How to Apply for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Product Donations
Product donations are an important aspect of GMCR’s community involvement. Our Product Donations Program offers coffee to brew, giveaway packages for events, and items for raffles or auctions. If your organization meets the requirements listed below you can request a donation through our online
GMCR Product Donations Application. We no longer accept email or phone requests for product donations.
Requirements for GMCR Product Donations:
- The organization must be US based. We will have a Canadian product donation application process in place at a later date.
- The organization requesting the donations must be an IRS-qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit and must provide a US Federal Tax ID number during the online application process. Religious organizations must obtain and provide their 501(c)(3) number.
- The donation request must be made at least two weeks prior to the desired shipment arrival date, but no earlier than three months ahead of that date.
- The donated product can only be used to support the primary mission of the organization.
- The donated product cannot be resold.
- The organization has not received a donation during the current year. We only make one donation per organization per calendar year.
- A street shipping address is available. We cannot ship to a post office box.
Donation Product Offerings:
Our product donation options are designed to meet a range of outreach and fundraising needs for a variety of non-profit organizations. In order to be able to provide product donations to as many organizations as possible, we limit the size/quantity of each individual donation. To apply, go to the GMCR Product Donations Application page. If you have questions or problems with the system you can contact Corporate Donations.
Each qualifying organization can request one of the follow three types of donations:
Raffle or Auction Item: An auction item valued at approximately $25.00. Past items have included: gift baskets, coffee samplers and gift certificates. Donations vary based on availability. Due to the volume of requests we can no longer provide Keurig® brewers.
Giveaway Items: Coffee samples are good additions to conference packets/bags and can be used as speakers’ gifts. You will be able to select either 1.75 oz packages of pre-ground coffee that will brew a 10-cup pot of coffee in a home brewer (limit 500) or 10/12 oz. coffee bags (limit 50). The small bags can also be used to brew coffee in a home-style brewer at an event.
Coffee to serve at an event: We will provide ground coffee that can be used in auto-drip brewers. We will determine the type and amount of coffee to send based on the number of people you expect to serve at your event (limit is 500 people). We do not provide brewers—they are usually available via the event site or a local rental establishment.