Does Kwik Trip / Kwik Star donate to fundraisers?
Last updated October 15, 2026
Compiled from Kwik Trip / Kwik Star's published guidelines, other public sources, and user reports. How we research these pages
Yes. Kwik Trip takes donation requests online, sorted into categories. Neighbors Helping Neighbors can give store product, coupons, gift cards or cash for local community events, schools and clubs; Kwik Trip Kares makes corporate donations, with basic necessities as its top priority. Apply at least four weeks ahead.
Donation program at a glance
- Lead time
- 4 - 6 weeks
- Area restrictions
- Regional
Who can apply
- Does not donate to individuals
Donation programs change — always confirm on Kwik Trip / Kwik Star's own page before you apply.
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Donation programs change — always confirm on the company's own page.
Kwik Trip asks applicants to apply under the category that best fits the request.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors considers coupons, store products, gift cards or cash, including product from local stores for community events, schools and clubs. It is funded locally from counter coin box contributions, funds vary by district and are administered by district management, and funds are not awarded more than once within a 12-month period.
Kwik Trip Kares makes corporate donations to organizations and communities. Its top priority is basic necessities such as food, water, shelter and safety, and it prefers communities where Kwik Trip has a store. Capital campaign requests are considered quarterly.
Kwik Trip does not donate to political or social functions; organizations limited to members of one religious group or whose services promote a religious faith or creed; individuals seeking scholarships, loans, beauty pageant entries, race cars and similar; or animal causes such as humane societies and zoos.
Kwik Trip Kares also does not donate to memorials, statues and museums.
Tips from the program page: For product or gift cards for a local event, school or club, use the Neighbors Helping Neighbors form (kwiktrip.com/nhn-donation-request). · For food pantries, police and fire departments or capital campaigns, use the Kwik Trip Kares form (kwiktrip.com/ktk-donation-request). · Kwik Trip staff do not meet in person to discuss requests, so put everything in the application. · Kwik Trip's page also encourages organizations to look at its fundraising opportunities at kwiktrip.com/community/fundraising.
What Kwik Trip / Kwik Star donates
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star has typically donated: Product donations and more.
Who can apply
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star does not donate to individuals.
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star limits donation requests by area: Regional.
How to apply
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star asks every request to include the following.
- Submit a completed online application; Kwik Trip Kares considers only completed online applications.
- Give at least four weeks of advance notice.
- Have supporting documentation ready in case Kwik Trip asks for it.
- Kwik Trip coworkers are not eligible for Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
When to ask
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star states a lead time of 4 - 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
How far ahead should we ask Kwik Trip / Kwik Star for a donation?
Kwik Trip / Kwik Star's stated lead time is 4 - 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.
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