • Fees for participation in competitive programs
  • Organizations which receive more than 30% of their funding from the United Way
  • Lobbying, political or religious programs
  • Organizations that are not tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS tax code

How To Apply

If you are interested in applying for support from Acme, and your program meets one of our four focus areas, please review the directions below to submit your request.

  1. Download and complete the Acme Application form.
  2. Download and complete a W-9 form.
  3. Send or fax the completed application, the completed W-9, and a copy of your 501(c)(3) letter to:

    Acme Markets
    Attn: Dorothy Hamilton
    75 Valley Stream Parkway
    Malvern, PA 19355
    FAX (610) 644-6814

All requests must include the above information or the request will not be reviewed.

Requests may take up to 6 weeks to review. If the grant request involves an event, the request should be sent at least 8 weeks prior to event date.

If you have any questions, please contact us at dorothy.hamilton@supervalu.com.

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