Does SkyWest Airlines donate to fundraisers?

SkyWest does not provide air transportation for fundraising events or for individuals, and does not give matching gifts.

It concentrates its giving in the communities it serves.

The Corporate Giving page has a request route for charitable 501(c)(3) organizations.

Submissions must be completed at least two months before the date requested.

Not supported: capital and building grants, development campaigns, individuals, political or fraternal organizations, religious institutions, and individual public or private schools.

SkyWest says it receives thousands of requests a year and cannot respond to each one.

We could not find what a charitable contribution consists of on the Corporate Giving page.

What SkyWest Airlines donates

SkyWest Airlines has typically donated: Charitable contributions; no air transportation for fundraising events.

Who can apply

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

SkyWest Airlines limits donation requests by area: Concentrated in the communities SkyWest serves.

How to apply

SkyWest Airlines asks every request to include the following.

• Use the 'Charitable Organization 501(c)(3)' request on SkyWest's Corporate Giving page.
• Submit at least two months before the date you are asking about.

What SkyWest Airlines will not fund

SkyWest Airlines states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• Matching gifts
• Air transportation for fundraising events
• Air transportation for individuals
• Capital and building grants
• Development campaigns
• Individuals
• Political or fraternal organizations
• Religious institutions
• Individual public or private schools

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

When to ask

SkyWest Airlines states a lead time of 2 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

Do I need to be a 501(c)(3) to request a donation from SkyWest Airlines?

Yes. SkyWest Airlines' 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 SkyWest Airlines?

SkyWest Airlines states that it will not fund: Matching gifts; Air transportation for fundraising events; Air transportation for individuals; Capital and building grants; Development campaigns; Individuals; Political or fraternal organizations; Religious institutions; Individual public or private schools. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions SkyWest Airlines publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask SkyWest Airlines for a donation?

SkyWest Airlines' stated lead time is 2 months. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.