General Mills Celebrating Communities Due 8/1

General Mills Celebrating Communities of Color Grant Applications
Due Aug. 1

Minneapolis, (June 26, 2008) – The General Mills Celebrating Communities of Color grants program is accepting grant applications for the 2008 program.

The grants, totaling $500,000, will be awarded to 50 non-profit organizations in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area that outreach to the area’s diverse communities. Each community group will receive $10,000. The entry deadline is Friday, Aug. 1 2008.

The program has moved to an online grant application process, so paper copies of applications will no longer be accepted for this program. The electronic application along with instructions can be found at:

http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/communities_color.aspx

For questions, please contact CommunityActionQA@genmills.com or call 763-764-2211.

The Celebrating Communities of Color grant was established in 2004, marking the General Mills Foundation’s 50th anniversary. A variety of organizations ranging from schools, community centers, social service agencies, health centers and art groups have received the grants to support programming that has served more than 420,000 people in the metro area.

About General Mills Foundation:

The mission of General Mills Foundation is to nourish communities. In fiscal 2007, General Mills awarded $82 million to communities across the country, representing more than 5 percent of company pretax profits that year. Of the total, the Foundation contributed more than $20 million in grants in the targeted areas of youth nutrition and fitness, social services, education, and arts and culture. In 2008, General Mills received United Way of America’s Spirit of America® Summit Awards in Corporate Philanthropy, Community Volunteerism and Community Impact – to recognize the company’s outstanding commitment to United Way and communities across the country. Business Week magazine recently ranked General Mills as the nation’s fourth “Most Generous Corporate Donors.” For more information, visit www.generalmills.com/foundation