Does Home Depot donate to fundraisers?

Make your community projects a success through Home Depot Community Impact Grants Program.

Home Depot's primary goal is to provide grants and volunteer opportunities to help the renovation, refurbishment, retrofitting, accessibility modifications, and/or weatherization of existing homes, centers, schools and other similar facilities. Grants are given in the form of gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services up to $5,000. Grants are available to IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies in the US. To submit a grant request just complete the form on their website with a lead time of six months. Company Information: Home Depot trademarks and copyrights are owned by: Home Depot

Example Response from a Donation Request Submission: Dear Carol Ochoa, Thank you for your well-reasoned request for grants. We do receive a lot of requests and give priority to IRS-registered 501c designated organizations and tax-exempt public service agencies (e.g. Police/Fire Departments) in the U.S. As we review the profile of your organization, we believe that it is a very worthy cause and it complies with to our guidelines. We will be giving gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services up to $5,000. I wish you all success in this good work. Best of luck! Regards, Donation Committee

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What Home Depot donates

Home Depot has typically donated: Grants are solely given in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools, materials, or services.

Who can apply

Home Depot donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

Home Depot limits donation requests by area: National.

How to apply

Our record of Home Depot's requirements reads:

Need organization, contact, and event info. Documentation of the organizations 501(c)(3) status.

When to ask

Home Depot states a lead time of 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 Home Depot?

Yes. Home Depot'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 Home Depot for a donation?

Home Depot's stated lead time is 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.