Donations Help Open Your Co-op!

Thank you for your interest in making a financial donation to Kennett Community Grocer! We sincerely appreciate your support.

Donations support our shared mission of opening a community-owned grocery store in the Kennett Square, PA where we can make consumer choices that benefit our local economy and farmers. Your money will go towards professional fees, supplies, inventory, employee payroll and benefits, building renovations and furnishings, etc. related to project development.

It is only because of supporters like you that the co-op will soon open its doors and become a reality.

There are a few ways you can donate to Kennett Community Grocer…

Option #1: Standard Donation

KCG receives your donation immediately, but you will not be able to claim the donation for tax deduction purposes.

  • This is the only donation option through which KCG will receive the entirety of your donation.

    1. Make out a check payable to: Kennett Community Grocer

    2. Add to the Memo line: Donation

    3. Mail the check to:
      Kennett Community Grocer
      133 Federal Walk
      Kennett Square, PA 19348

    4. E-mail KCG to let us know! info@kennettcommunitygrocer.coop
      Please include your name and donation amount. This will allow us to verify when we receive your donation.

  • Click here to make a non-tax-deductible donation online

Option #2: Tax-deductible Donation

Friends of Kennett Food Co-op is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN: 39-3397193). 100% of your tax-deductible donation to this Nonprofit will be solely distributed to support specific needs for the build-out and operation of KCG.

  • Make out a check payable to: Friends of Kennett Food Co-op Inc.

    1. Add to the Memo line: Donation

    2. Mail the check to:
      Friends of Kennett Food Co-op
      c/o: Edith Burkey
      133 Federal Walk
      Kennett Square, PA 19348

    3. E-mail Friends to let then know! FriendsofKennettFoodCoop@gmail.com
      Please include yo      ur name and donation amount. This helps ensure your donation is received.

  • We hope to launch an online giving platform by November! Hang tight!

The Cooperative Fund of CDS is acting as our fiscal sponsor to accept online donations, employer donation matches, and Donor Advised Funds (DAF) donations. These options are also completely tax-deductible to the donor. Using this service, KCG receives 90% of the donation.

  • Make out a check payable to: Cooperative Development Fund of CDS

    1. Add to the Memo line: Kennett Community Grocer

    2. Mail the check to:
      Kennett Community Grocer
      133 Federal Walk
      Kennett Square, PA 19348

    3. E-mail KCG to let us know! info@kennettcommunitygrocer.coop
      Please include yo      ur name and donation amount. This helps ensure KCG receives your donation.

  • Visit givemn.org/donate/Cooperative-Development-Fund-Of-CDS and...

    1. Please include your name so that we can follow-up with you and keep our records straight.

    2. Please select "Kennett Community Grocer" for both the 'Designation' and 'Fund Designation'.

    3. We appreciate donors covering the online payment fee so that KCG receives the benefit of the full donation. (These fees serve double-duty, since they also support CDS's non-profit arm that ultimately allows your charitable donation!)

    • After making your donation, you will receive a thank you / confirmation e-mail from Mightycause / Cooperative Development Fund of CDS (997 Ticonderoga Trail, Eagan, MN 55123) showing a designation to Kennett Community Grocer.

  • If your employer offers a company matching program for charitable donations, we hope you will take utilize that to multiply the impact of your donation to KCG! Our fiscal sponsor, Cooperative Development Fund of CDS, holds a Letter of Determination from the IRS as a charitable and educational organization (EIN 39-1540529) recognized under section 501(c)3 of the IRS code.

    • Important: To claim an employer match, your initial donation must be made directly to CDS, not Friends of Kennett Food Co-op.

    • Once you submit for a match, please email both CDS and KCG (vchaput@cdsus.coop, info@kennettcommunitygrocer.coop) with your name and the expected matching donation amount so that we can ensure KCG receives the matching donation.

  • Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) – The Cooperative Development Fund of CDS (EIN 39-1540529) is registered with many financial institutions (e.g., Benevity, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and more).

    Stock Donations – CDS can accept stock donations.

    • For details on how to make a stock donation, please email both CDS and KCG (vchaput@cdsus.coop, info@kennettcommunitygrocer.coop).

Note: Donations directly to the co-op or through our fiscal sponsor are not the same as ownership! Charitable gifts DO NOT extend the rights of ownership and therefore no shares, voting rights, owner discounts, or any other owner-related benefits are available to the donor.

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