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Health
Championing life-saving research and care for people in need
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Hunger
Leading hunger relief efforts
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Heroes
Supporting the heroes making a difference every day
Together, we’ve made a difference! View The Wawa Foundation’s Annual Giving.
Learn moreThe Wawa Foundation Breast Cancer Awareness Fund
Now accepting applications for funding through October 31 from non-profits who provide support, research or treatment related to breast cancer. View qualifications and funding requirements here.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is a national partner with Wawa and the Wawa Foundation 2023
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) aims to cure blood cancers and enhance the lives of patients and families.
Learn more hereOur Story
From the very start, when Grahame Wood opened the first Wawa store in 1964, he had a vision for a new kind of place that not only served customers, but gave back to its community. The company began finding ways Wawa could help the community that were extensions of what Wawa did naturally—helping care for neighbors, providing nutritious food and always being reliable and accessible.
In 2014, on Wawa’s 50th anniversary, that same legacy of giving was formalized and amplified with the establishment of The Wawa Foundation. Today, with the support of hundreds of partners and millions of customers and associates, Grahame’s initial commitment to building stronger communities continues across the same three areas that reflect Wawa’s history and purpose—championing life-saving research and care for people in need, leading hunger-relief efforts and supporting the heroes making a difference every day.