From the NVFC: Nutella’s “Stacks for Giving Back”

March 13, 2024

Nutella has partnered with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to award $25,000 in fire department grants. Fire departments can also be nominated for a chance to receive a kit to help with a pancake breakfast fundraiser.

Grants

To help volunteer fire departments secure the necessities they need to best serve their communities, Nutella has partnered with the NVFC to award $5,000 grants to five deserving departments.

To be eligible, departments must meet the following criteria:

• Be over 50% volunteer

• Serve a population of 25,000 or less

• Be located in the U.S. and legally organized under state law

• Demonstrate a need for the funds by indicating what the grant will be used for and the impact it will have on the department and community

• The individual applying or department chief must be a member of the NVFC. Not a member? Join here.

Department grants may be used to purchase needed equipment or gear, support recruitment and retention efforts, fund training initiatives, enhance community outreach and education, or help fund other department necessities. Grant recipients must utilize funds within six months and report how the funds were spent.

Applications are due March 22. Recipients will be selected by April 31.

Breakfast kits

Many fire departments rely on donations received through fundraising activities such as pancake breakfasts. Nutella hopes to honor and celebrate all that firefighters do by providing them the materials and products they need to hold a fundraising pancake breakfast. Consumers (including members of fire departments) can nominate their local fire departments for a chance to receive a Nutella Pancake Breakfast Kit that contains the all necessary supplies and ingredients to host their next delicious fundraiser. 100 pancake fundraising kits will be donated to local fire departments.

Nominations are due March 22.