Starbucks Announces New Community Grants in Mexico and Launches Hunger Relief Initiative with World Food Programme to Support School Meals Globally
Five nonprofit organizations in Mexico receive more than $140,000 to advance inclusion, education, and economic opportunity as part of The Starbucks Foundation’s global commitment to strengthen communities. From December 8 to December 14, Starbucks Mexico has pledged to donate 2% of total sales to World Food Programme, to support Starcks global goal of donating up to 12 million meals globally to children facing hunger.
Starbucks is deepening its commitment to communities worldwide with two major initiatives announced today: new Global Community Impact Grants supporting local communities in Mexico and the launch of a global hunger relief program with World Food Programme.
The Starbucks Foundation Expands Global Community Impact Grants in Mexico
The Starbucks Foundation is proud to announce five new grants in Mexico, totaling more than $140,000, as part of its Global Community Impact Grants program. These grants will support nonprofit organizations driving meaningful change in local neighborhoods, including initiatives that promote inclusion, education, health, and economic opportunity. Recipients for 2025 are Fundación John Langdon Down, Fundación Mitz, Fundación MVS Radio A.C., Christel House de México A.C., and APAC, IAP Asociación Pro Personas con Parálisis Cerebral. Their programs will empower individuals with disabilities, improve childhood nutrition, and foster social equity – reflecting Starbucks commitment to creating positive impact where it operates.
Launched in 2022, the Global Community Impact Grants program represents a $30 million investment by The Starbucks Foundation to strengthen communities worldwide by 2030. Through collaboration with Starbucks licensed business partners, the program has awarded more than $14 million to over 200 nonprofits across 62 markets since its inception. Grants focus on causes aligned with The Starbucks Foundation’s community impact goals, including youth empowerment, hunger relief, inclusion & diversity, social services, economic opportunity, and water, sanitation, & hygiene. By encouraging co-investment from licensees and volunteer engagement, the initiative amplifies resources and deepens local impact, reinforcing Starbucks ambition to be a force for good globally and locally. In Mexico alone, The Starbucks Foundation has awarded over $620,000 to 13 local nonprofit organizations.
“Since the beginning, Starbucks has set out to be a different kind of company – one that prioritizes our partners (employees), customers, and the communities we serve in locally relevant ways,” said Brady Brewer, Starbucks ceo of International and president of The Starbucks Foundation at an event celebrating the five grantees at Starbucks Spencer Masaryk coffeehouse in Mexico City. “Through Global Community Impact Grants, we ask our partners elevate the causes they care about in their communities, and we follow their lead, making donations to the local organizations they care about most.”
Hunger Relief Campaign with World Food Programme
Starbucks and the World Food Programme (WFP) are joining forces this holiday season to fight hunger around the world. From December 8 to 14, Starbucks Mexico has pledged to donate 2% of total sales to WFP’s School Meals program. In total, 32 Starbucks markets around the world, and over 23,000 coffeehouses, are participating in the hunger relief campaign with a goal of donating up to 12 million meals to children facing hunger around the world.
“At Starbucks, our role as a community coffeehouse goes beyond the coffee we serve – we invest in partnerships and initiatives that uplift and support neighborhoods around the world,” said Kelly Goodejohn, Starbucks chief social impact officer. “By partnering with organizations like World Food Programme, and hundreds of local hunger relief groups, we aim to bring hope and support to communities facing hunger—showing how a global brand can make a local impact at scale.”
Beyond this campaign, Starbucks hunger relief strategies are aimed at donating unsold food, investing in food rescue infrastructure globally, and supporting long term improvements in food security in areas connected to where the company sources coffee.
“Today, over 153 million children go to bed hungry. For many, a school meal is the only one they’ll eat,” said Barron Segar, President and CEO of World Food Program USA. “This holiday season, we thank Starbucks and its customers around the world for helping us feed children and fuel futures. Together, we are leveraging Starbucks global community and WFP’s expertise and reach to deliver millions of school meals to children who need them most. There has never been a more important time to unite our strengths and turn compassion into action—one meal, one child, one future at a time.”
WFP is the world’s largest provider of school meals, reaching more than 20 million children in countries every year. In the classroom, school meals provide children with essential nutrition to stay healthy and focus on their lessons. Outside of the classroom, school meals programs lift children, families and entire communities out of extreme poverty by providing a market for farmers’ produce and creating jobs.
Starbucks will donate 2% of sales from purchases made between December 8 and 14, 2025, to the World Food Program USA (www.wfpusa.org/starbucks) in support of the World Food Programme. As part of a global campaign, Starbucks will contribute up to $3 million globally, helping provide up to 12 million meals. WFP does not endorse any products or services
