Does Wegmans Food Markets donate to fundraisers?

Wegmans focuses its community giving on hunger relief, health, education and economic mobility, youth support, and community and collaboration, and welcomes requests that fit those priorities.

Under community and collaboration, Wegmans says it partners with and donates to local nonprofit organizations, with a focus on helping families and enriching neighborhoods.

Its youth support priority covers access to youth sports, after-school programs and creative spaces.

Wegmans does not fund requests from individuals for personal endeavors, college scholarships, or religious purposes of faith-based agencies, though it can consider humanitarian aid such as food for people in need.

It also does not support professional development seminars and conferences, employee recognition events, travel for educational or extracurricular activities, pageants, other businesses' charitable fundraising, discounted gift card programs, or political contributions.

No organization may leaflet or sell items such as candy, cookies or flowers on Wegmans property.

Tips from the program page: If your event is 90 days or more away, Wegmans says it will contact you closer to the event, with enough time for you to plan. · If you hoped to sell items or hand out leaflets at a store, Wegmans says it can consider a donation instead. · The same online system is where you check the status of a request you have already sent.

What Wegmans Food Markets donates

Wegmans Food Markets has typically donated: Gift Cards, Product Donation, Monetary Donation, Program Advertising, Ticketing Service, In-kind donation (office equipment, etc.).

Who can apply

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

Wegmans Food Markets limits donation requests by area: Regional.

How to apply

Wegmans Food Markets asks every request to include the following.

• Submit your request online through the Wegmans Proposal Management System, linked from the community-giving page as 'Start Request or Check Status'. First-time users create an account.
• Wegmans does not accept written, faxed or emailed requests.
• Review the list of requests Wegmans is unable to accommodate before you submit.
• Allow at least 4 weeks for a response.

When to ask

Wegmans Food Markets states a lead time of 2 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 Wegmans Food Markets?

Yes. Wegmans Food Markets' 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 Wegmans Food Markets for a donation?

Wegmans Food Markets' stated lead time is 2 weeks. Work backwards from your event date: count back that far from the day of the event and send your request before that point.