Big Day of Giving 2025
Join Nugget Market on Thursday, May 1, in giving where your heart is during the Big Day of Giving!
Community Giving
Since 1926, Nugget Markets has been committed to supporting local non-profits and causes in our communities through donations, sponsorships, and participation in local and regional events. We also offer a Community Scrip Program so nonprofit organizations can invite their supporters to assist in their fundraising efforts.
We focus on supporting 501(c)(3) nonprofits and educational institutions (K-12) located within our immediate communities. The primary causes we support are:
Empowering Future Generations
We support programs and activities that will contribute to the success and sustainability of future generations.
- Advancing education (K–12th grade)
- Kids in crisis
- Youth development programs
- Youth sports (individual teams not included)
Fortifying our Neighborhoods
We aspire to contribute to the health, well-being and productivity of our communities and workplace by providing opportunities for others to pursue positive life outcomes.
- Food insecurity
- Domestic violence
- Elder care and support
- Disease prevention
- Disaster relief
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Homeless
Cultivating Environmental Change
We strive to reduce our impact on the environment and foster preservation of our agricultural lands.
- Environmental education and preservation
- School garden grants
- Nugget Markets’ Sustainability Program
- Nugget Markets’ Edible Food Recovery Program
Inspiring Philanthropy
We aim to inspire philanthropy with our associates, guests, and community to make our communities and world a better place for everyone.
- Community Giving Days
- Community Fieldwork Project – Nugget Markets’ associate volunteer program
Donations, Sponsorships & Event Participation Requests
We recently launched an electronic donation, sponsorship, and event participation application platform (June 2022). This online application is the starting point for every donation, sponsorship and event participation request.
We ask that all applications be submitted on the following timelines:
- Donation applications: four to five (4–5) weeks in advance
- Sponsorship applications: five to six (5–6) weeks in advance
- Event participation requests: eight to twelve (8–12) weeks in advance
Please note that applications will ONLY be accepted if submitted electronically. We are no longer accepting applications via email or in-person.
Steps to submit a donation, sponsorship, or event participation application
Online Sponsorship Application
Repeat requesters: Please note that each request must be created as a “New Request”. If a request is “copied” from the previous year, it will not be reviewed. PLEASE ALWAYS CREATE A NEW APPLICATION REQUEST. Thank you!
It will take approximately 5–10 minutes to complete the online application and you will need your 501(c)(3) number or government tax ID number to apply.
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Start Application:
Establish an account by clicking the “Sign Up” button on the upper right-hand corner. Enter your email address and create a password. You will receive an account verification code to complete the set-up of your account. Be sure to save your email and password for future use.
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Search Your Organization:
Enter your organization’s name, 501 (c)(3) number or government tax ID number if you are associated with an educational institution. Select your organization.
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Eligibility Quiz:
Please reply to all statements by checking “Yes” or “No”. Press “Submit.” Answers to this quiz will determine if your request meets our community giving criteria.
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General Information
Choose the store location where you would like to submit your donation request. If applying for a sponsorship or event participation, please choose Nugget Markets’ corporate office. Complete all answers. Press “Next.”
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Organization Information
Enter your organization’s 501(c)(3) or tax ID number (this is required), year established, contact information and social media urls. Press “Next.”
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Request
Please include all details asked about your donation, sponsorship and/or event participation request. Press “Next.”
If you checked off sponsorship or event participation you will be led to an additional form. Please include all details asked. Press “Submit”
You will receive an email confirming that your application has been received.
Community Scrip Program
We’re excited to partner with you in supporting local nonprofits and youth educational organizations through our Community Scrip Program.
To get started as a participant:
- Obtain a community scrip card from the beneficiary organization you’d like to support or at the guest service desk of your local Nugget Markets.
- Visit our Participants page to register your community scrip card.
- Shop at Nugget Markets, present your registered community scrip card prior to each transaction and earn up to 4% of your monthly purchases for your chosen schools or nonprofits.
To apply to become a beneficiary organization:
- Visit our Beneficiary Organizations page to submit an application.
Store Tours
We love connecting with local schools and youth organizations through store tours, which are educational, interactive, and also free of charge! Tours include a visit to every department in our store, where kids get to see and learn behind-the-scenes secrets, like how our bakers make our artisan breads, how our in-house chefs prepare our pizzas, and how our butchers handcraft our sausage.
For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact your local Nugget Markets location.
Neighborhood news and community involvement
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$10,000 Matching Fund Drive for Southern California Wildfires
We are honored to announce a $10,000 Matching Fund Drive to support the victims of the Southern California wildfires. From January 10–24, 2025, Nugget Market will match all donations made at our stores up to $10,000, with 100% of the funds raised going directly to the American Red Cross to help provide relief, aid, hope and a lifeline to those impacted by this crisis. Together, we can make a difference!
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