Grants companies that donate to fundraisers

15 companies in our grants category have product donation programs for schools, nonprofits, and community fundraisers. Each listing explains what they give and how to apply.

Companies in the grants category give money, such as cash grants, store gift cards or software for nonprofits, rather than an item for your raffle, and you apply through a foundation's online system or a store-level form on the company's own schedule, not a few weeks before your event.

Target is the closest fit for a school or event: it donates Target gift cards to 501(c)(3) organizations and schools through a printed form you bring to a local store, and it does not donate merchandise. Walmart (Grants) runs community, state and national grant programs, and the community grant program makes the smallest awards. LIDS Foundation gives grants to local and regional nonprofits that offer opportunities for youth eighteen and under, with a focus on their physical and mental health.

Several names here do not take event requests at all. Kohl's says it does not accept requests for monetary or in-kind donations and instead offers fundraising gift cards that your organization registers to sell. Best Buy says it cannot take requests for technology donations. Microsoft's program gives eligible nonprofits free and discounted software for their own staff, and schools are not eligible. Clorox makes grants by invitation only. Lowes gives community impact grants to renovate a community space within thirty miles of one of its stores, through a yearly nomination window.

Grants reward planning. Nordstrom opens its application once a year, SC Johnson asks for ninety to a hundred and twenty days, Wells Fargo's grants include financial opportunity and housing among their focus areas, and the open John Deere program is for school or nonprofit robotics teams in its home communities. Read each funder's focus areas first and write to them; a grant request is judged on fit, not on the date of your event.

Last updated October 10, 2026