Does San Francisco Giants donate to fundraisers?

The Giants provide fundraising help to non-profit and community organizations in the form of in-kind donations. They support thousands of requests each year but cannot fulfill them all.

Requests from organizations located outside the Bay Area and Northern California are not considered.

Requests are considered only if sent at least two months in advance.

Each organization is limited to one request per year.

Requests are sorted first come, first served by event month.

All requests are subject to approval by the Giants, and all correspondence happens through Donation Xchange. Do not call or email for status updates.

The Giants' separate Take Me Out to the Ballgame program for game seats is closed for 2026; the Giants say to check back in early 2027.

Tips from the program page: Approved donations are mailed at least two weeks before the event date. · Because requests are handled first come, first served by event month, apply as early as you can.

What San Francisco Giants donates

San Francisco Giants has typically donated: Giants game tickets / Memorabilia.

Who can apply

San Francisco Giants limits donation requests by area: Bay Area and Northern California.

How to apply

San Francisco Giants asks every request to include the following.

• A non-profit or community organization located in the Bay Area or Northern California
• A request submitted through Donation Xchange at least two months before the event

What San Francisco Giants will not fund

San Francisco Giants states in its own published guidelines that it will not fund the following.

• Organizations located outside the Bay Area and Northern California

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

When to ask

San Francisco Giants 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

Can a school, team, or individual apply to San Francisco Giants?

San Francisco Giants states that it will not fund: Organizations located outside the Bay Area and Northern California. Check your organization and your event against that list before you apply — those are the restrictions San Francisco Giants publishes itself.

How far ahead should we ask San Francisco Giants for a donation?

San Francisco Giants' 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.