Improve and enrich the lives of families and children. The funder focuses on supporting programs or organizations in healthcare, housing, hunger, and education, particularly serving women and children, in locations throughout the United States where they operate stores, distribution centers, and corporate offices.
Big Lots Foundation Grants aim to improve and enrich the lives of families and children by providing support in the form of monetary gifts, gift cards, and merchandise in-kind. The foundation favors organizations that impact hunger by providing nutritious foods, meals, and emergency food assistance, and educating on healthy eating; housing through preventing homelessness, offering affordable housing, and emergency shelter; healthcare by improving it through research and education, preventative education and care, and affordable critical medical services; and education by promoting service-learning, servant leadership, and innovation in classroom learning outcomes. Requests are accepted from 501(c)3 public nonprofit organizations only, with a high volume of requests leading to a highly competitive selection process.