Funding distributed to over 40 recipients across California’s Central Valley as part of 2025 Wonderful Community Grants Program
The Wonderful Company has announced the latest recipients of its Central Valley Community Grants programme which supports local nonprofit organisations and schools across California’s Central Valley, where more than 3,000 Wonderful employees live and work.
This year, more than US$1.5mn in grant funding has been awarded to 43 organisations, supporting initiatives focused on health and wellness, education, recreation, community beautification, art, and social services.
For more than 10 years, the company and its co-owners, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, along with their foundations, have invested more than US$850mn in the region, driving long-term social, educational, and economic progress.
“As rising healthcare costs, food insecurity, and reductions in public funding continue to strain the nonprofit sector, local organisations are being asked to do more with fewer resources,” shared Andy Anzaldo, chief operating officer of corporate social responsibility at The Wonderful Company. “The Wonderful Community Grants programme reflects a long-standing commitment to place-based giving by supporting the organisations that form the backbone of healthy, resilient communities, ensuring the Central Valley continues to be a place of opportunity for generations to come.”
The programme serves organisations based in Avenal, Delano, Del Rey, Firebaugh, Lost Hills, Mendota, Sanger, Shafter, and Wasco, California.
“Thanks to The Wonderful Company’s generous support, we have been able to open doors for our youth to learn, grow, and thrive,” said Rudy Matcham, club unit director of the Del Rey Boys & Girls Club of Fresno County.
“Wonderful’s support has been instrumental in expanding programmes like Triple Play: Daily Challenges and Healthy Habits, and in ensuring the successful launch of the Alebrijes programme, where youth are encouraged to explore physical activity, nutrition, and cultural storytelling through hands-on learning, from the kitchen to the classroom.”
