Does Chuck E Cheese donate to fundraisers?

Your organization gets a 20% donation on all sales it generates during the event, including game play, pizza, drinks and merchandise bought at the registers when your group is mentioned.

Delivery and carryout orders on the Chuck E. Cheese website also count when the 'School or Organization Fundraiser' item is added to the cart before checkout.

Events need at least $250 in sales for any donation; below that, the group receives nothing.

School fundraisers include a free meal for teachers who attend, and Chuck E. may visit the school on the event day between 2:00 and 4:00 PM, depending on availability.

Chuck E. Cheese provides flyers, coupons and posters, plus free customizable invitations powered by Evite.

Tips from the program page: Only sales made during your scheduled event time count, and purchases at the self-serve kiosks do not count toward the total. · Tell supporters to mention your organization at the register, and to add the fundraiser item to online orders.

What Chuck E Cheese donates

Chuck E Cheese donates percentage of sales (20% of event sales, $250 minimum).

Chuck E Cheese has typically donated: Fundraising event.

Who can apply

Chuck E Cheese limits donation requests by area: Participating Chuck E. Cheese locations (you pick the location for your event).

How to apply

Chuck E Cheese asks every request to include the following.

• School fundraisers are for nonprofit, public or private schools with at least 75 enrolled students. Nonprofits can also book fundraisers.
• Request the fundraiser at least 21 days (three weeks) before the event; the reservations team then confirms that your school or nonprofit qualifies.
• Choose a location when you request the event.

What Chuck E Cheese will not fund

Chuck E Cheese states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• School fundraisers for schools with fewer than 75 enrolled students

This covers only what Chuck E Cheese states. A request can still be turned down for reasons a company does not publish.

When to ask

Chuck E Cheese states a lead time of 3 weeks. 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

Can a school, team, or individual apply to Chuck E Cheese?

Chuck E Cheese states that it will not fund: School fundraisers for schools with fewer than 75 enrolled students. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Chuck E Cheese publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask Chuck E Cheese for a donation?

Chuck E Cheese's stated lead time is 3 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.