40 Companies That Donate To Nonprofits (2023)

Companies that donate to nonprofits

There are many compelling reasons for companies to donate to nonprofits and charities. Let’s start with the genuine benefits:

  • Companies can turn excess profit into good by donating to charities
  • Companies can support their employees’ volunteer work and charitable contributions through matching
  • It gives employees a sense of purpose in addition to their work

There are also positive albeit slightly more cynical, self-serving reasons, too:

  • Donating to charity as a company helps you attract and retain customers who support the social good
  • Depending on the jurisdiction, there is likely some tax incentive to donating
  • Companies benefit from the free publicity of doing social good (like being mentioned in this post, modestly)

If a company is generating profits, donating to nonprofits can be a win- (for the nonprofits), win- (for the company), win- (for the employees). Here are all of the notable companies that donate to nonprofits in different ways. 


 

Companies That Donate To Nonprofits

Company

Program

Jobs

Quote

Adobe

$250 donation match for employees Grants betweeen $1,000 to $10,000

Adobe

"For every 10 hours of volunteer service an employee donates to a charitable organisation, we provide a $250 individual volunteer grant that can be directed to the organization of their choice. When employees volunteer as teams, they unlock Adobe team volunteer grants for the beneficiary organisation. For every 10 employees who volunteer together, we provide a grant of $1,000, up to $10,000."

Alaska Airlines

$50 to $20,000 grants to eligible nonprofits

Alaska Airlines

"Alaska Airlines believes in strengthening and supporting the communities our employees, neighbors and guests call home. Partnering with nonprofit organizations, we provide in-kind donations and sponsorships for fundraising events that enable organizations to build strong foundations and continue to do great work in the communities served by Alaska Airlines."

Bank of America

$5,000 donation match for employees

Bank of America

"As part of our commitment to building a culture of giving and volunteering at the company, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts program encourages employees to contribute to causes they care about most by doubling the impact of their charitable donations to eligible nonprofits with matching gifts up to $5,000 USD per employee, per calendar year."

CarMax

Up to $5,000 donation match for employees

CyberGrants

"CarMax supports organizations important to our Associates and their families. By matching up to $5,000 per Associate per calendar year, the program allows Associates to direct corporate giving and strengthens the communities where we live and work."

Chevron

$3,000 donation match for employees

Chevron Retirees

"Chevron offers one-to-one matching for your financial contributions to eligible non-profits (must be 501c3 Qualified) - up to $3,000 per retiree annually. Retirees can request a corporate match for cash, check, credit card or stock contribution to a non-profit through direct giving. A one-time gift made directly to a recipient organization must be at least $20 to qualify for Chevron Humankind matching funds."

Choice Hotels

Up to $1,500 donation match for employees $500 grants for every 100 hours of volunteer service

Choice Hotels

"Choice is honored to help support the organizations that are close to their hearts by matching dollar-for-dollar, tax-deductible donations made by eligible full-time corporate associates; up to $1,500 per calendar year, as funds are available. Choice also offers $500 grants for every 100 hours of volunteer service an associate completes with a singular organization within the calendar year. "

Cisco

Up to $25,000 donation match for employees

Cisco

"Volunteer for and donate to thousands of Cisco approved non-profit organizations and US schools for a match of up to $25,000 annually. A donation of only $1 or one hour is required to access the match. Cisco will continue to support disaster response campaigns, which offer an additional $10,000 donation match for responding organizations when disasters strike."

Coca-Cola

$10,000 per year donation match for employees

Coca Cola

"The Coca-Cola Give - Donation Program ("Coca‑Cola Give") is a program sponsored by The Coca‑Cola Company ("Sponsor") through which individuals can participate in a variety of ways. Through Coca-Cola Give, individuals can select to donate from a list of available schools and causes. To participate in Coca‑Cola Give, individuals must have or must create a Coke.com (or other Coca‑Cola brand) account (each an “Account”)."

ConocoPhillips

$10,000 annual donation match for employees

ConocoPhillips

"Our matching gift program encourages eligible employees to become personally involved in the well-being of the communities in which they live and work. Contributions to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations are matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000 for employees annually."

Costco

$25 to $10,000 donation match for employees

Costco

"Costco Wholesale’s primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business."

CVS

$1,500 to $2,500 donation match for employees

CVS

"We are committed to supporting the communities we serve through impactful and meaningful engagement. This includes financial support through our company and the CVS Health Foundation, in-kind donations, employee giving, fundraising and other community investments."

Darden

$100 to $10,000 donation match for employees

Double the Donation

"Eligible employees include those at the corporate office as well as Darden employees at the following chains: - Olive Garden - LongHorn Steakhouse - Bahama Breeze - Seasons 52 - The Capital Grille - Eddie V's - Yard House - Cheddar's"

Delta Airlines

$5,000 donation match for employees

Delta Airlines

"The Delta Air Lines Foundation will match donations made by Delta employees, retirees and Board of Directors to public and private, accredited, non-profit educational institutions, pre-K through post-graduate, on a 1-to-1 basis up to $5,000 per individual per calendar year."

General Electric

$25 to $5,000 donation match for employees

Matching Gift Forms

"The GE Foundation created the concept of a corporate matching gift program in 1954 to support employees in their personal philanthropy by providing a dollar-for-dollar match. Today, the GE Foundation Matching Gifts Program continues to serve as an important element of the GE Foundation portfolio."

General Mills

$25 to $15,000 donation match for employees

General Mills

"Developed programs to empower, strengthen and support communities around the world: -Minneapolis Giving -Hometown Giving"

(We listed here that General Mills is one of a handful of companies that own everything we buy.)

Goldman Sachs Group

$50 to $20,000 donation match for employees

Matching Gift Form

"The firm will match gifts dollar-for-dollar from a minimum of USD $50 (or the equivalent) to a maximum of USD $20,000 (or the equivalent) per eligible individual, per calendar year. The gifts may be made in the form of cash or securities. Contributions may be made to more than one eligible institution."

Google

$50 to $12,000 donation match for employees

Double the Donation

"Google offers multiple matching gift programs: - Matching of general personal donations to nonprofits Up to $10K annually per employee - Matching of disaster relief / international relief Up to $10K annually per employee"

Hilton Worldwide

$50 to $500 donation match for employees

Hilton

"Hilton supports programs and partners that align with our Travel with Purpose areas of focus that provide value for both our business and our local communities."

Host Hotels

$50 and $500 donation match for employees

Host Hotels

"Each year, we support communities through strategic and industry collaborations, sponsorships, financial contributions, emergency relief and volunteerism. We support organizations that directly align with our corporate responsibility strategy and focus areas, our business priorities, as well as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and causes that our employees care about."

IBM

$7,500 to $10,000 donation match for employees

IBM

"IBM will match eligible contributions of up to a total of 10,000 USD in gifts per donor for the calendar year, to approved U.S. and Canadian-based colleges, universities, and other post-secondary institutions, pre-K/K-12 schools, hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, cultural and environmental institutions."

InterContinental Hotels Group

$1,500 donation match for employees

Matching Gifts Form

"InterContinental Hotels Group’s matching gift program provides matching gifts in support of employee cash, check or credit card contributions to charitable and educational institutions."

International Monetary Fund

$50 to $5,000 donation match for employees

International Monetary Fund

"For the first time in campaign history, the IMF matched all contributions dollar for dollar—up from 50 percent in previous years."

Intuit

$1,000 donation match for employees

Matching Gifts Form

"We match donations made by eligible employees, dollar for dollar. The match may include a Donation Match, Fundraising Match, or any combination of the two, up to a maximum of $1,000 per employee per fiscal year."

JetBlue

$25 to $1,000 donation match for employees

JetBlue

"JetBlue supports giving in the areas of youth & education, community and the environment. This is why we continue to encourage customers, crewmembers and business partners to become advocates for charitable giving in the communities we serve."

Johnson & Johnson

$25 to $12,500 per year donation match for employees

Matching Gifts Form

"Johnson & Johnson relies on many important and innovative partners in carrying out our philanthropic efforts. These partners include a number of nonprofit organizations as well as our own employees and retirees. Together we share a sense of dedication to make our communities better places. The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gifts Program is an important way to enhance the Company’s commitment to help improve the communities in which we live and work."

Kaiser Permanente

$25 to $200 donation match for employees

Kaiser Permanente

"Each year, Kaiser Permanente Northern California hosts various employee giving campaigns through its year-round workplace giving program, KPGives. Every campaign includes a matching contribution from Kaiser Permanente to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations to maximize giving power and impact in the community."

Kohl’s

$25 donation match per employee hour volunteered

Kohl’s

"Since the Kohl's Volunteer Program's inception in 2001, our company has donated more than $184 million in rewards by more than 5.5 million hours to eligible nonprofits across the country. Beginning in 2022, for every volunteer hour tracked by each associate, Kohl’s will make a donation of $25 to the benefitting 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization."

Liberty Global

$4 million donation match for employees

Liberty Global

"Liberty Global has also agreed to match all donations to the fund, which will bring the total amount available to employees to $4 million. All 27,000 Liberty Global employees will be eligible to confidentially apply for assistance."

Microsoft

$214 million donation match for employees

Microsoft

"In Fiscal Year 2021, US employees volunteered a total of 590,000 hours—that’s 67 years of time in one year—and donated $214 million (including company match) to 29,000 nonprofits and schools around the globe. Our year-round Employee Giving Program is open to US tax-exempt 501(c)3 or international equivalent public charities registered with Benevity and meet Microsoft Philanthropies eligibility criteria. "

Nike

$2,500 annual donation match for employees


Nike

"NIKE, Inc. matches employees’ cash donations through Give Your Best, the company’s employee giving platform. When employees volunteer in-person or virtually, we also award $10 USD credit per hour, up to $2,500 per year, to donate to the cause of their choice."

Nordstrom

$25 to $5,000 donation match for employees

Nordstrom

"Through our Employee Charitable Match & Volunteer programs, starting on their first day with Nordstrom, employees can receive up to $5,000 annually to match their personal contributions of cash or volunteer time to qualified nonprofit organizations."

Office Depot

$25 to $10,000 donation match for employees

Matching Gift Form

"All active, regular full-time U.S. associates (including Puerto Rico) with at least one (1) year of continuous service at the time the contribution was received by the qualifying institution."

Southwest Airlines

40 Hours donation match for employees

Double the Donation

"Southwest takes a focused approach to our giving, investing our corporate resources to make a positive impact in the communities we serve in the following areas. -Disaster and Crisis Response -Diversity, Equity & Inclusion -Education -Environmental Sustainability -Human Trafficking Awareness -Life-Changing Transportation -Workforce Development"

Starbucks

$1,000 donation match for employees

Starbucks

"Active Starbucks partners may request up to $1,000 per fiscal year (October 1—September 30) through the Starbucks Giving Match program, using any combination of volunteer hours and financial donations to qualified non-profit organizations. All requests are subject to review and approval. To be eligible, you must be an active partner when you contribute your time or financial donation, as well as when the request is processed and paid."

State Farm Insurance

$25 to $3,000 donation match for employees

Matching Gift Form

"The State Farm Companies Foundation will match eligible donors' charitable contributions (tax deductible portion) to qualified two- and four-year U.S. colleges and universities and Canadian universities. Gifts can be a minimum of $25 and up to a maximum of $3,000 per calendar year. "

State Street

$5,000 donation match for employees

State Street

"Since 2010, the Foundation has invested in high-performing nonprofits that are achieving measurable results in the following categories: -Basic Education -College success/Credentials -Employability"

The Home Depot

$25 to $3,000 donation match for employees

The Home Depot

"The Home Depot Foundation is pleased to offer an improved Matching Gift Program for Home Depot associates. This program allows associates to tap into Foundation resources in order to match their individual gifts to the charities that reflect their personal interests."

Toyota

$1,000 donation match for employees

Toyota


"Matched workplace giving enables our employees to donate directly to causes of most importance to them. Every dollar an employee donates to an eligible charity via the program qualifies for matching by Toyota, dollar for dollar, to a maximum of $1,000 per employee per year, and an annual matched giving budget cap."

Verizon

$1,000 to $10,000 donation match for employees

Verizon

"Across the communities we serve, Verizon’s employees are engaged in supporting neighbors and building community capacity. They give generously of their time, talent and financial resources to nonprofit organizations. With a workforce as large as Verizon’s, that adds up to thousands of hours and millions of dollars each year – an enormous benefit to local communities."

Walmart

Up to $1,000 donation match for participating nonprofits

Matching Gift Form

"The Community Grant Program is the largest program funded by the Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB Foundation and includes both matching and direct grants. The Matching Grant program allows local nonprofit organizations to hold fundraisers outside their local Wal-Mart or SAM'S CLUB."


 

What are the most well-known companies that donate to nonprofits?

  • Retail: Walmart, Costco, CVS
  • Tech: Microsoft, Google, Adobe
  • Banks: Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, State Street
  • Food & Beverage: Coca Cola, Starbucks, General Mills

For your quick search, the list above includes the three most notable companies that donate to nonprofits organized by industry.

 

Why do companies donate to nonprofits?

Here are six compelling reasons that companies donate to nonprofits: 1) turn excess profit into good, 2) support employees’ charitable work, 3) give a sense of purpose beyond the work, 4) attract and retain socially conscious customers, 5) benefit from tax incentives, and 6) attract free publicity by doing social good.

 

How do companies donate to nonprofits?

The most common way that companies donate to nonprofits is through employee-match programs. Companies may also give directly to charities through cash donations, grants, scholarships, volunteer hours, or pro bono work.

 

How do I ask a big company for donations?

  1. Create a list of companies to target that could align with your cause.
  2. Research each company’s giving program.
  3. Follow the company’s donation request procedures.
  4. Customize your request for each company (ie. avoid mass applications).
  5. Get approved as a nonprofit by the company for employee-match programs.
  6. Search your contact list for employees at your target companies (to get on their radar).
  7. Stay in contact with your contact at each company.

 

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