Does Crayola donate to fundraisers?

Crayola product donations are available for nonprofit organizations in Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg/Warren County, New Jersey.

Donations go to organizations that provide artistic and educational opportunities for children and address issues of health, welfare and civic affairs, and requests should be for programs primarily serving youth, the arts and education.

Each organization may make one product donation request per year, and Crayola encourages putting all of the year's product needs, including raffles and auctions, into that single request.

Recipients must agree not to resell donated product in any venue; items donated specifically for an auction are the exception.

Crayola may substitute products or change quantities based on availability, and it replies only to requests it accepts and will fill.

For qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofits or schools outside its manufacturing area, Crayola works through Good360, Kids in Need Foundation and the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources (NAEIR).

Tips from the program page: Crayola's philanthropy guidelines say it does not typically support individuals, religious, fraternal, political or athletic organizations, individual child care centers, hospitals or government agencies. · Crayola Experience in Easton, Pennsylvania, runs its own online form for admission passes to give away at charitable events; it needs a valid 501(c)(3), the request must come 30 days before the event, and it approves one request per organization per year.

What Crayola donates

Crayola has typically donated: Crayola product donation.

Who can apply

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

Crayola limits donation requests by area: Local.

How to apply

Crayola asks every request to include the following.

• Be a nonprofit organization located in Lehigh or Northampton County, Pennsylvania, or Phillipsburg/Warren County, New Jersey.
• Submit the request through the Product Donation Requests form linked from the Crayola Cares page.
• Requests are accepted at any time of year but must be submitted at least 4 to 6 weeks before the date the product is needed.
• If the products you ask for cannot be substituted, say so in the application.
• Recipients must affirm Crayola's nondiscrimination policy.

When to ask

Crayola states a lead time of 4-6 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

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to request a donation from Crayola?

Yes. Crayola'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.

How far ahead should we ask Crayola for a donation?

Crayola's stated lead time is 4-6 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.