Does Oriental Trading Company donate to fundraisers?

Oriental Trading's Corporate Giving Program supports organizations and programs in education, youth, healthcare and human services.

The program puts particular weight on organizations and programs that improve the lives of children and youth, with an emphasis on education and youth programs.

To be eligible, an organization must have current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or be a public school, college or university operated exclusively for public purposes.

The request form is built around fundraising events: it lists live auctions, silent auctions, online auctions, raffles and door prizes, and peer-to-peer events such as walkathons, rides and runs.

Tips from the program page: The EIN field is optional and is only for 501(c)(3) organizations, so a public school without 501(c)(3) status can leave it blank.

What Oriental Trading Company donates

Oriental Trading Company donates item.

Oriental Trading Company has typically donated: Cash and/or Oriental Trading product.

Who can apply

Oriental Trading Company does not donate to individuals. Oriental Trading Company does not support events run for profit.

Oriental Trading Company limits donation requests by area: National.

How to apply

Oriental Trading Company asks every request to include the following.

• Apply through the online Request A Donation form; every field is required unless it is marked optional.
• Every application must include your 501(c)(3) determination letter, attached as a single PDF or Word document.
• Describe your organization's work, how you will acknowledge the donation at your event, and your fundraising goals, in up to 4,000 characters.
• Be ready with your organization's name, website and cause, your role, and event details: event name, website, date, expected attendance and fundraising goal.
• Allow 4 weeks for processing. Requests for events that fall within those 4 weeks are not considered, so apply well before that.

When to ask

Oriental Trading Company states a lead time of 4 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 Oriental Trading Company for a donation?

Oriental Trading Company's stated lead time is 4 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.