Change Matters

Our Change Matters program generates funds for local, non-profit, and community-enrichment organizations through donations collected at the registers at both Wedge locations. Co-op shoppers are invited to round up their purchases to the next dollar every time they shop, and these small-change donations add up to impactful contributions. While we cannot guarantee a certain dollar amount will be raised across our two retail locations, we typically raise up to $10,000 each month. 100% of the donations go to our partner organizations. Through this program Wedge Community Co-ops seek to create meaningful, productive, and lasting partnerships with local organizations.

For more than 40 years, Change Matters has partnered with organizations doing remarkable things—from building community gardens and feeding families in need, to bringing fresh, local produce into local classrooms. Our commitment supports our greater mission of rebuilding and investing in our neighborhoods, addressing the hunger crisis, and uplifting communities that deserve support—particularly Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, Refugee, and other communities of color.

2025 Change Matters Application

If you are a local nonprofit organization that shares our vision building community through a strong local food system, we’d love to hear from you. We partner with certified 501(c)(3) organizations committed to hunger relief, food access, supporting emerging and immigrant farmers, ending homelessness, and empowering historically under-represented communities (people of color, refugees, immigrants, LGBTQ+, disabled, and elderly). Applications accepted October 1- November 1, 2024.

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Our October 2024 Partner

Every Meal fights child hunger by focusing on filling the food gaps children face, especially on the weekends, when they’re not able to eat school meals. Through their multiple food gap programs, they provide children and families experiencing food insecurity with access to good food. 

Our Impact

$9,736

average monthly impact

$116,834

raised in 2023

84

local nonprofits served
in the last 7 years

$928,249

raised since 2017

2024 Change Matters Recipients

MONTH ORGANIZATION PRODUCT PARTNER ROUND-UP TOTAL PRODUCT PARTNER TOTAL GRAND TOTAL
January SACA Food Shelf Baker’s Field Flour & Bread $8,261.17 $1,022.50 $9,283.67
February BIPOC Foodways Nordic Naturals $7,958.72 $2,025.00 $9,983.72
March Neighborhood Roots Maazah Chutney $8,041.57 $71.00 $8,112.57
April Midwest Food Connection Bizzy Cold Brew $8,220.40 $864.00 $9,084.40
May The SEAD Project Jonny Pops $8,602.73 $1,175.44 $9,778.17
June Brightside Produce Sun Leaf Naturals,  Jinx Tea, and Triple Crown BBQ $8,754.42 $869.10 $9,623.52
July Frogtown Farm Botanical Lucidity and Bizzy Cold Brew $11,536.60 $1,364.28 $13,400.88
August The Good Acre Natural Factors and Jonny Pops $12,395.74 $1,401.45 $13,797.19
September COPAL  Bizzy Cold Brew
October Every Meal Nordic Naturals
November Kilimo Minnesota Taking Stock Foods
December Owner’s Vote: Reuse Minnesota, Youth Link, or Legal Rights Center