To more effectively process donation requests, Nike has switched to an online grant application process for all product donation requests in the US and the Netherlands. Nike will no longer accept hard copy or email proposals. Any requests for the US and the Netherlands received outside of the online application process will not be reviewed.

At this time, Nike only supports product donation requests. Nike does not accept unsolicited cash proposals.

If you are a non-profit organization outside of the US or the Netherlands, please send your request to Consumer.Services@nike.com; please note that this email address is only for countries outside the United States and the Netherlands.

If you are looking for Bowerman Track or Play Surface donations please click on “Our Community Investment” on the left-hand navigation menu. You will find more information under the link “BOWERMAN TRACK PROGRAM."

If you are looking for Reuse-A-Shoe Collections Drive information please click on "Considered Design & The Environment” on the left-hand navigation menu. You will find more information under the link “REUSEASHOE & NIKE GRIND.”

If you are a non-profit program on Native Lands, please visit the Nike N7 Fund Web site to learn more about applying for grants.

Nike continues to seek innovative ways to make positive changes through sport and encourage potential partners to participate in the Changemakers “Sport for a Better World” ongoing competitions. Changemakers is a primary mechanism Nike uses to learn more about grassroots innovators using sport as a tool for social change.

In all instances the following guidelines apply to Nike grant-making.

Nike will not support organizations that discriminate against a person or a group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

What We Don't Do

In order to maintain focus and achieve greater impact of corporate giving, Nike will not provide charitable support for:

  • Individuals (scholarships, stipends, fellowships, personal assistance);
  • Individual sports teams sponsorships;
  • For-profit ventures;
  • Religious groups for religious purposes;
  • Capital campaigns, endowment funds or memorials;
  • Lobbying, political or fraternal activities;
  • Individual study, research or travel grants; or
  • Awards that require Nike and/or its employees to raise monies on behalf of an organization bestowing the award
  • Unsolicited auction product or table sponsorships


Should your request align to one of the categories listed above you will not be eligible for a Nike Donation and your request will be denied.

Product Donations

 

Each year, Nike proactively donates product to nonprofit organizations and NGOs dedicated creating social change through sport and disaster relief efforts around the world. Nike will not provide product donations to individual sports teams in order to clearly separate our philanthropy from our marketing efforts.

Nike Corporate Giving Mission

 

We’re building a social marketplace where innovations are shared, new funds are mobilized and human and social capital is exchanged in support of a global movement based on the power of sport to unleash human potential. We envision a world where the power of sport builds valuable skills: leadership, conflict resolution, equity and trauma relief.

We work with experienced partners in youth and education to address needs of vulnerable populations.

 

  1. We link with experts who work directly with low-income youth, minorities, young women and youth living in conflict situations.
  2. We’re building networks that include consumer activism, strong research evidence and advocacy to shift policies and funding.
  3. Sport requires access to safe spaces, inspirational coaches and the best equipment. This necessitates partnerships between the worlds of sport, youth and education.

We’re tapping Nike innovation to develop a new approach to global philanthropy.

 

We will invest a minimum of $315 million in grants product donations and in-kind support through 2011 to give excluded youth greater access to sport programs designed to unleash human potential.


In fiscal years 2005 and 2006, Nike contributed more than $100 million in cash and products to support nonprofit partners around the world.

Nike’s approach to community investments is pro-active and focused. A significant majority of our investments are targeted toward our community work. The remainder goes to support local organizations in our backyards of Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee; Hilversum, Holland; Laakdal, Belgium and other corporate offices around the world. In addition, we make local grants through our retail organizations.


We pro-actively seek out key strategic partners around the world to help us drive a three pronged strategy of:

  1. Innovation – We selectively support grassroots programming that demonstrates innovation in leveraging sport as a vehicle for social change.
  2. Skills transfer – We seek out social innovators and social entrepreneurs that are thinking of new models to develop sustained grassroots programming and take best practice to scale. Our goal is to provide them with Nike’s business acumen and build their capacity to succeed.
  3. Scale – We seek partners that will join with us in advocating for shifts in public policy and open up new channels of funding and other resources for programming and grassroots activities.

Because of this strategy of proactive, long term engagement, it is rare that we will accept un-solicited requests.

NIKE DONATION REQUEST

Click below to apply:

US Nike Donation Application

Netherlands Nike Donation Application