Loose Change Really Adds Up

Our Co-op’s Register Round Up is another way we are supporting our local community. This simple giving opportunity empowers our customers to round-up their grocery bill to the nearest dollar and donate the difference to our chosen recipient or non-profit.

Recipients are chosen by Co-op leadership and usually rotate bimonthly. Organizations wishing to apply as a Round Up at the Register recipient must complete the application below.

Application & Eligibility Requirements

Please review the documentation and eligibility requirements before submitting your application. An application must be submitted online for consideration with the necessary documentation.

  • Non-profit organization mission statement
  • The primary objective for proposed project or activity, how it fills a need not met by others, how it will improve the business, social or surrounding environment, the population to be served
  • An IRS notification letter sustaining your current 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt status
  • An outline of plans for acknowledging Co-opportunity’s contribution
  • Organizations must have non-profit exempt status or tax-exempt documentation with this application
  • Organization’s mission should align with Co-opportunity’s Ends helping to make our community better and healthier, and can be described by one of the following categories: environmental/sustainability; education/ the arts; peace and freedom of expression; economic and social justice; civil rights
  • Organization is located near Co-opportunity and/or in the Los Angeles area
  • Organization cannot advocate, support, or practice unlawful discrimination based on religion, national origin, sex, disability, or sexual orientation
  • Organization cannot be political or religious

Recipients

  • Green Arrow Co-Lab

    Through an earth-based program of healing, self-actualization and connection to community and nature, Green Arrow Co-Lab provides a comprehensive gardening and mindfulness curriculum for youth and young adults who have had involvement with the justice system.
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    Big Sunday

    Since 1999, Big Sunday has connected people with opportunities to help, volunteer, and do good work. Founded in Los Angeles, the organization has distributed hundreds of thousands of essentials—food, toiletries, and clothing—and touched over a million lives across California. Its mission is simple: to connect people through helping, rooted in the belief that everyone has some way to help someone else.