Does Sacramento Kings donate to fundraisers?

Donation examples include player-autographed items, raffle swag bags, a Ball Kid experience, a Behind the Scenes tour of Golden 1 Center, and a certificate for four seats at a Kings game.

Requests must be received at least 4 weeks before the event date.

Your organization must be within a 75-mile radius of Golden 1 Center.

The organization must be a charitable 501(c)(3) organization or a school.

Each organization is limited to one request in a 12-month period running July to June.

The Kings do not donate to third parties fundraising on behalf of another organization.

Game-day experiences and game seats are not available April through September because of offseason inventory.

Priority goes to organizations that attended the Playbook Summit and align with the Kings' Social Impact and Inclusion pillars: Health, Education, Social Justice and Sustainability.

Tips from the program page: Register for the Playbook Summit first: attendance is a key criterion for consideration. · If you want a game-day experience for an auction, plan an event between October and March. · The Kings email updates on requests within two weeks of the event date. · The Ball Kid experience is for one youth aged 8 to 14 plus up to three friends or family; at least one guest must be 18 or older.

What Sacramento Kings donates

Sacramento Kings donates autographed items, raffle items and game experiences.

Sacramento Kings has typically donated: Tickets, Items.

Who can apply

Sacramento Kings limits donation requests by area: Within 75 miles of Golden 1 Center.

How to apply

Sacramento Kings asks every request to include the following.

• Charitable 501(c)(3) organization or school within 75 miles of Golden 1 Center
• Attendance at the Kings' Playbook Summit, which the Kings require of nonprofit organizations to be considered
• A request received at least 4 weeks before the event
• Pick up approved items in person at the Kings offices in Downtown Sacramento
• Report back to the Kings with the amount raised from the donation

What Sacramento Kings will not fund

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

• Third parties fundraising on behalf of another organization

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

When to ask

Sacramento Kings states a lead time of 4 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

Can a school, team, or individual apply to Sacramento Kings?

Sacramento Kings states that it will not fund: Third parties fundraising on behalf of another organization. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions Sacramento Kings publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask Sacramento Kings for a donation?

Sacramento Kings' stated lead time is 4 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.