Does Kane County Cougars donate to fundraisers?

The Kane County Cougars support nonprofit organizations and schools across the Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Southern Wisconsin areas.

Organizations are limited to one request every twelve months.

Donation requests are made through the online Donation Request Form on the team's Fundraising and Donations page.

Separately, the Kane County Cougars Foundation supports local charities with monetary donations from funds raised through the team's 50/50 raffles and fan donations.

The team also offers a fundraising option in which groups sell discounted Cougars game admission to raise money for their activities.

Tips from the program page: If an in-kind donation is not the right fit, the page describes a discounted-admission sales fundraiser as another way to raise money with the team. · Track your request date, since the one-request-per-twelve-months limit decides when you can ask again.

What Kane County Cougars donates

Kane County Cougars has typically donated: Ticket vouchers.

Who can apply

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

Kane County Cougars limits donation requests by area: Local.

How to apply

Kane County Cougars asks every request to include the following.

• Be a nonprofit organization or school serving the Chicagoland, Northern Illinois, Northwest Indiana or Southern Wisconsin area.
• Not have submitted another request to the Cougars within the past twelve months.
• Complete the online Donation Request Form.

When to ask

Kane County Cougars states a lead time of 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

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to request a donation from Kane County Cougars?

Yes. Kane County Cougars' 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 Kane County Cougars for a donation?

Kane County Cougars' stated lead time is 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.