April 2, 2026
Program’s second year has $125,000 available to support agriculture
For a second year, Vital Farms is supporting a grant program administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. The Vital Farms Local Impact Grantmaking Program reflects the company’s purpose to improve the lives of people, animals and the planet through food and a commitment to supporting the communities where its network of more than 600 small farms call home.
With $125,000 available in the grant program, Vital Farms will support projects that improve its farmers’ communities in four focus areas:
- Animal Welfare
- Improving Access to Food/Transparency in Food Systems
- Youth & Education
- Agriculture
The program is open to 501(c)3 nonprofits or organizations with similar tax-exempt status serving 22 counties in which Vital Farms’ farmers operate throughout Missouri: Adair, Bates, Benton, Cedar, Cooper, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Howard, Howell, Laclede, Lawrence, Moniteau, Morgan, Oregon, Pettis, Polk, St. Clair, Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright counties. Supported by the Vital Farms Corporate Grantmaking Fund held by the CFO, the program will close at 11:45 p.m. on May 14.
Last year, the first Vital Farms Local Impact Grantmaking Program provided $127,474 to nine agencies for projects including farmers markets, community gardens and agriculture education.
Vital Farms is a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide, and its award-winning egg washing and packing facility, Egg Central Station, nests in Springfield, Missouri, less than a day’s drive from more than 600 small farms who produce the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales.
For information and to begin the application process, visit cfozarks.org/applyforgrants.
About Vital Farms
Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL) is a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms is now a national consumer brand that works with 600 small farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms’ ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware public benefit corporation, Vital Farms prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, and crew members and stockholders. Vital Farms’ products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in more than 24,000 stores nationwide. Vital Farms pasture-raised eggs can also be found on menus at hundreds of foodservice operators across the country. For more information, visit https://vitalfarms.com/.