Grants
Philosophy
PepsiCo Foundation seeks to foster healthy, vibrant and self-sufficient communities
worldwide through global partnerships that improve the quality of life across communities
in areas of great need.
Approach
The bulk of our funding is applied to programs that concentrate on Nutrition and
Activity, Safe Water and Water Usage Efficiencies, in addition to Education and
Empowerment.
PepsiCo Foundation grants are focused toward highly promising and effective programs
and organizations with proven track records. Most frequently, our partner’s projects
have successful interventions that seek to spread across a larger region, to have
even greater impact in the communities where they currently work. We also give grants
to build and strengthen an organization’s capacity.
Our grant making approach aims to create a collaborative network encompassing our
partner organizations expertise and experience. We believe that by working together,
we will be able to pool these resources on particular issues and needs to affect
significant value and impact.
Grant making at PepsiCo Foundation has evolved from the funding of individual projects
to developing targeted strategies. Through this collective approach, we hope to
generate optimum benefit for the communities and groups involved at a local level,
creating sustainable and economically viable communities.
Employee Programs
Employee Community Engagement
PepsiCo Foundation has a proud history of supporting employee involvement in the
community. The Foundation's commitment to encourage the personal contributions made
and volunteer leadership demonstrated by PepsiCo associates continues today through:
- The Foundation's Matching Gifts program
- Support for United Way Campaigns
- Secondary Education Assistance
- Global Community Service Days
PepsiCo Foundation also offers grants in recognition of employees' committed volunteer
efforts.
Matching Gifts
PepsiCo Foundation matches employees’ personal contributions made to eligible non-profit
organizations.
United Way
For more than three decades, PepsiCo and its associates have partnered with United
Way chapters to help thousands of local organizations and programs. This collaborative
spirit, support, and energy has helped create healthier and stronger communities
across the nation.
Secondary Education Asistance
Excel Scholarships
The EXCEL Awards encourage and support post-secondary education for children of
PepsiCo employees. If you are a PepsiCo employee, please log on to
www.mypepsico.com for more information on the Excel Scholarship program.
Diamond Scholars
The Diamond Scholar program, which is run in Dallas, Detroit, Miami, San Jose and
Los Angeles, offers annually renewable scholarship aid to urban youth who have demonstrated
an ability to overcome adversity and plan to pursue post-secondary education. To
qualify, students must write an essay about the importance of college and their
goals for the future.
Scholarships are renewable for up to three years or until a bachelor's degree is
earned, on the basis of satisfactory academic performance and continuing full-time
enrollment. Scholarships are for undergraduate study only.
Global Community Service Days
PepsiCo Foundation has a continued partnership with City Year, a non-profit organization,
to lead PepsiCo employees worldwide in performing community service for a day.
During PepsiCo's 2008 Global Week of Community Service, roughly 1,689 associates
around the world spent time serving their local communities and service organizations.
Disaster Response
When disaster strikes, PepsiCo Foundation provides financial assistance, in kind
product donations and human resource contributions to help respond appropriately
to people and communities affected.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Flooding - June, 2008
In response to the needs of those affected in Iowa and the Midwest, PepsiCo Foundation
pledged $500,000 for disaster relief.
PepsiCo Foundation contributed a total of $250,000 to it's disaster relief partners
The Salvation Army and Feeding America to assist with the immediate needs of those
impacted.
The remaining $250,000 that has not been allocated will be used for rebuilding.
China Earthquake - May 12, 2008
PepsiCo Foundation and PepsiCo committed 10 million RMB (USD $1,436,740) to assist
victims of the earthquake in Sichuan which affected hundreds of thousands of individuals
and families.
PepsiCo China donated 1 million RMB to the Red Cross Society of China the day after
the earthquake. PepsiCo Foundation also made a contribution to the Red Cross for
humanitarian assistance. Recognizing the tremendous need for assistance in reconstruction,
PepsiCo Foundation has pledged an additional 8.5 million RMB for recovery and rebuilding
efforts. Together with the PepsiCo China team, PepsiCo Foundation is working to
identify NGO partners and projects for this critical next phase.
The Foundation partnered with American Red Cross (ARC) and set up a secure website
allowing associates worldwide to donate online. The Foundation matched all contributions
made to the ARC, in addition to contributions made by associates to The Tzu Chi
Foundation, a non-profit organization founded over 40 years ago in Taiwan.
In addition to the 10 million RMB provided by Pepsi International and the PepsiCo
Foundation, independent Pepsi-Cola bottlers in China made financial contributions
exceeding RMB 1.36 Million and donated over 120,000 food and beverage items.
Previous Disaster Response
Pakistan Earthquake - October 8, 2005
PepsiCo Foundation and PepsiCo committed $2.0 million in relief for Pakistan earthquake
victims.
The contributions included a donation of $1 million to the President's Relief Fund
for Earthquake Victims, established by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, and
an additional $1 million contribution to support recovery and rebuilding efforts
carried out by The South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund, Save the Children, The Citizenship
Foundation and SOS Villages.
In addition to the $2 million provided by PepsiCo and PepsiCo Foundation, independent
Pepsi-Cola bottlers in Pakistan made financial contributions as well as donations
of truckloads of water and PepsiCo beverages.
PepsiCo Recognized for Humanitarian Effort by Pakistani President Musharraf
On Sept. 21, 2006, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf awarded PepsiCo the Sitara-i-Eisaar
(Star of Sacrifice) Medal during a special investiture ceremony at the Embassy of
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Washington, D.C. PepsiCo was among approximately
two dozen honorees that included the United States military and humanitarian relief
agencies, civil society organizations, businesses, and individuals.
The medal, which reads on its face "In the Service of Humanity," commends PepsiCo's
meritorious disaster relief work in the wake of the catastrophic earthquake that
occurred last October in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and the North West Frontier of Pakistan.
The earthquake killed more than 70,000 people, injured hundreds of thousands more,
destroyed the region's infrastructure and created a humanitarian emergency.
Hurricane Katrina - August 29, 2005
PepsiCo Foundation donated $2.1 million in relief directed to victims of Hurricane
Katrina.
2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Central America and Mexico Hurricane
PepsiCo donated $500,000 to hurricane relief efforts in Central America and Mexico.
PepsiCo collaborated with partners to raise $3.8 million for region, to support
victims of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season which brought an unprecedented 13
storms, of which three—Stan, Beta and Gamma—ravaged the Central America and Mexico
region.
The storms took nearly 800 lives, brought suffering to more than 850,000 people
and left damages estimated in excess of $1.5 billion.
Southeast Asia Tsunami - December 26, 2004
PepsiCo Foundation and PepsiCo committed $2.0 million in disaster relief related
to the tsunami in Southeast Asia.
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