Does Anthony's Restaurants donate to fundraisers?

Anthony's supports local nonprofit organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest through gift certificate donations for auctions, raffles and community events.

Requests are reviewed based on eligibility and alignment with Anthony's donation guidelines; if approved, a member of the team contacts you directly.

Gift certificate donations are typically sent one month before the event and are mailed directly to the organization, not to third parties.

The original gift certificate must be presented at the time of dining.

Anthony's is currently unable to donate to: individual schools; specific school fundraisers (class activities, sports teams, senior class fundraisers, teacher appreciation, volunteer/PTSA recognition, or arts and academic department fundraisers); sports teams; religious organizations; or organizations benefiting those outside the Northwest.

Also not supported: food donations, cash donations or awards used as door prizes, employee or volunteer recognition, business recruitment, combined charity fundraisers, online auctions, company fundraisers, and party fundraisers or graduation nights.

Tips from the program page: Online auctions are excluded, so ask only for an in-person auction, raffle or community event. · Use the email or mailing address listed on Anthony's Giving Back page.

What Anthony's Restaurants donates

Anthony's Restaurants has typically donated: gift certificate donations.

Who can apply

Anthony's Restaurants donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Anthony's Restaurants does not donate to individuals. Anthony's Restaurants does not support events run for profit.

Anthony's Restaurants limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Anthony's Restaurants asks every request to include the following.

• A request on your organization's official letterhead, sent by email or mail.
• Contact information and an overview of your organization.
• Event details: type, date and location.
• Who will benefit and how the funds will be used.
• Your organization's Tax Identification Number (EIN).
• The request must be received at least three months before the event.

When to ask

Anthony's Restaurants states a lead time of 3 months. Count back that far from your event date and send the request no later than then.

Across more than 25,000 fundraising events in our own records over fifteen years, March, April and May are the busiest months for fundraisers, October is the next busiest, and July and December are the quietest.

Work backwards from your event rather than forwards from today, and if your event falls in the spring peak, ask earlier than the stated lead time rather than later.

Common questions

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to request a donation from Anthony's Restaurants?

Yes. Anthony's Restaurants' donation program is limited to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, so you will need your determination letter and Tax ID before you apply.

How far ahead should we ask Anthony's Restaurants for a donation?

Anthony's Restaurants' stated lead time is 3 months. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.