Does Friendly's Ice Cream donate to fundraisers?
Last updated October 6, 2026
Compiled from Friendly's Ice Cream's published guidelines, other public sources, and user reports. How we research these pages
Yes, as a fundraiser event rather than a donation of goods. At a Friendly's FUNraising event, the restaurant donates 20% of net sales from your supporters who show your flyer during your event. Ask your local Friendly's to book one, bring the application form and a W-9 to the general manager, and allow three to four weeks to spread the word.
Donation program at a glance
- What they donate
- Percentage of sales (20% of net sales from supporters with the flyer)
- Lead time
- 3-4 weeks
- Area restrictions
- Your local Friendly's restaurant
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Friendly's donates 20% of total net sales from purchases by your supporters who present the FUNraiser flyer during your event.
Friendly's supplies a 5x7 flyer file; your organization prints and hands out the flyers at its own expense.
Flyers must not be handed out in or around the restaurant during the event.
No coupons, discounts or other offers are valid during a FUNraiser event.
Tips from the program page: Friendly's recommends handing out at least 200 flyers one to two weeks before the event. · Have yourself or a representative at the restaurant for the whole event to greet supporters. · Complete and turn in a W-9 so your proceeds are processed in a timely manner.
What Friendly's Ice Cream donates
Friendly's Ice Cream donates percentage of sales (20% of net sales from supporters with the flyer).
Friendly's Ice Cream has typically donated: Friendly's fundraising event.
Who can apply
Friendly's Ice Cream limits donation requests by area: Your local Friendly's restaurant.
How to apply
Friendly's Ice Cream asks every request to include the following.
- Stop by or call your local Friendly's and ask for a FUNraising event.
- Fill out the FUNraising application form and provide a W-9 to book the event with the restaurant's general manager.
- Pick a date that leaves three to four weeks to tell everyone about it.
When to ask
Friendly's Ice Cream states a lead time of 3-4 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
How far ahead should we ask Friendly's Ice Cream for a donation?
Friendly's Ice Cream's stated lead time is 3-4 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.
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