Costco offers grant funding to organizations supporting Children, Education, and Health and Human Services. 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). 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.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. Preference is given to organizations in the markets where Costco does business, but anyone may apply.
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
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)
