“Stock the Shelves”

2025 Nonprofit Challenge

This year’s theme is “Stock the Shelves” – a call to action to fill the shelves of our local food pantries with both nutritious food and essential personal care items. Together, we can make sure families across our community have what they need most.

Challenge Details

    • Confirm your spot by October 1, 2025.

      • Once confirmed, you’ll receive full challenge details + a media toolkit to make promoting your efforts simple and effective.

    • Start collecting items during the challenge window.

      • 1 Point = Each non-perishable food item
        (Examples: canned goods, pasta, rice, peanut butter, cereal, boxed meals)

      • 2 Points = Each personal care item
        (Examples: soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, diapers)

    • Drop off donations at Marietta Community Foundation

      • Address: 100 Putnam St., Marietta, OH 45750

      • Hours: 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

      • Be sure to tell a staff member which nonprofit you represent and provide a count of items so your points are recorded correctly.

    • October 1, 2025 – Deadline to confirm your nonprofit’s participation

    • October 13, 2025 – Challenge officially begins

    • November 14, 2025 – Challenge ends

    • November 19, 2025 – Top 5 winners announced

  • Instead of small auxiliary prizes, we’re focusing on rewarding the top 5 nonprofits with a total this year with a total of $26,000!

    • 1st Place: $9,000

    • 2nd Place: $7,000

    • 3rd Place: $4,500

    • 4th Place: $3,000

    • 5th Place: $2,500

FAQs

  • All food and personal care items will be distributed among Washington County’s 15 local food pantries.

  • Yes! You can drop off as often as you’d like between October 13 – November 14. Each donation will be counted toward your nonprofit’s total.

  • You’re welcome to keep your own tally, but official counts are made at drop-off when items are recorded by Foundation staff.

  • Yes, any prize won must go into a new fund or a pre-existing fund.

  • Absolutely! Every participating nonprofit will receive a media toolkit with graphics, sample posts, and tips to rally your supporters.

Register Your Nonprofit!

Since 2015, Marietta Community Foundation’s Annual Nonprofit Challenge, proudly sponsored by Superior Toyota, has brought local nonprofits together in a dynamic competition for major funding.

Each year’s Nonprofit Challenge revolves around a new theme, but MCF always strives to create a fun and fair event for organizations of all sizes and capacities.

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