Does Dick's Sporting Goods donate to fundraisers?
Last updated October 2, 2026
Compiled from Dick's Sporting Goods' published guidelines, other public sources, and user reports. How we research these pages
DICK'S Sporting Goods gives to youth sports through The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation's Sports Matter program. Its grants are by invitation only, go to under-resourced youth sports groups and schools, and do not fund fundraisers. DICK'S own store donation request page could not be read when we checked, so we cannot confirm how store-level requests work today.
Donation program at a glance
- What they donate
- Sports Matter youth sports grants (invitation only)
- Area restrictions
- Under-resourced communities (zip codes with 15%+ poverty, or schools with 50%+ free or reduced-price lunch), local to the requesting store
Who can apply
- Does not donate to individuals
Donation programs change — always confirm on Dick's Sporting Goods' own page before you apply.
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The Sports Matter program focuses on supporting youth sports in under-resourced communities.
Sports Matter grants are by invitation only. Organizations can join the Sports Matter Community to get email updates about possible grant opportunities.
Grants must be used for playing youth sports, such as equipment, registration fees, league costs and infrastructure. They do not fund playground projects, fundraisers or e-sports.
The Foundation also gives equipment: its 2024 impact report says it contributed $2.5 million in equipment for youth in its communities.
An organization or school can receive only one Sports Matter grant per calendar year, and grants are not automatically renewed.
Checkout donations for the Foundation are collected at DICK'S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Going, Going, Gone! and DICK'S House of Sport stores.
Tips from the program page: If you are collecting prizes for an auction or raffle, Sports Matter is not the route: the Foundation says it does not fund fundraisers. · Approved grants arrive as a mailed check; the Foundation asks recipients to allow four to six weeks for delivery.
What Dick's Sporting Goods donates
Dick's Sporting Goods gives a monetary donation.
Dick's Sporting Goods has typically donated: In-Kind Donation.
Dick's Sporting Goods' program is recorded as monetary rather than merchandise, so a request for physical raffle or auction items may not fit.
Who can apply
Dick's Sporting Goods does not donate to individuals.
Dick's Sporting Goods limits donation requests by area: Under-resourced communities (zip codes with 15%+ poverty, or schools with 50%+ free or reduced-price lunch), local to the requesting store.
How to apply
Dick's Sporting Goods asks every request to include the following.
- Provide organized sport opportunities for youth 18 years or younger.
- Be a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving youth in a zip code with a poverty rate of 15% or higher, or a U.S. public or charter school where at least 50% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.
- Operate locally, or be a local affiliate or chapter that directly benefits the service area of the facility you are requesting funding from.
- Be listed in the IRS 50-State Master File as a public charity. Organizations with pending 501(c)(3) status and private foundations are not eligible.
- Private schools, religious organizations, colleges and universities, for-profit organizations, political causes, individuals, and non-charities such as 501(c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(19) groups are not eligible.
What Dick's Sporting Goods will not fund
Dick's Sporting Goods states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.
- Individuals
- Fundraisers
- Playground creation or refurbishment
- E-sports
- Private schools
- Religious organizations
- Colleges and universities
- For-profit organizations
- Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
- Organizations with pending 501(c)(3) status
- Private foundations
- Non-charities such as 501(c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(19) organizations
This covers only what Dick's Sporting Goods states. A request can still be turned down for reasons a company does not publish.
Common questions
Will Dick's Sporting Goods donate products for a raffle or auction?
The donation program on record for Dick's Sporting Goods is monetary: Sports Matter youth sports grants (invitation only). Ultimate Donations holds no record of Dick's Sporting Goods donating products for raffle or auction prizes, so build your request around the monetary program and confirm on Dick's Sporting Goods' own page before you ask.
Can a school, team, or individual apply to Dick's Sporting Goods?
Dick's Sporting Goods states that it will not fund: Individuals; Fundraisers; Playground creation or refurbishment; E-sports; Private schools; Religious organizations; Colleges and universities; For-profit organizations; Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns; Organizations with pending 501(c)(3) status; Private foundations; Non-charities such as 501(c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(19) organizations. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Dick's Sporting Goods publishes itself.
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