Campbell Soup Foundation

The Campbell Soup Foundation is providing community support grants to local champions that inspire positive change in communities throughout the United States where Campbell Soup Company employees live and work. Two of the focus areas for the Foundation are education and community revitalization.

Geographic focus includes:

1. Camden, New Jersey – The Foundation invests in Camden initiatives that not only bring positive change to the people they serve, but also improves the quality of life for the entire Camden, New Jersey, community.
2. U.S. Plant Communities – The Foundation supports the communities where Campbell Soup Company has facilities by funding programs that provide tangible results for local residents.

There is no formal deadline for submitting grant proposals as they are accepted year-round and reviewed on a rolling basis. The Foundation limits grants to nonprofit organizations which are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

All submitted proposals are screened by the Foundation’s staff to determine whether the requests fall in the defined focus areas and meet the evaluation criteria. Proposals meeting the criteria are reviewed in detail. Qualifying proposals are then presented to the Board of Trustees for final determination.

The review process for restricted grants may take up to three months. If longer, the applicant will be notified.

BETF is willing to partner with eligible BDPA chapters or national BDPA business area that is a good match for this funding source. Are you interested?

Grant Declination: Campbell Soup Foundation (Philadelphia)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) learned this week that our grant proposal to the Campbell Soup Foundation has been declined. We sought the funding to support BDPA Philadelphia chapter's youth education program.

The note from the community relations folks was as follows:

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Dear Mr. Hicks,


Thank you for your message and proposal.


Our plan for charitable giving provides significant emphasis on Camden initiatives. While we are pleased by the excellent results achieved by many of the groups with which we participate here, we recognize that the needs and opportunities significantly exceed the funding capability of any single entity.


Your request is among a number of impressive proposals we receive. It obviously seeks to address an area of real need, however, we can fund only a limited number of such excellent initiatives and at this time we are not able to support your proposal.


Best Regards,
Wendy Milanese
Grant Administrator
Campbell Soup Foundation

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The reality is that our best hope for funding BDPA programs exist within our membership. Have you made a tax-deductible donation yet?

Grant Proposal: Campbell Soup Foundation (Philadelphia)

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) partnered with BDPA Philadelphia chapter on a $5,000 grant proposal to the Campbell Soup Foundation.

We seek the funding in support of the Student Information Technology Education & Scholarship (SITES) program. The objective of our SITES program in Philadelphia is to effectively use technology to stimulate and sustain the interest of young people in science and technology.

We will let you know the response from Campbell Soup Foundation.

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