Does Dyson donate to fundraisers?

Each month the James Dyson Foundation donates Dyson machines for fundraising and makes small financial donations to charitable causes in engineering education or medical or scientific research.

Because it gets more requests than it can fill, it prioritizes organizations near Dyson's US headquarters in Chicago and other Dyson US offices.

It does not support causes outside that remit, including animal welfare, loans or funding for individuals or companies, and sports teams.

If your request fits, the foundation says it will get back to you within two weeks.

Tips from the program page: Say clearly how your event connects to engineering education or medical or scientific research; the form asks which of those objectives you support.

What Dyson donates

Dyson gives a monetary donation.

Dyson has typically donated: Dyson machines.

Dyson's program is recorded as monetary rather than merchandise, so a request for physical raffle or auction items may not fit.

Who can apply

Dyson does not donate to individuals. Dyson does not support events run for profit.

Dyson limits donation requests by area: Priority to Chicago and areas near other Dyson US offices.

How to apply

Dyson asks every request to include the following.

• Apply at least two months before the fundraiser or program date.
• Use the online form: your name, organization, delivery address, email and phone; which foundation objective you support; whether you want a machine or a financial donation; the date of the fundraising event; and your mission and how you will use the donation (up to 500 characters).
• You can upload a supporting file as a PDF, Word document, PNG or JPG.

What Dyson will not fund

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

• Causes outside engineering education or medical and scientific research
• Animal welfare
• Loans or funding for individuals or companies
• Sports teams

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

When to ask

Dyson 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

Will Dyson donate products for a raffle or auction?

The donation program on record for Dyson is monetary: Dyson machines (and small financial donations). Ultimate Donations holds no record of Dyson donating products for raffle or auction prizes, so build your request around the monetary program and confirm on Dyson's own page before you ask.

Can a school, team, or individual apply to Dyson?

Dyson states that it will not fund: Causes outside engineering education or medical and scientific research; Animal welfare; Loans or funding for individuals or companies; Sports teams. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Dyson publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask Dyson for a donation?

Dyson's 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.