Walmart To Match Customer Charitable Donations During Holidays

Walmart launched a giving campaign based on a round-up program to support local organizations nationwide, it said Monday. The retailer will match customer contributions one to one, up to $1 million for a total $2 million including customer donations. From Friday until Christmas, shoppers can round up purchases and donate the change to a favorite charity while shopping on Walmart.com and the Walmart app, said the retailer. Walmart is also awarding up to 3,000 nonprofits a $1,000 grant when they receive 20 or more Spark Good Round Up donations, up to $3 million. Spark Good Round Up, which launched in the fall, allows customers to choose the approved nonprofit they’d like to donate to and set up recurring round-ups, it said.