Ace Hardware Foundation

At Ace, we believe in giving back to the communities we serve. From busy and bustling cities to rustic and rural towns, we truly care about the communities in which we do business. This is why the Ace Hardware Foundation was established in 1991: to serve as an umbrella over the charitable fundraising efforts of Ace Hardware store owners, Ace Hardware Corporation and Ace vendor partners for the benefit of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) and the American Red Cross.

Our Mission

Ace Hardware Foundation is dedicated to improving people’s lives, be it through needed health care or disaster relief. Since 1991, the Ace Hardware Foundation has helped to advance the health and well being of children by supporting the Children’s Miracle Network. In addition, Ace serves to improve the lives of individuals affected by disasters through the help of the American Red Cross.

Children's Miracle Network

Established in 1983, Children's Miracle Network (CMN) generates funds and awareness for more than 17 million sick and injured children, who are cared for each year by its 170 affiliated hospitals, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. Although the program is national in scope, 100 percent of the funds raised in each community stay local, being donated to the nearest CMN hospital in that area.

The money the Ace Hardware Foundation raises is funneled to CMN hospitals to help sick kids in a variety of ways – from purchasing new equipment and paying hospital bills to funding research that allows CMN doctors to remain on the cutting edge of medical advancements and technology. And, it is because of past generosity that Ace continues to rank in the top 12 of all CMN corporate sponsors.
Since 1991, Ace store owners, corporate employees and Ace vendor partners have donated more than $40 million to CMN.

American Red Cross

Since its founding in 1881 by visionary leader Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguished itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.

Today, in addition to domestic disaster relief, the American Red Cross offers compassionate services in five other areas: community services that help the needy; support and comfort for military members and their families; the collection, processing and distribution of lifesaving blood and blood products; educational programs that promote health and safety; and international relief and development programs.

The American Red Cross is where people mobilize to help their neighbors—across the street, across the country, and across the world—in emergencies. Each year, in communities large and small, victims of some 70,000 disasters turn to neighbors familiar and new--the nearly one million volunteers and 35,000 employees of the Red Cross. Through nearly 900 locally supported chapters, more than 15 million people gain the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world.

In the past three years alone, Ace has been instrumental in providing more than $400,000 in aid for natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans and the tsunami in Southeast Asia.

The Ace Hardware Foundation is proud to partner with the American Red Cross to support our neighbors in times of need.