Does Cabot Cheese donate to fundraisers?

Nonprofits can request an in-kind Cabot product donation for a charity event or fundraiser.

Cabot prioritizes organizations in agriculture and agricultural education, land stewardship, hunger relief, veteran support, and community wellness.

Its request form adds that it prioritizes community-based organizations that share its farmers' values, including feeding those in need and supporting fellow co-ops and B Corps.

The same form also covers event partnerships, monetary donations, and being considered as a recipient of Cabot's in-store and online add-on donation program.

What Cabot Cheese donates

Cabot Cheese has typically donated: Cheese product donation or sponsorship.

Who can apply

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

Cabot Cheese limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Cabot Cheese asks every request to include the following.

• Submit the request form linked from Cabot's Community Support page.
• Allow at least three weeks: Cabot says its team needs a minimum of three weeks to consider a request.
• The form asks for your organization's name, the request type, contact details, request details, focus area, event date, whether you are a nonprofit, your city and state, and whether a Cabot farmer or employee is connected to your organization.

When to ask

Cabot Cheese 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 Cabot Cheese?

Yes. Cabot Cheese's 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.

How far ahead should we ask Cabot Cheese for a donation?

Cabot Cheese's 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.