Starbucks Expands Community Grants, Launches Global Hunger Effort

Starbucks strengthened its global community strategy through two initiatives: the expansion of The Starbucks Foundation’s Global Community Impact Grants in Mexico and the launch of a global hunger-relief campaign in partnership with the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

The Starbucks Foundation announced five new grants in Mexico totaling more than US$140,000 as part of its Global Community Impact Grants program. The 2025 recipients are Fundacion John Langdon Down, Fundación Mitz, Fundacion MVS Radio A.C., Christel House de Mexico A.C. and APAC, I.A.P. Asociación Pro Personas con Paralisis Cerebral. The funding will support programs focused on inclusion, education, health and economic opportunities.

Since the program launched in 2022, The Starbucks Foundation has committed US$30 million globally to strengthen communities through 2030. In collaboration with Starbucks licensed partners, the initiative has provided more than US$14 million to over 200 organizations in 62 markets. In Mexico, the foundation has granted more than US$620,000 to 13 nonprofit organizations.

“From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company, one that prioritizes our partners, customers and the communities we serve in meaningful and relevant ways. Through the Global Community Impact Grants, we invite our partners to highlight the causes that matter most in their communities, and we follow their lead by supporting the local organizations they value most,” said Brady Brewer, CEO, Starbucks International, and President, The Starbucks Foundation. 

Starbucks also announced a joint campaign with the World Food Programme to address global hunger. From Dec. 8 to 14, Starbucks Mexico will donate 2% of its total sales to the WFP School Meals program. In total, 32 Starbucks markets and more than 23,000 stores will participate, with a goal of donating up to 12 million meals for children facing food insecurity. As part of the global effort, Starbucks will contribute up to US$3 million.

“At Starbucks, our role as a community cafe goes beyond the coffee we serve. We invest in partnerships and initiatives that support and strengthen our neighborhoods. By partnering with organizations like the World Food Programme and with hundreds of local groups fighting hunger, we aim to provide hope and support to communities in need,” said Kelly Goodejohn, Director of Social Impact, Starbucks.

The company’s food-aid efforts also include donating unsold food, investing in food-rescue infrastructure and supporting food-security initiatives in coffee-growing regions.

“Today, more than 153 million children go to bed hungry. For many, school meals are the only food they will receive. We are uniting the global Starbucks community with the capacity and expertise of the World Food Programme to deliver millions of meals to those who need them most. There has never been a more important moment to turn compassion into action, one meal, one child and one future at a time,” noted Barron Segar, President and CEO, World Food Program USA.

The WFP is the world’s largest provider of school meals, serving more than 20 million children each year. School meals supply essential nutrition, support learning outcomes and help reduce extreme poverty by stimulating demand for local agricultural production and creating jobs. Starbucks will donate 2% of sales generated between Dec. 8 and 14, 2025, to World Food Program USA in support of the WFP.