Does Books-A-Million donate to fundraisers?
Last updated October 5, 2026
Compiled from Books-A-Million's published guidelines, other public sources, and user reports. How we research these pages
Yes. Books-A-Million's policy form says it donates a $20 Books-A-Million gift card to fundraisers by local schools, churches, organizations and charities. Request it by emailing its Donation Request Form; only email requests are considered, one per organization a year. On timing its sources differ: the help-center article says at least six weeks before your event, the policy form says three.
Donation program at a glance
- What they donate
- Gift card ($20 Books-A-Million gift card)
- Lead time
- At least 6 weeks (help center); the policy form says at least 3 weeks
- Area restrictions
- Priority to communities with a Books-A-Million, Books & Company or Bookland store
Who can apply
- Does not donate to individuals
- Does not donate to for-profit events
Donation programs change — always confirm on Books-A-Million's own page before you apply.
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Donation programs change — always confirm on the company's own page.
The donation is a $20 Books-A-Million gift card, not specific books or merchandise.
The policy form gives priority to 501(c)(3) charities and nonprofit educational institutions whose main mission is to encourage reading, literacy and education.
Priority also goes to charities in communities that have a Books-A-Million, Books & Company or Bookland store.
Books-A-Million does not donate to labor, social or political groups, to benefit specific individuals or families, for online auctions, for resale, or for school coupon books.
Requests are filled by Books-A-Million's corporate offices, not your local store, and approved gift cards are mailed to the address on your form.
Tips from the program page: The policy form says to allow at least three weeks for processing, and up to four weeks in busy seasons, typically September through December. · Do not call or email to ask about your request's status. If it is declined, you will get an email giving the reason.
What Books-A-Million donates
Books-A-Million donates gift card ($20 books-a-million gift card).
Books-A-Million has typically donated: Books-A-Million Gift Card.
Who can apply
Books-A-Million does not donate to individuals. Books-A-Million does not support events run for profit.
Books-A-Million limits donation requests by area: Priority to communities with a Books-A-Million, Books & Company or Bookland store.
How to apply
Books-A-Million asks every request to include the following.
- Books-A-Million's help-center article says your group must be a 501(c) organization to qualify.
- Download the Donation Request Form from the Books-A-Million help center, type your answers into it, save it and email it back to the address printed on the form. Only email requests are considered.
- Timing: the help-center article says to submit at least six weeks before the event date, while the policy form says at least three weeks before. Sending it six weeks ahead meets both.
- Fill in every underlined bold field; incomplete forms are not processed. The form asks for your Tax ID, your local Books-A-Million store, your mission statement and a description of the event.
- Books-A-Million honors one request per organization in a year.
What Books-A-Million will not fund
Books-A-Million states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.
- Labor, social or political groups
- Donations to benefit specific individuals or families
- Donations intended for online auctions
- Donations intended for resale
- Monetary support
- Specific books or merchandise
- School coupon books
- More than one request per organization per year
This covers only what Books-A-Million states. A request can still be turned down for reasons a company does not publish.
Common questions
Can a school, team, or individual apply to Books-A-Million?
Books-A-Million states that it will not fund: Labor, social or political groups; Donations to benefit specific individuals or families; Donations intended for online auctions; Donations intended for resale; Monetary support; Specific books or merchandise; School coupon books; More than one request per organization per year. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Books-A-Million publishes itself.
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