Best Buy donation request
Best Buy considers sponsorship and partnership funding requests through its corporate Submittable form; start there for a corporate funding request. Best Buy and the Best Buy Foundation cannot fulfill technology donation requests. Foundation Teen Tech Center grants are invitation-only, while its Twin Cities Fund is limited to the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Checked against Best Buy's own pages on October 5, 2026 by With Help From. Not affiliated with Best Buy.
At a glance
- Status
- Accepts requests
- What it gives
- Corporate funding for sponsorships, events or initiatives with defined visibility or engagement benefits, and for community partnerships connected to shared priorities and measurable outcomes (Best Buy Corporate Funding (sponsorships and partnerships))
- Programming and capital grants (Best Buy Foundation Twin Cities Fund)
- Who decides
- Corporate
Best Buy Corporate Funding (sponsorships and partnerships)
Corporate funding for sponsorships, events or initiatives with defined visibility or engagement benefits, and for community partnerships connected to shared priorities and measurable outcomes
- How to apply
- Open the Best Buy Corporate Funding form on Submittable and select Continue; you create or log in to a Submittable account.
- Step 1, eligibility and fit check: share basic details so Best Buy can confirm eligibility and see whether the request fits.
- Step 2: if there is a strong fit, Best Buy may invite you to submit more information, such as audience, timing, activation or visibility opportunities, and how the request creates shared value for communities and Best Buy.
- Response
- Best Buy reviews submissions internally and communicates decisions and next steps through Submittable. It says it receives a high volume of requests, can support only a limited number, and that submitting does not guarantee an invitation to the full application or an award.
Best Buy Foundation Twin Cities Fund
Programming and capital grants
- Who can apply
- Nonprofit youth programs in the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area that give teens from underserved communities access to tech skills and career training
- Arts and culture organizations that contribute to the vibrancy of the Twin Cities area
- Organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation
- Organizations that serve the communities named in the grant category's Request for Proposals (RFP)
- Not eligible
- Organizations without a 501(c)(3) designation
- Political, fraternal or civic organizations
- Religious organizations (for sectarian purposes)
- Individuals or for-profit organizations
- Endowments
- Award ceremonies, memorials, conference attendance or travel
- Health, therapeutic or recreation programs, projects or activities
- Athletic teams or events
- Seed money for entrepreneurs or small businesses
- How to apply
- On the Foundation grantmaking page, use the Twin Cities Fund's 'Schedule a meeting' option to discuss your proposal and current application availability with the Foundation team.
- Identify the grant category that fits your proposal and read its Request for Proposal (RFP).
- During that category's application window, open the application link and answer a short set of eligibility questions, then create or log in to a Submittable account to complete the application.
- Deadlines
- Deadlines differ by grant category and are given in each category's Request for Proposal (RFP). The Foundation reevaluates grant categories and deadlines each year.
- Response
- Decision dates vary by grant and by the Foundation's governance calendar; each RFP gives notification and disbursement details.
- Official page
- bestbuyfoundation.org/grants
Write the request
Before you open the form, write down what the donation is for, the date, how many people it reaches and how you will thank Best Buy. If Best Buy asks for a letter, adapt the donation request template or a youth sports sponsorship letter. After a yes, send a sponsor thank-you letter.
Questions
- Does Best Buy donate electronics or other technology?
- No. The Best Buy Foundation says it cannot fulfill requests for technology donations, and that Best Buy's own community engagement policies also cannot accommodate them.
- Does Best Buy sponsor events?
- Best Buy considers corporate funding requests for sponsorships, events and community partnerships through its Submittable form. It can support only a limited number, and submitting an initial request does not guarantee a full application invitation or funding.
- Can a youth sports team get a Best Buy Foundation grant?
- No. The Foundation does not give grants to athletic teams or events, or to health, therapeutic or recreation programs.
- Does our group need 501(c)(3) status?
- For Best Buy Foundation grants, yes. The Foundation does not fund organizations without a 501(c)(3) designation, and it does not give grants to individuals or for-profit organizations.
- Can we apply to host a Best Buy Teen Tech Center?
- Teen Tech Center grants are invitation-only. They go to local nonprofit partners that host a Teen Tech Center and cover construction and startup costs, staffing, training and career programming.
Sources
- Social Impact - Best Buy Corporate News and Information (Best Buy Co., Inc.)
- Grantmaking | Best Buy Foundation (Best Buy Foundation)
- Best Buy Foundation Application Manager - Best Buy Corporate Funding (Best Buy (Submittable form linked from Best Buy's Social Impact page))
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