Donor Scholarships are funded by annual donations to our scholarship fund or through our Scholarship Endowment and are awarded to CGA member company employees and employees’ sons and daughters.
Anheuser-Busch Graduate Scholarship
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a graduate student attending a 4-year public institution.
C&S Wholesale Grocers
$2,500 Scholarship
Awarded to a C&S Wholesale Grocers customer.
Certified Federal Credit Union Scholarship
$2,000 Scholarship
Awarded to a CGA retail member company employee, or dependent, pursuing a degree in Accounting and/or Finance.
Illuminators Educational Foundation
Six $2,000 Scholarships
Three awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a retail company; three awards are dedicated to an applicant with a relationship to a supply or wholesale company. Limited to undergraduate students.
Jack H. Brown Future Leaders
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Stater Bros. Markets
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
Kimberly Clark 'Making Lives Better'
Two $2,500 Scholarships
These scholarships will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student pursing either a business or communications major.
Louis Melillo Sr. Legacy Scholarship
Louis Melillo had a long and fruitful career in the grocery industry, starting out working in his mother’s corner store in Massachusetts. Following service in the Marines 1st Division in the Pacific Theater during WWII and the Korean conflict, Lou moved to California and began work as a stock clerk for The Boys Markets, eventually becoming chief operating officer for the company. In 1981, he opened Louis Foods Supermarket in Pasadena, the first of four stores. Lou was a long time member of the Southern California Grocers Association and served as its Chairman from 1978-1979 prior to the merger with the California Grocers Association. Louis passed away in 2010.
Moss Adams
$1,500 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a CGA retail member company employee or dependent pursing either an accounting or finance degree.
PepsiCo Beverages North America
$2,000 Scholarship
This scholarship will be awarded to a CGA retail member company employee or dependent.
Dennis Darling Leadership Scholarship
$3,000 Scholarship
Donated by Retail Marketing Services, Inc. in honor of Dennis Darling’s service as CGA Board Chair for 2023.
Thomas P. Raley
$1,000 Scholarship
Donated by Raley’s
This scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student.
