ADM will contribute $700,000 to nonprofit organizations and educational programs in the Decatur | Main stories

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – ADM has announced a $700,000 contribution to support nonprofit organizations and educational programs in the Decatur area through 2023.

This year, almost 30 non-profit organizations and schools will receive grants.

“We are very excited to contribute to and support a wide variety of organizations in the Decatur community. Through ADM Cares, we focus on food security, health and well-being, and sustainable development, and each of our partners addresses at least one of these pillars to improve the quality of life in the community,” said Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano . “Along with monetary contributions, we are delighted to maximize our impact locally by engaging our teams in volunteering with a number of our grant partners.”

In 2023, ADM’s activities in Decatur will include its first partnership with Habitat for Humanity for a housing revitalization project. ADM will also partner with the Northeast Community Foundation to support food pantry operations and the creation of a food pantry at Decatur Public School District’s Academy of Hope.

ADM will also partner with the Beautify Decatur Coalition to host a large-scale community cleanup team event and will partner with Feed My Starving Children to support a mobile bag event to help reduce childhood hunger.

Luciano said, “Decatur is home to more than 4,000 of ADM’s 40,000 colleagues worldwide, and we want to do our part to ensure a strong and engaged community going forward.”

Organizations and programs receiving grants from ADM this year include:

• Argento-Areano School District

• Decorate Decatur

• Decatur block by block

• Big brothers, big sisters

• Boys and Girls Club of Decatur

• Catholic Charities

• Central A&M School District

• Cerro Gorda School District

• Decatur Family YMCA

• Decatur Parks Foundation

• Decatur Public Schools Foundation

• Feed my hungry children

• Decatur Habitat for Humanity

• Tavern “Good Samaritan”.

• Illinois Trucking Foundation

• Macon County Farm Bureau Foundation

• Maroa-Forsyth School District

• Meridian Community Unit School District

• Millikin University

• School District of Mt

• Northeast Community Foundation

• Okaw Valley School District

• Richland Community College Foundation

• Salvation Army

• Sangamon Valley School

• The only way

• Warrensburg-Latham School District

The contribution was made through ADM Cares.

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