Does Kidzeum of Health and Science donate to fundraisers?

Your organization must use the donation to raise funds, through an auction, raffle or similar effort, for a specific charitable cause.

Kidzeum supports organizations with scientific, health, educational or environmental missions, especially those dedicated to children's health and wellbeing.

No more than one request will be granted per organization per calendar year.

Tips from the program page: Plan who will collect the donation: approved items are picked up at Kidzeum, not mailed. · Explain in your request how your event raises money for a specific charitable cause, since that is the first requirement Kidzeum lists.

What Kidzeum of Health and Science donates

Kidzeum of Health and Science has typically donated: In-kind donation.

How to apply

Kidzeum of Health and Science asks every request to include the following.

• Submit the online donation request form at least six weeks before the fundraising event.
• If your request is granted, pick up the donation during Kidzeum's regular business hours before your event.

What Kidzeum of Health and Science will not fund

Kidzeum of Health and Science states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• More than one granted request per organization per calendar year

This covers only what Kidzeum of Health and Science states. A request can still be turned down for reasons a company does not publish.

When to ask

Kidzeum of Health and Science 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

Can a school, team, or individual apply to Kidzeum of Health and Science?

Kidzeum of Health and Science states that it will not fund: More than one granted request per organization per calendar year. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Kidzeum of Health and Science publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask Kidzeum of Health and Science for a donation?

Kidzeum of Health and Science'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.