Does Dollar General (Grants) donate to fundraisers?
Last updated October 1, 2026
Compiled from Dollar General (Grants)'s published guidelines, other public sources, and user reports. How we research these pages
Through literacy grants. Dollar General's published giving for schools and nonprofits is the Dollar General Literacy Foundation: Adult, Family, Summer Reading and Youth Literacy grants, plus Beyond Words disaster relief for school libraries. Applicants must be within 15 miles of a store. The next windows open in January and spring 2027.
Donation program at a glance
- Area restrictions
- National
Who can apply
- Does not donate to individuals
- Does not donate to for-profit events
Donation programs change — always confirm on Dollar General (Grants)'s own page before you apply.
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Donation programs change — always confirm on the company's own page.
Adult Literacy grants fund organizations giving direct services to adults in adult education instruction, GED or high school equivalency preparation, or English language acquisition.
Family Literacy grants go to nonprofits that provide adult education, children's education, and Parent and Child Together Time.
Summer Reading grants support new or expanded summer reading programs for Pre-K to 12th grade students who are new readers, below grade level, or have learning disabilities.
Youth Literacy grants help schools, public libraries and nonprofits serving K-12 students who are below grade level or having trouble reading, for programs, technology, books and materials.
Beyond Words is disaster relief for K-12 public school libraries with substantial damage from a natural disaster, fire or a federally recognized act of terrorism, within 36 months of the disaster.
Maximum grants are up to $10,000 for Adult and Family Literacy, $3,000 for Summer Reading and $5,000 for Youth Literacy.
Tips from the program page: Verifying an organization can take up to 48 hours, so the foundation recommends not waiting until the last day before a deadline. · Summer Reading and Youth Literacy grantees funded two years in a row are not eligible in the third year.
What Dollar General (Grants) donates
Dollar General (Grants) has typically donated: Literacy Grants.
Who can apply
Dollar General (Grants) does not donate to individuals. Dollar General (Grants) does not support events run for profit.
Dollar General (Grants) limits donation requests by area: National.
How to apply
Dollar General (Grants) asks every request to include the following.
- Be a nonprofit (as determined by the IRS), public library, school or college giving direct literacy services in a state where Dollar General operates, with an address within 15 miles of a Dollar General store.
- Apply online during an open window and complete pre-screening with your 9-digit tax ID (nonprofits), school and district ID from NCES (schools), IMLS library ID (public libraries) or IPEDS number (colleges).
- Adult, Family and Summer Reading applications next open in January 2027; Youth Literacy in spring 2027.
Dollar General (Grants) website
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