Does Crayola Experience donate to fundraisers?

Crayola Experience says it supports charities in its communities and invites requests for admission passes to give away at charitable events.

Easton, Pennsylvania: submit the request 30 days before your event, and not more than 30 days ahead. Only one request per 501(c)(3) organization is approved each year.

Orlando, Florida: submit the request at least 30 days before the event date.

Donated passes are valid for one year.

If approved, the passes are sent to the email address you give. You get a confirmation email when you apply, but the request still has to be reviewed; Easton says passes are sent within one month of the request.

Crayola Experience lists three locations: Easton, PA, Mall of America, MN and Orlando, FL. We found no donation request page for the Mall of America location.

Tips from the program page: In Easton, time the request close to 30 days out: the page asks you not to submit more than 30 days in advance.

What Crayola Experience donates

Crayola Experience donates admission passes.

Crayola Experience has typically donated: Tickets.

Who can apply

Crayola Experience donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Crayola Experience limits donation requests by area: Crayola Experience Easton, PA and Orlando, FL.

How to apply

Crayola Experience asks every request to include the following.

• A valid 501(c)(3), plus your organization's name and the event date.
• Apply through the online form on the location's Donation Request page.
• Use a valid email address; that is where approved passes are sent.

What Crayola Experience will not fund

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

• More than one approved request per organization per year (Easton)

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

When to ask

Crayola Experience states a lead time of 30 days. 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 Crayola Experience?

Yes. Crayola Experience's 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.

Can a school, team, or individual apply to Crayola Experience?

Crayola Experience states that it will not fund: More than one approved request per organization per year (Easton). Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Crayola Experience publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask Crayola Experience for a donation?

Crayola Experience's stated lead time is 30 days. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.