In 2023, the company donated nearly $16 million to charitable causes through direct giving, sponsorships, fundraisers and more.
The largest agriculture scholarship of its kind, the $5 million FFA Future Leaders Scholarship supports the next generation in agriculture as students pursue their studies at trade schools, community colleges and 4-year universities.
The Paper Clover fundraising campaign has raised a cumulative $20 million for local 4-H clubs. Contributions fund educational programs and provide all 4-H members with the opportunity to engage in enriching camps, conferences and community projects in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, agriculture, healthy living and civic engagement.
Since 2019, Tractor Supply has partnered with the Farmer Veteran Coalition to assist veterans in their beginning years of farming or ranching. Support is provided in the form of grants of equipment or awards ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 to purchase items that will make a crucial difference in the launch of their farming businesses. In total, the company has donated more than $500,000 in gift cards and funding to the organization, assisting more than 350 farmer veterans, including:
The Tractor Supply Foundation supports Folds of Honor each year as the title sponsor of its Heroes and Holidays fundraising event in Nashville, Tennessee. Folds of Honor offers educational scholarships to the families of fallen and disabled service members and first responders. Higher Education scholarships are awarded to spouses and children currently attending or recently accepted into a 2-year or 4-year degree program at an institution of higher education or a vocational/certification program. The Children’s Fund scholarship seeks to provide support for dependents enrolled in grades K-12.
paws4people trains and places assistance dogs, empowering users to transform their lives for a better tomorrow. Tractor Supply supports the organization and their paws4vets program that provides service dogs for veterans, service members and their dependents with physical, neurological, psychiatric or emotional disabilities. 4health, available exclusively at Tractor Supply, has been a proud sponsor of paws4people since 2016.
Tractor Supply is the Title Sponsor of Operation Stand Down’s Annual Veterans Breakfast at Music City Center. In addition, Tractor Supply provided funding for a computer center and every quarter volunteers help pack food bags for food insecure veterans.
In celebration of Earth Week 2023, over 175 volunteers from the Tractor Supply Store Support Center came together to plant 350 trees and remove five acres of invasive species at Harlinsdale Farms in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hazel, a 3-year-old who going through chemotherapy treatments, fighting cancer had one wish - a playset she saw on the Tractor Supply website. The Tractor Supply Foundation and Backyard Products, teamed up with Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee and created an outside oasis with swings, monkey bars, a climbing wall and a slide to make Hazel’s wish come true. Wishes do come true!
This scholarship spotlights young ladies as the next generation of leaders who exhibit courage, grit and grace while honoring faith, family and freedom. Grit & Grace is unique because it’s the first community-focused organization to have an official alignment with Professional Bull Riders (PBR).
Over 40 volunteers from the Tractor Supply Store Support Center supported the farm at Cul2vate by planting seeds and starters for the next year of harvesting in Nashville, Tenn.
The campus of Denham Springs Elementary was destroyed by flooding in August of 2016. FEMA and the school district funded a new school but not a playground. Daniel Jarrell, Store Manager at Tractor Supply, could see the children playing in an open field with no playground equipment so he contacted the Tractor Supply Foundation which gave a $10K grant to help build a new playground. Now children can swing and slide and climb on the playground set, built by a community who cared.
The Tractor Supply Company Foundation Arena at Harlinsdale hosts professional arena polo matches and instruction, horse shows of all kinds, and other public events including the two-day Pilgrimage Festival that attracts top musical talent and thousands of fans. This venue is unique because 60% of the events hosted there involve or benefit equine.
The Waverly Nebraska Tractor Supply Distribution Center Team Member Lauren Bestwick reached out to rescues in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Texas and Louisiana to donate 67 pallets of dog food. In total, approximately 84,420lbs went on to feed dogs through 17 different rescue organizations.
To offer relief from local wildfires and tornado damage, the Tractor Supply Foundation donated $50,000 to the State of Texas Agriculture Relief Fund (STAR), which is available through the Texas Department of Agriculture to provide aid to farmers, ranchers, producers, and agribusiness owners adversely impacted by natural disasters.
Recipients of the Farmer Veteran Coalition grant, this couple transitioned their 100-year-old dairy operation to a 100% grass-fed model of beef production. Elisa says they focus on soil health practices and water quality efforts.
Nine-year-old Caroline is battling neuroblastoma, and her special wish was to provide for special needs rescue and shelter dogs. Tractor Supply hosted Caroline and her family for a surprise shopping spree at our South Franklin, Tennessee store, where she picked out treats, toys and beds for dogs in need.