Does St. Louis Cardinals donate to fundraisers?

Approved organizations receive two voucher codes by email, each good for one admission to a Monday–Thursday regular-season Cardinals game. Opening Day and games against the Chicago Cubs are excluded, and other blackout dates may apply.

Donations are limited to organizations in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana and Mississippi.

Donations go only to non-profit, charitable 501(c)(3) organizations.

The team does not support third-party requests or organizational campaigns such as Relay for Life or United Way.

The team does not donate to for-profit companies, including employee appreciation days and holiday events.

The team does not make monetary donations, buy program ads or buy tables at events. For monetary support, the team points organizations to a Cardinals Care grant application.

A submitted request does not guarantee a donation. Denied requests are also notified by email.

Tips from the program page: Do not call to follow up. The team says it cannot place or answer follow-up calls about donation requests. · Front-office staff cannot collect items by mail or in person for players to autograph for charity. · If you need cash rather than game vouchers, look at the Cardinals Care grant application instead of this form.

What St. Louis Cardinals donates

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St. Louis Cardinals has typically donated: Two vouchers, each good for one admission to a Monday to Thursday regular-season Cardinals game (2027 or 2028 season).

Who can apply

St. Louis Cardinals donates to organizations with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. St. Louis Cardinals does not support events run for profit.

St. Louis Cardinals limits donation requests by area: Organizations in MO, OK, KS, IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, IN and MS.

How to apply

St. Louis Cardinals asks every request to include the following.

• Complete the Cardinals Donation Request Form online. Mailed, phoned, emailed and faxed requests are not accepted.
• Submit at least six weeks before your event.
• Limit of one request per organization in any twelve-month period. Do not send duplicate requests.
• Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in one of the ten listed states.

What St. Louis Cardinals will not fund

St. Louis Cardinals states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• Third-party requests or organizational campaigns (e.g. Relay for Life, United Way)
• For-profit companies, including employee appreciation days and holiday events
• Monetary donations, program ads or tables at events

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

When to ask

St. Louis Cardinals 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 St. Louis Cardinals?

Yes. St. Louis Cardinals' 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 St. Louis Cardinals?

St. Louis Cardinals states that it will not fund: Third-party requests or organizational campaigns (e.g. Relay for Life, United Way); For-profit companies, including employee appreciation days and holiday events; Monetary donations, program ads or tables at events. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions St. Louis Cardinals publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask St. Louis Cardinals for a donation?

St. Louis Cardinals' 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.