Does Washington Capitals donate to fundraisers?

The Capitals support local charities and nonprofit organizations by donating Capitals memorabilia.

Your organization must be located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area; requests from outside D.C., Maryland or Virginia cannot be accommodated.

Requests must be received at least six weeks before the event.

The form asks whether the items will be used for a live auction, silent auction, raffle, giveaways or something else.

The Capitals Community Relations Office does not donate game-day seats, make monetary donations or offer monetary support.

It does not accept personal items mailed in or dropped off for autographs by players, coaches or alumni.

All requests are subject to approval, and the Capitals cannot support every organization that asks.

Tips from the program page: The Capitals recommend that your event not be built around receiving a Capitals item; treat it as a bonus. · Name the use (raffle, silent auction and so on) clearly; the form asks for it.

What Washington Capitals donates

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Washington Capitals has typically donated: Capitals memorabilia.

Who can apply

Washington Capitals limits donation requests by area: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (D.C., Maryland, Virginia).

How to apply

Washington Capitals asks every request to include the following.

• Complete the online donation request form in full; requests by email, fax, mail or phone are not considered.
• The form asks for your organization's details, mission, event name, description, date and location, and the address where items should be mailed.
• It has a field for your 501(c)(3) Federal EIN, and you can attach your own donation form if your event requires one.
• All correspondence is by email; please do not call to ask about the status of a request.

When to ask

Washington Capitals 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

How far ahead should we ask Washington Capitals for a donation?

Washington Capitals' 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.