# Does Scholastic Book Donations donate to fundraisers?

> Scholastic donates children's books to tax-exempt nonprofits through Scholastic Book Donations, but not for auctions, gift baskets or fundraising. Apply with the online request form in one of its three yearly windows; unsolicited requests are filled only rarely.

Source: https://ultimatedonations.org/donor/scholastic-book-donations  
Last updated: 2026-10-27  
Publisher: Ultimate Donations

## Donation program at a glance

- What they donate: product
- Area restrictions: National network across the U.S.

Most Scholastic book donations go through established partnerships with large national nonprofit and literacy organizations; because of limited inventory and request volume, Scholastic fulfills only an extremely limited number of unsolicited requests.

Donated books cannot be used for auction, resale, gift baskets or fundraising; they must be given at no cost directly to the recipients.

Recipients cannot request specific titles; books are sent based on age range and availability.

Scholastic does not make monetary donations, and donations are not renewable.

Applications are reviewed in set windows: deadline July 31 for September delivery, October 31 for December/January delivery, and February 28 for March delivery. Applicants hear back within 4 to 6 weeks of the deadline and must reapply in a later window if not selected.

Tips from the program page: Organizations with established literacy programs that the books can support are given strong preference, so describe your reading program specifically. · Books for ages 0 to 5 are in very limited supply; a wider age range brings more variety of titles. · For an ongoing relationship, Scholastic points organizations to its Scholastic Literacy Partner program instead. · Scholastic also prioritizes communities recovering from a crisis or natural disaster, and the form asks whether your request is disaster-related.

## What Scholastic Book Donations donates

Scholastic Book Donations donates product.

Scholastic Book Donations has typically donated: Children's books, distributed as large-scale (100,000+ books) or small-scale (500-1,000 books) in-kind grants to nonprofit literacy/education partners; a dedicated disaster-response track exists for communities in crisis.

## Who can apply

Scholastic Book Donations limits donation requests by area: National network across the U.S.

## How to apply

Scholastic Book Donations asks every request to include the following.

- Be a nonprofit with tax-exempt classification under section 170(c) or 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.
- Complete the online request form, including the number of books requested, the age range, how many children your program serves, and whether you can receive large freight pallet shipments.

Website: https://www.scholastic.com/

Donation programs change — always confirm on the company's own page.