Cellcom Green Gifts

Cellcom Green Gifts

Through Green Gifts, Cellcom donates proceeds from its cell phone recycling program to local organizations, programs and projects that are dedicated to or support environmental sustainability.  The program was launched to protect the environment and support conservation in Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Customers can bring in their old, unwanted or broken phones to be reused and recycled. Cellcom sends the phones to recyclers who in return send money to Cellcom for the materials that were saved from the phones. Consumers can contribute to the program by donating their old cell phones for recycling at any Cellcom retail location.

 

Who Can Apply?

Cellcom welcomes Green Gift applications from organizations dedicated to environmental sustainability and the preservation of our wildlife habitats. We also strongly encourage non-environmental organizations to submit a Green Gift application for projects or programs that focus on environmental stewardship or offer an innovative approach to education or addressing a community issue. 

We’re fortunate to live and work in a region that’s filled with natural resource for all of us to enjoy.  Organizations throughout Wisconsin pave the way for our communities to connect with nature by preserving and enhancing natural areas, providing educational programming, and spearheading sustainability and research efforts. We’re excited to support the many nonprofits throughout our service area that are leading the way as environmental stewards.

The application deadline is September 24. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Green Gift recipients will be notified in October, and funds will be dispersed in October and November.

Green Gifts are used to support organizations, programs and projects that:

  • Address a community-based issue that relates to the environment
    • Focus on reducing negative impact on the environment
    • Provide environmental education programs for all ages
    • Provide educational opportunities for adults to learn about environmental sustainability, including training or leadership development
    • Foster water conservation, protection of our air, landscape and water or wildlife preservation.

Cellcom makes one-year gifts and does not offer multi-year donations. A new Green Gift application must be submitted for each year a Green Gift is requested.

Application Details

Applications for 2024 Green Gifts are now closed. Stay tuned for the recipient announcement coming in November 2024.

Funding Details

In 2024, Cellcom will distribute a total of $20,984 in Green Gifts. Cellcom Green Gifts will not be awarded to: 

  • Individuals,
  • Private foundations 
  • For-profit organizations
  • Political organizations or campaigns
  • International efforts 
  • Capital fund drives
  • Endowments 
  • To fund labor costs 

2024 Recipients

The 2024 Cellcom Green Gifts were awarded throughout Cellcom’s service area and included:

  • Aldo Leopold Association of Parents, Teachers and Others
  • Baird Creek Preservation Foundation
  • Bay View Middle School Environmental Club
  • Bookworm Gardens
  • Boys & Girls Club of Portage County
  • Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America
  • City of Green Bay Conservation Corps
  • Crossroads at Big Creek, Inc.
  • Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance
  • Freedom House Ministries
  • Friends of Community Gardens, Inc.
  • Greater Green Bay YMCA
  • Green Bay Botanical Garden
  • Green Bay West High School
  • Heckrodt Wetland Reserve
  • L.H. Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve
  • Ledge View Nature Center
  • Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program administered by UW-Green Bay
  • Manitowoc County Historical Society
  • Navarino Nature Center
  • New Leaf Foods
  • Open Door Bird Sanctuary
  • Red Smith School
  • Shawano Community Middle School
  • Sheboygan Senior Community
  • Tree for Tomorrow
  • Twin Oaks School Forest
  • Ukwakhwa
  • Wild Instincts
  • Woodland Dunes Nature Center