Retailers donate millions to local groups

Retailers are donating significant amounts of money to organizations working to push back against the spread of the coronavirus and help feed America.

Walmart announced a $25 million donation to be spread across three areas:

• $5 million to support international efforts to help countries prevent, detect and manage the coronavirus;
• $10 million to aid food banks, school meal programs and organizations that provide access to food for underserved populations; and
• $10 million to support efforts in local communities in the United States and international markets.

Walmart is donating the money through its Walmart Foundation. By comparison, other retailers like H-E-B have donated $3 million to local organizations helping seniors and low-income families during this time, including money to help with mobile services that go out to communities to feed them. The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation also announced a $3 million commitment to rapidly deploy hunger-relief resources to communities disproportionately impacted.

More on this story can be found at sister publication Progressive Grocer.