Does Napa Valley Wine Train donate to fundraisers?

The Napa Valley Wine Train invites organizations hosting a raffle, auction or fundraiser to request a Wine Train donation for their event.

Requests are submitted through the Make A Request form linked from the Wine Train's Our Community page.

The Wine Train describes its community giving as donating resources, volunteering time and assisting local charities and residents of Napa Valley.

Tips from the program page: The Wine Train's stated community focus is Napa Valley, so a request that explains your connection to the Valley fits what the page describes.

What Napa Valley Wine Train donates

Napa Valley Wine Train has typically donated: Napa Valley Wine Train Gift Certificate.

Who can apply

Napa Valley Wine Train limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Napa Valley Wine Train asks every request to include the following.

• Your request should be for a raffle, auction or fundraiser, the event types the Wine Train's community page names.
• Use the online request form; the community page directs donation requests there.

When to ask

Napa Valley Wine Train states a lead time of 3 months. 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 Napa Valley Wine Train for a donation?

Napa Valley Wine Train's stated lead time is 3 months. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.