Making our communities better places to live and work is part of who we are
United Cooperative is proudly committed to the individuals, families and economic strength of the communities in which we operate. As a cooperative, our purpose is to serve our farmer-owners and customers in these communities. That ownership stake is what makes us different from other vendors and suppliers. And it’s what drives us to invest in our communities by supporting students, education and a variety of organizations. We care about the communities where we do business because that’s where we live. They’re literally the past, present and future of United Cooperative and our farmer-owners.
United Cooperative takes pride in giving back to our local communities. Our Community Giving program makes annual donations to Rural Health & Safety, Agricultural Related, and Food Pantry organizations in these local communities. On average, we contribute more than $150,000 back to our communities annually. You may request a donation by completing our donation request form online or in person. To ensure operation within our budget, United Cooperative will only approve a limited number of the many requests received. We're sorry, we do not provide support to individual benefits, religious organizations, political parties or political candidates.
Each year we receive many applications from many talented people for this prestigious award. We started the scholarship program in 2008 to support students and their development for future careers in the communities where we do business. We believe in supporting these young adults and are hopeful some of these students will seek careers in Wisconsin agriculture and the businesses that support agriculture, or become part of the fabric that makes up our great communities throughout the state. - David Cramer, United Cooperative President & CEO Since the program’s inception, United Cooperative has awarded $1,000 scholarships to over 500 Wisconsin students furthering their education. To be eligible:
Each year we receive many applications from many talented people for this prestigious award. We started the scholarship program in 2008 to support students and their development for future careers in the communities where we do business. We believe in supporting these young adults and are hopeful some of these students will seek careers in Wisconsin agriculture and the businesses that support agriculture, or become part of the fabric that makes up our great communities throughout the state.
Winners are announced in April. The 2023 application period has now closed. The application link below will be active starting January 1, 2024.
In order to support more members' children and their fair projects, United Cooperative introduced our Fair Animal Project Program three years ago. United Cooperative will give $50 for a large animal or $15 for a small animal to every members' child that submitted a photo of them with their fair animal. Since the program started, United Cooperative has given almost $50,000 to over 950 participants. To be eligible: