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BJ’s Charitable Foundation

Established with the goal of creating a positive, long-lasting impact on the communities BJ’s serves, the mission of BJ’s Charitable Foundation is to enhance and enrich community programs that primarily benefit children and families. Since its first grant in 2005, BJ’s Charitable Foundation has allocated funds on a quarterly basis, giving more than $7.4 million to over 800 community organizations in the 15 states where BJ’s Clubs are located.
BJ’s Charitable Foundation contributes the bulk of its funding to organizations that provide services (in the form of hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, health care and education) to those in need.

Types of Support

Hunger
Support will be given to nonprofits that work to alleviate hunger through the purchase of food, supplies and additional resources necessary to feed those in need. Funding will be disbursed to agencies including shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, and food pantries. We will support the purchase of food as well as food programs.

Self-Sufficiency
Over the last decade, the country has seen a rise in the number of reported homeless families. And studies have shown that these families are more likely to become self-sufficient by first having a safe place to sleep and then access to other support services. Support will be given to nonprofits that work toward the self-sufficiency of their clients. Grants will fund enhancement of shelter programs, purchase of supplies and clothing for residents as well as programming that offers families safety.

Health
Support will be given to nonprofits that work on providing health care to those who would not normally have access. Funding will be disbursed to agencies providing supplies to free medical clinics, health prevention services as well as supplies for vision, dental and hearing screenings.

Education
Support will be given to nonprofits that provide academic and vocational opportunities for the disadvantaged. These programs include the purchase of supplies for literacy skills, mentoring, tutoring and career development.

Guidelines for Submitting a Proposal

BJ’s Charitable Foundation welcomes funding proposals that are compatible with our core mission. If you are interested in submitting a grant proposal, please follow the guidelines below:

1. Eligibility
All funding requests must meet the following criteria:

• The proposal must be from an organization that is tax-exempt under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and recognized as a “public charity” by the IRS.
  The program must align with BJ’s Charitable Foundation’s mission of supporting organizations that provide basic needs services (in the form of hunger prevention, self-sufficiency, health care and education) to those in need.
• The program must positively impact communities where BJ’s Clubs are located.

2. Application Procedure
To be considered at the next scheduled foundation meeting, all required materials must be received by the deadline for that meeting as indicated below. Grant proposals received after this submission deadline will be put on the agenda for the following meeting.Please Note: To expedite processing, all organizations are limited to one (1) application, regardless of its being approved or denied, per 12-month period. Additional applications will not be considered.

Geographic areas: The BJ’s Wholesale Club has over 180 locations in 15 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.

To visit the BJ’s Charitable Foundation please click here.