Meijer has donated $1 million to local affiliates of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting diverse businesses and communities. The donation will be divided evenly between 17 Chambers across the Midwest.
"Our diversity and inclusion journey focuses not just on our own team members, customers, and business partners, but on our communities at large," Meijer President & CEO Rick Keyes said in a statement. "We look forward to seeing how the Hispanic Chambers use our gift to create intergenerational wealth and opportunity for people in our communities.”
The retailer's donation will support the Chambers' missions of promoting the economic growth, development and interests of Hispanic-owned businesses.
"By investing in these Hispanic Chambers, we hope to empower Hispanic business owners and create an economic impact that's felt throughout our communities," said Tim Williams, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Meijer, in a statement.
The $1 million donation will be divided equally between the following Hispanic Chambers of Commerce that provide opportunities to Hispanic-owned businesses:
• Aurora Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Aurora, Illinois
• Economic Strategies Development Corporation, Chicago
• Greater Fort Wayne Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Greater Lansing Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Lansing, Michigan
• Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Moline, Illinois
• Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA
• Hispanic Chamber of Columbus, Ohio
• Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee
• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Latino Chamber of Commerce of Southeastern Wisconsin
• Little Village 26th St. Area Chamber of Commerce, Chicago
• Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Northwest Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Hanover Park, Illinois
• Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Wisconsin Latino Chamber of Commerce
This donation is part of the retailer's 2021 end-of-year donation efforts, totaling $6.5 million that will support its key areas of giving: hunger relief, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and local giving.
As part of its year-end giving, Meijer previously announced a $1.2 million gift to Boys & Girls Clubs, as well as a $300,000 donation to National Minority Supplier Development Council affiliates across the Midwest.
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