Costco offers grant funding to organizations supporting Children, Education, and Health and Human Services in the communities where their stores are located. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed within 4-6 weeks. Applicants are advised to submit at least three months prior to their program or event.
Organizations may apply once per fiscal year (September – August).
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.
Allowable Expenses
Costco does not specify what types of expenses grant funds can be used for. However, they do not fund:
- Salaries or staff training
- Capital campaigns, building projects, or equipment
- Transportation and travel expenses
- Research
- Symposiums, conferences, conventions, professional association meetings
- Athletic teams, events, booster clubs, or sponsorships
- Animal related programs, including shelters
- Merchandise promotions, partnerships or advertising
- General awareness campaigns/advocacy
- Development or production of books, films, videos, television programs, social media or websites
- Parties, celebrations, parades, festivals and raffles
- Awards, monuments and/or memorials
Grant Amount
Awards vary in size, but applicants are advised not to request more than 10% of their overall annual budget. First time applicants should start with smaller requests.
Application Requirements
All applications must include:
- Cover Letter
- W-9
- Organization’s budget information (current year and past year)
- Program budget information (current year and past year if applicable)
