Mariposa Food Coop is currently accepting applications for their 2019-2020 Round-up for Change cycle. Through the program, Mariposa’s members and shoppers “round-up” their purchases to the nearest dollar and the extra change is then donated to Philly organizations, groups, and/or causes.

The first recipient will be selected for September 2019 and the cycle will run until August 2020.

Local organizations whose missions or objectives carry out one of the following will be considered: 

• promote/support nutritious foods and healthy diets
• support food justice and/or social justice
• stimulate urban agriculture and/or the local food economy
• promote environmental responsibility
• serve as a cooperative organization
• support Mariposa’s immediate neighborhood and community
• focus on education initiatives, and/or
• spur grassroots, community development.

Applications can be found here. Deadline is July 31, 2019.

Mariposa launched the Round-up for Change initiative last year in an effort to give back to organizations that positively impact the neighborhood and the City as a whole.