Does Clorox donate to fundraisers?

The Clorox Company Foundation makes grants primarily in Oakland, California, where Clorox has its headquarters.

Grants center on a theme of health security: community wellness, youth development and education (including literacy and STEM), sustainability, disease prevention, and disaster relief and preparedness.

Foundation grants are by invitation only. Organizations that have never had a Clorox grant, or not in the past five years, can submit a concept paper for consideration, and Clorox says it replies within one month.

Through its Community Development Program, Clorox plants and remote offices outside Oakland run small giving programs, generally for nonprofits within 3 to 5 miles of the facility. Oakland-based organizations are not eligible for these.

Clorox makes product donations through its partnership with the American Red Cross, for disaster relief.

Tips from the program page: If a grant is awarded, Clorox says the process usually takes eight to 10 weeks from the application deadline, and can take longer for first-time applicants. · If your organization falls outside its giving scope, Clorox suggests engaging with the company through employee giving and volunteering instead.

What Clorox donates

Clorox donates grants (invitation only); product donations go only to american red cross disaster relief.

Clorox has typically donated: Grants.

Who can apply

Clorox limits donation requests by area: Oakland, CA, plus communities within 3-5 miles of Clorox plants and remote offices.

How to apply

Clorox asks every request to include the following.

• The program must have existed for at least one year and be able to show results.
• One application per grantmaking period; an organization can be funded only once a year.
• Applications are made online through the foundation's grants portal; paper applications are not accepted.
• The foundation does not support programs or organizations outside the United States.

What Clorox will not fund

Clorox states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• Unsolicited proposals (grants are by invitation only)
• Non-U.S. programs or organizations
• Programs in existence less than one year

This covers only what Clorox 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 Clorox?

Clorox states that it will not fund: Unsolicited proposals (grants are by invitation only); Non-U.S. programs or organizations; Programs in existence less than one year. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Clorox publishes itself.