Support & Partnerships

Food Co-op Initiative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and relies on grants and donations from the co-op community to help us provide services for new retail food co-ops. Thank you to the organizations and people that make it all possible.

Legacy Donors

Major Grants

 

Full Circle Donors

  • Ashland Food Co-op Ashland, Oregon
  • Brattleboro Food Co-op Brattleboro, Vermont
  • Belfast Co-op Belfast, Maine
  • Boise Co-op Boise, Idaho
  • Common Ground Food Co-op Urbana, Illinois
  • Eastside Food Co-op* Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Fiddleheads Co-op New London, Connecticut
  • Flatbush Food Cooperative Brooklyn, New York
  • Fredericksburg Food Co-op Fredericksburg, Virginia
  • Friendly City Food Co-op Harrisonburg, Virginia
  • Grain Train Natural Foods Market Petoskey, Michigan
  • GreenTree Cooperative Grocery Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
  • Hunger Mountain Co-op Montpelier, Vermont
  • Lexington Cooperative Market Buffalo, New York
  • Littleton Food Co-op Littleton, New Hampshire
  • Maple City Food Co-op* Goshen, Indiana
  • Menomonie Market Food Co-op Menomonie, Wisconsin
  • Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op Middlebury, Vermont
  • Mississippi Market St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Monadnock Food Co-op Keene, New Hampshire
  • Moon Co-op Community Market Oxford, Ohio
  • Oryana Community Co-op Traverse City, Michigan
  • Outpost Natural Foods Co-op Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • River Valley Co-op Northampton, Massachusetts
  • Roanoke Co+op* Roanoke, Virginia
  • Takoma Park Silver Spring Food Co-op* Takoma Park, Maryland
  • Sioux Falls Food Co+op Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Sitka Food Co-op Sitka, Alaska
  • Spiral Food Co-op Hastings, Minnesota
  • The Food Co-op Port Townsend, Washington
  • Three Rivers Market Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Valley Natural Foods Burnsville, Minnesota
  • Viroqua Food Co+op Viroqua, Wisconsin
  • Whole Earth Co-op* River Falls, Wisconsin
  • Willy Street Co-op Madison, Wisconsin

*Denotes first-time donor

Individual Donors

Special thanks to the many individuals who continue to believe in and support our work with startups.

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Get Started with Food Co-op Initiative

Food Co-op Initiative provides exceptional resources for people in the U.S. working to start a retail food co-op that meets the needs of their community. New startups can use our materials at no charge and are able to reach out to our staff for phone consultations and additional technical help.

Popular Resources

Let’s Start a Food Co-op! What do we do first?

What can FCI Do for me?

Guide to Starting a Food Co-op

Annual Impact Reports

QuickStart from FCI Classroom

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Food Co-op Initiative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law. Food Co-op Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability.