Round Up For Good is a community-funded grant supported by our customers and owners. Each month, a local organization that enriches our community receives donations through customers “Rounding Up” their change at the registers. A little bit at the register adds up to a lot: we have raised over $429,268 for local organizations since 2012!
The Round Up for Good program began in 2010, following the earthquake in Haiti when Common Ground owners expressed a desire to collectively donate to the humanitarian efforts through Common Ground. The Round Up for Good program became so successful that it became a monthly crowd-funding program, highlighting local organizations elected by our owners during our September elections.
Every May, we dedicate donations towards our food accessibility program, Food For All, a program now nationally recognized as Co+op Basics, that provides annual ownership grants and discounts on pantry staples and produce. The other organizations are nominated and voted on by our owners every September. Each nominated organization must submit a specific project proposal in order to appear on the voting ballot. These project proposals will be made public for owners to review during the owner election.
2023 Round Up For Good Schedule
January - Daily Bread Soup Kitchen ($4,736.40)
February - Champaign County Humane Society ($4,488.23)
March - RACES (Rape Advocacy, Education & Counseling Services)
April - Books to Prisoners
May - Common Ground's Food For All Program
June - Eastern Illinois Foodbank
July - The Refugee Center
August - Salt & Light
September - Immigrant Services of CU
October - Courage Connection
November - Common Ground's Food For All Program
December - Crisis Nursery
Previous Yearly Totals
2022 - $56,353.45
2021 - $57,807.88
2020 - $45,033.68
2019 - $54,135.69
2018 - $53,613.69
2017 - $56,951.65
2016 - $58,319.31
2015 - $28,263
2014 - $16,493
2013 - $9,373
2012 - $6,324