Does New York Rangers donate to fundraisers?

The Rangers consider requests only for autographed merchandise used to support a fundraiser, such as a raffle or an auction.

Requesting organizations must be 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.

Your organization must be within a 75-mile radius of Madison Square Garden.

Each organization can submit one request per calendar year.

Requests must be submitted online at least six weeks before the fundraising event. Telephone, fax, mail and email requests are not accepted.

The Rangers do not fulfill: items for personal use; requests tied to business or organizational rewards programs; donations to individuals, groups or organizations raising money on behalf of a third party (for example, nonprofit walks or runs); more than one donation to the same organization in a year; or requests for game admission, money, event signage or bulk promotional items.

Donated items cannot be used for anything other than the purpose stated in your request, including resale through services such as CharityBuzz.com.

Tips from the program page: After you submit the online form, you receive an email with a username and password so you can check the status of your request. · Name the specific item you want (photo, puck or stick) and say whether it is for a raffle or an auction. · The Rangers' community work is done in partnership with the Garden of Dreams Foundation.

What New York Rangers donates

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New York Rangers has typically donated: Autographed Rangers merchandise (photo, puck or stick) for raffles or auctions.

Who can apply

New York Rangers donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.

New York Rangers limits donation requests by area: Within 75 miles of Madison Square Garden.

How to apply

New York Rangers asks every request to include the following.

• 501(c)(3) charitable status
• Located within 75 miles of Madison Square Garden
• A letter on official letterhead attached to the online form, listing: organization name and full address (no P.O. boxes); event date, time and location; an event description including who benefits; a contact name, phone number and email; the item requested (photo, puck or stick) and how it will be used (raffle or auction); your publication deadline or item-needed-by date; and any other useful details, such as expected audience size

What New York Rangers will not fund

New York Rangers states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• Items requested for personal use
• Requests tied to business or organizational rewards programs
• Individuals, groups or organizations soliciting donations on behalf of a third party (e.g. nonprofit walks or runs)
• Multiple donations to the same organization within a year
• Game admission, monetary contributions, event signage or bulk promotional items

This covers only what New York Rangers states. A request can still be turned down for reasons a company does not publish.

When to ask

New York Rangers 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 New York Rangers?

Yes. New York Rangers' 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.

Can a school, team, or individual apply to New York Rangers?

New York Rangers states that it will not fund: Items requested for personal use; Requests tied to business or organizational rewards programs; Individuals, groups or organizations soliciting donations on behalf of a third party (e.g. nonprofit walks or runs); Multiple donations to the same organization within a year; Game admission, monetary contributions, event signage or bulk promotional items. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions New York Rangers publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask New York Rangers for a donation?

New York Rangers' 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.