General Mills Foundation & Philanthropy

Our philanthropic work is an extension of the company's purpose and ties closely to our core business and food systems knowledge. We work in innovative ways with partners locally and around the world to harness our collective impact in key areas, while engaging employees through volunteerism.

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Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

General Mills and its Foundation Expand COVID-19 Charitable Response to $14 Million Due to Growing Hunger Rates
With acute food insecurity expected to double worldwide in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Mills Foundation announced an additional $4 million of philanthropic funding for nonprofit organizations working to alleviate growing food insecurity worldwide.

Social Impact & Volunteering

How the General Mills Foundation is Mobilizing a Global Volunteer Workforce
The General Mills Foundation’s (GMF) executive director, Nicola Dixon discusses GMF’s award winning partnership with Partners in Food Solutions (PFS).

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

From Minnesota to Africa, Local Nonprofit Connects Food Experts Worlds Apart
Minnesota-based Partners in Food Solutions connects U.S. food experts with smaller African companies looking for new ways to feed large populations.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Big Change for Box Tops
Since Box Tops for Education launched in 1996, 70,000 schools have earned more than $913 million. That has helped pay for much-needed art supplies, field trips, playground equipment, library books and much more.

Social Impact & Volunteering

General Mills' 2019 Global Volunteer Week Sees Record Engagement Worldwide
A record 3,937 General Mills employees participated in our 10th annual Global Volunteer Week, including employees from 46 locations (including 17 countries). In total, our employees dedicated more than 6,637 volunteer hours, which included positively impacting the environment, supporting hunger relief efforts, and helping our furry friends at animal rescue organizations.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Putting Good Food to Good Use in the UK
Big Ben. Fish and chips. “The Tube.” The United Kingdom is known for all of these (jolly good) things, and much more. But one thing few people know about is the level of hunger that exists across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In fact, in the UK, one in eight people go hungry every day. Yet 163,000 pounds of perfectly good food is wasted every day in Britain. At General Mills, we believe that all food should be eaten, and that taking a lead role in surplus food recovery is a business, moral and sustainability imperative.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

General Mills Covington Plant Donates Over $250k to Organizations
As part of General Mills’ Hometown Grant Program, 19 community organizations in Covington and the surrounding area have received more than $250,000 in grant money.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Power Of Purpose: How Feeding America Works With Brands To Tackle The Problem Of Hunger
Catherine Davis, Feeding America's chief marketing and communications officer, is interviewed about the purpose and mission of Feeding America, and how companies (like General Mills) are partnering to support their work.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Helping Food Banks Achieve Zero Hunger
In 2015, numerous countries made the commitment to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 through the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

US$800,000 in Grants to Tackle Global Hunger Through Food Banking
The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) announced today a total of US$800,000 in grants for food banking organizations across the globe through the Zero Hunger Food Bank Challenge.

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