Grant Program Guidelines and Instructions
Toyota seeks to expand access to opportunities that improve people’s lives and create a culture of inclusion—strengthening the communities where we live, work and play. To have meaningful, sustainable impact, we take a holistic approach to how we invest in our communities. Our efforts go beyond monetary support, amplifying our impact by engaging our team members as volunteers and sharing our Toyota know-how.
Our corporate giving and community engagement is focused on organizations that support the following strategic pillars: workforce readiness, inclusive mobility, financial inclusion and community resilience including environmental sustainability and driver/passenger safety. Our portfolio of partners also reflects our commitment to serving diverse and underserved populations.
This page describes the guidelines for our national corporate giving program.
The Toyota USA Foundation is a separate charitable organization that supports STEM education. The Toyota USA Foundation regrets that they’re unable to respond to every inquiry and support every request.
Geographic and Funding Guidelines
Please carefully review our scope and funding guidelines before beginning our application process. Toyota prefers to support programs that have long-term, sustainable impact.
Nationally, Toyota focuses on four areas: workforce readiness, inclusive mobility, financial inclusion and community resilience. National programs in these areas must have a broad reach by impacting several major U.S. cities, communities or groups.
Regionally, Toyota makes contributions to help support the specific needs of local communities.
Guidelines
Organizations must apply for each new grant requested, and subsequent funding is contingent upon evaluation of previous activities.
Limitation
Toyota will not make grants to the following types of organizations:
- Those that discriminate in its programs, activities or hiring policies.
- Those affiliated with any national organization or chapter that discriminates on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, medical condition, sex or gender (including pregnancy), gender identity and/or expression (including a transgender identity), sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
- Organizations that will use the grant to support political parties, candidates or lobbying activities, publications, fraternal or labor organizations, advertising, capital campaigns or endowments.
- Those not recognized as charitable by the Internal Revenue Service.
Religious organizations must agree that the funds will be designated only to ongoing secular community service programs that do not propagate a belief in a specific faith and are open to all persons. These programs must have a formal mission and separate budget, and benefits of the grants must not be limited exclusively to the organization’s members.
The organization must also meet the requirements placed upon charitable organizations under applicable law, including the Internal Revenue Code.
How To Apply
We're glad you are interested in applying for a grant from Toyota. Here is everything you need to know:
STEP 1:
Carefully review our eligibility criteria and selection guidelines. This is an essential step in determining whether you should take the time to prepare a grant proposal. Please click on the facility below that you’d like to apply to for additional funding criteria.
STEP 2:
Prepare and submit your proposal using our online application.
If this is the first time you have applied for a Toyota grant application, the portal will require that you register your email address. Once you are registered, you can start your application. You can always save it and resume later.
Toyota only accepts proposals through our grant application portal. We recommend that you review the application questions and prepare your best description of your proposal within that framework.
STEP 3:
Our automated system will confirm your submitted proposal has been received at Toyota. If you do not receive email confirmation of your submission, you may contact us at T4GCommunity@toyota.com.
STEP 4:
It can take up to 6 months to review and evaluate a proposal. Please do not contact us by phone or by email to ask about the status of your application. Due to the volume of inquiries, we cannot respond individually to requests for status.
STEP 5:
We will advise you by email if your proposal has been approved or declined. If your application is approved, we will follow up with your organization via notification. Due to the volume of inquiries, we cannot respond individually to organizations not selected for further consideration.
Apply by Facility
Please note that Toyota Motor North America, Toyota Financial Services and Toyota USA Foundation have moved to an invite-only grant application. If your organization supports programs in any of our North American Manufacturing Center communities, listed below, please consider applying if you meet their funding guidelines, which can be found on each of their pages.