List of Top Volunteer Grant Companies

Companies providing generous grants to nonprofits when employees volunteer

Volunteer Grant Company	Minimum Hours	Volunteer Grant Amount
ExxonMobil	20 Hours	$500 for every 20 hours (Max $2,000)
Aetna	20 hours	$300 for every 20 hours
Outerwall (Coinstar / Redbox)	10 Hours	$15 per hour
Verizon	50 Hours	$750 for every 50 hours (Max $1,500)
ConocoPhillips	20 Hours	$500 for every 20 hours (Max $1,000)
Microsoft	No Minimum	$25 per hour
Dell	10 Hours	$150 for every 10 hours
RealNetworks	10 Hours	$15 per hour (Max $900
Time Warner and Subsidiaries	30 Hours	$500
Allstate	16 Hours	Either $500 or $1,000 depending on role

ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil has multiple types of employee giving programs. The company offers a generous matching gift program by providing 3:1 matches to educational institutions and 1:1 matches to other eligible organizations.

For every 20 hours an employee volunteers, the company will provide a $500 grant to the nonprofit ($25 per hour volunteered.)

Highlight: The company provides up to $2,000 in volunteer grants per employee each year.

View additional details on ExxonMobil’s volunteer grant program

Aetna

By requiring employees to volunteer for only 20 hours in a year, Aetna employees can easily reach the minimum hours needed to request a volunteer grant. Aetna employees who volunteer for a minimum of 20 hours can request a grant of $300 for the organization they work with.

Aetna also matches employee donations up to $5,000 annually to nearly all nonprofits.

Highlight: Each organization may only receive one volunteer grant per volunteer per calendar year, but an employee who volunteers on a regular basis with more than one nonprofit can request multiple volunteer grants.

View additional details on Aetna’s volunteer grant program

Outerwall (Coinstar / Redbox)

Outerwall, the parent company of Coinstar and Redbox, has various ways of supporting the organizations its employees are passionate about.

Through Outerwall’s volunteer grant program, the company provides grants worth $15 per every hour volunteered by an employee. There are four volunteer grant levels, which all pay out at $15 per volunteer hour.

10 hours –> $150 grant
20 hours –> $300 grant
30 hours –> $450 grant
40 hours –> $600 grant

Outerwall also offers a matching gift program through which the company matches employee donations up to $2,000 annually.

Highlight: By requiring only 10 volunteer hours in a calendar year, Outerwall has one of the lowest volunteer thresholds before an employee is eligible to request a grant.

View additional details on Outerwall’s volunteer grant program.

Verizon

Through Verizon’s Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP), the company provides volunteer grants to organizations where employees volunteer on a regular basis. After employees volunteer for 50 hours in a year, the company provides a $750 grant to the organization ($15 per hour.)

The company also matches employee donations to schools up to $5,000 annually and $1,000 to all other 501(c)(3) organizations.

Highlight: Employees can receive up to two volunteer grant awards of $750 each in a calendar year for two separate organizations or schools (total per employee per year is $1,500).

View additional details on Verizon’s volunteer grant program

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ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips’ employee giving programs are similar to ExxonMobil’s. The company matches donations up to $15,000 annually to nearly every nonprofit. ConocoPhillips also provides volunteer grants worth $25 per hour volunteered. There are two thresholds:

20 volunteer hours = $500 grant
40 volunteer hours = $1,000 grant

Highlight: Teams of four or more employees or retirees may apply for a team grant of $1,000 to an eligible organization.

View additional details on ConocoPhillips’ volunteer grant program

Microsoft

In 2005, Microsoft instituted a Dollars for Doers Program through which the company provides $25 grants for every hour a Microsoft employee volunteers. In Microsoft’s most recent fiscal year, more than 4,900 employees participated in the company’s volunteer grant program. Collectively, they volunteered for over 430,000 hours.

Microsoft also matches each employee’s nonprofit donations up to $15,000 per year.

Highlight: Microsoft is one of the world’s largest corporate donors. In fact, we encourage you to read our article, entitled “Breaking Through the Billion Dollar Milestone” to learn more about how Microsoft has donated more than $1 billion through the company’s employee giving programs.

View additional details on Microsoft’s volunteer grant program

Dell

Dell offers a very similar program to both Microsoft and Outerwall.

For every ten hours an employee volunteers with a nonprofit, Dell will provide a grant of $150 to the organization ($15 per hour).

The company also matches employee donations up to $10,000 annually.

Highlight: Employees can request one volunteer grant per a quarter for a total of $600 annually.

View additional details on Dell’s volunteer grant program

RealNetworks

RealNetworks offers a variety of employee giving programs. The RealNetworks Foundation provides grants of $15 for every hour volunteered by employees. The company will donate up to $900 annually (max 60 hours) per employee.

The company also matches employee donations up to $10,000 yearly.

Highlight: RealNetworks offers a truly unique giving program. When an employee reaches the five year mark with the company, RealNetworks will provide a $500 grant to an organization of the employee’s choosing.

View additional details on RealNetwork’s volunteer grant program

Time Warner and Subsidiaries

Through the Time Warner Cares program, the company recognizes employees who volunteer with nonprofits by providing the organizations with volunteer grants.

Time Warner also matches donations to many organizations including civic and community focused nonprofits, arts and cultural organizations, and educational institutions.

Highlight: The company provides $500 grants after employees volunteer for 30 hours ($17 per hour).

View additional details on Time Warner’s volunteer grant program

Allstate

The Allstate Foundation awards “Helping Hands” grants to nonprofits where employees and agency owners volunteer on a regular basis. After individuals volunteer for at least 16 hours, they can request grants of $500.

The company also matches donations to higher education institutions.

Highlight: Allstate agency owners are eligible for $1,000 volunteer grants instead of the standard $500 grants which employees are eligible for.

View additional details on Allstate’s volunteer grant program

Additional Corporate Philanthropy Resources

Learn More About Team Volunteer Grants

Team volunteer grants are very similar to standard volunteer grants.

The only difference is that employees must volunteer together in a group at the same nonprofit.

Learn more about the basics of team volunteer grants

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Importance of Corporate Philanthropy

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