Does Noodles & Company donate to fundraisers?

Noodles & Company's community giving runs through Noodles Fundraiser Nights, where 20% of all qualifying sales go back to the participating nonprofit organization.

Groups apply for a fundraiser through the Apply For A Fundraiser link on the Noodles & Company giving-back page.

Each fundraiser gets a unique online code so supporters can contribute when they order online or through the Noodles app by entering the code in the Offer Code box at checkout.

Fundraising codes cannot be combined with points redemption, Noodles Rewards or other promotional codes.

Tips from the program page: Share your fundraising code with supporters who cannot attend in person, since online and app orders count when the code is applied. · Remind supporters that the code will not apply if they also redeem Noodles Rewards points or use another promo code on the same order.

What Noodles & Company donates

Noodles & Company has typically donated: Catering Gift Certificate for 10, Noodles Auction Kit.

Who can apply

Noodles & Company donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Noodles & Company does not donate to individuals. Noodles & Company does not support events run for profit.

Noodles & Company limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Noodles & Company asks every request to include the following.

• Be a nonprofit organization; the page names schools (Pre-K through 12th grade), universities and colleges, youth community groups, causes working to end child hunger, libraries, parks and recreation community centers, community gardens, food and sustainable agriculture groups, and first responders as the kinds of organizations it gives back to.

When to ask

Noodles & Company 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 Noodles & Company?

Yes. Noodles & Company's 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 Noodles & Company for a donation?

Noodles & Company'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.