Walmart Accepting Grant Applications From Non Profits

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OREGON -- The Walmart Foundation's Oregon State Giving Program is now accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations across the state. Interested organizations may apply online at: www.walmartfoundation.org. The minimum award for each grant is $25,000.

According to a news release, the Walmart Foundation is focused on funding much-needed community programs, especially those that address hunger, homelessness, education, job training and other basic needs. Organizations must currently operate under the tax-exempt status Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

"We are proud to support non-profit organizations in the communities we serve," said Jennifer Spall, Walmart senior manager for public affairs and government relations. "The Oregon State Giving Program is a way to focus our contributions and make them count."

Oregon recipients in 2009 included: Bienstar, Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon, Central Oregon Council on Aging, The Freshwater Trust's Streambank Program, Huerto de la Familia, Linn Benton Food Share, Medical Team International, Mercy Corps' Action Center to End World Hunger, Northwest Earth Institute, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center Inc., Schoolhouse Supplies, Special Olympics of Oregon, and Step In Up, Inc.

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